HLA DR4 and B27 antigens in familial and sporadic rheumatoid arthritis.

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：:Linné and Boissier de la Croix de Sauvages, two botanists and physicians of the mideighteenth century, proposed systems for the classification of diseases. Their medical works have been examined for passages suggestive of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). References to gouty arthritis dominated in Linné's works. Sauvages des...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hansen SE

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare prognosis parameters and arterial site involvement in Takayasu arteritis (TA) patients with disease onset at age ≤ 18 and ≥ 21 years. METHODS:Sixty-two TA patients [American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and European League Against Rheumatism/Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (EULAR/PreS) ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jales-Neto LH,Levy-Neto M,Bonfa E,de Carvalho JF,Pereira RM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:'Arthroscopic volume' and resorption of normal saline was measured in 35 young males during routine arthroscopic examination. The average mean volume of the knee joint cavity was 103.4 ml and this volume was observed to correlate with the midpatellar circumference of the knee and the height of the patients. Mean resor...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Visuri T,Kiviluoto O

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of dialysable leucocyte extract (DLE) on pro- and anti-inflammatory profiles in a rat model of osteoarthritis (OA). METHOD:Forty-eight male Wistar rats were divided into three groups: normal rats without treatment, OA rats treated with placebo, and OA rats treated with DLE. After trea...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Acosta P,Pérez N,Pérez E,Correa B,Pérez C,Gómez C,Sánchez V,Pérez DG

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the efficacy and toxicity of cyclosporine A (CsA) in combination with methotrexate (MTX) or hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in patients with refractory rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Fourteen patients with active RA who had failed to respond adequately to injectable MTX and 14 who had failed to respond to oral HCQ h...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Salaffi F,Carotti M,Cervini C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free, total, and peptide hydroxyproline levels were determined in synovial fluid obtained from the knee joints of 60 patients with theumatoid arthritis (RA), and 26 patients with degenerative joint disease. In addition, in 160 synovial fluid samples obtained from 121 patients including 50 with degenerative joint disea...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Wize J,Sopata I,Gietka J,Jakubowski S,Kruze D

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the serum concentration of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-related weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to investigate the relationship between TWEAK level and disease activity, proinflammatory cytokine levels, and response to anti-TNF treatment. METHODS...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Park MC,Chung SJ,Park YB,Lee SK

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with active classical rheumatoid arthritis (ARA criteria) were studied with reference to circadian variation of immunological and clinical parameters. Complement-mediated solubilization (CMS) of immune complexes (IC) and the level of circulating IC were found to be inversely related with low CMS and incr...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Petersen I,Baatrup G,Brandslund I,Teisner B,Rasmussen GG,Svehag SE

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the synovial fluids and sera of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and to identify the IL-6-secreting cells. METHODS:Serum, synovial fluid, synovial tissue, and articular cartilage samples were collected from 49 OA patients with end-stage knee or hip OA who und...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Doss F,Menard J,Hauschild M,Kreutzer HJ,Mittlmeier T,Müller-Steinhardt M,Müller B

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biopsy specimens of human articular cartilage were taken from the caudal summits and from the posterior part of both epicondyles of the right lower femoral epiphysis of 20 individuals within 12 hours post mortem. 12 articular surfaces were normal and 8 included changes attributable to osteoarthrosis. In one individual...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Bjelle A

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to study the long-term effect (2 years) of different training programs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The method was a randomized trial with 75 patients participating. The measured variables included morning stiffness, a pain score, number of swollen joints, a health assessment score, a funct...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hansen TM,Hansen G,Langgaard AM,Rasmussen JO

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The significance of C-reactive protein (CRP) elevation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the pretreatment stage was assessed with reference to other laboratory data obtained simultaneously. Sixteen of 31 cases were CRP-positive, and the CR-positive group contained significantly more cases with uri...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Inoue T,Kanayama Y,Katoh N,Ohe A,Amatsu K,Okamura M,Horiguchi T

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the relative role of HLA-DR antigens in the susceptibility to, and clinical expression of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective cohort study of 120 patients with PsA who were assessed according to a standard protocol. Patients were classified in accordance with the predom...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Queiro-Silva R,Torre-Alonso JC,Tinturé-Eguren T,López-Lagunas I

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty consecutive patients with RA and clinical wrist synovitis were randomly allocated to either receive an injection of glucocorticoid into the radiocarpal joint or have the same amount of drug divided into the radiocarpal and midcarpal joints. Inferior radioulnar joint synovitis was treated with extra steroid injec...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Koski JM,Hermunen H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To elucidate the roles of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in cell cycle regulation and proliferation of rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synovial cells (RA-FLSs). Methods: Under stimulation with IL-6/soluble interleukin-6 receptor (sIL-6R) and TNF-α, we examined the expression ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kaneshiro K,Sakai Y,Suzuki K,Uchida K,Tateishi K,Terashima Y,Kawasaki Y,Shibanuma N,Yoshida K,Hashiramoto A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In psoriatic spondylitis, the complication of cervical cord compression with myelopathy is rare. We present a case of psoriatic spondylitis causing cervical myelopathy which required surgical intervention, and review the literature of reported neurological complications in psoriatic spondylitis. ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Akagi S,Saito T,Kato I,Ogawa R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory disease. Studies suggest that pro-inflammatory cytokines may be attenuated by the vagus nerve through the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. We aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of short-term transcutaneous non-invasive vagus...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Drewes AM,Brock C,Rasmussen SE,Møller HJ,Brock B,Deleuran BW,Farmer AD,Pfeiffer-Jensen M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by the obliteration of arterioles and a reduced capillary density in various tissues. In SSc, atrophic alterations of the choroid have been suggested based on morphological data acquired by optical coherence tomography (OCT). In this study, we aimed ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Ranjbar M,Rothe M,Klapa S,Lange T,Prasuhn M,Grisanti S,Riemekasten G,Humrich JY

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：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：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to test whether orosomucoid like 3 (ORMDL3) and 17q21 variants are associated with susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in a Chinese population. METHOD:A total of 753 unrelated AS patients and 1120 ethnically matched healthy controls were recruited. Seven single nucleotide...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Qiu R,Zhang H,Zhao H,Li J,Guo C,Gong Y,Liu Q

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Aseptic loosening is one of the most important problems that can occur after total hip arthroplasty (THA). In this study, we analysed levels of large tenascin-C (TN-C) variants and compared them in pseudosynovial fluid from patients with aseptic loosening after THA with those in synovial fluid from patients u...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hasegawa M,Sudo A,Nagakura T,Hirata H,Kinoshita N,Yoshida T,Uchida A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide a thorough description of team rehabilitation care and compare the structure, process, and outcomes in two specialized arthritis rehabilitation settings. METHODS:Patients with inflammatory arthritis scheduled for inpatient rehabilitation in seven specialized rehabilitation centres and three rheum...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Klokkerud M,Hagen KB,Løchting I,Uhlig T,Kjeken I,Grotle M

更新日期：2012-02-01 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: Erosion healing in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is difficult to demonstrate. This extension study aimed to determine whether 2 years of teriparatide (TPTD) produces erosion healing. Method: Subjects in a previous 12 month randomized controlled trial of TPTD in RA were invited to receive 12 additional months of...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Duryea J,Gravallese EM,Wortman JR,Xu C,Lu B,Kay J,Solomon DH

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is thought that glucocorticosteroids impair the clearance of immune complexes by the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS). We studied the effect of a five day course of prednisone (1 mg/kg body weight per day) on MPS function in 10 healthy volunteers, using soluble radiolabeled aggregates of human immunoglobulin G as...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Halma C,Daha MR,Evers-Schouten JH,Pauwels EK,van Es LA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate clinical associations of anti-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (anti-HMGCR) antibody (Ab) and statin exposure in necrotizing myopathy (NM) patients. Methods: NM without a known myositis-specific autoantibody (MSA) was ascertained from a large single-centre myositis database between ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Aggarwal R,Moghadam-Kia S,Lacomis D,Malik A,Qi Z,Koontz D,Burlingame RW,Oddis CV

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The results of previous studies on the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and chronic spinal syndromes have been contradictory. Therefore, we studied relative BMD measured by the metacarpal index (MCI) and its associations with chronic neck and low-back syndromes and diffuse idiopathic skeletal h...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Haara MM,Arokoski JP,Kröger H,Kärkkäinen A,Manninen P,Knekt P,Impivaara O,Heliövaara M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00