81631-4
Methotrexate polyglutamates [Interpretation] in Red Blood Cells Narrative
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Term Description
The overall interpretation of methotrexate polyglutamates (MTX-PGs) measurement results in red blood cells. Results are used to guide treatment planning and evaluation for various diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis.
Part Description
LP188434-7 Methotrexate polyglutamates
Methotrexate (MTX) is a drug that is used to treat certain types of cancer as well as auto-immune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus and psoriasis. After uptake of MTX into cells, MTX is activated by the addition of glutamate residues and forms methotrexate polyglutamates (MTX-PGs), which are named based on the number of added glutamate residues (e.g. methotrexate triglutamate, MTX-PG3). The half-life of MTX in plasma is only several hours where as MTX PGs can persist in cells for weeks or months. PMID: 15677700 While high-dose MTX in the treatment of malignancy is due to the direct effect on tetrahydrofolate reductase and DNA synthesis, the long-term immune modulation of low-dose MTX therapy appears to be related to multiple metabolic effects of the MTX PGs. PMID: 20665136 Red blood cell MTX PG levels may be a marker for therapeutic response in patients treated with low-dose MTX, and low red blood cell MTX PG has been associated with poor clinical status in patients with RA. PMID: 15677700
Source: Regenstrief LOINC,
PMID: 15677700
LOINC Names Get Info
- Fully-Specified Name
- Methotrexate polyglutamates:
Imp: Pt: RBC: Nar: - Long Common Name
- Methotrexate polyglutamates [Interpretation] in Red Blood Cells Narrative
- Short Name
- MTX-PGs RBC-Imp
- Display Name
- Methotrexate polyglutamates Nar (RBC) [Interp]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Interpretation of Methotrexate polyglutamates test result, Red blood cells
Part Model Get Info
- Component
- Methotrexate polyglutamates
LP188434-7
- Analyte
- Methotrexate polyglutamates
LP188434-7
- Component Numerator
- Methotrexate polyglutamates
LP188434-7
- Component Numerator Core
- Methotrexate polyglutamates
LP188434-7
- Component Numerator Core Suffix
- NULL
- Component Denominator
- NULL
- Component Denominator Core
- NULL
- Component Denominator Core Suffix
- NULL
- Challenge
- NULL
- Adjustment
- NULL
- Count
- NULL
- Property
- Imp
LP6819-9
- Time
- Pt
LP6960-1
- Time Core
- Pt
LP6960-1
- Time Modifier
- NULL
- System
- RBC
LP7536-8
- System Core
- RBC
LP7536-8
- Super System
- NULL
- Scale
- Nar
LP7749-7
- Method
- NULL
Basic Attributes
- Class
- DRUG/TOX
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.56
- Last Updated
- Version 2.56 (ADD)
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
Member of these Panels
| LOINC | Long Common Name |
|---|---|
| 81630-6 | Methotrexate polyglutamates 1-5 and total panel - Red Blood Cells |
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| cs-CZ | Czech (Czechia) | Metotrexát polyglutamáty: |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Πολυγλουταμινική μεθοτρεξάτη: Synonyms: DRUG/TOX Imp Nar Pt Ερυθρά αιμοσφαίρια Μεθοτρεξάτη Πολυγλουταμινική μεθοτρεξάτη |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Metotrexato poliglutamato: |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Poliglutamatos de metotrexato: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Méthotrexate polyglutamates: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Metotrexato poliglutammati: Synonyms: Globuli rossi Impressione/interpretazione di studio Livelli farmacologici e tossicologia Punto nel tempo (episodio) |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | methotrexaat-polyglutamaat: Synonyms: rode bloedcellen |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Metotreksat poliglutamat: Synonyms: RBC |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 氨甲蝶呤多聚谷氨酸: Synonyms: C20H22N8O5; |
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