Arthropathy in hereditary hemochromatosis.

abstract：:In hip replacement, prophylaxis of thromboembolism with warfarin to 1.5 times control with respect to prothrombin time remains efficacious. Further reduction of the dosage has not met with success. Confirmatory studies on the usefulness of adjusted-dose heparin and low molecular weight heparin continue. Promising new ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Yen D

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Significant advances in the treatment of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis have been made in the past 10 years. This review aims to detail advances in treatment aimed at induction of remission. RECENT FINDINGS:Cyclophosphamide-based regimes remain the standard of care, at leas...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Harper L

更新日期：2010-01-01 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: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：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：:Advances in molecular biologic techniques and the availability of novel immunologic reagents have allowed new approaches to understanding the pathogenesis of human autoimmune diseases, including the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Indirect evidence that autoreactive T cells mediate muscle inflammation in the human...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： O'Hanlon TP,Miller FW

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although osteoarthritis (OA) has received a paucity of attention from researchers in terms of drug development, there have been some significant findings relevant to clinical issues in OA that are summarized in this review. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent osteoarthritis research has focused on synovial, subch...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Kalunian KC

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Microscopic polyangiitis is defined within the context of primary systemic vasculitis. The presentation and management of renal involvement in microscopic polyangiitis is discussed, with emphasis on prognosis and outcomes. Potential roles of newer therapies are reviewed. RECENT FINDINGS:The histologi...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Jayne D

更新日期：2008-01-01 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:Pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Among the most common forms of lung fibrosis are idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD). Despite a wealth of literature regarding each of these diseases, stud...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Murray LA,Rubinowitz A,Herzog EL

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Wound healing is a normal physiological response to tissue injury which can occur in any organ. Mechanisms that orchestrate wound healing in different organs are surprisingly generic, involving generation of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts by differentiation processes that require extensive alterations...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Mann J,Mann DA

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:In the United States, Lyme disease is the most common arthropod-borne infection. The majority of cases are reported from the Northeast, the Midwest, and California, which are areas with established foci of Borrelia burgdorferi. Advances in the understanding of the epidemiology of Ixodes ticks, the established vector f...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Evans J

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain continues to affect a significant proportion of the younger, working population between 35 and 45 years of age. An important study has correlated macroscopic and microscopic intervertebral disc alterations starting in the second decade of life with oxidative stress manifested by the presence of N-(carbox...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Borenstein DG

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Advances in understanding the genetic and molecular basis of innate immune system activation and function have supported the hypothesis that type I interferons (IFN-I), the essential mediators of antiviral host defense, are central contributors to the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Crow MK

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:An increased expression of type I interferon (IFN) regulated genes (an IFN signature) has been reported in blood and tissue cells from patients with SLE and other autoimmune diseases. We review the possible mechanisms behind the IFN signature as well as clinical and therapeutic consequences of this ob...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Rönnblom L,Eloranta ML

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic inflammatory myositis in children includes multiple disease entities, but is primarily made up of juvenile dermatomyositis and, to a lesser degree, juvenile polymyositis. Much new information has been published in the last few years about these diseases, including the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical di...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Reed AM

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there are excellent rationales for the use of biologic agents, no published novel therapeutic strategy in patients with early or late rheumatoid arthritis has thus far been proven in controlled clinical studies to prevent or retard cartilage destruction. Although T-cell-specific therapies in chronic rheumatoi...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Häuselmann HJ

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblasts within the skin of scleroderma patients constitute a phenotypically heterogeneous population with regard to expression of collagens, cytokines, and cytokine receptors. By in situ hybridization techniques, scleroderma skin is shown to contain a subpopulation of fibroblasts that are stimulated for expression...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Unemori EN,Amento EP

更新日期：1991-12-01 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:The present review provides an update on novel treatment strategies striving for remission in patients with recent onset of rheumatoid arthritis. RECENT FINDINGS:As early treatment is crucial to achieve optimal results, identifying patients with rheumatoid arthritis early is imperative to achieve cli...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： van der Kooij SM,Allaart CF,Dijkmans BA,Breedveld FC

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review provides a risk-stratified and evidence-based management for subsets of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients in the first five years from disease onset. RECENT FINDINGS:Cardiopulmonary disease remains the primary cause of mortality in SSc patients. Morbidity and mortality in SSc-associated p...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Roofeh D,Khanna D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent population-based studies have examined the incidence, prevalence, and survival rates of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Although there are still no completely satisfactory diagnostic criteria for PsA, Moll and Wright's criteria--although not a true classification/diagnostic scheme--are the most used. T...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Salvarani C,Olivieri I,Cantini F,Macchioni L,Boiardi L

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:It is an understatement to say that drug approvals in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lupus nephritis, and Sjogren's syndrome have lagged far behind those in other autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. Reasons for this are multiple and include the molecular and...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Narain S,Berman N,Furie R

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Replication of similar findings in diverse study populations using different study designs provides important evidence for causal inferences regarding risk factors reported in epidemiologic studies. Risk factors for knee osteoarthritis have been substantiated in a number of cross-sectional and longitudinal cohort stud...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Kwoh CK

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Juvenile dermatomyositis is a rare chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the muscles and skin. Immunosuppressive therapy has played a very important role in reducing mortality rates and morbidity. The review focuses on the spectrum of medications currently used in the treatment of juveni...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Stringer E,Feldman BM

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chronic periaortitis is characterized by a fibro-inflammatory process spreading from the abdominal aorta and the iliac arteries. Originally, chronic periaortitis was considered a localized inflammatory response to severe aortic atherosclerosis. However, subsequent studies have shown that chronic peria...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Vaglio A,Pipitone N,Salvarani C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review provides an update on the new interleukin-1 (IL-1) cytokine family members in inflammatory diseases with focus on recent findings concerning the family members IL-36, IL-37, and IL-38 and their different expression patterns. RECENT FINDINGS:The IL-1 cytokines are known to be involved in m...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Hahn M,Frey S,Hueber AJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In contrast to the disease remission enjoyed by a majority of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients during pregnancy, the immediate postpartum period is generally characterized by flare. Managing symptoms during this time is challenging because the potential transfer of medication into the breast milk of...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Sammaritano LR,Bermas BL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00