The role of aldosterone blockade in murine lupus nephritis.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:BRAF (v raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homologue B1) is a serine-threonine kinase involved in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathway, known to be implicated in the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines.We have observed that sera from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients recogniz...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Charpin C,Martin M,Balandraud N,Roudier J,Auger I

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Validated clinical prediction models to identify children with poor prognosis at the time of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) diagnosis would be very helpful for tailoring treatments, and avoiding under- or over-treatment. Our objective was to externally validate Nordic clinical prediction models in Canad...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Henrey A,Rypdal V,Rypdal M,Loughin T,Nordal E,Guzman J,ReACCh-Out and NoSPeR Investigators.

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) from the TNF family, owing to its role in the generation and survival of plasma cells (PCs), is currently targeted for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. However, little is known about APRIL expression in RA lesions, hampering our understanding of the way APRIL may...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Gabay C,Krenn V,Bosshard C,Seemayer CA,Chizzolini C,Huard B

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B-cell development is tightly regulated, including the induction of B-cell memory and antibody-secreting plasmablasts and plasma cells. In the last decade, we have expanded our understanding of effector functions of B cells as well as their roles in human autoimmune diseases. The current review addresses the role of c...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Dörner T,Jacobi AM,Lipsky PE

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to understand whether acupuncture can decrease the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in patients with fibromyalgia. METHODS:Using data from the Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database, we performed a propensity score-matched cohort study to analyze patients with fi...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Wu MY,Huang MC,Chiang JH,Sun MF,Lee YC,Yen HR

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The revised shared epitope (SE) concept in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is based on the presence (S) or absence (X) of the SE RAA amino acid motif at positions 72 to 74 of the third hypervariable region of the various human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 alleles. The purpose of this study was to investigate SE ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Meyer PW,Hodkinson B,Ally M,Musenge E,Wadee AA,Fickl H,Tikly M,Anderson R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a major cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Screening guidelines for PAH recommend multiple investigations, including annual echocardiography, which together have low specificity and may not be cost-effective. We sought to evaluate the predictive accurac...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Thakkar V,Stevens W,Prior D,Youssef P,Liew D,Gabbay E,Roddy J,Walker JG,Zochling J,Sahhar J,Nash P,Lester S,Rischmueller M,Proudman SM,Nikpour M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The efficacy and the optimal type and volume of aerobic exercise (AE) in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) are not established. We therefore assessed the efficacy of different types and volumes of AE in FMS. METHODS:The Cochrane Library, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsychInfo and SPORTDISCUS (through April 2009) and the re...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Häuser W,Klose P,Langhorst J,Moradi B,Steinbach M,Schiltenwolf M,Busch A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported a typesetting error. ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Orsolini G,Adami G,Rossini M,Fassio A,Giollo A,Caimmi C,Idolazzi L,Gatti D,Viapiana O

更新日期：2018-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucosamine in its acetylated form is a natural constituent of some glycosaminoglycans (for example, hyaluronic acid and keratan sulfate) in the proteoglycans found in articular cartilage, intervertebral disc and synovial fluid. Glucosamine can be extracted and stabilized by chemical modification and used as a drug or...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Henrotin Y,Mobasheri A,Marty M

更新日期：2012-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory and destructive disease of the joint. The synovial lining consists of two main types of cells: synovial fibroblasts and macrophages. The macrophage-derived cytokine TNFα stimulates RA synovial fibroblasts to proliferate and produce growth factors, chemoki...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Connor AM,Mahomed N,Gandhi R,Keystone EC,Berger SA

更新日期：2012-03-14 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

authors： Eskandari F,Webster JI,Sternberg EM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to test the naturally occurring organosulfur compound dipropyltetrasulfide (DPTTS), found in plants, which has antibiotic and anticancer properties, as a treatment for HOCl-induced systemic sclerosis in the mouse. METHODS:The prooxidative, antiproliferative, and cytotoxic effects...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Marut W,Jamier V,Kavian N,Servettaz A,Winyard PG,Eggleton P,Anwar A,Nicco C,Jacob C,Chéreau C,Weill B,Batteux F

更新日期：2013-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists reduce the signs and symptoms of spondyloarthritides, including ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of adalimumab, 40 mg every other week, for patients with AS or PsA and prior treatmen...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Rudwaleit M,Van den Bosch F,Kron M,Kary S,Kupper H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rheumatoid arthritis, T cells, B cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells invade the synovial membranes, establishing complex microstructures that promote inflammatory/tissue destructive lesions. B cell involvement has been considered to be limited to autoantibody production. However, recent studies suggest that B c...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Weyand CM,Seyler TM,Goronzy JJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susceptibility for giant cell arteritis increases with chronological age, in parallel with age-related restructuring of the immune system and age-induced remodeling of the vascular wall. Immunosenescence results in shrinkage of the naïve T-cell pool, contraction of T-cell diversity, and impairment of innate immunity. ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Mohan SV,Liao YJ,Kim JW,Goronzy JJ,Weyand CM

更新日期：2011-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal lupus erythematosus is a rare disorder caused by the transplacental passage of maternal autoantibodies. The 52-kDa Ro/SSA antigen (Ro52) ribonucleoprotein represents an antigenic target strongly associated with the autoimmune response in mothers whose children have neonatal lupus and cardiac conduction distur...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Fritsch C,Hoebeke J,Dali H,Ricchiuti V,Isenberg DA,Meyer O,Muller S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:During the progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there are frequent but intermittent flares in which the joint becomes acutely inflamed and painful. Although a number of drug therapies are currently used to treat RA, their effectiveness is variable and side effects are common. Endocannabinoids have the...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Krustev E,Reid A,McDougall JJ

更新日期：2014-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing recognition that central pain sensitivity plays an important role in pain severity among patients with osteoarthritis. Murphy and colleagues identified clusters of patients with osteoarthritis according to pain severity and accompanying symptoms, and one of these groups appeared to have a greater d...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Allen K

更新日期：2011-01-01 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

authors： Betteridge ZE,Gunawardena H,McHugh NJ

更新日期：2011-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Biological markers specifically reflecting pathological processes may add value in the assessment of inter-individual variations in the course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The current study was undertaken to investigate whether baseline serum levels of the chemokine CXCL13 might predict clinical and ultra...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Bugatti S,Manzo A,Benaglio F,Klersy C,Vitolo B,Todoerti M,Sakellariou G,Montecucco C,Caporali R

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study investigated five confirmed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility genes/loci (HLA-DRB1, PTPN22, STAT4, OLIG3/TNFAIP3 and TRAF1/C5) for association with susceptibility and severity in an inception cohort. METHODS:The magnitude of association for each genotype was assessed in 1,046 RA subjects...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Morgan AW,Robinson JI,Conaghan PG,Martin SG,Hensor EM,Morgan MD,Steiner L,Erlich HA,Gooi HC,Barton A,Worthington J,Emery P,UKRAG Consortium.,YEAR Consortium.

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The decreased disc height characteristic of intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration has often been linked to low back pain, and thus regeneration strategies aimed at restoring the disc extracellular matrix and ultimately disc height have been proposed as potential treatments for IVD degeneration. One such t...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Le Maitre CL,Baird P,Freemont AJ,Hoyland JA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Antibodies against citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP) and increased levels of cytokines precede the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by several years. Recently, the proteins survivin and Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (Flt3L) have been identified as biomarkers of RA associated with joint destruct...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Bokarewa M,Brink M,Erlandsson M,Rantapää Dahlqvist S

更新日期：2014-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are expressed during osteogenesis and their action is regulated by corresponding BMP inhibitors. Chordin (a well recognized BMP inhibitor) and BMP-2 are expressed during osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells. Chordin inhibition induces human mesenchymal stem cell...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Heliotis M,Tsiridis E

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During pregnancy, many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience disease improvement, whereas patients with ankylosing spondylitis often suffer from persistent active disease. Here we investigated whether pregnancy-related changes in disease activity were associated with changes in the proportion an...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Tham M,Schlör GR,Yerly D,Mueller C,Surbek D,Villiger PM,Förger F

更新日期：2016-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aims of this study were to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of blood B-cell subset profiling and immune-system activation marker assays in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) and to assess whether adding these tools to the current laboratory item would improve the American-European Consensus Group (AECG) ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Cornec D,Saraux A,Pers JO,Jousse-Joulin S,Marhadour T,Roguedas-Contios AM,Genestet S,Renaudineau Y,Devauchelle-Pensec V

更新日期：2014-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In cross-sectional studies, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have higher coronary artery calcium (CAC) than controls. However, their rate of progression of CAC and the predictors of CAC progression have heretofore remained unknown. METHODS:Incidence and progression of CAC were compared in 155 patie...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Chung CP,Giles JT,Kronmal RA,Post WS,Gelber AC,Petri M,Szklo M,Detrano R,Budoff MJ,Blumenthal RS,Ouyang P,Bush D,Bathon JM

更新日期：2013-09-25 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

authors： Cope AP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Progressive fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is linked to aberrant transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) signaling. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-gamma) blocks fibrogenic TGF-beta responses in vitro and in vivo. Reduced expression and function of PPAR-gamma in patients wit...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Lakota K,Wei J,Carns M,Hinchcliff M,Lee J,Whitfield ML,Sodin-Semrl S,Varga J

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00