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Papers: 23 Feb 2019 - 1 Mar 2019


Animal Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2019 Feb 22


Arthritis Res Ther


21


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Combining naproxen and a dual amylin and calcitonin receptor agonist improves pain and structural outcomes in the collagen-induced arthritis rat model.

Authors

Katri A, Dąbrowska A, Löfvall H, Ding M, Karsdal MA, Andreassen KV, Thudium CS, Henriksen K
Arthritis Res Ther. 2019 Feb 22; 21(1):68.
PMID: 30795801.

Abstract

Pain is a debilitating symptom of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), caused by joint inflammation and cartilage and bone destruction. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to treat pain and inflammation in RA, but are not disease-modifying and do not prevent joint destruction when administered alone. KBPs (Key Bioscience peptides) are synthetic peptides based on salmon calcitonin and are expected to inhibit bone resorption and to be chondroprotective. In this study, we investigated if combining a standard of care NSAID (naproxen) with a KBP resulted in improvement in pain scores, as well as disease activity and structural damage in a rat model of RA.