Spondyloarthropathies in sub-Saharan Africa.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Infections have been suggested to contribute to disease induction and reactivation in many of the idiopathic vasculitides. This review describes and evaluates the evidence that microbes are involved in the etiopathogenesis of these diseases. RECENT FINDINGS:Large-vessel vasculitis has recently been a...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： van Timmeren MM,Heeringa P,Kallenberg CG

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review will highlight recent advances functionally linking the gut microbiome with mucosal and systemic immune cell activation underlying autoimmunity. RECENT FINDINGS:Dynamic interactions between the gut microbiome and environmental cues (including diet and medicines) shape the effector potenti...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Longman RS,Littman DR

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to discuss the mechanisms of central and peripheral tolerance in relation to T-cell mediated autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RECENT FINDINGS:The well established association between major histocompatibility complex class II and RA has led us to understand that...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Cosway E,Anderson G,Garside P,Prendergast C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to provide an update on cardiovascular involvement in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). Studies from the past 18 months are identified and reviewed. Finally, the clinical impact of these findings is discussed. RECENT FINDINGS:Epidemiological studies have revealed a...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Diederichsen LP

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease and Takayasu's disease in children are uncommon and may have an insidious course leading to a delayed diagnosis. Both diseases usually occur in late childhood, although disease onset in the first year of life has been reported. Compared with adults, Behçet's disease in children appears to be character...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Martini A

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis occurs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, acromegaly, anorexia nervosa, chronic liver disease, sickle cell hemoglobinopathies, and mastocytosis. Osteomalacia occurs in patients with renal tubular acidosis, and with tumors. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Cormier C

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current advances in the study of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy are discussed. An update of the classification of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is given in which the POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein, and skin changes) syndrome is included among the associated diseases. Cyanotic heart disea...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Martínez-Lavín M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent findings suggest that biologic, psychologic, and social variables interact to determine an individual's response to rheumatic disease. Data indicate that specific coping responses and quality of social support modulate the psychosocial impact of the disease. Additional current developments are 1) an increased e...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Wegener ST

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide an overview of recently published work on autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). RECENT FINDINGS:Superiority of HSCT vs. intravenous cyclophosphamide pulses was demonstrated in the randomized controlled American Scleroderma: Cyc...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Spierings J,van Rhijn-Brouwer FCC,van Laar JM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologic studies of rheumatic diseases can be broadly divided into those that describe the occurrence of specific disorders, those that attempt to quantify the role of putative risk factors for disease occurrence, and those that define the outcome and factors associated with it. Studies in this area have tended t...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Rooney BK,Silman AJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease is a systemic inflammatory disorder capable of inducing thrombophlebitis. Clinicopathologically, it is characterized by neutrophil and platelet hyperfunction. Lesions are formed presumably because neutrophils infiltrating the affected tissue release active oxygen and lysosomal enzymes in large amounts...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Hashimoto T,Takeuchi A

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:As the most common arthritis and a leading cause of chronic disability, osteoarthritis is associated with substantial cost to the individual and to society. Epidemiologic studies have supplied, in addition to incidence, prevalence and risk factor data, much of what is known about the natural history o...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Sharma L,Kapoor D,Issa S

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The intestinal microbiome is increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis, and other diseases collectively known as the spondyloarthropathies (SpAs). In common with other complex inflammatory diseases, SpAs have both a strong genetic and environmental compo...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Asquith M,Rosenbaum JT

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last few years, several novel strategies have been proposed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Among them, gene therapy is considered a promising concept bearing the potential of highly specific targeting of relevant pathomechanisms. Early studies using gene transfer focused mainly on studying dise...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Pap T,Gay RE,Gay S

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Raynaud phenomenon is the earliest and most common clinical manifestations of scleroderma (systemic sclerosis). Therefore, Raynaud phenomenon offers the best window into the investigation of the early steps in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis. This review focuses on the differential diagnosis of...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Kahaleh MB

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The objective of this review is to provide an update on exercise and clinical assessment in the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. RECENT FINDINGS:Polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis are rare conditions with muscle weakness as a common prominent feature. Earlier, these patients...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Alexanderson H,Lundberg IE

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Provide an update of studies published in last 2 years on the outcomes and therapies in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematous (cSLE). RECENT FINDINGS:Additional evidence has been provided about the benefits of universal hydroxychloroquine in SLE patients, although antimalarial maculopathy may b...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Rodriguez-Smith J,Brunner HI

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide an update on the genetics and immunologic basis of autoinflammatory bone disorders including chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis including the monogenic forms of the disease. RECENT FINDINGS:Ongoing research in murine, canine and human models of sterile bone inflammation has solidif...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Sharma M,Ferguson PJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The hyper-IgD and periodic fever syndrome (HIDS) is one of the classical monogenetic hereditary autoinflammatory disorders, and together with the more severe mevalonic aciduria it is also known as 'mevalonate kinase deficiency' (MKD). In this study, we will give an overview of the primary research on ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Stoffels M,Simon A

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review studies that clarify the rheumatic manifestations of autoimmune hepatitis, elucidate shared pathogenic pathways, and encourage innovative site-specific therapies. RECENT FINDINGS:Autoimmune hepatitis has clinical manifestations, serological markers, pathogenic mechanisms, genetic predisposi...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Czaja AJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Incorporation of the patients' perspective in clinical research is critical to ensure that outcomes measured reflect those, which matter most to patients. This review summarizes recent efforts to include the patients' perspective in the development of outcome measures and the importance of encouraging...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Hsiao B,Fraenkel L

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Since their discovery over 15 years ago, intensive research has focused on the presence, phenotype and function of FOXP3(+) regulatory T cells (Treg) in autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The questions of whether Treg deficiencies underlie autoimmune pathology and whether or how Tr...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Mijnheer G,Prakken BJ,van Wijk F

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article provides an update on the recent findings on autoantibodies to modified proteins in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RECENT FINDINGS:In the past few years, the knowledge on the autoantibodies to citrullinated antigens has expanded considerably. More specifically, it is now clear that many diff...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Toes RE,Huizinga TJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha, acting through its receptors expressed on all cells of the body, is a key mediator of inflammation and immunity. However, its overproduction may also lead to pathologic changes. The latter situation occurs often in chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. The concept sug...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Ziolkowska M,Maslinski W

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To give an overview of recently published articles addressing the mechanisms underlying sex bias in autoimmune disease. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent studies investigating the origins of sex bias in autoimmune disease have revealed an extensive and interconnected network of genetic, hormonal, microbial, and...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Billi AC,Kahlenberg JM,Gudjonsson JE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Rapid introduction of newly developed drugs in the absence of clear understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms behind drug-induced lupus erythematosus (DILE) can sometimes make DILE difficult to recognize in clinical practice. The purpose of this review is to summarize drugs most recently report...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： He Y,Sawalha AH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review the recent efficacy and safety data comparing methotrexate (MTX) and leflunomide (LEF) monotherapy, in combination with biologic therapies and in combination with each other. RECENT FINDINGS:MTX is the 'anchor drug' in all rheumatoid arthritis treatment strategies. Patients with contraindic...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Singer O,Gibofsky A

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the 2 years following menarche, bone mass increases substantially; this is an important new finding concerning peak bone mass. Studies of twins have given significant insights into the effect of heredity on bone mass. Many determinants of bone mass, bone gain, and bone loss thus have been characterized for people o...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Cormier C

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent literature in inflammatory myopathies suggests that both immune (cell-mediated and humoral) and nonimmune [endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and autophagy] mechanisms play a role in muscle fiber damage and dysfunction. This review describes these findings and discusses their relevance to diseas...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Henriques-Pons A,Nagaraju K

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Modern molecular biology offers a unique opportunity to gain a comprehensive picture of gene expression in a disease state. This review presents recent findings in the field of synovial fibroblast biology contributing to knowledge of the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. RECENT FINDINGS:Recently ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Stanczyk J,Ospelt C,Gay RE,Gay S

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00