Interleukin-18 is associated with the presence of interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.

abstract：:In the population of the city of Tampere, Finland, 66 patients with histologically verified temporal arteritis were identified during the 20-year period from 1969 to 89. The cases were followed up to March 31st in 1991. The annual age- and sex-adjusted incidence of temporal arteritis per 100,000 population aged 50 or ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Rajala SA,Ahvenainen JE,Mattila KJ,Saarni MI

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether subclinical inflammatory changes are present on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and arthralgia. METHOD:In this pilot study, painful hand joints [metacarpophalangeal (MCP), proximal interphalangeal (PIP), and/or distal interphalangeal (DIP)...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Brakenhoff LK,Stomp W,van Gaalen FA,Hommes DW,Bloem JL,van der Heijde DM,Fidder HH,Reijnierse M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess 12-month changes in nutritional status and quality of life (QoL) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients requiring home parenteral nutrition (HPN). METHOD:We conducted a retrospective, single-centre database analysis of SSc patients regarding a 12-month period of HPN at an interdisciplinary Universit...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Stanga Z,Aeberhard C,Schärer P,Kocher A,Adler S,Villiger PM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of inflammation through exposure to tumour necrosis factor (TNF)alpha on T lymphocytes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:We studied the effect of TNFalpha on T-lymphocyte apoptosis in patients with SLE, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and in healthy controls. Apo...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Habib HM,Taher TE,Isenberg DA,Mageed RA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of glycosaminoglycan polysulphate as medication for osteoarthritis was studied in an experimental model of osteoarthritis induced by periodic immobilization of rabbit knees. In a pilot experiment with 5 weeks of continuous immobilization there were indistinct differences between treated and control groups. ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Vanharanta H

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medium from cultured bovine synovial membrane when applied to articular cartilage from the same animal enhanced proteoglycan breakdown, as measured by the release of [35S]sulphate from prelabelled cartilage, principally by activating chondrocytes to secrete or activate their own enzymes. This effect persisted whether ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jones IL,Klämfeldt A,McGuire MB

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rituximab is a genetically engineered chimeric monoclonal immunoglobulin (Ig)G1 antibody. It binds the CD20 trans-membrane surface antigen expressed by mature B cells but not by antibody secreting plasma cells, and removes the cells by activating complement, inducing cell-mediated lysis, and by apoptosis. Mainly used ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Omdal R,Wildhagen K,Hansen T,Gunnarsson R,Kristoffersen G

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Predicting treatment response and disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains an elusive endeavour. Identifying subgroups of patients with similar progression is essential for understanding what hinders improvement. However, this cannot be achieved with response criteria based on current versus...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Leu Agelii M,Andersson M,Jones BL,Sjöwall C,Kastbom A,Hafström I,Forslind K,Gjertsson I

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The associations between the lumbar and femoral bone mineral and several body constitutional, lifestyle, and disease related variables were studied in 111 children with juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) by factor and multiple linear regression analyses. In addition to the measurement of bone mineral density (BMD), bone...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kotaniemi A,Savolainen A,Kröger H,Kautiainen H,Isomäki H

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a connective tissue disease with symptoms and serological findings often overlapping with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (1). Thromboembolic events are common in SLE but not in pSS (2)(3). However, case reports have described pSS patients who developed fulminant multiorgan disea...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Haga HJ,Jacobsen EM,Peen E

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Platelets are thought to participate in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We showed recently an in vivo increase in platelet-endothelial cell interactions in mice with antigen-induced arthritis (AiA). The underlying mechanisms are not yet clear. The aim of th...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Schmitt-Sody M,Metz P,Klose A,Gottschalk O,Zysk S,Hausdorf J,Veihelmann A,Jansson V

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chronic renal disease other than scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is not well documented in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We examined the occurrence of decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in a large consecutive SSc cohort and analysed whether it was related to SSc or could be related to other causes. METHOD...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Scheja A,Bartosik I,Wuttge DM,Hesselstrand R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiographs of hands and feet were obtained from 125 consecutive patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the degree of destruction was assessed numerically on a 200-point scale using Larsen's standard radiographs as reference. The method is shown to possess a satisfactory degree of reproducibility. In 96 of these ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Wollheim FA,Pettersson H,Saxne T,Sjöblom KG

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines are signalling glycoproteins mediating acute inflammation, chronic inflammation, and connective tissue destruction. The present study was designed to characterize the profile of cytokine message in normal human articular cartilage and from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA), by m...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Leistad L,Ostensen M,Faxvaag A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to investigate the cost of living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and evaluate the influence of both demographics and specific disease characteristics on these costs. METHODS:We used a population-based questionnaire to survey 895 patients living in the city of Malmö, Sweden, during 2002. Data were o...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jacobsson LT,Lindroth Y,Marsal L,Juran E,Bergström U,Kobelt G

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Progressive destruction of synovial joint cartilage and bone occurs in pathological conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because of the overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines and activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB). Through the screening of NF-κB inhibitors by a luciferase reporter gen...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Liu Q,Zhao J,Tan R,Zhou H,Lin Z,Zheng M,Romas E,Xu J,Sims NA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advantage of inoculating blood culture bottles (BCB) with a bulk volume of joint fluid was studied by analyzing results for 155 positive specimens cultured in parallel in BCB and on conventional solid media. The specimens came from both natural and artificial joints of 89 patients treated in 1975-1994. One third o...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： von Essen R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Potential gene therapy application of single and co-expression of interleukin 1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) to alter disease progression was investigated in an in-vivo rabbit model of osteoarthritis (OA). METHOD:Sixteen young adult rabbits were randomly and...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Zhang P,Zhong ZH,Yu HT,Liu B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between trabecular bone score (TBS) and new bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients, and to investigate whether TBS is independently associated with new bone formation. METHOD:Sixty-eight patients with AS underwent spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and dual-en...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kang KY,Jung JY,Lee SK,Min HK,Hong YS,Park SH,Ju JH

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using Doppler echocardiography (DE), we measured pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (PASP) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients without coexisting cardiopulmonary diseases. Accepting the normal upper limit of PASP as 30 mmHg, we found elevated PASP in 11 out of 40 (27.5%) RA patients, values being mostly 30-40 mmHg...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Keser G,Capar I,Aksu K,Inal V,Danaoğlu Z,Savas R,Oksel F,Tunc E,Kabasakal Y,Kitapcioglu G,Doganavsargil E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiological examinations of the temporomandibular joints are not so often performed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, greater abnormalities of the mandibular head and neck may be evaluated at cervical radiography. With a new method, where the perpendicular distance from the palato-occipital line to...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Redlund-Johnell I

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparison of clinical, immunological and HLA-D region antigen features was made between 22 patients with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) and 118 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), scleroderma or primary Sjögren's syndrome. The MCTD patients had hypergammaglobulinemia more often than did those ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hämeenkorpi R,Ruuska P,Forsberg S,Tiilikainen R,Mäkitalo R,Hakala M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A vast accumulation of clinical experience and controlled studies justifies the use of gold compounds in selected cases of rheumatoid arthritis. The striking therapeutical efficacy observed in some patients has stimulated active research to clarify the pharmacokinetics and mechanisms of action of gold compounds. Based...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Gottlieb NL,Bjelle A

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:46 patients who had an ulcer (verified by X-ray pictures) during treatment at the Rheumatism Foundation Hospital were compared with two patient groups of the same size. The first control group consisted of randomly selected patients who had been examined in the same way for the same indications but where the X-ray pic...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Martio J

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the prevalence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with different forms of connective tissue disease (CTD) using non-invasive procedures including high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and to evaluate the relationship between the imaging and functional status of the patients. METHO...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Afeltra A,Zennaro D,Garzia P,Gigante A,Vadacca M,Ruggiero A,Dardes N,Navajas MF,Zobel BB,Amoroso A

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare disorder characterized by the histopathological triad of systemic necrotizing vasculitis, extravascular granuloma, and eosinophilic infiltrate, occurring in individuals with asthma or a history of allergy. We report a case of CSS with rare presentation of diffuse pulmonary hemorr...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Lai RS,Lin SL,Lai NS,Lee PC

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio vulnificus infection commonly presents as sepsis or wound infection. A case of alcoholic liver cirrhosis developed acute left heel pain and swelling 2 days after ingesting raw fish. Two sets of blood cultures indicated V. vulnificus. HLA-B27 was negative. Ultrasonography revealed left Achilles tendinitis. Fluid...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Yang CH,Shie SS,Yu KH,Jan Wu YJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of TNF blocking therapy on synovial immune activity in rat adjuvant arthritis (AA) by measuring mRNA expression of key macrophage and T cell cytokines during PEG sTNF-RI treatment (10mg/kg) on days 8, 10 and 12. METHODS:Paw volume was assessed every 3-4 days. Ankles were removed fo...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Bush KA,Walker JS,Frazier J,Kirkham BW

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to analyse differences in clinical presentation in patients with early (< 3 years' duration) systemic sclerosis (SSc), comparing three age groups according to disease subsets. METHOD:Cross-sectional analysis of the prospective EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research database (EUSTAR) ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Carreira PE,Carmona L,Joven BE,Loza E,Andréu JL,Riemekasten G,Vettori S,Balbir-Gurman A,Airò P,Walker U,Damjanov N,Matucci-Cerinic M,Ananieva LP,Rednic S,Czirják L,Distler O,Farge D,Hesselstrand R,Corrado A,Caramasc

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Out of a total of 150 patients attending an out-patient clinic for anticoagulant therapy, 12 had disorders which normally would indicate a prolonged use of an antirheumatic drug. To 6 of these patients, naproxen (1/4 g twice daily) was given while anticoagulant treatment with phenprocoumon was continued in an unchange...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Petersen PB,Husted S,Mortensen A,Andreasen F

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00