A five day course of high dose corticosteroids has no effect on the clearance of soluble aggregates of human immunoglobulin G in healthy volunteers.

abstract：:Pain intensity, muscle strength, static muscle endurance, pressure pain threshold, and pain tolerance at tender points and control points were assessed in 31 patients with fibromyalgia (FM), before and after intravenous administration of morphine (9 patients), lidocaine (11 patients), and ketamine (11 patients). The t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Sörensen J,Bengtsson A,Bäckman E,Henriksson KG,Bengtsson M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An account is given of a viscometer which can be used for measuring the viscosity of synovial fluid when only small quantities are avaliable (0.15 ml) and taking into account the non-Newtonian character of the fluid. A technical description of the apparatus is given. A series of experiments are reported in which bovin...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Reimann I,Stougaard J,Northeved A

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the clinical and bacteriological features of recurrent tonsillitis between patients with and without juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS:A total of 122 participants, aged 2-18 years, were consecutively recruited into four groups: (i) JIA and recurrent tonsillitis; (ii) JIA; (iii) recurre...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Astrauskiene D,Bernotiene E,Bytautiene J,Sakalinskas V,Panaviene V,Venaliene J,Lesinskas E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:'Arthroscopic volume' and resorption of normal saline was measured in 35 young males during routine arthroscopic examination. The average mean volume of the knee joint cavity was 103.4 ml and this volume was observed to correlate with the midpatellar circumference of the knee and the height of the patients. Mean resor...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Visuri T,Kiviluoto O

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether the therapeutic effect of etidronate is affected by the time of ingestion we have retrospectively studied 110 osteoporotic patients. They had been taking etidronate according to the manufacturer's instructions for a mean duration of 2.6 years either on waking (n=47), on retiring (n=47), or durin...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Cook GJ,Blake GM,Fogelman I

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corneal chrysiasis is a common consequence of parenteral chrysotherapy in patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis. Concerning the factors and conditions that could be determinant for the gold accumulation in the cornea, there are contradictory opinions. Total or weekly gold dose and its accumulation quota, and the f...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Mathieu A,Pala R,Carta S,Orzalesi N,Balestrieri A

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to assess the T cell cytokines IFN-gamma, IL-2, IL-4 and IL-5 in labial salivary glands (LSG) in Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and healthy controls using RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. IFN-gamma is always or almost always produced in SS and in healthy controls. IL-2 was also found in some ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Konttinen YT,Kemppinen P,Koski H,Li TF,Jumppanen M,Hietanen J,Santavirta S,Salo T,Larsson A,Hakala M,Sorsa T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results and side effects were compared in 100 patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with 600 mg penicillamine daily and 100 patients given 300 mg daily. While haemoglobin rose and erythrocyte sedimentation rate dropped in both the 300 mg and the 600 mg cohort, no significant improvement in clinical measure could ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Nissilä M,Nuotio P,von Essen R,Mäkisara P

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen consumption was investigated during phagocytosis by leukocytes in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus and scleroderma. Compared with the situation in normal persons, the mean oxygen consumption in the total patient group was ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kvarstein B,Blichfeldt P

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Low body weight is an easily assessable cause of Raynaud's phenomenon (RP), and is frequently overlooked by clinicians. We aim to investigate the association of low body weight (body mass index < 18.5 kg/m2), involuntary weight loss, and nutritional restrictions with the presence of RP. Method: Participant...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Abdulle AE,Arends S,van Goor H,Brouwer E,van Roon AM,Westra J,Herrick AL,de Leeuw K,Mulder DJ

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1974-76 patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (duration less than or equal to 6 months) were investigated at the Institute for Rheumatism, Moscow, and at the Rheumatism Foundation Hospital, Heinola, Finland. Of 200 patients in each centre, 142 sex- and age-matched patients were chosen and followed up for one yea...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Martio J,Kiviniemi P,von Essen R,Isomäki H,Akimova T,Ievleva L,Trofimova T,Mylov N

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chronic renal disease other than scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is not well documented in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We examined the occurrence of decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in a large consecutive SSc cohort and analysed whether it was related to SSc or could be related to other causes. METHOD...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Scheja A,Bartosik I,Wuttge DM,Hesselstrand R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In biopsies from normal-looking skin, immune complexes in the dermo-epidermal junction zone were found by a direct immunofluorescence technique in 14 of 17 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, in 6 of 12 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but in none of 10 patients with temporal arteritis and 25 normal control...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Permin H,Juhl F,Wiik A,Balslov JT

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was (1) to examine the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by a county patient register, (2) to cross-validate the register findings by a postal population survey, and (3) to estimate prevalences of disease subsets according to age, sex, and levels of physical disability. The study was performed with...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kvien TK,Glennås A,Knudsrød OG,Smedstad LM,Mowinckel P,Førre O

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Platelets are thought to participate in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We showed recently an in vivo increase in platelet-endothelial cell interactions in mice with antigen-induced arthritis (AiA). The underlying mechanisms are not yet clear. The aim of th...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Schmitt-Sody M,Metz P,Klose A,Gottschalk O,Zysk S,Hausdorf J,Veihelmann A,Jansson V

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic, inflammatory disease. Renal involvement worsens the course of RA and increases mortality. It is suggested that chronic inflammatory processes may contribute to renal impairment. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of chronic inflammation and RA activit...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Targońska-Stepniak B,Majdan M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of PAF-acether (PAF), its specific degrading enzyme acetylhydrolase, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) concentrations in blood and synovial fluid (SF) from patients with active RA. The variations of the mediators were also evaluated after corticosteroid perfusions in 7 ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hilliquin P,Houbaba H,Aissa J,Benveniste J,Menkes CJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fc-receptors for IgG (Fc gamma R) are important triggers of effector function in macrophages. We have investigated the distribution of cells bearing Fc gamma R I, Fc gamma R II, and Fc gamma R III in 14 synovia and 3 nodules from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, using monoclonal antibodies on serial cryostat sectio...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Bröker BM,Edwards JC,Fanger MW,Lydyard PM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare prognosis parameters and arterial site involvement in Takayasu arteritis (TA) patients with disease onset at age ≤ 18 and ≥ 21 years. METHODS:Sixty-two TA patients [American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and European League Against Rheumatism/Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (EULAR/PreS) ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jales-Neto LH,Levy-Neto M,Bonfa E,de Carvalho JF,Pereira RM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lupus anticoagulant (LAC) is associated with the occurrence of thromboembolic complications. Assuming that thrombosis may underlie manifestations of the central nervous system (CNS) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), we studied 20 patients with SLE and CNS manifestations for the presence of LAC. ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Derksen RH,Bouma BN,Kater L

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory disease. Studies suggest that pro-inflammatory cytokines may be attenuated by the vagus nerve through the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. We aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of short-term transcutaneous non-invasive vagus...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Drewes AM,Brock C,Rasmussen SE,Møller HJ,Brock B,Deleuran BW,Farmer AD,Pfeiffer-Jensen M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an uncommon immunological disorder with multisystemic involvement. Neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations in this disease are multifactorial and can involve any part of this system. We describe one patient presenting with spastic quadriparesis as an early clinical manife...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Gupta A,Singh S,Singh P,Ahluwalia J,Rath S,Minz RW

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation has been carried out on the presence of iron in striated muscle from normal individuals and from patients with rheumatoid disease. The methods used for the estimation of iron required a neutron activation analysis of total iron and extraction of hemoglobin in cyanide buffer. The results disclosed that...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Goldie IF,Bjönness T,Tiselius P,Plantin LO,Sato T

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shoulder muscle performance was tested in 8 working ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients and compared with 10 healthy male referents. The AS patients were all in a non-active state and had no shoulder symptoms. Electromyographic fatigue development in the descending part of the trapezius muscle was significantly faste...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hagberg M,Hagner IM,Bjelle A

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Calcium hydroxyapatite (HA) is reported to be the major constituent of soft tissue calcinosis in patients with scleroderma (systemic sclerosis, SSc). Mechanical stress and local tissue hypoxia are thought to be important in the pathogenesis of SSc calcinosis. We sought to analyse spontaneously draining mater...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hsu VM,Emge T,Schlesinger N

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chronic inflammatory response to abrasion particles from total hip replacement (THR) is believed to cause osteolysis and to contribute to prosthetic loosening. The expression of interleukin-11(IL-11) and its major cellular sources in the interface and pseudocapsular tissues obtained from total hip revisions perfor...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Xu JW,Li TF,Partsch G,Ceponis A,Santavirta S,Konttinen YT

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rate of grip development (power), time to reach maximum grip strength and fatigue were not affected by the diurnal variation known to influence maximum grip strength and work during grip formation in normal subjects. Rheumatoid hands were less affected by exercise or temperature change of the forearm than were normal ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Pearson R,MacKinnon MJ,Meek AP,Myers DB,Palmer DG

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the influence of -308 tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) promoter polymorphism and circulating TNFalpha levels in the clinical response to adalimumab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Eighty-one patients with active RA were genotyped for the -308 TNFalpha polym...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Cuchacovich M,Soto L,Edwardes M,Gutierrez M,Llanos C,Pacheco D,Sabugo F,Alamo M,Fuentealba C,Villanueva L,Gatica H,Schiattino I,Salazaro L,Catalan D,Valenzuela O,Salazar-Onfray F,Aguillón JC

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The main aim of the study was to examine whether patients with spondyloarthritides underwent their first coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at a younger age than those without spondyloarthritides. METHODS:Patients who underwent their first CABG at the Feiring Heart Clinic during 2001-2005 were preoperat...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hollan I,Saatvedt K,Almdahl SM,Mikkelsen K,Moer R,Halvorsen P,Veel T,Førre OT

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Thyroid dysfunction in the setting of systemic sclerosis (SSc) has been described previously. We aimed to determine the prevalence of anti-thyroid antibodies (ATA) in a large SSc cohort and to ascertain whether they are associated with distinct clinical phenotypes. METHODS:A total of 138 patients with SSc [...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Danielides S,Mavragani CP,Katsakoulas I,Zintzaras E,Drosos AA,Vlachoyiannopoulos PG,Moutsopoulos HM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00