Antiphospholipid antibody and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.

abstract：:Within the past year information has accumulated on the role of infections in the pathogenesis of vasculitis. Superantigens play an important role in the stimulation of the immune system. Behçet's syndrome is a vasculitis that affects children as well as adults. Recently published childhood studies highlight the impor...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Ozen S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoplasia can be associated with a wide range of rheumatologic manifestations. Literature over the last 12 months has reviewed metastasis of solid tumors to the joint and hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy. Vasculitis has been reported as a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with both hematologic and solid malign...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Brooks PM

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The article reviews recent advances in the research of fractures in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), highlighting their clinical, scientific, and economic impact. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent studies demonstrated an increased incidence of osteoporosis and symptomatic fractures in patients ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Bultink IE,Lems WF

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review focuses on recent progress in the understanding of various aspects of renal transport of urate. RECENT FINDINGS:Since the molecular cloning of the renal apical urate/anion exchanger URAT1 (SLC22A12), several membrane proteins relevant to the transport of urate have been identified. The mo...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Anzai N,Kanai Y,Endou H

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis is a disabling joint disease that is characterized by the progressive destruction of articular cartilage. Diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms in combination with radiography, which is relatively insensitive and provides only an indication of accumulated damage. Alternative methods, such as molecular...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： DeGroot J,Bank RA,Tchetverikov I,Verzijl N,TeKoppele JM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

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：: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:Systemic lupus erythematosus is characterized by the production of antinuclear autoantibodies and dysfunction of T-cells, B-cells, and dendritic cells. Here, we review newly recognized genetic factors and mechanisms that underlie abnormal intracellular signal processing and intercellular communication...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Perl A,Fernandez DR,Telarico T,Doherty E,Francis L,Phillips PE

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis is poorly understood, an increasing number of high quality clinical research trials are attempting to modify the overall disease outcome. Survival has improved, largely through therapies focused on single organs. Candidate outcome measures have been tested and a consensu...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Seibold JR

更新日期：2001-11-01 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：:Acute bacterial arthritis continues to be a common occurrence, and despite improved treatment regimens, the prognosis has not improved significantly over the past 20 years. During the past year, the emergence of unique predisposing factors for bacterial arthritis, including prosthetic joints and HIV infection, were em...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Goldenberg DL

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Renal complications are important in scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) and include scleroderma renal crisis. This is a medical emergency that requires careful management. Recent cohort studies have highlighted key aspects of management and outcome and these are reviewed. RECENT FINDINGS:Two recent art...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Penn H,Denton CP

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To highlight recent evidence regarding the contribution of traditional and nontraditional [e.g. inflammatory markers, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) features] risk factors toward the excess cardiovascular risk in RA. RECENT FINDINGS:The impact of traditional risk factors on the development of cardiovascul...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Gabriel SE,Crowson CS

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To present an updated summary of the relationship between joint shape and the development of osteoarthritis, with a particular focus on osteoarthritis of the hip. RECENT FINDINGS:Osteoarthritis of the hip is highly heritable, with a genetic contribution estimated at 60%. Among the genes that have bee...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Baker-LePain JC,Lane NE

更新日期：2010-09-01 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:The incidence and mortality of cardiovascular disease are increased in the context of rheumatoid arthritis. The purpose of this review is to examine our evolving understanding of the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis and to underscore the importance of tailored prevention ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Snow MH,Mikuls TR

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimates of the prevalence and incidence of knee osteoarthritis increase with age and are higher for women. Other differences in such estimates arise due to methodologic variables, including radiographic techniques. The risk for knee osteoarthritis increases with increasing body weight, long-term occupational joint s...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Slemenda CW

更新日期：1992-08-01 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: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：: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：:Longitudinal studies of large cohorts of patients with Raynaud's Phenomenon have addressed the predictors of developing a secondary disease. New insights have been reported into the pathogenesis of Raynaud's phenomenon and the consequences of ischemia. Studies have suggested that more than one defect may cause Raynaud...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Wigley FM

更新日期：1996-11-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the prototypical systemic autoimmune disease with a significant disease burden across the world among different ethnic, racial, and age groups. The pathophysiological understanding of SLE is constantly evolving and with it, the need for a better definition of the ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Stojan G,Petri M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the present review, recent findings regarding silicone breast implants (SBIs) complicated by rheumatic autoimmune diseases are described. RECENT FINDINGS:Despite changes in the principal constituents of the silicone implants during the past 50 years, silicone remained an adjuvant that may 'bleed' ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Cohen Tervaert JW,Colaris MJ,van der Hulst RR

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myositis-overlap syndromes are characterized by a heterogeneous group of clinical syndromes of which many are closely linked with specific autoantibodies. Clinical and laboratory-based research into this fascinating group of syndromes have given us clues in elucidating the role of immunogenetic, environmental influenc...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Ioannou Y,Sultan S,Isenberg DA

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 2 years, four papers describing new research studies and three papers reviewing the literature were published. These seven papers address longstanding issues, including 1) the presence or absence of cognitive impairment in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 2) the prevalence of such impairment within ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Bleiberg J,Bunning R

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pathogenesis is complex. Aberrancies of immune function that previously were described but not well understood are now becoming better characterized, in part through recognition of monogenic cases of lupus-like disease. RECENT FINDINGS:We highlight here recent descr...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Lo MS,Tsokos GC

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review and interpret the recently published data on hyperuricemia and cardiovascular disease to present an opinion on the nature of link between serum uric acid concentration and the risk for cardiovascular outcomes, and to comment on its implications for clinical practice. RECENT FINDINGS:Evidenc...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Krishnan E,Sokolove J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoplasia in an important cause of rheumatic disease. The mechanisms are either direct infiltration of the bone and joint, or indirect infiltration with manifestations distant from the site of neoplastic involvement. Many of the reports reviewed in this article center on direct associations. In particular, there is a ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Schwarzer AC,Schrieber L

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The history of ankylosing spondylitis, the main representative of the spondyloarthritides, is dating back to several thousand years BC and recently proven for medieval skeleton by HLA-B27 typing with modern molecular techniques. In modern time, the history of spondyloarthritis (SpA) is characterized b...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Zeidler H,Calin A,Amor B

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00