To determine the effect of tocilizumab (TCZ) on reactive oxygen species (ROS) in 11 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROM) were measured using a Free Radical Elective Evaluator. T...To determine the effect of tocilizumab (TCZ) on reactive oxygen species (ROS) in 11 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROM) were measured using a Free Radical Elective Evaluator. The Disease Activity Score (DAS28) and matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) level were also evaluated. d-ROM measured 392 ± 110 Carratelli units [U. CARR] on initiation of TCZ, and significantly decreased to 237 ± 82, 248 ± 88, and 226 ± 91 U.CARR after 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively展开更多
文摘To determine the effect of tocilizumab (TCZ) on reactive oxygen species (ROS) in 11 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROM) were measured using a Free Radical Elective Evaluator. The Disease Activity Score (DAS28) and matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) level were also evaluated. d-ROM measured 392 ± 110 Carratelli units [U. CARR] on initiation of TCZ, and significantly decreased to 237 ± 82, 248 ± 88, and 226 ± 91 U.CARR after 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively
