The effect of interferon alpha administration on acute attacks of familial Mediterranean fever: A double-blind, placebocontrolled trial

Tunca M., Akar S., Soyturk M., Kirkali G., Resmi H., Akhunlar H., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.22, sa.4, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: familial Mediterranean fever, colchicine, interferon alpha, acute phase reactants, C-reactive protein, serum amyloid A protein, ENZYME-IMMUNOASSAY, COLCHICINE, SENSITIVITY, PROTEIN, PYRIN
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. About a quarter of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients are partially or totally resistant to colchicine. A previous observation reported that acute attacks may be shortened by administration of interferon alpha (IFN).