Improvement of Thyroid Function in Hypothyroid Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis After 6 Months of Adalimumab Treatment: A Pilot Study

Abstract

Anti-TNF treatment improves thyroid function in hypothyroid patients with RA (especially in those who are L-thyroxine-naive and TPOabs-positive), providing further evidence that inflammatory cytokines such as TNF have a pathogenic role in thyroid dysfunction.