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- Title
Electronic Microscopy aspects of experimentally induced chronic arthritis.
- Authors
Chicu, Mihaiela; Donica, Alexandra Lori; Onofrei, Bianca Andreea; Matran-Dan, Madalina Ioana
- Abstract
Introduction: Chronic diseases are responsible for about 38 million deaths annually and represent about 70% of all deaths worldwide. Among these, rheumatoid arthritis is the most common inflammatory rheumatic dis-ease, representing about 10% of all such disorders. Its incidence is approximately 1% of the general popula-tion. Material and method: our study aims to create an experimental model of chronic arthritis on Wistar rats, fe-male sex, to follow the dynamics of joint inflammatory phenomena, the effects of Leflunomide in their evolu-tion and the side effects at cardiac, hepatic and renal level. Discussions: The group of young experimental animals developed more extensive inflammatory phenomena compared to the group of adult animals. Leflunomide did not significantly improve the evolution and resolu-tion of inflammatory phenomena in either group. Conclusions: We showed for the first time in the world the effects of Leflunomide on the heart, with the occur-rence of myocardial necrosis (myocardial infarction) as its main adverse effect.
- Subjects
ARTHRITIS; MYOCARDIAL injury; MYOCARDIAL infarction; RHEUMATOID arthritis; EXPERIMENTAL arthritis; LABORATORY rats; MICROSCOPY
- Publication
Balneo & PRM Research Journal, 2024, Vol 15, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2734-844X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12680/balneo.2024.663