JAG2/Notch2 inhibits intervertebral disc degeneration by modulating cell proliferation, apoptosis, and extracellular matrix.

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：INTRODUCTION:A number of occupational risk factors are discussed in relation to the development and progress of knee joint diseases (for example, working in a kneeling or squatting posture, lifting and carrying heavy weights). Besides the occupational factors, a number of individual risk factors are important. The dist...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Klussmann A,Gebhardt H,Nübling M,Liebers F,Quirós Perea E,Cordier W,von Engelhardt LV,Schubert M,Dávid A,Bouillon B,Rieger MA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasmablasts and plasma cells play a key role in many autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study was undertaken to evaluate the potential of targeting CD38 as a plasma cell/plasmablast depletion mechanism by daratumumab in the treatment of patien...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Cole S,Walsh A,Yin X,Wechalekar MD,Smith MD,Proudman SM,Veale DJ,Fearon U,Pitzalis C,Humby F,Bombardieri M,Axel A,Adams H 3rd,Chiu C,Sharp M,Alvarez J,Anderson I,Madakamutil L,Nagpal S,Guo Y

更新日期：2018-05-02 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：: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:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin and organs. Increase in oxidative stress and platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) activation promote collagen I (Col I) production, leading to fibrosis in SSc. Lipoic acid (LA) and its active metabolite...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Tsou PS,Balogh B,Pinney AJ,Zakhem G,Lozier A,Amin MA,Stinson WA,Schiopu E,Khanna D,Fox DA,Koch AE

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enthesitis is one of the psoriatic arthritis (PsA) domains. Patients with enthesitis are associated with worse outcomes than those without enthesitis. The effect of secukinumab on the resolution of enthesitis in patients with PsA was explored using pooled data from the FUTURE 2 and 3 studies. METHOD:Assessm...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Coates LC,Wallman JK,McGonagle D,Schett GA,McInnes IB,Mease PJ,Rasouliyan L,Quebe-Fehling E,Asquith DL,Fasth AER,Pricop L,Gaillez C

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of biomarkers is a growing one, particularly in osteoarthritis (OA). OA is the most common disabling condition in older persons and a major cause of morbidity. While the debate continues about which of the involved tissues--cartilage, bone or synovium--is the most important in OA aetiology, there is no doubt...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Williams FM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that an intimate connection exists between inflammation and neoplasia. Indeed, particular chronic infections and autoimmune processes giving rise to prolonged site-specific inflammation are known to increase the probability of the development of specific cancers. Molecular characterisation of th...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Sherlock JP,Filer AD,Isaacs JD,Buckley CD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Monocytic cells play a central role in the aetiology of rheumatoid arthritis, and manipulation of the activation of these cells is an approach currently under investigation to discover new therapies for this and associated diseases. CD148 is a transmembrane tyrosine phosphatase that is highly expressed in ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Dave RK,Naylor AJ,Young SP,Bayley R,Hardie DL,Haworth O,Rider DA,Cook AD,Buckley CD,Kellie S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The efficacy and the optimal type and volume of aerobic exercise (AE) in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) are not established. We therefore assessed the efficacy of different types and volumes of AE in FMS. METHODS:The Cochrane Library, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsychInfo and SPORTDISCUS (through April 2009) and the re...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Häuser W,Klose P,Langhorst J,Moradi B,Steinbach M,Schiltenwolf M,Busch A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody is a diagnostic biomarker of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, some non-RA connective tissue disease (CTD) patients also test positive for the anti-CCP antibody and, thus, may ultimately develop RA. We retrospectively investigated whether anti-CCP-positi...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Iwasaki T,Nakabo S,Terao C,Murakami K,Nakashima R,Hashimoto M,Imura Y,Yukawa N,Yoshifuji H,Miura Y,Yurugi K,Maekawa T,van Delft MAM,Trouw LA,Fujii T,Mimori T,Ohmura K

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the therapeutic potential and mechanism of action of IFN-beta protein for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Collagen-induced arthritis was induced in DBA/1 mice. At the first clinical sign of disease, mice were given daily injections of recombinant mouse IFN-beta or saline for 7 days. Disease...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： van Holten J,Reedquist K,Sattonet-Roche P,Smeets TJ,Plater-Zyberk C,Vervoordeldonk MJ,Tak PP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Microchimeric male fetal cells (MFCs) have been associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, and published studies have further correlated MFC with lupus nephritis (LN). In the present study, we evaluated the frequency of MFC in the renal tissue of patients with LN. METHODS:Twenty-seven renal biopsies we...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Florim GM,Caldas HC,de Melo JC,Baptista MA,Fernandes IM,Savoldi-Barbosa M,Goldman GH,Abbud-Filho M

更新日期：2015-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported a typesetting error. ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Orsolini G,Adami G,Rossini M,Fassio A,Giollo A,Caimmi C,Idolazzi L,Gatti D,Viapiana O

更新日期：2018-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are autoimmune diseases characterised by acquired proximal muscle weakness, inflammatory cell infiltrates in muscle and myositis-specific/associated autoantibodies. It is unclear which pathways are involved in IIM, and the functional relationship between autoantib...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Parkes JE,Rothwell S,Day PJ,McHugh NJ,Betteridge ZE,Cooper RG,Ollier WE,Chinoy H,Lamb JA,Myositis Genetics Consortium (MYOGEN).

更新日期：2016-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our objective was to examine the role of the janus-activated kinase (JAK) pathway in the modulation of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF)-induced-IL-18 bioactivity by reduction of caspase-1 function. METHODS:Caspase-1 expression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovial fibroblasts treated with TNF was assessed by...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Marotte H,Tsou PS,Fedorova T,Pinney AJ,Lewis B,Koch AE

更新日期：2014-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biological therapies have improved the clinical course and quality of life of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Despite the availability and effectiveness of these treatments, some patients experience multiple failures to biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs), constituting a particular c...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Novella-Navarro M,Plasencia C,Tornero C,Navarro-Compán V,Cabrera-Alarcón JL,Peiteado-López D,Nuño L,Monjo-Henry I,Franco-Gómez K,Villalba A,Balsa A

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In this study, we sought to address changes in blood lymphocyte subpopulations and labial salivary gland (LSG) inflammation after belimumab treatment in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) and to identify predictors of response to treatment. METHODS:Sequential blood lymphocyte subsets and LSG b...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Seror R,Nocturne G,Lazure T,Hendel-Chavez H,Desmoulins F,Belkhir R,Ravaud P,Benbijja M,Poirier-Colame V,Taoufik Y,Mariette X

更新日期：2015-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) exerts beneficial anti-inflammatory effects in various animal models of inflammation, including collagen-induced arthritis, and is implicated in representing a novel therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. However, evidence of anti-inflammatory effects of VNS in humans is very scarc...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kox M,van Eijk LT,Verhaak T,Frenzel T,Kiers HD,Gerretsen J,van der Hoeven JG,Kornet L,Scheiner A,Pickkers P

更新日期：2015-06-07 00:00:00

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：:Glucosamine in its acetylated form is a natural constituent of some glycosaminoglycans (for example, hyaluronic acid and keratan sulfate) in the proteoglycans found in articular cartilage, intervertebral disc and synovial fluid. Glucosamine can be extracted and stabilized by chemical modification and used as a drug or...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Henrotin Y,Mobasheri A,Marty M

更新日期：2012-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Enhanced B cell activity, particularly memory B cells have gained interest in evaluating response during therapies with biologics. CD27-IgD- double-negative (DN) B cells lacking the conventional memory marker CD27 are reported to be part of the memory compartment, however, only scarce data is available for...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Mahmood Z,Muhammad K,Schmalzing M,Roll P,Dörner T,Tony HP

更新日期：2015-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory and destructive disease of the joint. The synovial lining consists of two main types of cells: synovial fibroblasts and macrophages. The macrophage-derived cytokine TNFα stimulates RA synovial fibroblasts to proliferate and produce growth factors, chemoki...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Connor AM,Mahomed N,Gandhi R,Keystone EC,Berger SA

更新日期：2012-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is about risk. Risk is probably the most misunderstood component in determining therapeutic intervention; however, it is probably the most relevant issue to consider in the context of expected benefit. The rarity of quantitative risk-benefit assessment and the lack of comparative risk-benefit when alterna...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Goldkind L,Simon LS

更新日期：2006-01-01 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:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can differentiate into various connective tissue cells. Several techniques have been used for the clinical application of MSCs in articular cartilage repair; however, there are many issues associated with the selection of the scaffold material, including its ability to support...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Sato M,Uchida K,Nakajima H,Miyazaki T,Guerrero AR,Watanabe S,Roberts S,Baba H

更新日期：2012-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by the formation and deposition of calcium-containing crystals in joint tissues, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. The gasotransmitter hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been implicated in mineralization but has never been studied in OA. Here, we investigated t...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Nasi S,Ehirchiou D,Chatzianastasiou A,Nagahara N,Papapetropoulos A,Bertrand J,Cirino G,So A,Busso N

更新日期：2020-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids have successfully been used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Data suggest that 7alpha-hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone (7alpha-OH-DHEA), an immunostimulating metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone, can block glucocorticoid-induced immune suppression. Formation of 7alpha-OH-DHEA is catalyzed by act...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Dulos J,Kaptein A,Kavelaars A,Heijnen C,Boots A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) infection causes periodontal disease and exacerbates rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is reported that inoculation of periodontopathogenic bacteria (i.e., Pg) can alter gut microbiota composition in the animal models. Gut microbiota dysbiosis in human has shown strong associations ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Hamamoto Y,Ouhara K,Munenaga S,Shoji M,Ozawa T,Hisatsune J,Kado I,Kajiya M,Matsuda S,Kawai T,Mizuno N,Fujita T,Hirata S,Tanimoto K,Nakayama K,Kishi H,Sugiyama E,Kurihara H

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00