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Defective hypothalamic response to immune and inflammatory stimuli in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the integrity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis responses to immune/inflammatory stimuli in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Diurnal secretion of cortisol and the cytokine and cortisol responses to surgery were studied in subjects with active RA, in subjects with chronic osteomyelitis (OM), and in subjects with noninflammatory arthritis, who served as controls. RESULTS: Patients with RA had a defective HPA response, as evidenced by a diurnal cortisol rhythm of secretion which was at the lower limit of normal in contrast to those with OM, and a failure to increase cortisol secretion following surgery, despite high levels of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and IL-6. The corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test in the RA patients showed normal results, thus suggesting a hypothalamic defect, but normal pituitary and adrenal function. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that RA patients have an abnormality of the HPA axis response to immune/inflammatory stimuli which may reside in the hypothalamus. This hypothalamic abnormality may be an additional, and hitherto unrecognized, factor in the pathogenesis of RA.
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“Adrenocortical dysfunction, termed also as ‘relative’ or ‘functional’ adrenal insufficiency, has been described in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without any prior risk of, or evidence of, overt adrenal insufficiency.1–8”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Chikanza, I. C., Petrou, P., Kingsley, G., Chrousos, G., & Panayi, G. S.
- Affiliations
- Guy's Hospital (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Panayi, Gabriel S.
- Venue
- Arthritis & Rheumatism
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1992-11
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1281-1288
- ISSN
- 0004-3591 (ISSN-L)
- 1529-0131
- OpenAlex
- W1718876362
- Cited by
- 337
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 8.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Arthritis & Rheumatism (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Keywords
- rheumatoid arthritis, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, hypothalamic dysfunction, cortisol secretion, diurnal cortisol rhythm, corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test, IL-1β, interleukin-6, chronic osteomyelitis, inflammatory stimuli
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Circadian Rhythm, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Hypothalamus, Immune System, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Period, Cytokines
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