conclusions we found that the use of clopidogrel in patients undergoing pci had favorable effects on the suppression of hs-crp. this effect appears to be heightened and more apparent in some group of patients with co-morbidities such as diabetes and hypertension. results six hundred-fifty patients including 386 (59.4%) male and 264 (40.6%) female subjects were enrolled in the study. the mean hs...

Periodontitis is a local inflammatory process mediating destruction of periodontal tissues triggered by bacterial insult. However, this disease is also characterized by systemic inflammatory responses that contribute in the elevation of C-reactive protein (CRP) level. Circulating C-reactive protein levels are a marker of systemic inflammation and are associated with periodontal disease. Studies...

Vitamin D (25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D3]) has an important role in the immune system. This study aimed to assess relationship between 25-Hydroxyvitamin and disease activity Indonesian children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) during pandemic Covid-19. A 12-week randomized control trial was undertaken at Saiful Anwar Hospital June September 2021. JIA patients are divided into two group...

Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with SoJIA treated with anakinra (1-3 mg/kg/ day) in our unit between December 2004 and july 2010. Anakinra’s effects were studied on several parameters including fever, rash, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, Creactive protein levels, arthritis joints count, assessment of disease activity (by physician and parent/patient) and pa...