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“In this study this website we investigated if peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta/delta activation protects from copper-induced acute liver damage. Mice treated with copper had significant body weight loss, serum alanine aminotransferase increase, modest changes in liver histology, increase of tumor necrosis factor alpha and macrophage inflammatory protein 2 mRNA and

8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine. Mice treated with copper and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta/delta agonist GW0742 had significantly less body weight loss, less serum alanine aminotransferase increase, less tumor necrosis factor alpha, macrophage inflammatory protein-2 and 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine upregulation than copper treated mice. The opposite effect was observed in mice treated with copper and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta/delta antagonist G5K0660. In vitro, copper induced reactive oxygen species, which was lower in cells treated with GW0742 or transfected with

peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta/delta expression vector; together, transfection and GW0742 had an additive reactive oxygen species-reducing effect. Copper also upregulated Fas ligand and Caspase 3/7 activity, effects that were significantly lower in cells also treated with GW0742. In conclusion, peroxisome proliferatoractivated receptor beta/delta activation reduced copper-induced reactive oxygen species, pro-inflammatory and acute phase reaction cytokines in mice liver. CAL101 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta/delta agonists could become useful in the management of copper-induced liver damage.”
“This report seeks to describe the clinical efficacy and safety of infliximab in a patient with psoriatic arthritis on hemodialysis and to review the literature on the topic. We present a patient with psoriatic arthritis on hemodialysis treated with infliximab and we review the literature. Our case includes a patient with severe psoriasis and dactylitis with chronic renal failure

requiring regular hemodialysis. At presentation the patient had a psoriasis VX-680 supplier area and severity index (PASI) score of 35.1 and dactylitis affecting the right thumb. Evaluation of laboratory parameters revealed a slight increase of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (21 mm/h) and a mild normocytic anemia (Hct 36.4). The rest of the laboratory and imaging tests were within normal limits. Infliximab was initiated at the loading dose of 5 mg/kg body weight at weeks 0, 2, 6, and every 8 weeks thereafter. On retreatment at week 14 the PASI score was measured to 3.4. After the conclusion of 6 months of treatment, the reduction of PASI score was sustained reaching the point of 0.8. In addition, dactylitis, as well as laboratory parameters, showed a striking improvement.