Antisynthetase syndrome pathogenesis: knowledge and uncertainties.

abstract：:Behçet's disease is a systemic inflammatory disorder capable of inducing thrombophlebitis. Clinicopathologically, it is characterized by neutrophil and platelet hyperfunction. Lesions are formed presumably because neutrophils infiltrating the affected tissue release active oxygen and lysosomal enzymes in large amounts...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Hashimoto T,Takeuchi A

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize the recent literature on the association of infection with early arthritis, and to discuss the possible role of such infections with respect to the development of chronic rheumatic complications. RECENT FINDINGS:Viral infections are frequently associated with arthritis. Alphaviruses belo...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Leirisalo-Repo M

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA-B27 is virtually absent in most of the sub-Saharan Africa populations, and ankylosing spondylitis is rare; only a few patients have been reported from central and southern Africa. HLA-B27 was present in only one of 17 patients (6%). The disease shows clinical features that are similar to those observed in white HL...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Mijiyawa M,Oniankitan O,Khan MA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Infections have been suggested to contribute to disease induction and reactivation in many of the idiopathic vasculitides. This review describes and evaluates the evidence that microbes are involved in the etiopathogenesis of these diseases. RECENT FINDINGS:Large-vessel vasculitis has recently been a...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： van Timmeren MM,Heeringa P,Kallenberg CG

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review will highlight recent advances functionally linking the gut microbiome with mucosal and systemic immune cell activation underlying autoimmunity. RECENT FINDINGS:Dynamic interactions between the gut microbiome and environmental cues (including diet and medicines) shape the effector potenti...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Longman RS,Littman DR

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease and Takayasu's disease in children are uncommon and may have an insidious course leading to a delayed diagnosis. Both diseases usually occur in late childhood, although disease onset in the first year of life has been reported. Compared with adults, Behçet's disease in children appears to be character...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Martini A

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The identification of the genetic variants that mediate the risk for susceptibility and severity of rheumatoid arthritis will allow the development of new drug targets and also increase the ability to predict disease course. Technical and methodologic progress has fueled the advances in this field. R...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： van der Helm-van Mil AH,Wesoly JZ,Huizinga TW

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant advances were made this year in the understanding of serum amyloid A isotypes and in the definition of different amyloid light-chain proteins. Increasing numbers of hereditary amyloid-related transthyretin mutations have been reported (more than 30 to date). Two new hereditary amyloid proteins in several d...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Cohen AS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Inflammatory changes in joint tissues can be detected by modern imaging techniques in osteoarthritis patients, but may be clinically subtle compared with many other types of arthritis. These changes associate with disease progression and clinical severity, and many inflammatory mediators may have biom...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Scanzello CR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The incidence and mortality of cardiovascular disease are increased in the context of rheumatoid arthritis. The purpose of this review is to examine our evolving understanding of the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis and to underscore the importance of tailored prevention ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Snow MH,Mikuls TR

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblasts within the skin of scleroderma patients constitute a phenotypically heterogeneous population with regard to expression of collagens, cytokines, and cytokine receptors. By in situ hybridization techniques, scleroderma skin is shown to contain a subpopulation of fibroblasts that are stimulated for expression...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Unemori EN,Amento EP

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review aims at covering the role of muscle MRI in supporting the diagnosis of myositis, in aiding to differentiate it from other muscle disorders, and in monitoring myositis patients over time by assessing response to treatment and by discriminating between muscle inflammation and chronic damage....

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Pipitone N

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although osteoarthritis (OA) has received a paucity of attention from researchers in terms of drug development, there have been some significant findings relevant to clinical issues in OA that are summarized in this review. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent osteoarthritis research has focused on synovial, subch...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Kalunian KC

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chronic periaortitis is characterized by a fibro-inflammatory process spreading from the abdominal aorta and the iliac arteries. Originally, chronic periaortitis was considered a localized inflammatory response to severe aortic atherosclerosis. However, subsequent studies have shown that chronic peria...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Vaglio A,Pipitone N,Salvarani C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren syndrome remain elusive in the description of their underlying etiologic causes and pathogenic mechanisms. Although underlying genetic predisposition appears to contribute to both diseases based on twin and other genetic studies, additional factors must play a role. Over the de...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： James JA,Harley JB,Scofield RH

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The introduction of checkpoint inhibitors as well as other allied advances in cancer immunology has made immunotherapy a pillar in the treatment of cancer. At the same time, these therapies have been associated with a remarkable array of immune-mediated toxicities observed in virtually every organ sys...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Calabrese LH,Calabrese C

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:With progressive age, the immune system and the propensity for abnormal immunity change fundamentally. Individuals greater than 50 years of age are not only more susceptible to infection and cancer, but also at higher risk for chronic inflammation and immune-mediated tissue damage. The process of immu...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Weyand CM,Yang Z,Goronzy JJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we address current concepts and recent experimental results that relate to heterogeneity in the physiologic, biochemical, and morphologic properties of mammalian skeletal muscle fibers. Recent data reinforce some of these current concepts while questioning others. The biochemical bases of the concepts ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Talmadge RJ,Roy RR,Edgerton VR

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To discuss the spectrum of nonautoimmune myopathies that may be misdiagnosed as autoimmune myopathy. RECENT FINDINGS:Inherited myopathies, such as dysferlinopathy, calpainopathy, and facioscapulohumeral dystrophy may be misdiagnosed as autoimmune myopathy, especially when they have inflammatory muscl...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Mammen AL

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, which is associated with the ingestion of L-tryptophan that contained products, occurred as an epidemic in the United States in 1989. Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome is similar in many ways to the toxic-oil syndrome, which occurred in Spain in 1981, and to diffuse fasciitis with eosino...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Silver RM

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current advances in the study of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy are discussed. An update of the classification of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is given in which the POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein, and skin changes) syndrome is included among the associated diseases. Cyanotic heart disea...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Martínez-Lavín M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review provides an update on recent findings with regards to the genetics of hyperuricemia and gout, including recent data from genome-wide association studies (GWAS). RECENT FINDINGS:Five GWAS around the same time reported that genetic variants of SLC2A9/GLUT9 were associated with lower serum u...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Choi HK,Zhu Y,Mount DB

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The utility of cytokines as therapeutic targets in rheumatoid arthritis has been unequivocally demonstrated by the success of tumour necrosis factor blockade in clinical practice. Partial and non-responses to tumour necrosis factor blocking agents, however, together with the increasing clinical drive ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Asquith DL,McInnes IB

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review and interpret the recently published data on hyperuricemia and cardiovascular disease to present an opinion on the nature of link between serum uric acid concentration and the risk for cardiovascular outcomes, and to comment on its implications for clinical practice. RECENT FINDINGS:Evidenc...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Krishnan E,Sokolove J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiitis of the central nervous system (CNS) remains a poorly understood and clinically challenging form of vascular inflammatory disease. Primary angiitis of the CNS (PACNS) has been viewed as a relentless and uniformly fatal disorder if untreated. In addition, recent trends have demonstrated an increasing reliance o...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Calabrese LH,Duna GF

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information detailing the socioeconomic impact of the vasculitides on society has been difficult to obtain. Recent published studies provide preliminary information suggesting that the impact of systemic vasculitis may be significant and far greater than previously anticipated. A rough estimate of expenditures for vas...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Cotch MF

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoplasia can be associated with a wide range of rheumatologic manifestations. Literature over the last 12 months has reviewed metastasis of solid tumors to the joint and hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy. Vasculitis has been reported as a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with both hematologic and solid malign...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Brooks PM

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article provides an update on the recent findings on autoantibodies to modified proteins in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RECENT FINDINGS:In the past few years, the knowledge on the autoantibodies to citrullinated antigens has expanded considerably. More specifically, it is now clear that many diff...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Toes RE,Huizinga TJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The intestinal microbiome is thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There are many shared clinical manifestations between IBD and spondyloarthritis (SpA), of which the most common are peripheral arthritis and uveitis. Clinical overlap along with similar genetic...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Choi RY,Asquith M,Rosenbaum JT

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Impaired renal uric acid excretion is the major mechanism of hyperuricemia in patients with primary gout. This review highlights recent advances in the knowledge of normal mechanisms of renal uric acid handling and derangement of these mechanisms in uric acid underexcretion. RECENT FINDINGS:The disco...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Taniguchi A,Kamatani N

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00