Dynamic salivary cytokine profile of recurrent aphthous stomatitis patients in thalidomide maintenance treatment

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OBJECTIVE: To dynamically compare the longitudinal (time axis) and transverse (between groups) differences of the salivary cytokines during thalidomide maintenance treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis.

METHODS: A randomized, controlled, clinical trial was performed. After the initial prednisone treatment, thalidomide (50 mg/d vs. 25 mg/d) was used as a maintenance drug for 4 or 8 weeks. The salivary IL-4, 5, 6, 10, TNF-α, and IFN-γ were dynamically detected with a cytometric bead array.

RESULTS: Overall, the level of six elevated salivary cytokines after prednisone treatment was significantly downregulated, remained low during thalidomide maintenance, and rebounded at recurrence. The effect of 50 mg/d thalidomide on the salivary cytokines was not superior to 25 mg/d medication. The relapse-free period following drug withdrawal was the longest in the subgroup using 25 mg/d thalidomide for 8 weeks. The order of magnitude of IL-6 was the most obvious, and at week 8, only the level of IL-6 in the group (25 mg/d thalidomide for 8 weeks) continued to decline compared with the other groups.

CONCLUSION: Thalidomide maintenance treatment can effectively sustain low levels of salivary IL-4, 5, 6, 10, TNF-α, and IFN-γ of recurrent aphthous stomatitis patients. IL-6 displayed a good correlation with the disease and is expected to become an index for diagnosis and follow-up.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Low-dose long-term thalidomide maintenance treatment was supported for recurrent aphthous stomatitis.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: Trial registration number of ChiCTR-IPR-16009759 at http://www.chictr.org/index.aspx.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Clinical oral investigations - 28(2024), 2 vom: 09. Feb., Seite 140

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wei, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Yiwen [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yufeng [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Du, Guanhuan [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Guoyao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

207137-56-2
4Z8R6ORS6L
Cytokines
Interleukin-4
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Prednisone
Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized controlled clinical trial
Recurrent aphthous stomatitis
Thalidomide
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
VB0R961HZT

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 26.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00784-024-05531-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368243745