Prediction of Methotrexate Clinical Response in Portuguese Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Implication of MTHFR rs1801133 and ATIC rs4673993 Polymorphisms

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2014

Autores

Lima, A (Autor) Outra; Monteiro, J (Autor) Outra; Bernardes, M (Autor) Outra; Sousa, H (Autor) Outra; Azevedo, R (Autor) Outra; Seabra, V (Autor) Outra; Rui Medeiros (Autor) ICBAS

Revista

Título: BioMed Research International

Vol. 2014

Páginas: 1-11

ISSN: 2314-6133

Editora: Hindawi

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 34 Citações

Scopus - 37 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-009-H92

DOI: 10.1155/2014/368681

Abstract (EN): Objective. Methotrexate (MTX), the most used drug in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment, showing variability in clinical response, is often associated with genetic polymorphisms. This study aimed to elucidate the role of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T and aminoimidazole carboxamide adenosine ribonucleotide transformylase (ATIC) T675C polymorphisms and clinicopathological variables in clinical response to MTX in Portuguese RA patients. Methods. Study included 233 RA patients treated with MTX for at least six months. MTHFR C677T and ATIC T675C polymorphisms were genotyped and clinicopathological variables were collected. Statistical analyses were performed and binary logistic regression method adjusted to possible confounding variables. Results. Multivariate analyses demonstrated that MTHFR 677TT (OR = 4.63;P = 0.013) and ATIC 675T carriers (OR = 5.16;P = 0.013) were associated with over 4-fold increased risk for nonresponse. For clinicopathological variables, noncurrent smokers (OR = 7.98;P = 0.001), patients positive to anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (OR = 3.53;P = 0.004) and antinuclear antibodies (OR = 2.28;P = 0.045), with higher health assessment questionnaire score (OR = 2.42;P = 0.007), and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug users (OR = 2.77;P = 0.018) were also associated with nonresponse. Contrarily, subcutaneous administration route (OR = 0.11;P < 0.001) was associated with response. Conclusion. Our study suggests that MTHFR C677T and ATIC T675C genotyping combined with clinicopathological data may help to identify patients whom will not benefit from MTX treatment and, therefore, assist clinicians in personalizing RA treatment.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 11