The cumulative number of micro-haemorrhages and micro-thromboses in nailfold videocapillaroscopy is a good indicator of disease activity in systemic sclerosis: a validation study of the NEMO score.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence, associated factors, and impact on mortality of primary respiratory disease in a large systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) retrospective cohort. METHODS:All adult patients in the RELESSER-TRANS (Registry of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients of the Sp...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Narváez J,Borrell H,Sánchez-Alonso F,Rúa-Figueroa I,López-Longo FJ,Galindo-Izquierdo M,Calvo-Alén J,Fernández-Nebro A,Olivé A,Andreu JL,Martínez-Taboada V,Nolla JM,Pego-Reigosa JM,RELESSER Study Group.

更新日期：2018-12-19 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：:B lymphocytes play several critical roles in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. They are the source of the rheumatoid factors and anticitrullinated protein antibodies, which contribute to immune complex formation and complement activation in the joints. B cells are also very efficient antigen-presenting cells, ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Silverman GJ,Carson DA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pateclizumab (MLTA3698A) is a humanized mAb against lymphotoxin α (LTα), a transiently expressed cytokine on activated B and T cells (Th1, Th17), which are implicated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. This study was conducted to assess the safety, tolerability, < NOTE: For clarity and per AMA/S-W ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Emu B,Luca D,Offutt C,Grogan JL,Rojkovich B,Williams MB,Tang MT,Xiao J,Lee JH,Davis JC

更新日期：2012-01-08 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：:Neonatal lupus erythematosus is a rare disorder caused by the transplacental passage of maternal autoantibodies. The 52-kDa Ro/SSA antigen (Ro52) ribonucleoprotein represents an antigenic target strongly associated with the autoimmune response in mothers whose children have neonatal lupus and cardiac conduction distur...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Fritsch C,Hoebeke J,Dali H,Ricchiuti V,Isenberg DA,Meyer O,Muller S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:IL-10 is a very important anti-inflammatory cytokine. However, the role of this cytokine in T cells in the pathogenesis of collagen-induced arthritis is unclear. The purpose of this study was to define the role of IL-10 signaling in T cells in the pathogenesis of collagen-induced arthritis. METHODS:IL-10 ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Tao J,Kamanaka M,Hao J,Hao Z,Jiang X,Craft JE,Flavell RA,Wu Z,Hong Z,Zhao L,Yin Z

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies to the polymyositis/scleroderma (PM/Scl) complex have been associated with systemic sclerosis and PM/Scl overlap syndrome. The report of Hanke and colleagues in a recent issue of Arthritis Research and Therapy is the first to describe the separate evaluation of anti-PM/Scl-75c and PM/Scl-100 autoantibod...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Mahler M,Fritzler MJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metformin could activate adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) which was postulated as a potential therapeutic target for osteoarthritis. This study aimed to examine the effects of metformin on cartilage and pain in osteoarthritis mouse model. METHODS:Eighty 10-week-old male C57BL/6 mice w...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Li H,Ding X,Terkeltaub R,Lin H,Zhang Y,Zhou B,He K,Li K,Liu Z,Wei J,Yang Y,Xie H,Zeng C,Lei G

更新日期：2020-02-22 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：OBJECTIVES:Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS) is an autoinflammatory disease characterized by excessive interleukin-1 (IL-1) release, resulting in recurrent fevers, sensorineural hearing loss, and amyloidosis. IL-1 inhibition with anakinra, an IL-1 receptor antagonist, improves clinical symptoms and inflammatory markers. Subc...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kuemmerle-Deschner JB,Wittkowski H,Tyrrell PN,Koetter I,Lohse P,Ummenhofer K,Reess F,Hansmann S,Koitschev A,Deuter C,Bialkowski A,Foell D,Benseler SM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus is a prototypic autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibody production and immune complex formation/deposition in target organs such as the kidney. Resultant local inflammation then leads to organ damage. Nephritis, a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with lupus, occu...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Nowling TK,Gilkeson GS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective of this study is to determine if multiple systemic autoimmune diseases (SAID) share gene expression pathways that could provide insights into pathogenic mechanisms common to these disorders. METHODS:RNA microarray analyses (Agilent Human 1A(V2) 20K oligo arrays) were used to quantify gene ex...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： O'Hanlon TP,Rider LG,Gan L,Fannin R,Paules RS,Umbach DM,Weinberg CR,Shah RR,Mav D,Gourley MF,Miller FW

更新日期：2011-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Here we integrate verified signals from previous genetic association studies with gene expression and pathway analysis for discovery of new candidate genes and signaling networks, relevant for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHOD:RNA-sequencing-(RNA-seq)-based expression analysis of 377 genes from previously v...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Shchetynsky K,Diaz-Gallo LM,Folkersen L,Hensvold AH,Catrina AI,Berg L,Klareskog L,Padyukov L

更新日期：2017-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:During the progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there are frequent but intermittent flares in which the joint becomes acutely inflamed and painful. Although a number of drug therapies are currently used to treat RA, their effectiveness is variable and side effects are common. Endocannabinoids have the...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Krustev E,Reid A,McDougall JJ

更新日期：2014-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To aim was to investigate the additional value of incorporating the de Vlam cervical facet joint score in the modified ankylosing spondylitis (AS) spine score (mSASSS) for the evaluation of spinal radiographic outcome in AS. METHOD:Baseline and 4-year radiographs from 98 consecutive patients from the Gronin...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Maas F,Arends S,Brouwer E,Bootsma H,Bos R,Wink FR,Spoorenberg A

更新日期：2017-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is considered a T cell driven autoimmune disease, therefore, the ability of B cell depleting biologics, e.g., anti-CD20 antibodies, to alleviate RA is unclear. This study examined the proportions of IL-17-secreting lymphocytes in the blood of healthy subjects and RA patients and d...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Eggleton P,Bremer E,Tarr JM,de Bruyn M,Helfrich W,Kendall A,Haigh RC,Viner NJ,Winyard PG

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Determining the association between body composition and low back pain (LBP) will improve our understanding of the mechanisms by which obesity affects LBP, and inform novel approaches to managing LBP. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between body composition and LBP intensity and disabi...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Hussain SM,Urquhart DM,Wang Y,Shaw JE,Magliano DJ,Wluka AE,Cicuttini FM

更新日期：2017-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:miR-146a is one of the first identified miRNAs expressed differentially in osteoarthritis (OA) cartilage. However, the role it plays in OA pathogenesis is not clear. The aim of this study is to identify a molecular target of miR-146a, thereby elucidating its function in chondrocytes during OA pathogenesis....

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Li J,Huang J,Dai L,Yu D,Chen Q,Zhang X,Dai K

更新日期：2012-04-16 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：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：:Over the last decades, genetic factors for rheumatoid diseases like the HLA haplotypes have been studied extensively. However, during the past years of research, it has become more and more evident that the influence of epigenetic processes on the development of rheumatic diseases is probably as strong as the genetic ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Strietholt S,Maurer B,Peters MA,Pap T,Gay S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective was to study immune regulation in a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis that exhibits considerable heterogeneity of disease activity. METHODS:T-cell receptor transgenic mice, in which nearly all CD4+ T cells recognize a single peptide of type II collagen, were immunized with collagen and obs...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Lundy SK,Fox DA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most severe complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Circular RNAs (circRNAs) can act as competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) to regulate gene transcription, which is involved in mechanism of many diseases. However, the role of circRNA in lupus nephritis has bee...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Zhang C,Gao C,Di X,Cui S,Liang W,Sun W,Yao M,Liu S,Zheng Z

更新日期：2021-01-13 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：INTRODUCTION:Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) has been known to promote bone healing by nonthermal effects. In recent studies, LIPUS has been shown to reduce inflammation in injured soft tissues. Xerostomia is one of the most common symptoms in Sjögren syndrome (SS). It is caused by a decrease in the quantity or...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Sato M,Kuroda S,Mansjur KQ,Khaliunaa G,Nagata K,Horiuchi S,Inubushi T,Yamamura Y,Azuma M,Tanaka E

更新日期：2015-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:T-helper (Th) lymphocytes contribute to arthritis pathogenesis by helping B cells to produce antibodies, by producing cytokines that activate effector cells involved in the destruction of cartilage and bone, and by contributing to osteoclast differentiation. There are murine models of arthritis, most notably collagen-...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kamradt T,Frey O

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been some evidence that Behçet's disease (BD) has a significant autoimmune component but the molecular identity of putative autoantigens has not been well characterized. In the initial analysis of the autoantibody profile in 39 Chinese BD patients, autoantibodies to cellular proteins were uncovered in 23% as...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Lu Y,Ye P,Chen SL,Tan EM,Chan EK

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The complement system is crucial for the development of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). In particular, C5a plays a central role. In this study, plasma and urinary levels of C5a as well as renal C5a receptors (CD88 and C5L2) expression were investigated in patients wi...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Yuan J,Gou SJ,Huang J,Hao J,Chen M,Zhao MH

更新日期：2012-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:First identified by the Egyptians in 2640 BC, podagra (acute gout occurring in the first metatarsophalangeal joint) was later recognized by Hippocrates in the fifth century BC, who referred to it as 'the unwalkable disease'. The term is derived from the Latin word gutta (or 'drop'), and referred to the prevailing medi...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Nuki G,Simkin PA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00