The effectiveness of low-level laser therapy for nonspecific chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multisite pain and falls are common in older people, and isolated studies have identified multisite pain as a potential falls risk factor. This study aims to synthesise published literature to further explore the relationship between multisite pain and falls and to quantify associated risks. METHODS:Bibliog...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Welsh VK,Clarson LE,Mallen CD,McBeth J

更新日期：2019-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis (SSc-ILD) is a major cause of SSc-related death. Imunosuppressive treatment (IS) is used in patients with SSc for various organ manifestations mainly to ameliorate progression of SSc-ILD. Data on everyday IS prescription patterns and clinical courses of lung fu...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Adler S,Huscher D,Siegert E,Allanore Y,Czirják L,DelGaldo F,Denton CP,Distler O,Frerix M,Matucci-Cerinic M,Mueller-Ladner U,Tarner IH,Valentini G,Walker UA,Villiger PM,Riemekasten G,EUSTAR co-workers on behalf of the DeSS

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cartilage damage impacts on patient disability in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aims of this magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study were to investigate cartilage damage over three years and determine predictive factors. METHODS:A total of 38 RA patients and 22 controls were enrolled at t = 0 (2009). Afte...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： McQueen FM,McHaffie A,Clarke A,Lee AC,Reeves Q,Curteis B,Dalbeth N

更新日期：2014-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the short-term effects of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-17A (IL-17A) inhibition on the structural changes in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) have been reported, no studies have investigated the long-term stru...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Wu D,Griffith JF,Lam SHM,Wong PCH,Shi L,Li EK,Cheng IT,Li TK,Hung VW,Qin L,Tam LS

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis is a complex disease where predetermined and stochastic factors conspire to confer disease susceptibility. In light of the diverse responses to targeted therapies, rheumatoid arthritis might represent a final common clinical phenotype that reflects many pathogenic pathways. Therefore, it might be ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Firestein GS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The present study examined the effect of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) on the anabolic and catabolic activities in chondrocyte/agarose constructs subjected to dynamic compression. METHODS:Constructs were cultured under free-swelling conditions or subjected to dynamic compression with low (0.1 to 100 pM...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Ramachandran M,Achan P,Salter DM,Bader DL,Chowdhury TT

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) has potential for monitoring urate deposition in patients with gout. The aim of this prospective longitudinal study was to analyse measurement error of DECT urate volume measurement in clinically stable patients with tophaceous gout. METHODS:Seventy-three patients wi...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Rajan A,Aati O,Kalluru R,Gamble GD,Horne A,Doyle AJ,McQueen FM,Dalbeth N

更新日期：2013-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In this study, we aimed to determine the relationship between flow-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilatation (FMD) and carotid artery intima-media wall thickness (IMT), two surrogate markers of atherosclerosis, in a series of Spanish patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without clinically evident ca...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： González-Juanatey C,Llorca J,González-Gay MA

更新日期：2011-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recent advances suggest that the cellular redox state may play a significant role in the progression of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Another, and as yet poorly accounted for, feature of SSc is its overlap with thyroid abnormalities. Previous reports demonstrate that hypothyroidism reduces oxidant ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Bagnato G,Bitto A,Irrera N,Pizzino G,Sangari D,Cinquegrani M,Roberts W,Atteritano M,Altavilla D,Squadrito F,Bagnato G,Saitta A

更新日期：2013-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Studies in the spontaneous ankylosis model in aging male DBA/1 mice and in patients with ankylosing spondylitis provide evidence that inflammation and new tissue formation leading to joint or spine ankylosis are likely linked but largely uncoupled processes. We previously proposed the 'entheseal stress' hy...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Braem K,Deroose CM,Luyten FP,Lories RJ

更新日期：2012-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatic disease can loosely be described as any painful condition affecting the loco-motor system, including joints, muscles, connective tissues, and soft tissues around the joints and bones. There is a wide spectrum of rheumatic diseases, many of which involve autoimmunity, including systemic lupus erythematosus an...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Gray SG

更新日期：2013-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is an ever-increasing need for animal models to evaluate efficacy and safety of new therapeutics in the field of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Particularly for the early preclinical evaluation of human-specific biologicals targeting the progressive phase of the disease, there is a need for relevant anim...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Vierboom MP,Breedveld E,Kondova I,'t Hart BA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are critical growth factors in the osteogenic differentiation of progenitor cells during development in embryos and fracture repair in adults. Although recombinant BMPs are in use clinically, their clinical efficiency needs to be improved. The biological activities of BMP...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kwong FN,Richardson SM,Evans CH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a collectin with immuno-regulatory functions, which may depend on oligomerization. Anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties have been attributed to multimeric SP-D variants, while trimeric subunits per se have been suggested to enhance inflammation. Previously, we repo...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Christensen AF,Sørensen GL,Hørslev-Petersen K,Holmskov U,Lindegaard HM,Junker K,Hetland ML,Stengaard-Pedersen K,Jacobsen S,Lottenburger T,Ellingsen T,Andersen LS,Hansen I,Skjødt H,Pedersen JK,Lauridsen UB,Svendsen A,Tar

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare life-threatening disease of severe hyperinflammation caused by uncontrolled proliferation of activated lymphocytes and macrophages secreting high amounts of inflammatory cytokines. It is a frequent manifestation in patients with predisposing genetic defects, but can o...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Bode SF,Lehmberg K,Maul-Pavicic A,Vraetz T,Janka G,Stadt UZ,Ehl S

更新日期：2012-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:With little in the way of effective therapeutic strategies to target the innate immune response, a better understanding of the critical pathways regulating neutrophil and macrophage responses in inflammation is key to the development of novel therapies. Hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) was originally identified as a cen...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Walmsley SR,Chilvers ER,Whyte MK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With advancement in the treatment options of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), optimising the outcomes of difficult-to-treat patients has become increasingly important in clinical practice. In particular, insensitivity to first-line biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARD) is becoming a significant ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Ochi S,Saito K,Mizoguchi F,Kato S,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Standard measurements used to assess murine models of rheumatoid arthritis, notably paw thickness and clinical score, do not align well with certain aspects of disease severity as assessed by histopathology. We tested the hypothesis that non-invasive optical tomographic imaging of molecular biomarkers of i...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Peterson JD,Labranche TP,Vasquez KO,Kossodo S,Melton M,Rader R,Listello JT,Abrams MA,Misko TP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of autoantibodies in human sera is an important approach to the diagnosis and management of patients with autoimmune conditions. To meet market demands, manufacturers have developed a wide variety of easy to use and cost-effective diagnostic kits that are designed to detect a variety of human serum autoa...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Fritzler MJ,Wiik A,Fritzler ML,Barr SG

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Protein citrullination is present in the rheumatoid synovium, presumably contributing to the perpetuation of chronic inflammation, in the presence of specific autoimmunity. As a result, the present study examined the possibility that effective antirheumatic treatment will decrease the level of synovial cit...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Makrygiannakis D,Revu S,Engström M,af Klint E,Nicholas AP,Pruijn GJ,Catrina AI

更新日期：2012-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The changes occurring in the field of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) over the past decade or two have encompassed new therapies and, in particular, a new look at the clinical characteristics of the disease in the context of therapeutic improvements. It has been shown that composite disease activity indices have special mer...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Smolen JS,Aletaha D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory disease associated with new bone formation and an increased risk of osteoporosis and fractures. The negative effects of AS on bone microarchitecture and strength are unclear. Thus, we conducted an observational study to analyze the effect of AS on bone microar...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Nigil Haroon N,Szabo E,Raboud JM,Mcdonald-Blumer H,Fung L,Josse RG,Inman RD,Cheung AM

更新日期：2015-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased expression of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and its endogenous ligands, is characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovitis. In this study, we evaluated how these TLR4 ligands may drive pathogenic processes and whether the fine profiling of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) based on t...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Hatterer E,Shang L,Simonet P,Herren S,Daubeuf B,Teixeira S,Reilly J,Elson G,Nelson R,Gabay C,Sokolove J,McInnes IB,Kosco-Vilbois M,Ferlin W,Monnet E,De Min C

更新日期：2016-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection has been implicated in the development of autoimmunity, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Previously we reported that HCMV phosphoprotein 65 (pp65) could induce early onset of autoantibody and glomerulonephritis on lupus-prone NZB/W mice. This study furthe...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Hsieh AH,Jhou YJ,Liang CT,Chang M,Wang SL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Varied definitions of disc pathology exist in the literature. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) classification systems incorporate several qualitative features including disc appearance, the distinction between the nucleus and the annulus, signal intensity and intervertebral disc height. The lack of a conti...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Teichtahl AJ,Urquhart DM,Wang Y,Wluka AE,Heritier S,Cicuttini FM

更新日期：2015-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RA and CVD both have inflammation as part of the underlying biology. Our objective was to explore the relationships of GlycA, a measure of glycosylated acute phase proteins, with inflammation and cardiometabolic risk in RA, and explore whether these relationships were similar to those for persons without RA....

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Bartlett DB,Connelly MA,AbouAssi H,Bateman LA,Tune KN,Huebner JL,Kraus VB,Winegar DA,Otvos JD,Kraus WE,Huffman KM

更新日期：2016-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). One of the earliest manifestations of CVD is endothelial dysfunction (ED), which can lead to functional and morphological vascular abnormalities. Several non-invasive assessments of vascular function and morp...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Sandoo A,Hodson J,Douglas KM,Smith JP,Kitas GD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) are important options for managing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Once patients achieve disease control, clinicians may consider dose reduction or withdrawal of the bDMARD. Results from published studies indicate that some patients will maintain remission;...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Tanaka Y,Smolen JS,Jones H,Szumski A,Marshall L,Emery P

更新日期：2019-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) develops after joint injury. Specifically, patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury have a high risk of developing PTOA. In this review, we outline the incidence of ACL injury that progresses to PTOA, analyze the role of ACL reconstruction in preventing PTOA, suggest p...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Wang LJ,Zeng N,Yan ZP,Li JT,Ni GX

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation of T cells in the synovial membrane is the crucial step in the pathophysiology of the inflammatory processes characterizing juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). In this study, we evaluated the expression and the pathogenetic role in oligoarticular JIA of a CXC chemokine involved in the directional mig...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Martini G,Zulian F,Calabrese F,Bortoli M,Facco M,Cabrelle A,Valente M,Zacchello F,Agostini C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00