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ArticleWorld journal of diabetes2022

Immediate-release tofacitinib reduces insulin resistance in non-diabetic active rheumatoid arthritis patients: A single-center retrospective study.

Chrong-Reen Wang, Hung-Wen Tsai

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Article in World journal of diabetes, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Chrong-Reen WangDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan 70403, Taiwan. wangcr@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
Hung-Wen TsaiDepartment of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan 70403, Taiwan.
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Abstract

backgroundAn increased risk of insulin resistance (IR) has been identified in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic inflammatory disorder with elevated levels of pathogenic cytokines. Biologics targeting proinflammatory cytokines can control the disease and improve insulin sensitivity in RA. Although Janus kinase (JAK) signaling can regulate cytokine receptors and participate in RA pathogenesis, it remains to be elucidated whether there is a reduction of IR in such patients under JAK inhibitor (JAKi) therapy.

aimTo study the effect of JAKi treatment on the reduction of IR in RA patients with active disease.

methodsA retrospective study was carried out from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2021 in a population of non-diabetic patients with active RA who were undergoing tofacitinib (TOF) therapy with 5 mg twice-daily immediate-release formulation.

resultsFifty-six RA patients, aged 30 years to 75 years (mean ± SD: 52.3 ± 11.1) with disease activity score 28 values ranging from 4.54 to 7.37 (5.82 ± 0.74), were classified into high-IR (> 2.0) and low-IR (≤ 2.0) groups based on their baseline homeostatic model assessment (HOMA)-IR levels. They had no previous exposure to JAKi, and received TOF therapy for no less than 6 mo. In 30 patients who were naïve to biologics, after a 24-week therapeutic period, the high-IR group showed reduced HOMA-IR levels (3.331 ± 1.036

conclusionIn this retrospective study, reduced IR was achieved in non-diabetic active RA patients following 24 wk of TOF therapy.

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Diabetes mellitusInsulin resistanceJanus kinase inhibitorRheumatoid arthritisTofacitinib

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PMID35800413
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