Association of rheumatoid arthritis disease activity and antibodies to periodontal bacteria with serum lipoprotein profile in drug naive patients.

CONCLUSION: Drug naive RA patients had proatherogenic changes in lipid profiles, but they were reversible, when inflammation diminished. Key messagesPatients with drug naive rheumatoid arthritis showed proatherogenic lipid profiles.Reversible changes in lipid profiles can be achieved as response to inflammation suppression.Active therapy aimed at remission is essential in all patients with rheumatoid arthritis. PMID: 32011179 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Ann Med Source Type: research