No evidence of major effects in several Toll-like receptor gene polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis.

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：BACKGROUND:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) shares many characteristics with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Intestinal microbiota most likely plays an important role in the development of IBDs and may also be involved in the pathogenesis of AS. We aimed to define and compare the fecal microbiota composition in patients w...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Klingberg E,Magnusson MK,Strid H,Deminger A,Ståhl A,Sundin J,Simrén M,Carlsten H,Öhman L,Forsblad-d'Elia H

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:TNFα is a proinflammatory cytokine that plays a central role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We investigated the effects of certolizumab pegol, a TNFα blocker, on endothelial cell function and angiogenesis. METHODS:Human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HMVECs) were stimulated wit...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Shu Q,Amin MA,Ruth JH,Campbell PL,Koch AE

更新日期：2012-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of autoantibodies is considered an important characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis (RA); therefore, both anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) are included in the 2010 classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, a considerable number of RA pa...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Boeters DM,Trouw LA,van der Helm-van Mil AHM,van Steenbergen HW

更新日期：2018-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mutations in the NLRP3 gene are associated with the dominantly inherited cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS). The significance of the V198M variant is unclear; it has been reported in association with various CAPS phenotypes and as a variant of uncertain consequence. The aim of this study was to ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Rowczenio DM,Trojer H,Russell T,Baginska A,Lane T,Stewart NM,Gillmore JD,Hawkins PN,Woo P,Mikoluc B,Lachmann HJ

更新日期：2013-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rational selection of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has many potential advantages, including rapid disease control, reduced long-term disability and reduced overall cost to the healthcare system. Inter-individual genetic differences are particularly at...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Wiese MD,Schnabl M,O'Doherty C,Spargo LD,Sorich MJ,Cleland LG,Proudman SM

更新日期：2012-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, pregnancy in women with many inflammatory rheumatic diseases was not considered safe and was discouraged. Combined care allows these pregnancies to be managed optimally, with the majority of outcomes being favorable. Disease activity at the time of conception and anti-phospholipid antibodies are responsi...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Jain V,Gordon C

更新日期：2011-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease is characterized by recurrent aphthous stomatitis, uveitis, genital ulcers, and skin lesions. The role of the HLA-B*51 gene has been confirmed in recent years, although its contribution to the overall genetic susceptibility to Behçet's disease was estimated to be only 19%. The production of a variety ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Hirohata S,Kikuchi H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of risk factors for rapid joint destruction in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be helpful for optimizing treatment, and improving our understanding of destructive arthritis and its mechanisms. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between early RA patient characte...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Rydell E,Forslind K,Nilsson JÅ,Jacobsson LTH,Turesson C

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Signs of inflammation in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of rheumatoid arthritis patients correlate positively with fatigue, a central nervous system (CNS)-related symptom that can be partially suppressed by TNF blockade. This suggests a possible role for CNS inflammation in arthritis that may be affected by TNF b...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Estelius J,Lengqvist J,Ossipova E,Idborg H,Le Maître E,Andersson MLA,Brundin L,Khademi M,Svenungsson E,Jakobsson PJ,Lampa J

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-Jo-1 autoantibodies which recognize histidyl-tRNA synthetase identify patients with the rare rheumatologic disease, anti-histidyl-tRNA synthetase syndrome (Jo-1 ARS), a phenotypically distinct subset of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). Jo-1-binding B cells (JBCs) are implicated in disease patho...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Young-Glazer J,Cisneros A 3rd,Wilfong EM,Smith SA,Crofford LJ,Bonami RH

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some abnormalities in nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC), such as the presence of micro-haemorrhages (MHEs), micro-thromboses (MTs), giant capillaries (GCs) and reduction in the number of capillaries (nCs), suggest a disease activity (DA) phase in systemic sclerosis (SSc). In a previous paper, we showed that...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Andracco R,Irace R,Zaccara E,Vettori S,Maglione W,Riccardi A,Pignataro F,Ferrara R,Sambataro D,Sambataro G,Vitali C,Valentini G,Del Papa N

更新日期：2017-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and, possibly, lymphotoxin alpha (LTα) signaling contribute to inflammation and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. Pateclizumab (anti-lymphotoxin- alpha; MLTA3698A) is a humanized monoclonal antibody that blocks and depletes anti-LTα. This phase 2, randomized, head-to-head,...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kennedy WP,Simon JA,Offutt C,Horn P,Herman A,Townsend MJ,Tang MT,Grogan JL,Hsieh F,Davis JC

更新日期：2014-10-30 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

authors： Chapoval SP

更新日期：2015-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The interaction between the immune and skeletal systems is evidenced by the bone loss observed in autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. In this paper we describe a new mechanism by which the immune cytokine IL-17A directly affects osteoclastogenesis. METHODS:Human CD14+ cells were isolated fro...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Adamopoulos IE,Chao CC,Geissler R,Laface D,Blumenschein W,Iwakura Y,McClanahan T,Bowman EP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasmablasts and plasma cells play a key role in many autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study was undertaken to evaluate the potential of targeting CD38 as a plasma cell/plasmablast depletion mechanism by daratumumab in the treatment of patien...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Cole S,Walsh A,Yin X,Wechalekar MD,Smith MD,Proudman SM,Veale DJ,Fearon U,Pitzalis C,Humby F,Bombardieri M,Axel A,Adams H 3rd,Chiu C,Sharp M,Alvarez J,Anderson I,Madakamutil L,Nagpal S,Guo Y

更新日期：2018-05-02 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：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：INTRODUCTION:Triamcinolone acetonide (TA) is used for osteoarthritis management to reduce pain, and pre-clinical studies have shown that TA limits osteophyte formation. Osteophyte formation is known to be facilitated by synovial macrophage activation. TA injections might influence macrophage activation and subsequently...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Siebelt M,Korthagen N,Wei W,Groen H,Bastiaansen-Jenniskens Y,Müller C,Waarsing JH,de Jong M,Weinans H

更新日期：2015-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Blau syndrome (BS) is a rare dominantly inherited autoinflammatory disorder associated with mutations in the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing 2 (NOD2) gene. Biologic therapy of BS yielded diverse results. We aimed to evaluate clinical features and outcomes of Chinese patients with BS who ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Chen J,Luo Y,Zhao M,Wu D,Yang Y,Zhang W,Shen M

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that an intimate connection exists between inflammation and neoplasia. Indeed, particular chronic infections and autoimmune processes giving rise to prolonged site-specific inflammation are known to increase the probability of the development of specific cancers. Molecular characterisation of th...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Sherlock JP,Filer AD,Isaacs JD,Buckley CD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study aimed to evaluate the suppressive role of interleukin (IL)-25 in IL-22-induced osteoclastogenesis and receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL) expression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Serum from patients with RA and osteoarthritis (OA), and healthy controls, and synov...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Min HK,Won JY,Kim BM,Lee KA,Lee SJ,Lee SH,Kim HR,Kim KW

更新日期：2020-09-23 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：:Synovial biomarker analysis in rheumatoid arthritis can be used to evaluate drug effect in clinical trials of novel therapeutic agents. Previous studies of synovial gene expression for these studies have mainly relied on histological methods including immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. To increase the rel...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Boyle DL,Rosengren S,Bugbee W,Kavanaugh A,Firestein GS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of three years of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) blocking therapy on bone turnover as well as to analyze the predictive value of early changes in bone turnover markers (BTM) for treatment discontinuation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Arends S,Spoorenberg A,Houtman PM,Leijsma MK,Bos R,Kallenberg CG,Groen H,Brouwer E,van der Veer E

更新日期：2012-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune arthritis characterized by joint destruction. Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies are pathologic in rheumatoid arthritis, but the role of the citrullinated proteins themselves is much less clear. Citrullination is the conversion of the arginine residues of a protein ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Shelef MA,Bennin DA,Mosher DF,Huttenlocher A

更新日期：2012-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are autoimmune diseases characterised by acquired proximal muscle weakness, inflammatory cell infiltrates in muscle and myositis-specific/associated autoantibodies. It is unclear which pathways are involved in IIM, and the functional relationship between autoantib...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Parkes JE,Rothwell S,Day PJ,McHugh NJ,Betteridge ZE,Cooper RG,Ollier WE,Chinoy H,Lamb JA,Myositis Genetics Consortium (MYOGEN).

更新日期：2016-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We examined the degree to which Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PtGA) was driven by patient-reported assessments of pain (Pain), physical function, and fatigue in patients receiving tofacitinib 5 mg t...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Strand V,Kaine J,Alten R,Wallenstein G,Diehl A,Shi H,Germino R,Murray CW

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) regulate the migration and invasion of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS), which are key effector cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 4 (NOX4) induces ROS generation and, consequently, enhances cell migration. Desp...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Lee HR,Yoo SJ,Kim J,Yoo IS,Park CK,Kang SW

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Autoantibodies against mutated and citrullinated vimentin (MCV) represent a novel diagnostic marker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recently, an increased sensitivity for anti-MCV compared to autoantibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP2) was shown in cohorts of patients with early RA and ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Renger F,Bang H,Feist E,Fredenhagen G,Natusch A,Backhaus M,Burmester GR,Egerer K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00