Abstract
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disorder in which the disease severity might be decreased by anti-inflammatory agents. There are several lines of evidence which support anti-inflammatory effects of vitamin K. The aim of this study was to examine whether vitamin K is a useful strategy for reducing inflammation in RA subjects. Materials and methods: In this double-blind placebo controlled trial, 58 patients with definitive RA were randomly allocated into two groups to receive vitamin K1 as phylloquinone [10 mg/day] or placebo pills for 8 weeks. Clinical status using disease activity score-28 (DAS-28) and serum concentrations of some inflammatory markers (IL-6, hs-CRP, TNFα) were assessed at baseline and at the end of intervention. Results: There were no significant differences between the two groups regarding any of the baseline characteristics. In the vitamin K1 group, a 27 % decrease in serum levels of IL-6 (P = 0.006) and a 13 % decrease in DAS-28 (P = 0.041) were observed. However, after adjusting for relevant confounders, i. e.; duration of RA, intake of folic acid supplements, energy intake, weight and baseline values of each variable, by comparing the two groups, we found no significant reduction i...Continue Reading
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