Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptor in the human and the sand rat intervertebral disc.

abstract：:Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an autologous concentrated cocktail of growth factors and inflammatory mediators, and has been considered to be potentially effective for cartilage repair. In addition, the fibrinogen in PRP may be activated to form a fibrin matrix to fill cartilage lesions, fulfilling the initial require...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Xie X,Zhang C,Tuan RS

更新日期：2014-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:B lymphocytes play several critical roles in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. They are the source of the rheumatoid factors and anticitrullinated protein antibodies, which contribute to immune complex formation and complement activation in the joints. B cells are also very efficient antigen-presenting cells, ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Silverman GJ,Carson DA

更新日期：2003-01-01 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

authors： Roubille C,Raynauld JP,Abram F,Paiement P,Dorais M,Delorme P,Bessette L,Beaulieu AD,Martel-Pelletier J,Pelletier JP

更新日期：2014-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early degeneration of the intervertebral disc (IVD) involves a change in cellular differentiation from notochordal cells (NCs) in the nucleus pulposus (NP) to chondrocyte-like cells (CLCs). The purpose of this study was to investigate the gene expression profiles involved in this process using NP tissue fr...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Smolders LA,Meij BP,Onis D,Riemers FM,Bergknut N,Wubbolts R,Grinwis GC,Houweling M,Groot Koerkamp MJ,van Leenen D,Holstege FC,Hazewinkel HA,Creemers LB,Penning LC,Tryfonidou MA

更新日期：2013-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-term outcome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who in clinical practice exhibit persistent moderate disease activity (pMDA) despite treatment with biologics has not been adequately studied. Herein, we analyzed the 5-year outcome of the pMDA group and assessed for within-group heterogeneity. MET...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Genitsaridi I,Flouri I,Plexousakis D,Marias K,Boki K,Skopouli F,Drosos A,Bertsias G,Boumpas D,Sidiropoulos P

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arhalofenate acid, the active acid form of arhalofenate, is a non-agonist peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) ligand, with uricosuric activity via URAT1 inhibition. Phase II studies revealed decreased acute arthritis flares in arhalofenate-treated gout compared with allopurinol alone. Hence,...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： McWherter C,Choi YJ,Serrano RL,Mahata SK,Terkeltaub R,Liu-Bryan R

更新日期：2018-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2play pivotal roles in both the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis and catabolic processes in articular cartilage. These mediators are influenced by both IL-1beta and mechanical loading, and involve alterations in the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclo-oxygenas...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Chowdhury TT,Arghandawi S,Brand J,Akanji OO,Bader DL,Salter DM,Lee DA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to further characterize immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) by a large-scale multicenter study of its clinical and laboratory features conducted by multidisciplinary physicians of IgG4-RD in Japan. METHODS:Various specialists retrospectively evaluated IgG4-RD patients diagnosed between 1...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Yamada K,Yamamoto M,Saeki T,Mizushima I,Matsui S,Fujisawa Y,Hara S,Takahashi H,Nomura H,Kawa S,Kawano M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical remission can be maintained after the discontinuation of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in some patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (bDMARD-free remission (BFR)). It is unknown which bDMARD is advantageous for achieving BFR or under which conditions BFR can be conside...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Hashimoto M,Furu M,Yamamoto W,Fujimura T,Hara R,Katayama M,Ohnishi A,Akashi K,Yoshida S,Nagai K,Son Y,Amuro H,Hirano T,Ebina K,Uozumi R,Ito H,Tanaka M,Ohmura K,Fujii T,Mimori T

更新日期：2018-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In previous studies, we demonstrated that the NEMO score, i.e. the cumulative number of microhaemorrhages (MHEs) and microthromboses (MTs), observed in nailfold videocapillaroscopy was a good indicator of the steady state level of disease activity (DA) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) when the Europ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Pignataro F,Maglione W,Minniti A,Sambataro D,Sambataro G,Campanaro F,Valentini G,Vitali C,Del Papa N

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids have successfully been used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Data suggest that 7alpha-hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone (7alpha-OH-DHEA), an immunostimulating metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone, can block glucocorticoid-induced immune suppression. Formation of 7alpha-OH-DHEA is catalyzed by act...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Dulos J,Kaptein A,Kavelaars A,Heijnen C,Boots A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-helper (Th) lymphocytes contribute to arthritis pathogenesis by helping B cells to produce antibodies, by producing cytokines that activate effector cells involved in the destruction of cartilage and bone, and by contributing to osteoclast differentiation. There are murine models of arthritis, most notably collagen-...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kamradt T,Frey O

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenesis of sacroiliitis is unclear; therefore, we aimed to systematically study the immunopathology of sacroiliitis in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), and explore the relationship between pannus formation, inflammation, and the structural damage caused by sacroiliitis. METHODS:Fine n...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Wang DM,Lin L,Peng JH,Gong Y,Hou ZD,Chen SB,Xiao ZY

更新日期：2018-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The translational and predictive value of animal models highly depends on the validity of respective readout parameters. In arthritis research, there has been a shift from sole threshold testing for pain-related behavior, as well as from swelling and histology assessment for inflammation, toward an analysi...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Boettger MK,Leuchtweis J,Schaible HG,Schmidt M

更新日期：2011-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatic disease can loosely be described as any painful condition affecting the loco-motor system, including joints, muscles, connective tissues, and soft tissues around the joints and bones. There is a wide spectrum of rheumatic diseases, many of which involve autoimmunity, including systemic lupus erythematosus an...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Gray SG

更新日期：2013-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL), a member of the TNF ligand superfamily, is known to regulate bone metabolism. The expression of each component of the RANK/RANKL/osteoprotegerin (OPG) system in the intervertebral disc (IVD) has not been examined in detail. The purposes of this study were to ex...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Takegami N,Akeda K,Yamada J,Sano T,Murata K,Huang J,Masuda K,Sudo A

更新日期：2017-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic and environmental factors may play a role in the etiopathology of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and other related syndromes. There is a high aggregation of FMS in families of FMS patients. The mode of inheritance is unknown but it is most probably polygenic. There is evidence that polymorphisms of genes in the s...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Buskila D,Sarzi-Puttini P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The changes occurring in the field of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) over the past decade or two have encompassed new therapies and, in particular, a new look at the clinical characteristics of the disease in the context of therapeutic improvements. It has been shown that composite disease activity indices have special mer...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Smolen JS,Aletaha D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective was to characterize the clinical and myopathologic features of patients with scleroderma-polymyositis (SSc-PM) overlap compared with a population of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and polymyositis (PM). METHODS:A three-way comparison of patients with SSc-PM overlap (n = 25) with pati...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Bhansing KJ,Lammens M,Knaapen HK,van Riel PL,van Engelen BG,Vonk MC

更新日期：2014-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:As translational clinical researchers familiar with the risk-benefit of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in autoimmune diseases, we are intrigued by the recent report of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell (UC-MSC) transplantation in treatment-refractory systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis by Wang and colle...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Woodworth TG,Furst DE

更新日期：2014-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia (ICL) is a presumed heterogenous syndrome with key element low CD4 T-cell counts (below 300/mm³) without evidence of HIV infection or other known immunodeficiency. The etiology, pathogenesis, and management of ICL remain poorly understood and inadequately defined. The clinical presentati...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Zonios D,Sheikh V,Sereti I

更新日期：2012-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) has been reported in association with many rheumatic diseases, most commonly in systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (sJRA). Clinically, MAS is similar to hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a genetic disorder with absent or depressed natural killer (NK) function. We have p...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Villanueva J,Lee S,Giannini EH,Graham TB,Passo MH,Filipovich A,Grom AA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comorbidities may contribute to disease activity and treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. We defined a somatization comorbidity phenotype (SCP) and examined its influence on response to certolizumab pegol (CZP) using data from the PREDICT trial. METHODS:Patients in PREDICT were randomiz...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Curtis JR,Herrem C,Ndlovu 'N,O'Brien C,Yazici Y

更新日期：2017-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the association between blood biomarkers and disease activity of Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) in a follow-up cohort. METHODS:Disease activity was assessed by clinical manifestations and repeated vascular Doppler examinations. The association between erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), serum l...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Li J,Wang Y,Wang Y,Wang Y,Yang Y,Zhao J,Li M,Tian X,Zeng X

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Pegloticase is a powerful but underutilized weapon in the rheumatologist's armamentarium. The drug's immunogenicity leads to neutralizing antibody formation and rapid loss of efficacy in roughly one-half of all patients, which remains an impediment to broader use. New data, however, suggest that drug survival might im...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Abeles AM

更新日期：2014-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Although autoimmune diseases exhibit contrasting epidemiological features, pathology, and clinical manifestations, three lines of evidence demonstrate that these diseases share similar immunogenetic mechanisms (that is, autoimmune tautology). First, clinical evidence highlights the co-occurrence of distinct autoimmune...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Anaya JM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Articular calcification correlates with osteoarthritis (OA) severity but its exact role in the disease process is unclear. In examining OA meniscal cell function, Sun and colleagues have shown recently that meniscal cells from end-stage OA subjects can generate calcium crystals and that genes involved in calcification...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： MacMullan PA,McCarthy GM

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：BACKGROUND:Nearly all secreted proteins are glycosylated, and serum glycoproteins that exhibit disease-associated glycosylation changes have potential to be biomarkers. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), C-reactive protein (CRP), and matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) are widely used as serologic biomarkers, but they lack s...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Takeshita M,Kuno A,Suzuki K,Matsuda A,Shimazaki H,Nakagawa T,Otomo Y,Kabe Y,Suematsu M,Narimatsu H,Takeuchi T

更新日期：2016-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Here we integrate verified signals from previous genetic association studies with gene expression and pathway analysis for discovery of new candidate genes and signaling networks, relevant for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHOD:RNA-sequencing-(RNA-seq)-based expression analysis of 377 genes from previously v...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Shchetynsky K,Diaz-Gallo LM,Folkersen L,Hensvold AH,Catrina AI,Berg L,Klareskog L,Padyukov L

更新日期：2017-02-02 00:00:00