Quantitative videocapillaroscopy correlates with functional respiratory parameters: a clue for vasculopathy as a pathogenic mechanism for lung injury in systemic sclerosis.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mutations in the NLRP3 gene are associated with the dominantly inherited cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS). The significance of the V198M variant is unclear; it has been reported in association with various CAPS phenotypes and as a variant of uncertain consequence. The aim of this study was to ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Rowczenio DM,Trojer H,Russell T,Baginska A,Lane T,Stewart NM,Gillmore JD,Hawkins PN,Woo P,Mikoluc B,Lachmann HJ

更新日期：2013-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with lupus have a continuous production of IFNα and display an increased expression of IFNα-regulated genes. The reason for the ongoing IFNα synthesis in these patients seems to be an activation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) by immune complexes (ICs), consisting of autoantibodies in combination with ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Rönnblom L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disease characterized by recurrent self-limiting fever and serositis that mainly affects Mediterranean populations. Many patients with FMF have been reported in Japan due to increasing recognition of this condition and the availability of ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kishida D,Nakamura A,Yazaki M,Tsuchiya-Suzuki A,Matsuda M,Ikeda S

更新日期：2014-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Susceptibility for giant cell arteritis increases with chronological age, in parallel with age-related restructuring of the immune system and age-induced remodeling of the vascular wall. Immunosenescence results in shrinkage of the naïve T-cell pool, contraction of T-cell diversity, and impairment of innate immunity. ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Mohan SV,Liao YJ,Kim JW,Goronzy JJ,Weyand CM

更新日期：2011-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Synovial fibroblasts play a key role in joint destruction and regulation of the inflammatory infiltrate in established rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The mechanisms by which this occurs in the earliest stages of RA are largely unknown. We investigated the role of Dickkopf-related protein 1 (DKK1) produced by syn...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Juarez M,McGettrick HM,Scheel-Toellner D,Yeo L,Spengler J,de Paz B,Hardy R,Cooper M,Raza K,Buckley CD,Filer A

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective was to study the potential genetic contribution of Toll-like receptor (TLR) genes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). TLRs bind to pathogen-associated molecular patterns, and TLR genes influence both proinflammatory cytokine production and autoimmune responses. Host-pathogen interactions are involv...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Jaen O,Petit-Teixeira E,Kirsten H,Ahnert P,Semerano L,Pierlot C,Cornelis F,Boissier MC,Falgarone G,European Consortium on Rheumatoid Arthritis Families.

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to determine whether synovial fluid (SF) biomarkers can predict the progression of articular cartilage damage as determined by arthroscopic evaluation during and after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. METHODS:Arthroscopic assessment of articular cartilage damage was performed twice ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Sobue Y,Kojima T,Kurokouchi K,Takahashi S,Yoshida H,Poole R,Ishiguro N

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The autoinflammatory diseases, also known as periodic fever syndromes, are disorders of innate immunity which can be inherited or acquired and which cause recurrent, self-limiting, seemingly spontaneous episodes of systemic inflammation and fever in the absence of autoantibody production or infection. There has been m...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Lachmann HJ,Hawkins PN

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of three years of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) blocking therapy on bone turnover as well as to analyze the predictive value of early changes in bone turnover markers (BTM) for treatment discontinuation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Arends S,Spoorenberg A,Houtman PM,Leijsma MK,Bos R,Kallenberg CG,Groen H,Brouwer E,van der Veer E

更新日期：2012-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The arthritis-specific Work Productivity Survey (WPS) was developed to evaluate productivity limitations associated with arthritis within and outside the home. There is an unmet need for an instrument assessing similar productivity limitations in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), including nonradiographic a...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Osterhaus JT,Purcaru O

更新日期：2014-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sulfur compounds isolated from garlic exert anti-inflammatory properties. We recently isolated thiacremonone, a novel sulfur compound from garlic. Here, we investigated the anti-inflammatory and arthritis properties of thiacremonone through inhibition of NF-kappaB since NF-kappaB is known to be a target mo...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Ban JO,Oh JH,Kim TM,Kim DJ,Jeong HS,Han SB,Hong JT

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:I comment on the well-designed trial by Alda and colleagues reported in a recent issue of Arthritis Research and Therapy which demonstrated some benefits of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for fibromyalgia (FM). CBT in this and other studies provides statistically significant but rather modest benefits for FM. This...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Lumley MA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular event rates are markedly increased in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and RA atherogenesis remains poorly understood. The relative contributions of traditional and nontraditional risk factors to cardiovascular disease in RA await elucidation. The present study comprises three components. First, we compared b...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Dessein PH,Joffe BI,Singh S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a major cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Screening guidelines for PAH recommend multiple investigations, including annual echocardiography, which together have low specificity and may not be cost-effective. We sought to evaluate the predictive accurac...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Thakkar V,Stevens W,Prior D,Youssef P,Liew D,Gabbay E,Roddy J,Walker JG,Zochling J,Sahhar J,Nash P,Lester S,Rischmueller M,Proudman SM,Nikpour M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) can dampen inflammation in animal models of inflammatory rheumatisms and human osteoarthritis. They are expected to be a solution for numerous human conditions. However, in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA), subsets of subchondral BM-MSCs might...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Berthelot JM,Le Goff B,Maugars Y

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is inconsistent association between urate transporters SLC22A11 (organic anion transporter 4 (OAT4)) and SLC22A12 (urate transporter 1 (URAT1)) and risk of gout. New Zealand (NZ) Māori and Pacific Island people have higher serum urate and more severe gout than European people. The aim of this study w...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Flynn TJ,Phipps-Green A,Hollis-Moffatt JE,Merriman ME,Topless R,Montgomery G,Chapman B,Stamp LK,Dalbeth N,Merriman TR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzyme methionine aminopeptidase-2 (MetAP-2) is thought to play an important function in human endothelial cell proliferation, and as such provides a valuable target in both inflammation and cancer. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with increased synovial vascularity, and henc...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Bainbridge J,Madden L,Essex D,Binks M,Malhotra R,Paleolog EM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a whole joint disease that affects all joint tissues, with changes in the articular cartilage (AC), subchondral bone and synovium. Pathologies in menisci and ligaments, however, are rarely analysed, although both are known to play vital roles in the mechanical stability of the joint. T...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Ramos-Mucci L,Javaheri B,van 't Hof R,Bou-Gharios G,Pitsillides AA,Comerford E,Poulet B

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhibitor of DNA binding 1 (Id1) is a nuclear protein containing a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain that regulates cell growth by selective binding and prevention of gene transcription. Sources of Id1 production in rheumatoid arthritis synovial tissue (RA ST) and its range of functional effects in RA rem...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Edhayan G,Ohara RA,Stinson WA,Amin MA,Isozaki T,Ha CM,Haines GK 3rd,Morgan R,Campbell PL,Arbab AS,Friday SC,Fox DA,Ruth JH

更新日期：2016-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The initiation of an immune response requires that professional antigen-presenting cells, such as dendritic cells, physically interact with antigen-specific T cells within the complex environment of the lymph node. Although the way in which antigen is presented to T cells and in particular the cellular associations in...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Scheinecker C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Broad-range rDNA PCR provides an alternative, cultivation-independent approach for identifying bacterial DNA in reactive and other form of arthritis. The aim of this study was to use broad-range rDNA PCR targeting the 16S rRNA gene in patients with reactive and other forms of arthritis and to screen for th...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Siala M,Gdoura R,Fourati H,Rihl M,Jaulhac B,Younes M,Sibilia J,Baklouti S,Bargaoui N,Sellami S,Sghir A,Hammami A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cell therapy is a rapidly growing area of research for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA). This work is aimed to investigate the efficacy of intra-articular adipose-derived stromal cell (ASC) injection in the healing process on cartilage, synovial membrane and menisci in an experimental rabbit model. ME...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Desando G,Cavallo C,Sartoni F,Martini L,Parrilli A,Veronesi F,Fini M,Giardino R,Facchini A,Grigolo B

更新日期：2013-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:TNFα is a proinflammatory cytokine that plays a central role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We investigated the effects of certolizumab pegol, a TNFα blocker, on endothelial cell function and angiogenesis. METHODS:Human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HMVECs) were stimulated wit...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Shu Q,Amin MA,Ruth JH,Campbell PL,Koch AE

更新日期：2012-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:It has long been recognized that laboratory tests are useful in the diagnosis of disease and to monitor treatment outcome. Their performance has become even more demanding with the development of personalized medicine. In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) the standard biochemical tests measure serological marker...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： van de Loo FA

更新日期：2011-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to understand whether acupuncture can decrease the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in patients with fibromyalgia. METHODS:Using data from the Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database, we performed a propensity score-matched cohort study to analyze patients with fi...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Wu MY,Huang MC,Chiang JH,Sun MF,Lee YC,Yen HR

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite the substantial prevalence of gout in the ageing female population, female hormonal influence has not been comprehensively examined. We evaluated and quantified the potential independent association between menopause, postmenopausal hormone use and serum uric acid levels in a nationally representat...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Hak AE,Choi HK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation and inflammatory responses are modulated by a bidirectional communication between the neuroendocrine and immune system. Many lines of research have established the numerous routes by which the immune system and the central nervous system (CNS) communicate. The CNS signals the immune system through hormona...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Eskandari F,Webster JI,Sternberg EM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Evaluation of disease severity in experimental models of rheumatoid arthritis is inevitably associated with assessment of structural bone damage. A noninvasive imaging technology allowing objective quantification of pathophysiological alterations of bone structure in rodents could substantially extend the ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Irmler IM,Gebhardt P,Hoffmann B,Opfermann T,Figge MT,Saluz HP,Kamradt T

更新日期：2014-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Established rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a doubled cardiovascular risk. However, data about the cardiovascular risk in early RA are scarce. Preclinical atherosclerosis can be reliably assessed with the carotid intima media thickness (cIMT), and the cIMT is a well-validated predictor of cardiovascular e...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Nurmohamed MT

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00