Management of the antiphospholipid syndrome.

abstract：:Bone is not structurally normal in osteoarthritis (OA). Periarticular bone in OA has increased turnover, decreased bone mineral content and stiffness, and decreased trabecular numbers. The increased turnover of collagen, in particular, may affect the biomechanical competence of bone and is driven by a number of proces...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Hunter DJ,Spector TD

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigations used to diagnose an inflammatory muscle disease include history and physical examination, evaluation of serum levels of enzymes derived from skeletal muscle, electromyography, magnetic resonance imaging, and muscle histology. The evaluation of patients who may have noninflammatory myopathy includes,...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Wortmann RL,Vladutiu GD

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of the anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV) is not uniform across geographical regions and ethnic and racial groups, suggesting that genetic and environmental factors affect the pathogenesis of these diseases. In addition, genetic factors affect not only the clin...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Ugarte-Gil MF,Espinoza LR

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of inflammatory rheumatic diseases whose main clinical feature is inflammation of the axial spine. Articular, periarticular, and extra-articular manifestations can also occur, depending on the type of spondyloarthritis. The most common clinical subsets of SpA are ankylosing spondylit...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： O'Rielly DD,Rahman P

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Positron emission tomography (PET) combined with computed tomography (CT) has proven useful as a cancer screening technique in patients with inflammatory myopathy, mainly dermatomyositis. In this review, we focus on advances in this direction and other potential applications of PET/CT in patients with...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Selva-O'Callaghan A,Gil-Vila A,Simó-Perdigó M,Trallero-Araguás E,Alvarado-Cárdenas M,Pinal-Fernandez I

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Although exercise in the form of stretching, strength maintenance, and aerobic conditioning is generally considered beneficial to patients with fibromyalgia (FM), there is no reliable evidence to explain why exercise should help alleviate the primary symptom of FM, namely pain. Study results are varied and do not prov...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Clark SR,Jones KD,Burckhardt CS,Bennett R

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the most obvious manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) involve inflammation and damage in the synovial joints, the systemic effects of the condition are widespread and life-threatening. Of particular interest is the 'lipid paradox' of RA, where patients with a numerically equivocal starting lipid profile h...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： McGrath CM,Young SP

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiphospholipid Syndrome Alliance for Clinical Trials and International Networking (APS ACTION) is the first-ever international network created to design and conduct large-scale, multicenter clinical trials and research in persistently antiphospholipid antibody (aPL)-positive patients. Since its inception in 2010, th...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Barbhaiya M,Andrade D,Erkan D,APS ACTION.

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the pathogenesis of SLE remains poorly understood, there is consensus that it involves a combination of genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors. New technologies applied to genomic and gene expression studies have revealed novel gene mutations and cytokine alterations in this disease. Recently, advances ...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Stichweh D,Pascual V

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells are professional antigen-presenting cells that are most studied for their function in mediating T-cell tolerance and T-cell activation. In addition, recent evidence indicates that dendritic cells can regulate the vasculature and function of fibroblast-type cells. The potential contribution of dendritic...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Lu TT

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic inflammatory process involving primarily the exocrine glands. Its association with lymphoma is well documented. A low-grade marginal-zone lymphoma related to mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue is the most common lymphoid neoplasia in Sjögren's syndrome. Among all autoimmune diseases, Sjö...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Voulgarelis M,Moutsopoulos HM

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inflammatory myopathies are a heterogeneous group of diseases including dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inclusion body myositis. Few clinical trials have been conducted in myositis, making it difficult to provide clear recommendations on the treatment of these rare disorders. Although corticosteroids have not b...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Aggarwal R,Oddis CV

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep disturbance is one of the most common comorbid problems for chronic pain patients. The association between the two phenomena has long been recognized, but the nature of the relationship is not well-understood. Many agree that the relationship is likely bidirectional. In this review, we focus on one side of the r...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Okifuji A,Hare BD

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can be seen as a burden, with consequences on patients' daily life. Health has traditionally been measured using measures of morbidity or mortality. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a concept that includes quality of life th...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Desnoyers M,Dufrost V,Wahl D,Zuily S

更新日期：2020-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Health outcomes and their measures used as end points in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patient care and clinical trials have been varied and are still evolving. Although significant reductions in morbidity and mortality in SLE have been achieved, the medications approved for SLE have remained the same during the ...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Jolly M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's syndrome is a systemic vasculitis with an unknown etiology affecting the small and large vessels of the venous and arterial systems. At least two clusters of disease expression have been described. The first includes superficial vein thrombosis, deep vein thrombosis, and dural sinus thrombi. The second includ...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Yazici Y,Yurdakul S,Yazici H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis and related fractures represent a major, and growing, public health concern for the United States and worldwide. The pathogenesis of osteoporosis is complex, requiring attention to the different life phases involved in growth, maintenance, and loss of bone, in addition to non-skeletal factors associated w...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Samelson EJ,Hannan MT

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been known for some time that central nervous system (CNS) pain amplification is present in some individuals with osteoarthritis; the implications of this involvement, however, are just starting to be realized. In the past year, several research reviews have focused on evidence supporting shared mechanisms acro...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Murphy SL,Phillips K,Williams DA,Clauw DJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory joint disease, seen in combination with the chronic inflammatory skin disease psoriasis and belonging to the family of spondylarthritides (SpA). A link is recognized between psoriatic arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Environmental factors seem to induce infl...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Eppinga H,Konstantinov SR,Peppelenbosch MP,Thio HB

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The myofibroblast is the culprit in the pathogenesis of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Activation of morphogen signaling pathways has been shown to be critically involved in organ fibrosis. Remarkably, the cellular receptors and key molecules from these signaling pathways are localized in the p...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Teves ME,Strauss JF 3rd,Sapao P,Shi B,Varga J

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pain is an intense experience that can place a heavy burden on peoples' lives. The identification of psychosocial risk factors led to the development of effective pain treatments. However, effect sizes are modest. Accumulating evidence suggests that enhancing protective factors might also impact on (w...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Hanssen MM,Peters ML,Boselie JJ,Meulders A

更新日期：2017-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of Takayasu's arteritis (TA) has been estimated to be 2.9 cases per 1 million people, with a female preponderance, although female-to-male ratio varies from different geographic areas. A high frequency of haplotype A24-B52-DR2 has been found in Japanese patients, without this association in other populat...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Fraga A,Medina F

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and a major source of pain and disability worldwide. OA-associated pain is usually refractory to classically used analgesics, and disease-modifying therapies are still lacking. Therefore, a better understanding of mechanisms and mediators contri...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Syx D,Tran PB,Miller RE,Malfait AM

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:TNF-blocking biologics have revolutionized the care of patients with spondyloarthritis, a group of clinically overlapping conditions that includes ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. However, incomplete response rates speak to the need for alternative therapeutic approaches. Over the last decade, animal mo...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Smith JA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:Osteoarthritis (OA) is an aging-associated and injury-induced joint disease characterized by cartilage degradation, bone sclerosis, and persistent low-grade inflammation in the joint. Aging and injury are triggers of joint pathological changes mediated by pro-inflammatory factors, some of which ar...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Xie C,Chen Q

更新日期：2019-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome (HUVS) is an uncommon immune complex-mediated entity characterized by urticaria with persistent acquired hypocomplementemia. First described in 1973, HUVS is associated with several systemic findings including leukocytoclastic vasculitis, severe angioedema, laryngeal e...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Jara LJ,Navarro C,Medina G,Vera-Lastra O,Saavedra MA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovitis is the characteristic feature of inflammatory joint disease. If synovitis is localized to interphalangeal joints, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis are among the most common differential diagnoses. The absence of pain, tenderness, and limitation of function despite ...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Dallos T,Oppl B,Kovács L,Zwerina J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is known to have a worse prognosis than adult-onset disease, and monitoring and treatment of the disease are still a challenge. Thus, there is an urgent need for highly reliable, non-invasive biomarkers for early detection of relapses, to avoid long-term complications and t...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Binder E,Edelbauer M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal lupus is a disease characterized by one or more of the following findings: congenital heart block, cardiomyopathy, cutaneous lupus lesions, hepatobiliary disease, and thrombocytopenia. Accumulating evidence indicates that the disease is probably caused by maternal autoantibodies, particularly autoantibodies o...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Lee LA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent clinical development programs for new therapeutic agents in rheumatoid arthritis have included assessment of radiographic progression comparing changes with treatment to placebo and active controls. Studies now use reliable methods of assessment and sufficient study length to detect radiographic changes. Althou...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Wolfe F,Strand V

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00