Title : Rosuvastatin might have an effect on C-reactive protein but not on rheumatoid disease activity: Tayside randomized controlled study.

Pub. Date : 2012 May

PMID : 22555227






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1 The aim of this study was to study the effects of rosuvastatin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) looking at the C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and joint disease activity. Rosuvastatin Calcium interleukin 6 Homo sapiens
2 The aim of this study was to study the effects of rosuvastatin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) looking at the C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and joint disease activity. Rosuvastatin Calcium interleukin 6 Homo sapiens
3 IL-6 showed a trend towards worsening in the rosuvastatin group (+0.15; SD, 1.09) compared with placebo (-0.73; SD, 1.4); P value, 0.054. Rosuvastatin Calcium interleukin 6 Homo sapiens
4 These data show that rosuvastatin with might decrease the CRP independent to IL-6 in patients with RA but does not improve the overall rheumatoid disease activity. Rosuvastatin Calcium interleukin 6 Homo sapiens