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ArticleJournal of rheumatic diseases2024

Impact of anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment on lipid profiles in Korean patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Inbeom Kwon, Nayeon Choi, Ji Hui Shin, Seunghun Lee, Bora Nam, Tae-Hwan Kim

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Article in Journal of rheumatic diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Inbeom KwonDepartment of Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6199-3005
Nayeon ChoiBiostatistical Consulting and Research Lab, Medical Research Collaborating Center, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0635-2678
Ji Hui ShinDepartments of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2482-1586
Seunghun LeeDepartments of Radiology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4348-7993
Bora NamDepartments of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0215-3855
Tae-Hwan KimDepartments of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3542-2276
Hanyang University Seoul Hospital · KRBiostatistical Consulting (United States) · USHanyang University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effects of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) treatment on lipid profiles and identify risk factors for an increase in total cholesterol (TC) after the anti-TNF treatment in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed AS patients who received the first-line anti-TNF treatment. Patients with at least nine months of follow-up were included; those who were under 18 years or on any lipid-lowering agent were excluded. A linear mixed model was used to assess the impact of anti-TNF inhibitors on disease activity and lipid profile (TC, low-density lipoprotein [LDL], high-density lipoprotein [HDL], and triglycerides [TG]). Univariable and multivariable linear regression were used to identify risk factors for an increase in TC after 3 months of anti-TNF treatment. Results: A total of 315 AS patients were enrolled (78.1% male, median age 32.0 [26.0~41.0]). TC, HDL, and TG levels significantly increased particularly within the first 3 months of anti-TNF treatment, while LDL level did not show significant changes. Changes in inflammatory markers and lipid particles (TC, LDL, TG) were correlated over time, but HDL showed no significant correlation. Older age, higher baseline erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and lower baseline LDL level were related to an increase in TC after 3 months of the anti-TNF treatment. Conclusion: In AS patients, anti-TNF treatment has been found to increase lipid particles, potentially due to its anti-inflammatory effects. Future research should explore the underlying mechanism and the clinical implications of dyslipidemia, particularly the occurrence of cardiovascular events, following anti-TNF treatment in AS patients.

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Ankylosing spondylitisDyslipidemiasInflammationTumor necrosis factor inhibitors

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PMID38130959
PMCPMC10730802
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