Sambrook Philip
Arthritis Res Ther. 2007;9(4):107. doi: 10.1186/ar2277.
Osteoporosis is a common clinical problem, especially in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A reduction in bone mineral density (BMD) of the axial and appendicular skeleton ranging from 7% to 15% has been reported in RA in studies employing a variety of densitometric techniques. Reports consistent with a beneficial effect of tumour necrosis factor blockade on BMD have begun to emerge in recent years, and in Arthritis Research and Therapy, a case control study reports that patients treated with infliximab for RA had preservation of BMD in the lumbar spine and femoral neck compared to those treated with methotrexate.
骨质疏松症是一个常见的临床问题,在类风湿关节炎(RA)患者中尤为如此。采用多种骨密度测量技术的研究报告称,RA患者中轴骨和附属骨骼的骨矿物质密度(BMD)降低了7%至15%。近年来,关于肿瘤坏死因子阻断对骨密度有有益作用的报告开始出现,在《关节炎研究与治疗》杂志上,一项病例对照研究报告称,与接受甲氨蝶呤治疗的患者相比,接受英夫利昔单抗治疗的RA患者腰椎和股骨颈的骨密度得以保留。