Novel immunomodulating and immunotherapies, and novel therapies and strategies for inflammatory arthropathy.

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:The identification of the genetic variants that mediate the risk for susceptibility and severity of rheumatoid arthritis will allow the development of new drug targets and also increase the ability to predict disease course. Technical and methodologic progress has fueled the advances in this field. R...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： van der Helm-van Mil AH,Wesoly JZ,Huizinga TW

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We aim to give an overview of the recent progress in the knowledge of the genetic component of vasculitides. RECENT FINDINGS:Using a state-of-the-art imputation method to analyse the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region, Ombrello and colleagues narrowed down the association between human leu...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Carmona FD,Martín J,González-Gay MA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we address current concepts and recent experimental results that relate to heterogeneity in the physiologic, biochemical, and morphologic properties of mammalian skeletal muscle fibers. Recent data reinforce some of these current concepts while questioning others. The biochemical bases of the concepts ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Talmadge RJ,Roy RR,Edgerton VR

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Regeneration of damaged articular cartilage remains one of the most challenging problems in orthopedic surgery. Distinct surgical procedures were developed for the repair of focal cartilage defects and this review will focus on recent aspects of cell-based healing approaches that aim to achieve restor...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Richter W

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of various therapeutic possibilities in the field of osteoarthritis has strongly prompted clinicians to conduct studies to evaluate the symptomatic as well as the potential chondromodulating effects of these treatments. For this purpose, some authors recently proposed guidelines with regard not only to t...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Dougados M

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Impaired renal uric acid excretion is the major mechanism of hyperuricemia in patients with primary gout. This review highlights recent advances in the knowledge of normal mechanisms of renal uric acid handling and derangement of these mechanisms in uric acid underexcretion. RECENT FINDINGS:The disco...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Taniguchi A,Kamatani N

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past year, many reports have been published on a variety of clinical manifestations related to antiphospholipid antibodies. The low prevalence of anticardiolipin antibodies with the rare occurrence of thrombosis and a low rate of fetal loss in studies in Malaysia and China showed a potential role for local fa...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Sugai S

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first part of this article draws together descriptive studies on the direct medical costs of osteoporosis. The second part is devoted to economic evaluation of 1) osteoporosis treatment on the basis of clinical criteria and 2) preventive strategies, some of them including bone mineral density screening. These anal...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Joel ME,Le Gales C

更新日期：1998-07-01 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: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:The introduction of checkpoint inhibitors as well as other allied advances in cancer immunology has made immunotherapy a pillar in the treatment of cancer. At the same time, these therapies have been associated with a remarkable array of immune-mediated toxicities observed in virtually every organ sys...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Calabrese LH,Calabrese C

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA-B27 is virtually absent in most of the sub-Saharan Africa populations, and ankylosing spondylitis is rare; only a few patients have been reported from central and southern Africa. HLA-B27 was present in only one of 17 patients (6%). The disease shows clinical features that are similar to those observed in white HL...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Mijiyawa M,Oniankitan O,Khan MA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, four areas are discussed: fluoroquinolone-induced tendinitis, volar flexor tenosynovitis (trigger finger), Achilles tendon lesions, and occupational medicine issues. The relationship of fluoroquinolone treatment to musculoskeletal lesions, especially Achilles tendinitis and tear, is most intriguing. Th...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Biundo JJ Jr,Mipro RC Jr,Fahey P

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:To define gout conditions and hyperuricemia. RECENT FINDINGS:Gout is defined as an arthritic condition resulting from the deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in and/or around joints, following long-standing hyperuricemia. Several recent ultrasound studies disclosed MSU deposits in a lar...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Bardin T,Richette P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The autoinflammatory diseases are a group of conditions that include the hereditary fever syndromes, and result from upregulated innate immune responses. The discovery of the genetic basis for these conditions led to the description of novel intracellular receptors for infectious and noninfectious dan...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Ryan JG,Goldbach-Mansky R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize recent findings on new pathogenic mechanisms of interaction between genetic and environmental factors and between innate and adaptive immunity in primary Sjögren's syndrome and to reconcile pathogenesis and treatment by focusing on the crucial pathogenic steps that could be targeted by em...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Mariette X,Gottenberg JE

更新日期：2010-09-01 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:The production of autoantibodies against nuclear antigens is the hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus. Among the large number of autoantibodies known, only a limited number appear to be clinically important. The various autoantibodies have different clinical significance in lupus patients. In this...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Sawalha AH,Harley JB

更新日期：2004-09-01 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:Therapeutic inhibition of tumour necrosis factor-alpha strongly increases the risk of reactivation in latent tuberculosis infection. Recent blood tests based on antigen-specific T cell response and measuring production of interferon-gamma, so called interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs), are promisi...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Villiger PM,Zellweger JP,Möller B

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organ transplantation offers new life to patients who suffer from incurable disease. The problem of rejection of the transplanted organ has been overcome with the use of potent immunosuppressive drugs. These drugs, although they allow graft tolerance and graft survival, also are associated with complications such as o...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Epstein S,Shane E,Bilezikian JP

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polymyositis syndrome has been described as a rare complication in patients who develop chronic graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Chronic graft-versus-host disease is a cellular immune-mediated donor bone marrow versus patient rejection reaction, which may also lead to an autoim...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Parker PM,Openshaw H,Forman SJ

更新日期：1997-11-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To investigate the association between systemic sclerosis (SSc) to chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriage. We utilized the database of Clalit Health Services, the largest healthcare organization in Israel and performed a cross-sectional study. RECENT FINDINGS:The study i...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Tiosano S,Cohen AD,Amital H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Relapsing polychondritis is a unique, rare autoimmune disorder in which the cartilaginous tissues are the primary targets of destruction but the immune damage can spread to involve noncartilaginous tissues like the kidney, blood vessels, and so forth. The manifestations of the disease can take many different fo...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Kent PD,Michet CJ Jr,Luthra HS

更新日期：2004-01-01 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:This review examines thresholds for treatment of traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and whether RA-specific treatment modulates cardiovascular risk. RECENT FINDINGS:There are substantial data demonstrating an increased CVD risk among pa...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Barbhaiya M,Solomon DH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Arthritogenic alphaviruses are globally distributed mosquito-borne RNA viruses causing epidemics of polyarthritis/arthralgia, with disease emerging or reemerging and increasingly being reported in travelers. This article summarizes the current knowledge of these diseases, focusing on recent developmen...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Suhrbier A,La Linn M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) frequently present with one or only a few symptoms, which does not allow prompt diagnosis. Raynaud's phenomenon is one of those symptoms. However, only a minority of patients who present with Raynaud's phenomenon develop a CTD. Prognostic factors for the future development of CTD in s...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Kallenberg CG

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00