[HTML][HTML] Methotrexate mechanism in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

B Friedman, B Cronstein - Joint bone spine, 2019 - Elsevier
Methotrexate has been used in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) since the 1980s and to
this day is often the first line medication for RA treatment. In this review, we examine multiple …

Methotrexate and its mechanisms of action in inflammatory arthritis

BN Cronstein, TM Aune - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2020 - nature.com
Despite the introduction of numerous biologic agents for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) and other forms of inflammatory arthritis, low-dose methotrexate therapy remains the …

Methotrexate—how does it really work?

ESL Chan, BN Cronstein - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2010 - nature.com
Methotrexate remains a cornerstone in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other
rheumatic diseases. Folate antagonism is known to contribute to the antiproliferative effects …

[HTML][HTML] Application and pharmacological mechanism of methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis

Z Zhao, Z Hua, X Luo, Y Li, L Yu, M Li, C Lu… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Methotrexate (MTX) has been used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for about
forty years and to date MTX remains the part of global standard of treatment for RA. The …

Methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis: An updatewith focus on mechanisms involved in toxicity

AE van Ede, RFJM Laan, HJ Blom, RA De Abreu… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 1998 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES:: To provide an update of the current knowledge of the mechanism ofaction of
low-dose methotrexate (MTX) in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with …

Mechanisms of action of methotrexate

ESL Chan, BN Cronstein - Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for …, 2013 - search.proquest.com
As one of the most utilized disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, methotrexate (MTX) has
revolutionized the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis as well as many other non-rheumatic …

Recent insights in the pharmacological actions of methotrexate in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

JAM Wessels, TWJ Huizinga, HJ Guchelaar - Rheumatology, 2008 - academic.oup.com
This review presents recent data supporting the methotrexate (MTX) mechanisms of action,
which are likely to account for its anti-proliferative and immunosuppressive effects in …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanism of action of methotrexate

BN Cronstein - Rheumatic disease clinics of North America, 1997 - Elsevier
Low-dose, weekly methotrexate is now standard second-line therapy for rheumatoid arthritis.
Methotrexate is the single agent to which new agents or combinations of agents have been …

[PDF][PDF] Methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis

J Œwierkot, J Szechiñski - Pharmacol rep, 2006 - Citeseer
A variety of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are available to control the
clinical activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methotrexate (MTX), an analogue of folic acid …

Methotrexate for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the biologic era: still an “anchor” drug?

EG Favalli, M Biggioggero, PL Meroni - Autoimmunity reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The improvement of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management has been strictly related to
methotrexate (MTX) long-term effectiveness, safety profile and its widespread use in clinical …