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Sex hormone status in women with rheumatoid arthritis

Romatoid artritli kadın hastalarda seks hormon düzeyleri

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For definitive role of sex hormones in RA further studies are needed.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Sex hormones seem to play an important role as modulators and perpetuators of rheumatic disorders with autoimmune involvement such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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Key Findings & Data:Patients and Methods: In this study we measured the serum total testosterone (TT), dehydroepiandrosterone- sulfate (DHEA-S), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), progesteron, prolactin (PRL) and estradiol levels of 26 patients with RA and compared with 22 healthy control subjects.
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Conclusion & Impact:For definitive role of sex hormones in RA further studies are needed.
🔬Design:Research Article
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⚙️Variables:Gonadal steroid hormonları · Artrit · romatoid

Abstract

Objective: Sex hormones seem to play an important role as modulators and perpetuators of rheumatic disorders with autoimmune involvement such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of sex hormones in patients with RA. Patients and Methods: In this study we measured the serum total testosterone (TT), dehydroepiandrosterone- sulfate (DHEA-S), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), progesteron, prolactin (PRL) and estradiol levels of 26 patients with RA and compared with 22 healthy control subjects. All hormone parameters concentrations were determined by electrochemiluminesans assay on Elecsys®Systems E170 Modular Analytics autoanalyser using commercial kits (Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim, Germany). Results: The patients with RA presented significantly decreased values of FSH, DHEA-S, progesterone ve TT levels (p=0.03, p< 0.001, p=0.03, p<0.001, respectively) with respect to the control group. Estradiol levels were also higher in RA group (27.92±13.1 pg/ml) compared with control subjects (21.17±11.4 pg/ml) but the difference was not significant (p>0.05). Upon comparison of the RA and control groups, the RA group had significantly higher levels of PRL (p<0.001). There were insignificant correlations between hormone levels and clinical data in patients (p>0.05). Conclusion: Our results support the hypothesis that sex hormones may be a risk factor for the development of RA. For definitive role of sex hormones in RA further studies are needed.

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Amaç: Seks hormonları romatoid artrit (RA) gibi bazı otoimmun hastalıkların başlamasında ve ilerlemesinde önemli rol oynamaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı romatoid artritli hastaların seks hormon düzeylerinin incelenmesidir. Hastalar ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmada İzmir Atatürk Eğitim Hastanesi (İAEH) Fizik tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon kliniğince takip edilen 26 RA'li hasta (GFR=8.4-83.5 ml/dk) ve hiçbir sağlık problemi olmayan 22 gönüllü bireyin total testosteron (TT), dihidroepiandrostenodion sülfat (DHEA-S), folikül stimüle edici hormon (FSH), lüteinize edici hormon (LH), progesteron, prolaktin (PRL) ve östrojen düzeyleri ölçüldü. Tüm hormon düzeyleri elektrokemiluminesans yöntemiyle Elecsys®Systems E170 Modular Analytics otoanalizöründe ticari kitler kullanılarak ölçüldü (Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim, Germany). Bulgular: Tüm hasta bireyler kontrol grubu ile kıyaslandığında serum FSH, DHEA-S, progesteron ve total testosteron sonuçları hasta bireylerde belirgin düşük bulundu (sırasıyla; p=0.003, p 0.05). Hasta grubun PRL düzeyleri kontrol grubundan istatistiksel olarak belirgin yüksek bulundu (p 0.05). Sonuç: Bulgularımız seks hormonlarının RA gelişiminde rolü olabileceği hipotezini desteklemektedir. Ancak seks hormonlarının RA'in etyopatogenezinde oynadığı rolü ayrıntılı olarak açıklayabilecek ileri çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.

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KAZIL, H. E., ŞENTÜRK, B. A., ÜSTÜNER, F., İPEK, S., BAYRAM, K. (2007). Sex hormone status in women with rheumatoid arthritis. Romatizma Dergisi, Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 3, 84–87. https://ajindex.com/articles/305960

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