The use and abuse of commercial kits used to detect autoantibodies.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by an abundance of autoantibodies against nuclear antigens. Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) is a proximal transducer of the BCR signal that allows for B-cell activation and differentiation. Recently, selective inhibition of Btk by PC...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Hutcheson J,Vanarsa K,Bashmakov A,Grewal S,Sajitharan D,Chang BY,Buggy JJ,Zhou XJ,Du Y,Satterthwaite AB,Mohan C

更新日期：2012-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We aimed to understand the changes in cartilage lubricin expression and immunolocalisation in responsed to treadmill running with different intensities in a rat model. METHODS:A total of 24 male Wistar rats were randomly assigned into groups of control (CON), low-intensity running (LIR), moderate-intensit...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Ni GX,Lei L,Zhou YZ

更新日期：2012-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovial fluid from patients with various arthritides contains procoagulant, cell-derived microparticles. Here we studied whether synovial microparticles modulate the release of chemokines and cytokines by fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS). Microparticles, isolated from the synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Berckmans RJ,Nieuwland R,Kraan MC,Schaap MC,Pots D,Smeets TJ,Sturk A,Tak PP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune arthritis characterized by joint destruction. Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies are pathologic in rheumatoid arthritis, but the role of the citrullinated proteins themselves is much less clear. Citrullination is the conversion of the arginine residues of a protein ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Shelef MA,Bennin DA,Mosher DF,Huttenlocher A

更新日期：2012-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The metabolic syndrome (MetS) may contribute to the excess cardiovascular burden observed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The prevalence and associations of the MetS in RA remain uncertain: systemic inflammation and anti-rheumatic therapy may contribute. Methotrexate (MTX) use has recently been linked to a r...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Toms TE,Panoulas VF,John H,Douglas KM,Kitas GD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia, which leads to dysfunctional cell metabolism, and complement activation both play central roles in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recent studies have reported that mice deficient for the complement-inhibitory protein CD59 show enhanced susceptibility to antigen-induced arthritis and reported t...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kinderlerer AR,Steinberg R,Johns M,Harten SK,Lidington EA,Haskard DO,Maxwell PH,Mason JC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RESULTS:Anti-CarP antibodies were detected in 117 patients with RA (37.9%), ACPA in 190 patients (61.4%) and RF in 202 patients (65.3%). Two (2.04%) of the NHS were positive for anti-CarP, one NHS (1.02%) was positive for ACPA and three NHS were positive for RF (3.06%). Among disease controls, anti-CarP antibodies were...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Pecani A,Alessandri C,Spinelli FR,Priori R,Riccieri V,Di Franco M,Ceccarelli F,Colasanti T,Pendolino M,Mancini R,Truglia S,Barbati C,Vomero M,Sabatinelli D,Morello F,Valesini G,Conti F

更新日期：2016-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation leads to malfunction of the cartilage in osteoarthritis (OA). Inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) functions in ECM degradation and prevents ECM synthesis by down-regulating the key transcription factor, Sox9, and consequently inhibiting ECM gene expressio...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Dai L,Zhang X,Hu X,Zhou C,Ao Y

更新日期：2012-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Genetic susceptibility to complex diseases has been intensively studied during the last decade, yet only signals with small effect have been found leaving open the possibility that subgroups within complex traits show stronger association signals. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), autoantibody production serve...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Snir O,Gomez-Cabrero D,Montes A,Perez-Pampin E,Gómez-Reino JJ,Seddighzadeh M,Klich KU,Israelsson L,Ding B,Catrina AI,Holmdahl R,Alfredsson L,Klareskog L,Tegnér J,Gonzalez A,Malmström V,Padyukov L

更新日期：2014-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is an ever-increasing need for animal models to evaluate efficacy and safety of new therapeutics in the field of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Particularly for the early preclinical evaluation of human-specific biologicals targeting the progressive phase of the disease, there is a need for relevant anim...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Vierboom MP,Breedveld E,Kondova I,'t Hart BA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia (ICL) is a presumed heterogenous syndrome with key element low CD4 T-cell counts (below 300/mm³) without evidence of HIV infection or other known immunodeficiency. The etiology, pathogenesis, and management of ICL remain poorly understood and inadequately defined. The clinical presentati...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Zonios D,Sheikh V,Sereti I

更新日期：2012-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Microcirculation dysfunction is a typical feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and represents the earliest abnormality of primary myocardial involvement. We assessed coronary microcirculation status by combining two functional tests in SSc patients and estimating its impact on disease outcome. METHODS:Fort...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Vacca A,Montisci R,Garau P,Siotto P,Piga M,Cauli A,Ruscazio M,Meloni L,Iliceto S,Mathieu A

更新日期：2013-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Evaluation of disease severity in experimental models of rheumatoid arthritis is inevitably associated with assessment of structural bone damage. A noninvasive imaging technology allowing objective quantification of pathophysiological alterations of bone structure in rodents could substantially extend the ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Irmler IM,Gebhardt P,Hoffmann B,Opfermann T,Figge MT,Saluz HP,Kamradt T

更新日期：2014-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) has potential for monitoring urate deposition in patients with gout. The aim of this prospective longitudinal study was to analyse measurement error of DECT urate volume measurement in clinically stable patients with tophaceous gout. METHODS:Seventy-three patients wi...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Rajan A,Aati O,Kalluru R,Gamble GD,Horne A,Doyle AJ,McQueen FM,Dalbeth N

更新日期：2013-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are treated with a mean of 3-4 conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) with or without glucocorticoids (GCs), before the first biologic prescription. The main reasons for change are inefficacy in 30-40 % of patients, and toxicity ≈ 10 %. Thus...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Hernández-Cruz B,Márquez-Saavedra E,Caliz-Caliz R,Navarro-Sarabia F

更新日期：2016-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis (SSc-ILD) is a major cause of SSc-related death. Imunosuppressive treatment (IS) is used in patients with SSc for various organ manifestations mainly to ameliorate progression of SSc-ILD. Data on everyday IS prescription patterns and clinical courses of lung fu...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Adler S,Huscher D,Siegert E,Allanore Y,Czirják L,DelGaldo F,Denton CP,Distler O,Frerix M,Matucci-Cerinic M,Mueller-Ladner U,Tarner IH,Valentini G,Walker UA,Villiger PM,Riemekasten G,EUSTAR co-workers on behalf of the DeSS

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was the evaluation of synovial effusion (SE), synovial fluid (SF) and synovial tissue (ST) biomarkers in relation to disease activity indexes to assess the response to intraarticular (IA) tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α blockers in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHODS:Systemic and lo...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Fiocco U,Sfriso P,Oliviero F,Roux-Lombard P,Scagliori E,Cozzi L,Lunardi F,Calabrese F,Vezzù M,Dainese S,Molena B,Scanu A,Nardacchione R,Rubaltelli L,Dayer JM,Punzi L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The role of adiponectin in the pathogenesis of arthritis is still controversial. This study was performed to examine whether adiponectin is involved in joint inflammation and destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in relation to the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metal...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Choi HM,Lee YA,Lee SH,Hong SJ,Hahm DH,Choi SY,Yang HI,Yoo MC,Kim KS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Up to 12% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA). However, the majority of these patients do not manifest ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) and the significance of ANCA in these patients is unclear. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of A...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Moxey J,Huq M,Proudman S,Sahhar J,Ngian GS,Walker J,Strickland G,Wilson M,Ross L,Major G,Roddy J,Stevens W,Nikpour M

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in patients with inflammatory polyarthritis (IP), especially in seropositive disease. In established rheumatoid arthritis (RA), insulin resistance (IR) is increased and associated with CVD. We investigated factors associated with IR in an inception...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Mirjafari H,Farragher TM,Verstappen SM,Yates A,Bunn D,Marshall T,Lunt M,Symmons DP,Bruce IN

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9 (PCSK9) targets the LDL-receptor (LDLR) which raises LDL-levels. In addition, PCSK9 has proinflammatory immunological effects. Here, we investigate the role of PCSK9 in relation to the inflammatory activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:PCSK9-le...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Frostegård J,Ahmed S,Hafström I,Ajeganova S,Rahman M

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bone marrow lesions (BMLs) play an important role in knee osteoarthritis, but their etiology is not well understood. The aim of this longitudinal study was to describe the association between dietary factors, serum lipids, and BMLs. METHODS:In total, 394 older men and women (mean age, 63 years; range, 52 ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Doré D,de Hoog J,Giles G,Ding C,Cicuttini F,Jones G

更新日期：2012-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Semaphorin 3A (sema3A) and neuropilin-1 (NP-1) play a regulatory role in immune responses and have a demonstrated effect on the course of collagen induced arthritis. This study was undertaken to evaluate the role of sema3A and NP-1 in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the specific ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Vadasz Z,Haj T,Halasz K,Rosner I,Slobodin G,Attias D,Kessel A,Kessler O,Neufeld G,Toubi E

更新日期：2012-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective was to study immune regulation in a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis that exhibits considerable heterogeneity of disease activity. METHODS:T-cell receptor transgenic mice, in which nearly all CD4+ T cells recognize a single peptide of type II collagen, were immunized with collagen and obs...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Lundy SK,Fox DA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Enhanced B cell activity, particularly memory B cells have gained interest in evaluating response during therapies with biologics. CD27-IgD- double-negative (DN) B cells lacking the conventional memory marker CD27 are reported to be part of the memory compartment, however, only scarce data is available for...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Mahmood Z,Muhammad K,Schmalzing M,Roll P,Dörner T,Tony HP

更新日期：2015-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the short-term effects of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-17A (IL-17A) inhibition on the structural changes in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) have been reported, no studies have investigated the long-term stru...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Wu D,Griffith JF,Lam SHM,Wong PCH,Shi L,Li EK,Cheng IT,Li TK,Hung VW,Qin L,Tam LS

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:IL-10 is a very important anti-inflammatory cytokine. However, the role of this cytokine in T cells in the pathogenesis of collagen-induced arthritis is unclear. The purpose of this study was to define the role of IL-10 signaling in T cells in the pathogenesis of collagen-induced arthritis. METHODS:IL-10 ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Tao J,Kamanaka M,Hao J,Hao Z,Jiang X,Craft JE,Flavell RA,Wu Z,Hong Z,Zhao L,Yin Z

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to further characterize immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) by a large-scale multicenter study of its clinical and laboratory features conducted by multidisciplinary physicians of IgG4-RD in Japan. METHODS:Various specialists retrospectively evaluated IgG4-RD patients diagnosed between 1...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Yamada K,Yamamoto M,Saeki T,Mizushima I,Matsui S,Fujisawa Y,Hara S,Takahashi H,Nomura H,Kawa S,Kawano M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is generally a chronic disease, a proportion of RA-patients achieve disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)-free sustained remission, reflecting loss of disease-persistence. To explore mechanisms underlying RA-persistence, we performed a candidate gene study. We hypo...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： van Steenbergen HW,van Nies JA,Ruyssen-Witrand A,Huizinga TW,Cantagrel A,Berenbaum F,van der Helm-van Mil AH

更新日期：2015-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cell stimulation leads to the shedding of phosphatidylserine (PS)-rich microparticles (MPs). Because autoimmune diseases (AIDs) are characterized by cell activation, we investigated level of circulating MPs as a possible biomarker in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Sellam J,Proulle V,Jüngel A,Ittah M,Miceli Richard C,Gottenberg JE,Toti F,Benessiano J,Gay S,Freyssinet JM,Mariette X

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00