Genetic polymorphisms associated with rheumatoid arthritis development and antirheumatic therapy response

DS Mikhaylenko, MV Nemtsova, IV Bure… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory arthropathy worldwide. Possible
manifestations of RA can be represented by a wide variability of symptoms, clinical forms …

Genetic markers in methotrexate treatments

A Giletti, P Esperon - The pharmacogenomics journal, 2018 - nature.com
Methotrexate (MTX), a structural analog of folic acid, is widely employed in the treatment of
different cancers and autoimmune diseases. Despite the successful results observed, the …

Polymorphisms and pharmacogenomics for the toxicity of methotrexate monotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Q Qiu, J Huang, Y Lin, X Shu, H Fan, Z Tu, Y Zhou… - Medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Methotrexate (MTX) is widely used and considered a first-line disease
modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) …

Much more than you expected: the non-DHFR-mediated effects of methotrexate

M Sramek, J Neradil, R Veselska - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background For decades, methotrexate (MTX; amethopterin) has been known as an
antifolate inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), and it is widely used for the treatment …

Biomarkers to personalize the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: focus on autoantibodies and pharmacogenetics

V Conti, G Corbi, M Costantino, E De Bellis, V Manzo… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that is very complex and
heterogeneous. If not adequately treated, RA patients are likely to manifest excess of …

The association between reduced folate carrier-1 gene 80G/A polymorphism and methotrexate efficacy or methotrexate related-toxicity in rheumatoid arthritis: A meta …

XB Li, MC Hu, WP Li, L Gu, MJ Chen, HH Ding… - International …, 2016 - Elsevier
Methotrexate (MTX), the most commonly used anti-rheumatic drug against RA, enters the
cell via the action of the reduced folate carrier 1 (RFC1). A major polymorphism of the RFC1 …

Methotrexate pharmacogenetics in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

B Jekic, N Maksimovic, T Damnjanovic - Pharmacogenomics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
For many decades, methotrexate (MXT) has remained the drug of choice in the treatment of
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Unfortunately, a considerable number of patients do not achieve …

Using pharmacogenetics to predict methotrexate response in rheumatoid arthritis patients

B Szostak, F Machaj, J Rosik… - Expert Opinion on Drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Methotrexate (MTX) is a folate antagonist and a first-line drug for the treatment
of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, in up to 30% of cases, MTX monotherapy is …

A systematic review of polygenic models for predicting drug outcomes

A Siemens, SJ Anderson, SR Rassekh… - Journal of Personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polygenic models have emerged as promising prediction tools for the prediction of complex
traits. Currently, the majority of polygenic models are developed in the context of predicting …

The effects of drug transporters on the efficacy of methotrexate in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

J Gao, C Wang, W Wei - Life Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) and solute carrier (SLC) transporter families consist of
common drug transporters that mediate the efflux and uptake of drugs, respectively, and play …