Abstract:
:A considerable amount of research time has been invested in studies aimed at elucidating pathogenic processes in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Despite this, major challenges for biomedical science remain, such as identification of the key factors that determine susceptibility to SSc, and elucidation of the precise nature of the initiating event that causes endothelial cell injury and ultimately brings about the biological cascade(s) that lead to the pathologic vascular changes. Involved factors are likely to include genetic perturbations, environmental cues, tissue injury, infection and hypoxia/oxidative stress. As important as determining the initiating events are the identification and characterization of key factors that are functionally important in driving vascular disease progression, because these factors are potential targets for therapeutic intervention. This article reviews the role of endothelin as an example of a pleiotropic mediator with effects on various aspects of SSc pathogenesis, such as inflammation, vasculopathy and tissue remodelling.
journal_name
Arthritis Res Therjournal_title
Arthritis research & therapyauthors
Abraham D,Distler Odoi
10.1186/ar2186subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-01-01 00:00:00pages
S2eissn
1478-6354issn
1478-6362pii
ar2186journal_volume
9 Suppl 2pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::Recent genome-wide association studies have advanced our understanding of genetic factors that underlie systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a multifactorial autoimmune disease characterized by various clinical manifestations. SLE also has an environmental component, which can trigger or exacerbate the disease. Despite...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 评论,社论
doi:10.1186/ar3335
更新日期:2011-05-31 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:There is a suspicion of increased risk of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoproliferations in patients with inflammatory arthritides receiving immunosuppressive drugs. We investigated the EBV load and EBV-specific T-cell response in patients treated with methotrexate (MTX) or anti-TNF therapy. MET...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/ar2708
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The development of spontaneous autoimmunity in inbred strains of rodents has allowed us to investigate the molecular basis of chronic inflammatory disease in ways that would not be possible in humans. Recently, two new mouse models of autoimmune inflammatory polyarthritis have been reported that demonstrate how altera...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/ar1185
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The SPARCC sacroiliac joint inflammation (SIS) and structural (SSS) scores are reliable measures to quantify abnormalities in the pediatric sacroiliac joint. We aimed to evaluate the utility of online calibration modules for the SIS and SSS and the reliability of their component change scores. METHODS:Chang...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13075-020-02157-4
更新日期:2020-03-24 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Pain in osteoarthritis (OA) has been classically attributed to joint structural damage. Disparity between the degree of radiographic structural damage and the severity of symptoms implies that factors other than the joint pathology itself contribute to the pain. Peripheral and central sensitization have be...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1186/s13075-014-0507-z
更新日期:2014-12-14 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Sarcopenic obesity, associated with greater risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), may be related to dysregulated muscle remodeling. To determine whether exercise training could improve remodeling, we measured changes in inter-relationships of plasma galectin-3, skel...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13075-018-1786-6
更新日期:2018-12-27 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The important functions of the meniscus are shock absorption, passive stabilization and load transmission of the knee. Because of the avascularity of two-thirds of the meniscal center region, the treatment of tears in this area is hard. Recently, microRNAs have been proven to play an important role in the ...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13075-014-0488-y
更新日期:2014-11-28 00:00:00
abstract::Inflammation and inflammatory responses are modulated by a bidirectional communication between the neuroendocrine and immune system. Many lines of research have established the numerous routes by which the immune system and the central nervous system (CNS) communicate. The CNS signals the immune system through hormona...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/ar1002
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Increased circulatory levels of the chemokine CXCL4 have been associated with the presence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in an observational study of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between baseline CXCL4 level and extent of ILD i...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1186/s13075-016-1203-y
更新日期:2016-12-30 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Social media may complement traditional data sources to answer comparative effectiveness/safety questions after medication licensure. METHODS:The Treato platform was used to analyze all publicly available social media data including Facebook, blogs, and discussion boards for posts mentioning inflammatory ar...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13075-017-1251-y
更新日期:2017-03-07 00:00:00
abstract::Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease manifesting in joint destruction. The recognized hallmark of RA pathogenesis is the involvement of immune cells which produce many mediators potentiating an inflammatory environment. RA synovial fibroblasts (RASFs) contribute significantly to disease progressi...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 评论,社论
doi:10.1186/s13075-015-0846-4
更新日期:2015-11-06 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the biomarkers for the diagnosis and assessment of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). CRP is not only the by-product of inflammatory response, but also plays proinflammatory and prothrombotic roles. The aim of this study was to determine the role of CRP on bon...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13075-015-0563-z
更新日期:2015-03-04 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The longitudinal degradation mechanism of extracellular matrix (ECM) in the interbertebral disc remains unclear. Our objective was to elucidate catabolic and anabolic gene expression profiles and their balances in intervertebral disc degeneration using a static compression model. METHODS:Forty-eight 12-we...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/ar3764
更新日期:2012-03-06 00:00:00
abstract::Unfortunately, after publication of this article [1], it was noticed that Fig. 2 is incorrect. ...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,已发布勘误
doi:10.1186/s13075-018-1700-2
更新日期:2018-09-10 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The objective of this study is to determine if multiple systemic autoimmune diseases (SAID) share gene expression pathways that could provide insights into pathogenic mechanisms common to these disorders. METHODS:RNA microarray analyses (Agilent Human 1A(V2) 20K oligo arrays) were used to quantify gene ex...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/ar3330
更新日期:2011-04-26 00:00:00
abstract::Although it is generally accepted that osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition of the cartilage, other tissues such as synovium in which immunological and inflammatory reactions occur contribute to the development of joint pathology. This sheds new light on the potential mechanism of action of mesenchymal stem cell...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 社论
doi:10.1186/ar4190
更新日期:2013-03-20 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a common systemic autoimmune disease with a complex genetic inheritance. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have significantly increased the number of significant loci associated with SLE risk. To date, however, established loci account for less than 30% of the disea...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1186/s13075-018-1604-1
更新日期:2018-05-30 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Persistence of biologic therapy in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients is an important factor in individualized patient treatment planning and healthcare policy and guideline development. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the persistence of biologic agents prescribed to PsA patients in a real-life setting as well as fac...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13075-021-02417-x
更新日期:2021-01-29 00:00:00
abstract::Advanced imaging techniques may enable early diagnosis and monitoring of therapy in various rheumatic diseases. To prevent irreversible tissue damage, inflammatory rheumatic disease must be diagnosed and treated in pre-clinical stages, requiring highly sensitive detection techniques. Positron emission tomography (PET)...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/s13075-014-0423-2
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Anti-Sa antibodies are detected in the serum of 20-47% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. These antibodies have a high degree of specificity for the disease, and appear to identify a subset of early rheumatoid arthritis patients destined to have aggressive and destructive disease. It has recently been confirmed th...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/ar1171
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS) is an autoinflammatory disease characterized by excessive interleukin-1 (IL-1) release, resulting in recurrent fevers, sensorineural hearing loss, and amyloidosis. IL-1 inhibition with anakinra, an IL-1 receptor antagonist, improves clinical symptoms and inflammatory markers. Subc...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/ar4237
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The in vitro pharmacology of baricitinib, upadacitinib, and tofacitinib was evaluated to understand differences among these JAK inhibitors (JAKis) at the cellular level. METHODS:Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy donors were incubated with different JAKis, levels of phosphorylated signal transd...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13075-019-1964-1
更新日期:2019-08-02 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Monosodium urate monohydrate (MSU) crystals synergize with various toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands to induce cytokine production via activation of the NOD-like receptor (NLR) family, pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLPR3) inflammasome. This has been demonstrated in vitro using human cell lines or monocytes of ...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/ar3898
更新日期:2012-07-04 00:00:00
abstract::Autoantibodies targeting intracellular proteins involved in key processes are detected in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. These myositis-specific autoantibodies have been increasingly demonstrated to correlate with distinct clinical phenotypes within the myositis spectrum. This review highlights the ...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/ar3275
更新日期:2011-03-18 00:00:00
abstract::The accumulation of T cells in the synovial membrane is the crucial step in the pathophysiology of the inflammatory processes characterizing juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). In this study, we evaluated the expression and the pathogenetic role in oligoarticular JIA of a CXC chemokine involved in the directional mig...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/ar1481
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Joint space width (JSW) and narrowing (JSN) measurements on radiographs are currently the best way to assess disease severity or progression in hip osteoarthritis, yet we lack data regarding the most accurate and sensitive measurement technique. This study was conducted to determine the optimal radiograph and number o...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1186/ar1831
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Anti-glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) antibodies are known to be arthritogenic autoantibodies in K/BxN mice, although some groups have reported that few healthy humans retain these antibodies. The expression of Fcgamma receptors (FcgammaRs) is genetically regulated and has strong implications for the development of...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/ar1802
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The objective of this study was to examine the association between occupation and osteoarthritis (OA) leading to total knee (TKR) or hip (THR) joint replacement. METHODS:The following is the case-control study design. All patients still living in Iceland who had had a TKR or THR due to OA as of the end of...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/ar3033
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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/ar2844
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) has been known to promote bone healing by nonthermal effects. In recent studies, LIPUS has been shown to reduce inflammation in injured soft tissues. Xerostomia is one of the most common symptoms in Sjögren syndrome (SS). It is caused by a decrease in the quantity or...
journal_title:Arthritis research & therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13075-015-0798-8
更新日期:2015-10-07 00:00:00