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Pulmonology
Effect of lutein on methotrexate-induced oxidative lung damage in rats: a biochemical and histopathological assessment
Renad Mammadov, Bahadir Suleyman, Selcuk Akturan, Ferda Keskin Cimen, Nezahat Kurt, Zeynep Suleyman, İsmail Malkoc
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1279-1286. Published online September 10, 2019
Background/Aims: This study aimed to investigate the effect of lutein on methotrexate (MTX)-induced pulmonary toxicity in rats biochemically and histopathologically.
Methods: The rats in the MTX + lutein (MTXL, n = 6) group were given 1 mg/kg of lutein orally. A 0.9% NaCl solution was administered ..
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Rheumatology
Rapid onset of efficacy predicts response to therapy with certolizumab plus methotrexate in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis
Young Mo Kang, Young-Eun Park, Won Park, Jung-Yoon Choe, Chul-Soo Cho, Seung-Cheol Shim, Sang Cheol Bae, Chang-Hee Suh, Hoon-Suk Cha, Eun Mi Koh, Yeong-Wook Song, Bin Yoo, Shin-Seok Lee, Min-Chan Park, Sang-Heon Lee, Catherine Arendt, Willem Koetse, Soo-Kon Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(6):1224-1233. Published online January 5, 2018
Background/Aims: The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of add-on therapy with certolizumab pegol (CZP) in active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients of a single ethnicity.
Methods: In this 24-week, phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, eligible p..
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Hemato-oncology
Clinical manifestations of autoimmune disease-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a Korean single-center, retrospective clinical study
Young-Woo Jeon, Jae-Ho Yoon, Sung-Eun Lee, Ki-Seong Eom, Yoo-Jin Kim, Hee-Je Kim, Seok Lee, Chang-Ki Min, Jong Wook Lee, Woo-Sung Min, Seok-Goo Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;31(5):944-952. Published online July 7, 2016
Background/Aims: Recently, large cohort studies regarding associations between autoimmune disease and lymphomas have been reported in a few Western countries. However, Asian data concerning autoimmune-related lymphomas are limited. Therefore, we evaluated the clinical characteristics and prognostic ..
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Rheumatology
Efficacy and safety of low-dose tacrolimus for active rheumatoid arthritis with an inadequate
response to methotrexate
Won-Seok Lee, Sang-Il Lee, Myeung-Soo Lee, Sung-Il Kim, Shin-Seok Lee, Wan-Hee Yoo
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):779-787. Published online March 10, 2016
Background/Aims: To determine the efficacy and safety of low-dose tacrolimus in Korean rheumatoid arthritis (RA) subjects with an inadequate response to methotrexate (MTX).
Methods: This was a multicenter, open-label study conducted at five Korean sites. Fifty-six patients with active RA, despite t..
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