Remission in psoriatic arthritis.

abstract：:In this paper, the various systemic manifestations reported in localized scleroderma, their incidence, their relationship with systemic sclerosis, and their relationship with other autoimmune or connective tissue diseases will be analyzed. ...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Zulian F

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The magnitude of placebo analgesia is influenced by environmental and perceptual factors. Environmental factors include past exposure to effective analgesic agents and verbal suggestions and cues that foster a perception of being given an effective treatment. Environmental factors, in turn, influence the proximate psy...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Price DD,Fillingim RB,Robinson ME

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is characterized by malignant hypertension, oliguric/anuric acute renal failure, and important mortality, with a 5-year survival rate of 65%. SRC occurs in 2% to 5% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), particularly those with diffuse cutaneous SSc in the first years of disease evol...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Bussone G,Bérezné A,Pestre V,Guillevin L,Mouthon L

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：: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:Childhood arthritis is in need of a new system of classification, owing to deficiencies in the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) criteria. We briefly review the history of classification of childhood arthritis, discuss the major criticisms of the current system, and highligh...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Rumsey DG,Laxer RM

更新日期：2020-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Many lines of evidence suggest that autoimmune diseases result from chronic immune activation following environmental exposures in genetically susceptible individuals. A genetic basis for autoimmunity is supported by twin and family studies, candidate gene investigations, animal models, and whole genome microsatellite...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Shamim EA,Miller FW

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a granulomatous inflammatory disorder that affects large vessels, especially aorta and its proximal branches. Its diagnosis can be extremely challenging due to the non-specificity of the systemic inflammatory manifestations during the early phase of the disease and usually f...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Zaldivar Villon MLF,de la Rocha JAL,Espinoza LR

更新日期：2019-07-18 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：: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：:Acupuncture has been used for millennia in traditional Chinese medicine as a technique believed to restore the balance of energy in the body caused by disease through the use of needles inserted into specific points or energy channels. This energy is called the de qi. The use of acupuncture for the treatment of pain i...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Amezaga Urruela M,Suarez-Almazor ME

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, painful joint disease that affects approximately 40% of adults over 70 year. Age is the strongest predictor of OA, while obesity is considered the primary preventable risk factor for OA. Both conditions are associated with abnormal innate immune inflammatory respo...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Kalaitzoglou E,Griffin TM,Humphrey MB

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Delphi Technique and Nominal Group Technique are two well-recognized consensus-formation methodologies specifically designed to combine judgments from a group of experts. The Delphi Technique utilizes a series of well-defined questionnaire-based surveys, whereas Nominal Group Technique is a structured face-to-face...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Ruperto N,Meiorin S,Iusan SM,Ravelli A,Pistorio A,Martini A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:An increased prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is reported. The absolute cardiovascular risk in RA patients is higher than in the general population, and although the RA prognosis has gradually improved, premature cardiovascular (CV) mortality remains a matter ...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Romano S,Salustri E,Ruscitti P,Carubbi F,Penco M,Giacomelli R

更新日期：2018-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicone-gel breast implant rupture is common. Silicone-gel from ruptured implants may escape the scar capsule that forms around breast implants and become "extracapsular silicone." Our previously published study found that women with extracapsular silicone gel were at higher risk of reporting that they were diagnosed...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Brown SL,Duggirala HJ,Pennello G

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of B cell-targeted biologics represents a major advance in the treatment of autoimmune rheumatic diseases. As with other immunosuppressive agents, risk of infection is a key clinical concern. This review summarises safety data from 15 years of experience of rituximab in autoimmune diseases with a parti...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Md Yusof MY,Vital EM,Buch MH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common type of arthritis worldwide, is a degenerative disease of diarthrodial joints resulting in pain, reduced quality of life, and socioeconomic burden. Gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, is a consequence of persistently elevated levels of urate and the formation of p...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Yokose C,Chen M,Berhanu A,Pillinger MH,Krasnokutsky S

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The effect of urate lowering treatment (ULT) on cardiovascular (CV) risk and mortality in gout has been a topic of interest. This review discusses the CV effect of ULT and comparative CV safety among ULT agents. RECENT FINDINGS:The mechanism linking gout with CV risk is not fully understood but seems...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Kang EH,Kim SC

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Our growing understanding of the immune response mechanism has created a wave of novel biologic agents for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The domain of biologic agents includes: 1) Recombinant regulatory cytokines; 2) engineered molecules and monoclonal antibodies that target proinflammatory cytokines; 3) mono...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Bulpitt KJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The concept of cellular senescence has been evolving. Although originally proposed based on studies of serum-driven replication of cell lines in vitro, it is now clear that cellular senescence occurs in vivo. It has also become clear that cellular senescence can be triggered by a number of stimuli suc...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Gao L,Slack M,Barnas JL,McDavid A,Anolik J,Looney RJ

更新日期：2019-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This article attempts to evaluate the results of several recently published clinical trials of drugs used in the treatment and prevention of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Despite our lack of understanding regarding the biological mechanisms that lead to glucocorticoid-induced bone loss, effective therapy has be...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Boulos P,Ioannidis G,Adachi JD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta) plays a critical role in the development of tissue fibrosis. Its expression is consistently elevated in affected organs and correlates with increased extracellular matrix deposition. During the last few years, tremendous progress has been made in understanding the molecular a...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Verrecchia F,Mauviel A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study had two objectives: to describe the historical development of self-reported presenteeism instruments that can be used to identify and measure presenteeism as a result of musculoskeletal disease (MSD) and to identify if, and how many of these, presenteeism instruments are underpinned by economic theory. Syst...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Jones C,Payne K,Gannon B,Verstappen S

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:We will address current treatment and unmet needs in psoriatic arthritis (PsA), examine existing randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and consider options for new trial designs and challenges in their implementation. RECENT FINDINGS:While therapeutic options for PsA have rapidly increased, there ...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Ogdie A,Coates L

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasculitis is defined as inflammation of blood vessels and can affect multiple organs. Several classification systems exist to categorize vasculitis such as vessel size, presence of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, pathogenesis of the inflammation, and type of inflammatory cell infiltrate. Cutaneous vasculitis oc...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Hayat S,Berney SM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uric acid nephrolithiasis is typically found in individuals with a low urine pH and a normal concentration of urinary uric acid. Patients with a history of gout are at greater risk of forming uric acid stones, as are patients with obesity, diabetes, or the complete metabolic syndrome. The unifying renal tubular abnorm...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Liebman SE,Taylor JG,Bushinsky DA

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：:Osteoarthritis causes tremendous individual suffering and staggering societal costs, but due to our limited understanding of the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms, our avenues for treating this disease are very restricted. Recent years have seen a drastic increase in the use of genetically modified mice to ...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Moon PM,Beier F

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00