High seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 8 infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

abstract：AIM:To establish guidelines for the clinical management of axial spondyloarthritis that take into account local issues and clinical practice concerns for Taiwan. METHOD:Overarching principles and recommendations were established by consensus among a panel of rheumatology and rehabilitation experts, based on analysis o...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Wei JC,Liu CH,Tseng JC,Hsieh LF,Chen CH,Chen HH,Chen HA,Chen YC,Chou CT,Liao HT,Lin YC,Luo SF,Yang DH,Yeo KJ,Tsai WC,Taiwan Rheumatology Association (TRA).

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a common, chronic inflammatory disease with complex pathogenesis. In recent years, a number of susceptibility non-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes of PsA have been revealed, which also act as important factors in the pathogenesis of PsA as well as HLA genes. By searching the databases N...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Chen J,Yuan F,Fan X,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine serum levels and histopathological characteristics of fatty acid binding protein 3 (FABP3) in patients with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM), and to evaluate the correlation between the FABP3 and muscle strength. METHODS:The study population included 24 subjects with PM/DM, 12 subjects...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Zhang L,Zhou H,Peng Q,Jiang W,Qiao W,Wang G

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the serum levels of soluble toll-like receptor (sTLR2) as an endogenous negative regulator of TLR2 signaling in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, to investigate the correlation between sTLR2 and SLE disease activity index (SELDAI), SLE-related cardiovascular risk factors and ventricular dysfunc...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Houssen ME,El-Mahdy RH,Shahin DA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:There is growing evidence that cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (CIRP) promotes inflammatory responses. This study investigated the relationship between CIRP and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Peripheral blood and synovial fluid were collected from 15 patients with RA and from 16 patients with osteoarthritis...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Yoo IS,Lee SY,Park CK,Lee JC,Kim Y,Yoo SJ,Shim SC,Choi YS,Lee Y,Kang SW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Vitamin K is an essential factor for carboxylation of bone matrix protein. Low vitamin K may be associated with reduced bone mineral density (BMD). The issue of whether long-term sodium warfarin therapy as oral anticoagulant that antagonizes vitamin K, results in decreased bone density, is controversial. Our purpos...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Rezaieyazdi Z,Falsoleiman H,Khajehdaluee M,Saghafi M,Mokhtari-Amirmajdi E

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To elucidate the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as well as osteoarthritis (OA), we analyzed protein profiles of bone marrow-derived adherent cells (BMACs) from patients with these diseases. METHODS:Proteins, extracted from BMACs from three RA and three OA patients, were comprehensively analyzed by 2-...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Kamada T,Kurokawa MS,Kato T,Takenouchi K,Takahashi K,Yoshioka T,Uchida T,Mitsui H,Suematsu N,Okamoto K,Yudo K,Katayama Y,Nakamura H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the frequency of the metabolic syndrome and its components in a sample of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and controls. METHODS:This case control study was performed on 188 women over 18 years old: 92 RA patients and 96 healthy controls, from 2006 to 2008. Blood pressure, height, weight and wais...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Karimi M,Mazloomzadeh S,Kafan S,Amirmoghadami H

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Knee osteoarthritis (OA), is the most common degenerative joint disease. Several non-pharmacological interventions have been used for this purpose such as insoles. There are contradictory data about the superiority and effectiveness of laterally wedged compared with neutrally wedged insoles. This study was designed...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Hatef MR,Mirfeizi Z,Sahebari M,Jokar MH,Mirheydari M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Colchicine prophylaxis is the single most important factor in ameliorating familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) for the prevention of both attacks and secondary amyloidosis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the exact proportion of those patients who do not respond to colchicine and to characterize their d...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Melikoglu MA,Senel K

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study investigated the prognostic factors of cardiac death or cardiac failure using cardiac scintigraphy, echocardiography (UCG), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in asymptomatic systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. METHODS:We retrospectively evaluated SSc patients who had undergone cardiac scintigraphy usi...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Iida H,Hanaoka H,Okada Y,Kiyokawa T,Takakuwa Y,Yamada H,Okazaki T,Ozaki S,Yamaguchi K,Nakajima Y,Kawahata K

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) hands, we applied high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) and 3 Tesla (3 T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which are new methods for erosion detection and bone marrow edema (BME) quantification. We compared the erosion measurements between these techniqu...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Lee CH,Srikhum W,Burghardt AJ,Virayavanich W,Imboden JB,Link TM,Li X

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary systemic vasculitis is a group of heterogeneous disorders, characterized by inflammation of blood vessels causing end organ damage from ischemia, aneurysm formation or dissection. Delay in the early diagnosis owing to non-specific symptoms, lack of definitive serological tests, limited availability of biopsy a...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Danve A,O'Dell J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a major cause of mortality in connective tissue disease (CTD). The survival rates and mortality-predictive factors of a nationwide registry of Korean patients with CTD-PH measured by echocardiography were determined. METHODS:Patients with CTD-PH were enrolled between...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Kang KY,Jeon CH,Choi SJ,Yoon BY,Choi CB,Lee CH,Suh CH,Lee CW,Cho CS,Nam EJ,Koh EM,Kim HY,Choi HJ,Kim HA,Jun JB,Lee J,Kim J,Ji JD,Min JK,Kim KJ,Shin K,So MW,Kwon SR,Kim SK,Nah SS,Kwok SK,Lee SK,Lee SW

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We conducted a prospective randomized parallel clinical trial comparing the efficacy of local steroid injection and nocturnal wrist splinting in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). METHODS:The well-validated and disease-specific Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ) was employed and its score at 4 week...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： So H,Chung VCH,Cheng JCK,Yip RML

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of dexamethasone and methylprednisolone for pulse therapy of rheumatoid arthritis flare-up. METHODS:This randomized double-blind controlled study was performed in the Emam Reza Educational Hospital of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Sadra V,Khabbazi A,Kolahi S,Hajialiloo M,Ghojazadeh M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In order to investigate the histological change in effect attenuation cases of etanercept compared with methotrexate (MTX), we performed immunohistochemical examination by seven different molecules. METHODS:We histologically assessed synovial tissue from five MTX-treated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients as cont...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Suzuki Y,Inoue K,Chiba J,Inoue Y,Kanbe K

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease, which seriously affects human joints. This study aimed to detect the changes in the expression of long non-coding RNA growth arrest-specific transcript 5 (GAS5) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) derived from patients with RA and healthy contro...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Cao J,Lv X,Zhang Y,Xu A,Jiang T

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between sleep quality (SQ) and disease activity (DA) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to evaluate the response to anti-tumor necrosis factor α (anti-TNF-α) therapy on sleep disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 34 patients who ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Karatas G,Bal A,Yuceege M,Firat H,Gurcay E,Ardic S,Cakci FA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease. Prostaglandins E2 (PGE2), the product of the cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX-2) enzyme, has critical roles in the etiology of autoimmune diseases. PGE2 level is controlled by a balance between its synthesis mediator (COX-2 enzyme) and its cata...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Sandoughi M,Saravani M,Rokni M,Nora M,Mehrabani M,Dehghan A

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify clinical risk factors associated with herpes zoster (HZ) infections in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:A case-control study of HZ infection was performed in SLE patients seen at the University of Santo Tomas Lupus Clinics from 2009-2014. Cases were matched 1:2 to SLE controls without HZ inf...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Zamora LD,Collante MTM,Navarra SV

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss recent and prospective research in small and large vessel vasculitis. Large cohorts of Takayasu arteritis (TA) have been recently published from across the world, clarifying our understanding of this uncommon disease. Novel open-ended approaches like large-scale genotyping, proteomics and metabolomics have ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Misra DP,Naidu GSRSNK,Agarwal V,Sharma A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare levels of lipid peroxidation and antioxidants in synovial fluid from primary knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients with severe cartilage damage undergoing total knee replacement with those in the synovial fluid from injured knee joint patients with intact cartilage undergoing knee arthroscopy. METHODS:Thirt...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Sutipornpalangkul W,Morales NP,Charoencholvanich K,Harnroongroj T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is a distinctive subtype of JIA characterized by systemic features and poor outcome. We aimed to investigate demographic and clinical features, long-term treatment response and disease complications in a large sJIA cohort. METHODS:Patients diagnosed with sJIA followed ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Barut K,Adrovic A,Sahin S,Tarcin G,Tahaoglu G,Koker O,Yildiz M,Kasapcopur O

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare, fibrosing disorder of skin and subcutaneous tissue. This study was undertaken to describe its clinical and laboratory features and identify prognostic factors associated with outcome. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective review of all EF patients evaluated at our institution ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Mango RL,Bugdayli K,Crowson CS,Drage LA,Wetter DA,Lehman JS,Peters MS,Davis MD,Chowdhary VR

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:It has long been a controversy that polymorphisms in FcγRIIIa (CD16A) receptors are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We aimed to verify the association of FcγRIIIa polymorphisms with SLE in a large Chinese population. METHODS:We genotyped FcγRIIIa-158V/F (rs396991) using a pyro-sequencing assay ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Dai M,Zhou Z,Wang X,Qian X,Huang X

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop a translated and culturally adapted Bengali version of the WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX(®) ) and to test its feasibility, content validity and reliability. METHOD:The English FRAX was translated and culturally adapted for use in Bangladeshi populations following established forward-backward t...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Islam MN,Ferdous N,Ten Klooster PM,Uddin MS,Nasrin S,Pal B,Rasker JJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to identify sacroiliac joint (SIJ) inflammation and provide an earlier diagnosis of nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nrAxSpA). However, MRI is frequently a resource-limited examination. Our aim was to assess if a set of physical clinical tests can identify SIJ in...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Castro MP,Stebbings SM,Milosavljevic S,Pedersen SJ,Bussey MD

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Some studies have been performed to elucidate the association between Fc gamma receptor 3B (FCGR3B) copy number (CN) and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and/or lupus nephritis (LN), yet the results remain conflicting. Therefore, we have undertaken a systematic review of all the studies published and ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Yuan J,Zhao D,Wu L,Xu X,Pang Y,Zhang J,Ma Y,Liu J,Wang J

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:There is significant autoantibody production in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and scleroderma (SSc); microchimerism is also thought to play a role in pathogenesis. We determined the frequency of anti-HLA antibodies in SLE and SSc patients and evaluated associated clinical factors. METHODS:We included 77 SLE p...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Tozkir H,Pamuk ON,Duymaz J,Gurkan H,Yazar M,Sari G,Tanrikulu H,Pamuk GE

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00