Antibody engineering to develop new antirheumatic therapies.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We previously demonstrated that a single-chain fragment variable (scFv) specific to collagen type II (CII) posttranslationally modified by reactive oxygen species (ROS) can be used to target anti-inflammatory therapeutics specifically to inflamed arthritic joints. The objective of the present study was to ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Hughes C,Sette A,Seed M,D'Acquisto F,Manzo A,Vincent TL,Lim NH,Nissim A

更新日期：2014-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is one of the main risk factors for osteoarthritis (OA) and due to the global rise in obesity this will increasingly contribute to OA development. The article of Griffin and co-workers in this issue of Arthritis Research and Therapy shows that a high-fat diet leads to obesity and OA in the studied animals and ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： van der Kraan PM

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：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：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：:Chronic pain remains an important public health need with greater impact on the US economy than most other chronic conditions. Current pain management is largely limited to opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, indicating a gap in the translation of new knowledge to the development of improved pain treatm...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Witter J,Dionne RA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Microchimeric male fetal cells (MFCs) have been associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, and published studies have further correlated MFC with lupus nephritis (LN). In the present study, we evaluated the frequency of MFC in the renal tissue of patients with LN. METHODS:Twenty-seven renal biopsies we...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Florim GM,Caldas HC,de Melo JC,Baptista MA,Fernandes IM,Savoldi-Barbosa M,Goldman GH,Abbud-Filho M

更新日期：2015-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:BoneXpert (BX) is a newly developed medical device based on digital X-ray radiogrammetry to measure human cortical bone thickness. The aim of this study was to quantify cortical bone loss of the metacarpals in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and compare these findings with other radiological scoring ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Pfeil A,Krojniak L,Renz DM,Reinhardt L,Franz M,Oelzner P,Wolf G,Böttcher J

更新日期：2016-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Microcirculation dysfunction is a typical feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and represents the earliest abnormality of primary myocardial involvement. We assessed coronary microcirculation status by combining two functional tests in SSc patients and estimating its impact on disease outcome. METHODS:Fort...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Vacca A,Montisci R,Garau P,Siotto P,Piga M,Cauli A,Ruscazio M,Meloni L,Iliceto S,Mathieu A

更新日期：2013-01-09 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：INTRODUCTION:Pathological bone changes differ considerably between inflammatory arthritic diseases and most studies have focused on bone erosion. Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is a model for rheumatoid arthritis, which, in addition to bone erosion, demonstrates bone formation at the time of clinical manifestations. ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Denninger KC,Litman T,Marstrand T,Moller K,Svensson L,Labuda T,Andersson Å

更新日期：2015-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Most authorities recommend starting biological agents upon failure of at least one disease-modifying agent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. However, owing to the absence of head-to-head studies, there is little guidance about which biological to select. Still, the practicing clinician has to decide. This review ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Ramiro S,Machado P,Singh JA,Landewé RB,da Silva JA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Objectives were to investigate whether interactions between human osteoarthritic chondrocytes and 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE)-modified type II collagen (Col II) affect cell phenotype and functions and to determine the protective role of carnosine (CAR) treatment in preventing these effects. METHODS:Human Col I...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： El-Bikai R,Welman M,Margaron Y,Côté JF,Macqueen L,Buschmann MD,Fahmi H,Shi Q,Maghni K,Fernandes JC,Benderdour M

更新日期：2010-01-01 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:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is common and a major cause of mortality. Studies on cardiovascular morbidity are abundant, whereas mortality studies focusing on cardiovascular outcomes are scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate cau...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Gustafsson JT,Simard JF,Gunnarsson I,Elvin K,Lundberg IE,Hansson LO,Larsson A,Svenungsson E

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-response, evoked in mice by the overexpression of class I major histocompatibility complex antigen (MHC-I), was proposed as a major mechanism responsible for skeletal muscle damage and dysfunction in autoimmune myositis. The present study was undertaken to characterize...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Vitadello M,Doria A,Tarricone E,Ghirardello A,Gorza L

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Mammalian immune responses are intended to eradicate microbial pathogens and thus protect individuals from the harmful effects of such infections. However, unresolved inflammation can be devastating to the host and cause tissue damage and organ malfunction. Immune responses can even mistakenly target self-antigens and...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Hu R,O'Connell RM

更新日期：2013-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease resulting from a loss of tolerance to multiple self antigens, and characterized by autoantibody production and inflammatory cell infiltration in target organs, such as the kidneys and brain. T cells are critical players in SLE pathophysiology as they regulate...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Moulton VR,Tsokos GC

更新日期：2011-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The FMS-related tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (Flt3L)/CD135 axis plays a fundamental role in proliferation and differentiation of dendritic cells (DCs). As DCs play an important role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) immunopathology we studied in detail the Flt3L/CD135 axis in RA patients. METHODS:The levels of Flt...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Ramos MI,Perez SG,Aarrass S,Helder B,Broekstra P,Gerlag DM,Reedquist KA,Tak PP,Lebre MC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies to neutrophil cytoplasmic antigen-associated vasculitis (AAV) is characterised by inflammation of blood vessels. The introduction of immunosuppressive therapy with glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide transformed AAV from a fatal condition to a largely treatable condition. Over the past 30 years, consid...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Smith RM,Jones RB,Jayne DR

更新日期：2012-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and macrophages play an important role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Currently, it is not clear whether inflammatory M1 or anti-inflammatory M2 predominate among the resident macrophages in the synovium. In the present study, we set out to investigate the impact of TLR stimulation ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Quero L,Hanser E,Manigold T,Tiaden AN,Kyburz D

更新日期：2017-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The autoinflammatory diseases, also known as periodic fever syndromes, are disorders of innate immunity which can be inherited or acquired and which cause recurrent, self-limiting, seemingly spontaneous episodes of systemic inflammation and fever in the absence of autoantibody production or infection. There has been m...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Lachmann HJ,Hawkins PN

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often characterized by the presence of rheumatoid factor, anti-citrullinated protein antibodies, and bone erosions. Current therapies can compromise immunity, leading to risk of infection. The interleukin-20 receptor (IL-20R) axis comprising IL-19, IL-20, and IL-24 and their shar...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kragstrup TW,Greisen SR,Nielsen MA,Rhodes C,Stengaard-Pedersen K,Hetland ML,Hørslev-Petersen K,Junker P,Østergaard M,Hvid M,Vorup-Jensen T,Robinson WH,Sokolove J,Deleuran B

更新日期：2016-03-11 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：:Systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex disease for which molecular diagnostics are limited and pathogenesis is not clearly understood. Important information is provided in this regard by identification and characterization of more specific molecular and cellular targets in SLE immune cells and target tissue...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Korte EA,Gaffney PM,Powell DW

更新日期：2012-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A dose-escalating phase II trial studied masitinib, an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in 43 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Masitinib induced American College of Rheumatology (ACR)20, ACR50 and ACR70 responses in 54%, 26% and 8% of patients, respectively. A placebo group was not included. Thirty-seven per cent of...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Walker UA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Excess C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) expression is one feature of the unfolded protein response (UPR) to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Here, we focused on CHOP expression and function in chondrocytes. METHODS:We studied human knee osteoarthritis (OA) cartilage, bovine chondrocytes cultured in algin...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Husa M,Petursson F,Lotz M,Terkeltaub R,Liu-Bryan R

更新日期：2013-01-01 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