Effects of tumor necrosis factor-? inhibitors on new bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis - 03/05/16
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Abstract |
Objectives |
To better understand the effect of TNF-α inhibitors (TNFi) on new bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients.
Methods |
We systematically searched the articles in EMBASE and PubMed.
Results |
Fifteen articles were enrolled. In all the 9 TNFi-treated cohorts, the vertebral corners with inflammatory lesions at baseline were at higher risk to develop new syndesmophytes than those without inflammatory lesions, although a few syndesmophytes also developed at the vertebral corners without inflammatory lesions at baseline. The advanced inflammatory lesions including fat deposition on baseline MRI showed a higher risk for syndesmophyte formation than the acute inflammatory lesions. Because the number of analyzed vertebral corners were too small, it might not be true that new syndesmophytes developed more frequently at the corners with inflammatory lesions completely resolved than those with persistent inflammation after TNFi treatment. Four studies with 2-year follow-up revealed null effect of TNFi on radiographic progression compared with historical controls with lower disease activity, and 3 studies with ≥4-year follow-up proved inhibitory effect of TNFi on new bone formation in AS patients. Patients with a delay of >10 years in starting TNFi therapy were more likely to experience radiographic progression as compared to those who started earlier.
Conclusions |
In TNFi treated AS patients, baseline inflammation is linked with syndesmophyte development. An earlier initiation of TNFi therapy may slow the radiographic progression in AS, and TNFi may lose its benefit of retarding new bone formation at advanced stage of AS especially after the focal fat infiltration or syndesmophyte formation.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors, New bone formation, Inflammatory lesions, Ankylosing spondylitis
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Vol 83 - N° 3
P. 257-264 - mai 2016 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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