Level of N-terminal fragment of brain natriuretic peptide progenitor and atherosclerotic damage of brachocephalic arteries in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with inefficiency and/or injurability of basic anti - inflammatory treatment


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The high prognostic significance of the concentration of the N-terminal - pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) was identified for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and general populations. Aim: to investigate the significance of NT-proBNP level in patients (pts) with RA with the ineffectiveness and/or intolerance of basic anti - inflammatory therapy; compare the level of NT-proBNP with atherosclerotic lesion of the brachiocephalic arteries (BCA), traditional risk factors and inflammatory markers. Materials and methods. The investigation enrolled 28 pts (24women/4men) with the lack of efficacy/resistance and/or intolerance of basic anti - inflammatory drugs (DMARDs); median age was 55 [46; 61] years, median disease duration 114 [60; 168] month; DAS28 6,2 [5.1; 7.0]; SDAI 35.0[23.9; 51.0], CDAI 30.0[21.0; 42.0], serum positivity for rheumatoid factor (RF) (100%)/anti - cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACCP) (86%). The study did not include RA pts with congestive heart failure. High incidence of traditional risk factors was found in RA pts: arterial hypertension - in 75%, dyslipidemia - 61%, smoking - 17%, overweight - 61%, family history of cardiovascular diseases - 36%, hypodynamia - 68%. Coronary artery disease was diagnosed in 11% RA pts. Lack of efficacy of 3 or more DMARDs was found in 46% of pts, intolerance to previous therapy with DMARDs - in 54% pts. 47% were receiving methotrexate (20 [18; 25] mg/week), 11% - leflunomide, 7% - sulfasalazine, 46% - glucocorticoids, 75% - non - steroidal anti - inflammatory drugs. The control group consisted of 20 healthy donors, comparable to pts by age and sex. Serum levels of of NT-proBNP were measured using electrochemiluminescence method Elecsys proBNP II (Roche Diagnostics, Switzerland). The determination of the intima - media thickness (IMT) BCA were assessed from duplex scanning. Atherosclerotic lesion of BCA was assessed by the presence of atherosclerotic plaque (IMT ≥1.2 mm). Results. NT-proBNP concentrations in RA pts proved to be higher (78.7 [41.4; 101.3] pg/ml) than those in the control group (55.3 [36.6; 67.3] pg/ml, p<0.05). RA pts were divided into two groups according to the level of NT-proBNP: >100 pg/ml - 1 group (n=6) and ≤100 pg/ml - 2 group (n=22). Groups of RA pts did not differ in gender, age, activity of RA, frequency of detection of traditional risk factors. Atherosclerotic lesion of the BCA was detected in 3 (50%) pts of the 1 group and in 8 (36%) pts of the 2 group (p>0.05). In RA pts the level of NT-proBNP correlated with age (r=0.39; p<0.05), with the IMT BCA (r=0.43; p<0.05). In RA pts of the 2 group, a correlation was observed between the concentration of NT-proBNP and the level of ACCP (r=0.42; p<0.05) and antibodies to modified citrullinated vimentin (anti-MCV; r=0.56; p<0.05). No association of NT-proBNP with PA activity (DAS28, CDAI, CDAI), inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate), traditional risk factors and therapy was found. Conclusion. The level of NT-proBNP in the blood of RA pts with ineffectiveness and/or intolerance to basic anti - inflammatory therapy is higher than in the control group. In every fifth RA patient, the concentration of NT-proBNP was higher than 100 pg/ml. The association of NT-proBNP with age and immunological parameters (ACCP and anti-MCV) was demonstrated. The correlation between the concentration of NT-proBNP and the IMT BCA may indicate the possible role of this biomarker in the progression of atherosclerotic lesions of arteries in RA pts. The significance of NT-proBNP in the development of early manifestations of atherosclerosis in RA requires further study.

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E V Gerasimova

V.A. Nasonova Scientific and Research Institute of Rheumatology

Email: gerasimovaev@list.ru
к.м.н., с.н.с. лаб. системных ревматических заболеваний ФГБНУ «НИИР им. В.А. Насоновой»; e-mail: gerasimovaev@list.ru; ORCID: T-6043-2017 Moscow, Russia

T V Popkova

V.A. Nasonova Scientific and Research Institute of Rheumatology

д.м.н., в.н.с., руководитель лаб. системных ревматических заболеваний ФГБНУ «НИИР им. В.А. Насоновой» Moscow, Russia

A V Martynova

V.A. Nasonova Scientific and Research Institute of Rheumatology

аспирант ФГБНУ «НИИР им. В.А. Насоновой» Moscow, Russia

E I Markelova

V.A. Nasonova Scientific and Research Institute of Rheumatology

к.м.н., с.н.с. лаб. системных ревматических заболеваний ФГБНУ «НИИР им. В.А. Насоновой» Moscow, Russia

D S Novikova

V.A. Nasonova Scientific and Research Institute of Rheumatology

д.м.н., в.н.с. лаб. системных ревматических заболеваний ФГБНУ «НИИР им. В.А. Насоновой» Moscow, Russia

I G Kirillova

V.A. Nasonova Scientific and Research Institute of Rheumatology

н.с. лаб. системных ревматических заболеваний ФГБНУ «НИИР им. В.А. Насоновой» Moscow, Russia

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