Advances in the genetics of spondyloarthritis and clinical implications.

abstract：:The classification of Spondyloarthritis (SpA) has been revised with the introduction of the ASAS classification criteria. Although this has best been described in ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis, there are population studies evaluating the epidemiology of the different subgroups of SpA. In this paper, w...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Bakland G,Nossent HC

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone is not structurally normal in osteoarthritis (OA). Periarticular bone in OA has increased turnover, decreased bone mineral content and stiffness, and decreased trabecular numbers. The increased turnover of collagen, in particular, may affect the biomechanical competence of bone and is driven by a number of proces...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Hunter DJ,Spector TD

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection has become increasingly prevalent in the last decade not only across the southern hemisphere but also, because of a recently documented viral mutation, in southern Europe and the USA. With the global spread of CHIKV infection, practitioners should know its epidemiol...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Hua C,Combe B

更新日期：2017-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pain is an intense experience that can place a heavy burden on peoples' lives. The identification of psychosocial risk factors led to the development of effective pain treatments. However, effect sizes are modest. Accumulating evidence suggests that enhancing protective factors might also impact on (w...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Hanssen MM,Peters ML,Boselie JJ,Meulders A

更新日期：2017-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory joint diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, as well as other rheumatic conditions, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and ankylosing spondylitis, comprise a heterogeneous group of joint disorders that are all associated with extra-articular side effects, including bone loss and fractures. The con...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Bultink IE,Vis M,van der Horst-Bruinsma IE,Lems WF

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upregulated adhesion molecule and cytokine expression on endothelial cells and infiltrating inflammatory cells occur in most vasculitis syndromes. These observations suggest that vasculitis is associated with pathologic activation of normal immune cell cytokine cascades. Abnormal expression of adhesion molecules and c...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Sundy JS,Haynes BF

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gout is the most common inflammatory arthropathy and occurs in the setting of elevated serum urate levels. Gout is also known to be associated with multiple comorbidities including cardiovascular disease and the metabolic syndrome. Recent advances in research have increased our understanding and improved our knowledge...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： George RL,Keenan RT

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic inflammatory process involving primarily the exocrine glands. Its association with lymphoma is well documented. A low-grade marginal-zone lymphoma related to mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue is the most common lymphoid neoplasia in Sjögren's syndrome. Among all autoimmune diseases, Sjö...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Voulgarelis M,Moutsopoulos HM

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health outcomes and their measures used as end points in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patient care and clinical trials have been varied and are still evolving. Although significant reductions in morbidity and mortality in SLE have been achieved, the medications approved for SLE have remained the same during the ...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Jolly M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomarkers in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) may serve as surrogate end points for disease outcome and can provide insights into disease susceptibility and natural history. Biomarkers could relate to diagnosis, pathogenesis, prognosis, therapeutic response, and comorbidities. The "felt need" is, however, in the development...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Chandran V,Gladman DD

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several entities have been carefully investigated for the symptomatic and structural management of osteoarthritis. The most compelling evidence of a potential for inhibiting the structural progression of osteoarthritis has been obtained with glucosamine sulfate, while some preliminary results also suggest that chondro...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Reginster JY,Gillot V,Bruyere O,Henrotin Y

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent increase in the number of patients taking opioids chronically for pain has not yielded the expected benefits in reduction of symptoms and improved function. Chronic pain patients typically respond well initially to opioid medications, but regular use is associated with adverse psychological and physical eff...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Krashin D,Sullivan M,Ballantyne J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal lupus is a disease characterized by one or more of the following findings: congenital heart block, cardiomyopathy, cutaneous lupus lesions, hepatobiliary disease, and thrombocytopenia. Accumulating evidence indicates that the disease is probably caused by maternal autoantibodies, particularly autoantibodies o...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Lee LA

更新日期：2001-10-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this study was to highlight recent findings on evaluation for lung transplantation and outcomes after transplantation in patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). RECENT FINDINGS:The recognition that extra-pulmonary disease manifestations can seriously compromise post-transplant ...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Shah RJ,Boin F

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that results in generalized bone loss and increased fracture risk. Characteristic radiologic features of rheumatoid arthritis include periarticular osteopenia and marginal erosions. An emerging literature highlights the importance of osteoclasts as mediators of th...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Deal C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Although there are screening tests for PAH, such as carbon monoxide diffusing capacity and Doppler echocardiography, these tests are far from perfect, patients are still identified late in the course of disease, and the un...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Shah SJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 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 exercise in the form of stretching, strength maintenance, and aerobic conditioning is generally considered beneficial to patients with fibromyalgia (FM), there is no reliable evidence to explain why exercise should help alleviate the primary symptom of FM, namely pain. Study results are varied and do not prov...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Clark SR,Jones KD,Burckhardt CS,Bennett R

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of the anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV) is not uniform across geographical regions and ethnic and racial groups, suggesting that genetic and environmental factors affect the pathogenesis of these diseases. In addition, genetic factors affect not only the clin...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Ugarte-Gil MF,Espinoza LR

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ayurvedic medicine is the traditional medicine of India, which originated over 5,000 years ago. Parts of this alternative medical system have become increasingly popular worldwide as patients seek approaches to medical care that they perceive as more holistic and less toxic than those offered by conventional Western m...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Basnyat S,Kolasinski SL

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seronegative spondyloarthropathies comprise a group of inflammatory arthritides, which consists of ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome), enteropathic arthritis, and undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy. All of them share common laboratory, clinical, and imaging findings, ...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Grigoryan M,Roemer FW,Mohr A,Genant HK

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：:The vasculitides are a group of protean diseases, some of which are caused by conditions including infections, other autoimmune diseases, or neoplasias. They are a challenge to the clinician, in terms of both diagnosis and therapy. No diagnostic criteria exist, although a multinational effort to develop them is in pro...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Flores-Suárez LF,Contreras-Rodríguez Fde J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Positron emission tomography (PET) combined with computed tomography (CT) has proven useful as a cancer screening technique in patients with inflammatory myopathy, mainly dermatomyositis. In this review, we focus on advances in this direction and other potential applications of PET/CT in patients with...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Selva-O'Callaghan A,Gil-Vila A,Simó-Perdigó M,Trallero-Araguás E,Alvarado-Cárdenas M,Pinal-Fernandez I

更新日期：2019-11-21 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：:Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease associated with psoriasis that can lead to joint deformity and disability. PsA has a low likelihood of clinical remission and cure. For a long time, therapeutic options for PsA patients have been unsatisfactory, but the introduction of anti-tumor necros...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： de Vlam K,Lories RJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apatite crystals form in physiologically calcified tissues, including the hyaline cartilage of the epiphyseal growth plate. While apatite crystals appear as unwanted deposits in other cartilage sites, more frequently, crystalline materials other than or in addition to apatite develop in dystrophic cartilage deposits. ...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Boskey AL

更新日期：2002-06-01 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：:Gout and hyperuricemia have long been suspected to be risk factors for cardiovascular disease. However, studies have frequently failed to distinguish whether these entities have an independent effect on cardiovascular risk or serve as markers for other risk factors. In vitro and animal studies suggest that uric acid i...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Shah A,Keenan RT

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00