title: Evaluation of the renal injury from gold salts and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: The urinary excretion of proteins, N-acetyl-3-glucosaminidase and leucine aminopeptidase, was measured in 50 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), of whom 20 subjects were on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and 30 on gold salts. No pathological changes of the above-mentioned urinary parameters have been observed in the group of RA patients, in comparison with control subjects and patients suffering from osteoarthritis treated with NSAIDs.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Rheumatology, University of Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fioravanti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taddeo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morozzi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marcolongo
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006046:Gold / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000652:urine; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D006046:Gold