Thursday, July 24, 2014

Anti-arthritics can exacerbate other inflammatory diseases like periodontitis

Inflammatory diseases can occur simultaneously in distinct sites in the same patient, complicating treatment because a medication effective for one disorder may exacerbate the other. One such example is the anti-arthritic medication dexamethasone, which alleviates joint disease but can worsen periodontal bone disease. A study in the August issue of The American Journal of Pathology highlights the effects of a new class of anti-arthritic drugs, specifically DTrp8-ɣMSH (DTrp), that acts via the melanocortin (MC) system to reduce both arthritic joint inflammation and periodontitis.

Source: http://www.dentapress.com/headlines/5981-anti-arthritics-can-exacerbate-other-inflammatory-diseases-like-periodontitis.html

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