Pre-ankylosing spondylitis. Histopathological report.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the stability and the degree of variation of antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) results over time in a large cohort of well evaluated aPL positive patients; and to analyse factors contributing to aPL variation and the validity of aPL in a real world setting in which aPL tests are done in multiple la...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Erkan D,Derksen WJ,Kaplan V,Sammaritano L,Pierangeli SS,Roubey R,Lockshin MD

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optimal treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) after inadequate response (IR) to tumour necrosis factor α inhibitors (TNFi) remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy and safety of biological agents after TNFi-IR. METHODS:A systematic literature search was carried out using Medline and Cochrane ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Schoels M,Aletaha D,Smolen JS,Wong JB

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish the prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), 79 AS patients underwent detailed medical screening, including sigmoidoscopic and roentgenological examination, 48 had gastrointestinal symptoms and the others did not. In 3 patients a diagnosis of Crohn's disease was made which ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Meuwissen SG,Dekker-Saeys BJ,Agenant D,Tytgat GN

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capacity of monocytes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis to generate superoxide anion in vitro after stimulation with serum treated zymosan (STZ) or IgG treated zymosan (IgTZ) was studied before and during therapy with penicillamine (n = 9) or sodium aurothiomalate (AuTM) (n = 12). Significant increases in ra...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hurst NP,Bell AL,Nuki G

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Leflunomide is known to be embryotoxic and teratogenic in rodents. However, there is less evidence in humans. We quantified the risk of major congenital malformation (MCM), prematurity, low birth weight (LBW) and spontaneous abortion associated with leflunomide exposure during pregnancy in humans. METHODS:F...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bérard A,Zhao JP,Shui I,Colilla S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteotomies on 101 knees in 79 patients were assessed either prospectively or retrospectively. High tibial osteotomy was performed in 54 knees (27 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 27 with osteoarthrosis (OA)) and double (tibiofemoral) osteotomy in 47 knees (25 RA and 22 OA), and were assessed prospectively in 46 and...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Iveson JM,Longton EB,Wright V

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum and acne (PAPA) syndrome is characterised by flares of sterile arthritis with neutrophil infiltrate and the overproduction of interleukin (IL)-1β. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the potential role of neutrophil subsets and neutrophil extracellular traps (N...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mistry P,Carmona-Rivera C,Ombrello AK,Hoffmann P,Seto NL,Jones A,Stone DL,Naz F,Carlucci P,Dell'Orso S,Gutierrez-Cruz G,Sun HW,Kastner DL,Aksentijevich I,Kaplan MJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A prospective, open study of corticosteroid hip injection (CHI) was performed to determine if different radiological patterns of arthritis vary in their response. METHODS:Forty five patients (15 with rheumatoid arthritis, 27 with osteoarthritis, and three with anklyosing spondylitis) underwent hip injection...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Plant MJ,Borg AA,Dziedzic K,Saklatvala J,Dawes PT

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complement system plays a major role in the autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the role of complement in SLE is complex since it may both prevent and exacerbate the disease. In this review, we explore the latest findings in complement-focused research in SLE. C1q deficiency is the str...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Leffler J,Bengtsson AA,Blom AM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of reproductive history and use of hormonal therapies on the risk of hip and knee joint replacement for osteoarthritis. METHODS:A prospective study of 1.3 million women aged on average 56 years at recruitment and followed-up through linkage to routinely collected hospital admission rec...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Liu B,Balkwill A,Cooper C,Roddam A,Brown A,Beral V,Million Women Study Collaborators.

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:MRI is recommended in the diagnostic process of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to detect joint damage early. MRI-detected erosions are also present in symptom-free controls, especially at older age. It is unclear if RA-specific MRI-detected erosions can be distinguished from 'physiological' erosions in symptom-fr...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Boeters DM,Nieuwenhuis WP,van Steenbergen HW,Reijnierse M,Landewé RBM,van der Helm-van Mil AHM

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first biological therapeutics in rheumatology are approaching patent expiration, encouraging development of 'follow-on' versions, known as 'biosimilars'. Biological agents range from simple replacement hormones to complex monoclonal antibodies and soluble receptors: large, intricate proteins with unique tertiary a...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Dörner T,Strand V,Castañeda-Hernández G,Ferraccioli G,Isaacs JD,Kvien TK,Martin-Mola E,Mittendorf T,Smolen JS,Burmester GR

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of anergy and its relationship to malnutrition was investigated in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and in controls. A generalised reduction in delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity to 7 recall antigens were found in 104 RA patients compared with 67 controls. No measured of the disease was capable of ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Emery P,Panayi G,Symmons D,Brown G

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with refractory juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who are being treated with etanercept. METHODS:53 patients with JIA from seven Dutch centres were included. HRQoL was measured by the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ),...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Prince FH,Geerdink LM,Borsboom GJ,Twilt M,van Rossum MA,Hoppenreijs EP,Cate RT,Koopman-Keemink Y,van Santen-Hoeufft M,Raat H,van Suijlekom-Smit LW

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess risk of cartilage loss in the tibiofemoral joint in relation to baseline damage severity, and to analyse the association of nearby pathologic findings on the risk of subsequent cartilage loss. METHODS:The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study is a longitudinal study of individuals with or at high risk for...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Roemer FW,Felson DT,Wang K,Crema MD,Neogi T,Zhang Y,Nevitt MC,Marra MD,Lewis CE,Torner J,Guermazi A,MOST study investigators.

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if a new inhibitor, esculetin (EST), can block resorption of cartilage. METHODS:Interleukin 1alpha (IL1alpha, 0.04-5 ng/ml) and oncostatin M (OSM, 0.4-50 ng/ml) were used to stimulate the release of proteoglycan and collagen from bovine nasal cartilage and human articular cartilage in explant cu...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Elliott S,Rowan AD,Carrère S,Koshy P,Catterall JB,Cawston TE

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 15 year old girl who had pain, oedema of her left hand, and fever of four months' duration is described. Marked demineralisation of her hand was shown by radiography, and increased articular uptake by technetium-99m bone scan. All these changes were indistinguishable from reflex sympathetic dystrophy. After two admi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Rodriguez-Moreno J,Ruiz-Martin JM,Mateo-Soria L,Rozadilla A,Roig-Escofet D

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(a) To characterise the lipid profile in psoriatic arthritis and investigate whether there are similarities to the dyslipoproteinaemia reported in rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory forms of joint disease; (b) to investigate whether there is an atherogenic lipid profile in psoriatic arthritis, which...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jones SM,Harris CP,Lloyd J,Stirling CA,Reckless JP,McHugh NJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatoid factors (RFs) and antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptides (CCPs) of IgG, IgA and IgM isotype have been shown to precede disease onset by years. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate serological risk markers in first-degree relatives from multicase families in relation to genetic and environmental risk f...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ärlestig L,Mullazehi M,Kokkonen H,Rocklöv J,Rönnelid J,Dahlqvist SR

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus was first diagnosed after she had developed the Budd-Chiari syndrome. We believe that the Budd-Chiari syndrome was part of her tendency for thrombosis, induced by the presence of a lupus anticoagulant. The association between enhanced thrombosis and the lupus anticoagulant i...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Averbuch M,Levo Y

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure Proteus mirabilis and Escherichia coli antibody levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during treatment by vegetarian diet. METHODS:Sera were collected from 53 RA patients who took part in a controlled clinical trial of fasting and a one year vegetarian diet. P mirabilis and E coli anti...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kjeldsen-Kragh J,Rashid T,Dybwad A,Sioud M,Haugen M,Førre O,Ebringer A

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine concentrations of chondroitin sulphate (CS) and keratan sulphate (KS) epitopes, glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and hyaluronan (HA) in knee synovial fluid (SF) from normal subjects and patients with osteoarthritis (OA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA), to test whether these variables may be used as marker...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Belcher C,Yaqub R,Fawthrop F,Bayliss M,Doherty M

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An explant method for the isolation of fibroblasts from adult human tendon is described. Cells were successfully isolated from 22 out of 27 common biceps tendons obtained from cadaveric donors (age range 11-83 years). The fibroblasts could be maintained in culture using standard methods and morphologically resembled t...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Chard MD,Wright JK,Hazleman BL

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients (8 female, 2 male) with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were entered into an open trial with the anabolic steroid 19-nortestosterone (19-nor). Their clinical condition did not improve, nor were significant changes observed in the majority of laboratory data. However, overall the platelet count rose, an...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hazelton RA,McCruden AB,Sturrock RD,Stimson WH

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the prevalence and the nature of autonomic neuropathy (AN) in 17 patients with inactive or mild active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:Patients were tested using questionnaires related to possible AN symptoms, and four non invasive cardiovascular autonomic function tests at rest, during lying...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lioté F,Osterland CK

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the safety of intra-articular (IA) autologous tolerogenic dendritic cells (tolDC) in patients with inflammatory arthritis and an inflamed knee; to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the approach and to assess potential effects on local and systemic disease activities. METHODS:An unblinded...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bell GM,Anderson AE,Diboll J,Reece R,Eltherington O,Harry RA,Fouweather T,MacDonald C,Chadwick T,McColl E,Dunn J,Dickinson AM,Hilkens CM,Isaacs JD

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regression of small rheumatoid nodules was noted in four patients after starting sulphasalazine therapy. This coincided with an improvement in synovitis and also falls in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C reactive protein (CRP). The relation between the nodule regression and the sulphasalazine therapy is ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Englert HJ,Hughes GR,Walport MJ

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify genetic associations with hip osteoarthritis (HOA), we performed a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of HOA. METHODS:The GWAS meta-analysis included approximately 2.5 million imputed HapMap single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). HOA cases and controls defined radiographica...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Evans DS,Cailotto F,Parimi N,Valdes AM,Castaño-Betancourt MC,Liu Y,Kaplan RC,Bidlingmaier M,Vasan RS,Teumer A,Tranah GJ,Nevitt MC,Cummings SR,Orwoll ES,Barrett-Connor E,Renner JB,Jordan JM,Doherty M,Doherty SA,Uitte

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a comparative study of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and immune complexes in the serum of 43 patients with systemic sclerosis (SS) ANA were detected by indirect immunofluorescence on Hep 2 cells and/or double immunodiffusion in 90% of patients, while immune complex assays were positive in 32% of patients. The immune...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： French MA,Harrison G,Penning CA,Cunningham J,Hughes P,Rowell NR

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the long term effectiveness of intravenous immunoglobulin and plasmapheresis associated with prednisone and cyclophosphamide in Churg-Strauss syndrome. SUBJECTS:and methods: We studied 18 subjects with new onset Churg-Strauss syndrome. All received the "standard" treatment based on prednisone (1 mg/...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Danieli MG,Cappelli M,Malcangi G,Logullo F,Salvi A,Danieli G

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00