Association between disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis and risk of incident dementia : a systematic review with meta-analysis

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BACKGROUND: Dysregulation of several inflammatory cytokines including tumour necrosis factor (TNF) in dementia patients has also been identified as a key factor in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to investigate the association of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) therapy for RA with risk of incident dementia.

METHODS: Electronic database searches of PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library were performed. Observational studies that assessed the association of dementia with DMARDs in RA were included. Pooled risk ratios (RRs) with 95% CIs were used as summary statistic. The certainty of evidence was judged by using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation system.

RESULTS: Overall, 14 studies involving 940 442 patients with RA were included. Pooled RR for developing dementia was 0.76 (95% CI 0.72 to 0.80) in patients taking biological DMARDs overall versus those taking conventional synthetic DMARDs, with 24% for TNF inhibitors (RR 0.76, 95% CI 0.71 to 0.82), 24% for non-TNF biologics (RR 0.76, 95% CI 0.70 to 0.83), separately. There was a significant subgroup effect among different types of TNF inhibitors (RR 0.58 [95%CI 0.53 to 0.65], 0.65 [95% CI 0.59 to 0.72], 0.80 [95% CI 0.72 to 0.88] for etanercept, adalimumab, infliximab, respectively; p value between groups=0.002). However, compared with non-users of DMARDs or investigative treatment, no significant effect on dementia incidence was observed in those receiving conventional synthetic DMARDs overall (RR 0.84, 95% CI 0.59 to 1.20), methotrexate (RR 0.78, 95% CI 0.54 to 1.12), hydroxychloroquine (RR 0.95, 95% CI 0.63 to 1.44), except for sulfasalazine (RR 1.27, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.50).

CONCLUSIONS: Biological DMARDs for RA are associated with decreased dementia risk, while protective effect is not observed in conventional synthetic DMARDs. Controlled clinical trials on TNF inhibitors are necessary to test their neuroprotective potentials.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

RMD open - 10(2024), 1 vom: 27. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xie, Wenhui [VerfasserIn]
Hou, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Shiyu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiaolin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhuoli [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antirheumatic Agents
Biological Therapy
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Methotrexate
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Systematic Review
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 29.02.2024

Date Revised 01.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/rmdopen-2023-004016

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NLM369030974