Prednisolone rheumatoid arthritis

Capell HA, Madhok R, Hunter JA, Porter D, Morrison E, Larkin J et al. Lack of radiological and chnical heneflt over two years of low dose prednisolone for rheumatoid arthritis results of a raudomized coutroUed trial. Ann Rheum Dis 2004 63 797-803. 

Perforation of the sigmoid colon occurred in a 61-year-old Caucasian man with colonic diverticular disease and rheumatoid arthritis treated with pulses of methyl-prednisolone 1 g (153). 

For more than 40 years prednisolone was successfully used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. This had been patented in 1954 and it came as the result of research by Arthur Nobile at the drug company Schering. He started a project of his own and, when told to cease work on it by his supervisors, he simply ignored them. That was in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Then in 1954 a specialist in antibiotics, Fernando Carvajal, joined the company and realised that Nobile s work was ground-breaking and they started to... 

The introduction of a 16a-hydroxy group into 6a,9-difluoro-prednisolone led to a compound (fluocinolone) with the anticipated favorable biological spectrum, namely high anti-inflammatory activity (35-fold that of hydrocortisone, seven-fold that of triamcinolone) and - in contrast to the C-16 unsubstituted compound - no retention of sodium. The corresponding 16,17-acetonide (fluocinolone acetonide) exhibited 100-fold the anti-inflammatory activity of hydrocortisone, with no sodium retention. In clinical trials, 6a,9-difluoro-16a-hydroxyprednisolone was found to be a potent suppressor of inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, as well as allergic conditions such as asthma, whilst its acetonide proved to be highly effective as topical corticoid. 

The course of rheumatoid arthritis may be very long (50 years) and drugs may be poorly tolerated, ineffective either in the short or long term, and some patients ultimately fail all the standard treatments. For this group, the advent of biological treatments may be advantageous, as the alternative is long-term maintenance on prednisolone, with its associated problems. 

For less dangerous disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis prednisolone 7.5-10.0 mg daily, adjusted later according to the response. 

A 64-year-old woman, who had used penicillamine 500 mg/day for 3 years for rheumatoid arthritis, developed a bullous skin eruption affecting her neck and limbs (299). After treatment with prednisolone (dose not specified) she improved, but relapsed when the dose was reduced below 10 mg. Eleven months after the onset of blistering, penicillamine was discontinued and within 2 months the prednisolone was also stopped, with no recurrence of the eruption during 12 months follow-up. Direct immunofluorescence was positive for immunoglobulin G and complement component C3,... 

A -cortisol prednisolone, cortisone (ban. inn] (cortisone acetate [usan] Kendall s compound E Reichstein s Substance Fa Wintersteiner s compound F NSC 9703 Cortisyl ) is a natural adrenal cortical hormone, a CORTICOSTEROID, which is converted to hydrocortisone in the liver. It has both GLUCOCORTICOID and MINERALOCORTICOID activity. It can therefore be used orally to make up for hormonal deficiency (especially mineral balance), for instance, following surgical removal of the adrenal glands. It can also be used for its ANTIINFLAMMATORY and ANTIALLERGIC properties in treating rheumatoid arthritis and in rheumatic fever therapy, cortisone acetate cortisone. 

In moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis of less than two years duration, low dose prednisolone may reduce the rate of joint destruction. Nevertheless, it is recommended that maintenance therapy should be for two to four years only and then gradually reduced to avoid possible long-term adverse effects. 

T. wilfordii has been used as a traditional medicine in China for many centuries. The plant has also been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and spondylitis [92]. It has been reported that there is a strong relationship between the production of interleukin - 1 (IL-1) by the synovium and the degree of inflammation of the arthricular synovial membrane in rheumatoid artritis [93-95]. Regeol A (76), B (3) and C (77) [27], isolated from T. wilfordii var. regelii showed moderate to low inhibitory activity for IL-1 a and IL-lp release from lipopolysaccharide-stimulated human peripheral mononuclear cells compared to prednisolone as a reference compound. 

Nine patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking prednisolone 8 to 15 mg daily had strong evidenee of elinieal deterioration (worsening joint tenderness, pain, morning stiffness, fall in grip strength) when they took pheno-barbital for 2 weeks (plasma levels 0 to 86.2 micromol/L). The prednisolone half-life fell by 25%. ... 

The probable reason for this reaction is that glycyrrhizin inhibits the metabolism of prednisolone by the liver. In one of the studies it was also found that glycyrrhizin increased the effects of prednisolone in some patients with rheumatoid arthritis and polyarteritis nodosa. ... 

Stichtenoth DO, Fauler J, Zeidler H et al. Urinary nitrate excretion is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and reduced by prednisolone. Ann Rheum Dis 1995 54 820-4. 

Cortisol and its ketone derivative, cortisone, exert powerful anti-inflammatory effects in the body. These, or similar synthetic derivatives such as prednisolone, are used to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and bronchial asthma. 

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In this context, two processes now have useful and practical application in the pharmaceutical industry. The first one is the synthesis of a cortisone analogue, prednisolone, which is used as a drug against rheumatoid arthritis. A steroid precursor, Reichstein s compound, is passed through a series of two different columns, each containing a specific enzyme attached to a polyacrylamide polymer support (128). The hydroxylation reaction at the prochiral C-11 position occurs with retention of configuration. 

Anti-inflammatory, treatment of asthma, allergic reactions, immunosuppressant Anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressant, 20-30 times as potent as cortisol, 4-5 times mae effective than prednisolone. Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, multiple myeloma Oral contraceptive Long-term injectable contraceptive, management of endometriosis... 

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