Elevated levels of nitrate in rheumatoid arthritis.

abstract：:The objective of this research was to investigate the cellular source of soluble ICAM-1 (siCAM-1) from rheumatoid synovial tissue (RS) and its relation to sICAM-1 in synovial fluid (SF) and serum, and to study the expression of ICAM-1 in isolated cells of RS. sICAM-1 was determined by using the enzyme-linked immunosor...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Krenn V,Schedel J,Döring A,Huppertz HI,Gohlke F,Tony HP,Vollmers HP,Müller-Hermelink HK

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish whether a cadaver model can serve as an effective surrogate for the detection of tendon damage characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In addition, we evaluated intraobserver and interobserver agreement in the grading of RA-like tendon tears shown by US, as well as the concordance between the US find...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Janta I,Morán J,Naredo E,Nieto JC,Uson J,Möller I,Bong D,Bruyn GA,D Agostino MA,Filippucci E,Hammer HB,Iagnocco A,Terslev L,González JM,Mérida JR,Carreño L

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to investigate whether eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) cream phonophoresis superior to conventional US over the trigger points (TPs) in terms of improvements of pain, range of motion and disability in myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). Fifty patients (42 female, 8 male) diagnosed wit...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ustun N,Arslan F,Mansuroglu A,Inanoglu D,Yagız AE,Guler H,Turhanoglu AD

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic, inflammatory large vessel vasculitis that affects aorta and its main branches. We aimed to evaluate the incidence and prevalence of TA in the northwestern part of Turkey. We retrospectively evaluated 23 TA patients followed by our clinic. Clinical features, treatments and response...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Saritas F,Donmez S,Direskeneli H,Pamuk ON

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking produces substances that activate proinflammatory, prothrombotic and vasoconstrictive mediators via posttranslational carbamylation of proteins. As a new consequence of carbamylation, induction of anti-carbamylated autoantibodies were observed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, sometimes prior to onset of ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Martínez G,Gómez JA,Bang H,Martínez-Gamboa L,Roggenbuck D,Burmester GR,Torres B,Prada D,Feist E

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyapatite crystals are often deposited in the vicinity of joints, where they can cause a clinical periarthritis. Clodronate is a first-generation bisphosphonate that has the ability to reduce ectopic calcifications. Two women were affected by disabling calcific periarthritis of the shoulders lasting for years and...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Saviola G,Abdi-Ali L,Baiardi P,Benucci M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the possible association between type II collagen turnover seromarkers and disease profile in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Outpatients with axial SpA (n = 110) or PsA (n = 101) underwent clinical examination including disease activity mea...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Munk HL,Gudmann NS,Christensen AF,Ejstrup L,Sorensen GL,Loft AG,Bay-Jensen AC,Siebuhr AS,Junker P

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of knee OA on kinetic and kinematic parameters during walking and standing is still controversial. Stability and energy consumption have not been well investigated in patients with OA. This research investigated the parameters distinguishing between the healthy subjects and patients with OA performance. It ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Esrafilian A,Karimi MT,Amiri P,Fatoye F

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune rheumatic disease characterised by vasculopathy, inflammation and fibrosis in multiple organs and occasionally coexists with rheumatic conditions, such as axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). The aim of this study was to demonstrate the successful use of tofacitinib in SSc and axi...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kyriakou A,Parperis K,Nikiphorou E,Psarelis S

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) incidence and prevalence indicate that occurrence of the disease varies significantly among different populations. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and incidence of RA in South Korea. We used Korean National Health Insurance (NHI) claims data to estimate the prevalence o...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sung YK,Cho SK,Choi CB,Bae SC

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to evaluate effectiveness of ultrasound treatment applied with exercise therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Fifty-two patients, who were diagnosed according to modified New York criteria, were aged 25-60, and have spine pain, were randomly assigned to two groups. Ultrasound (US) a...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Şilte Karamanlioğlu D,Aktas I,Ozkan FU,Kaysin M,Girgin N

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocognitive dysfunction and brain injury on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, brain MRI is expensive, is restricted by payers, and requires high expertise. Neurocognitive assessment is a...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Roldan PC,Jung RE,Sibbitt WL,Qualls CR,Flores RA,Roldan CA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study analyzed the HLA-B 27 alleles in a group of 20 consecutive patients with the diagnosis of Reiter syndrome (RS) followed in a tertiary referral university hospital in Brazil, during the period 1990-2006, and compared the data with that observed in other patients with spondyloarthropathies follo...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sampaio-Barros PD,Conde RA,Donadi EA,Bonfiglioli R,Costallat LT,Samara AM,Bértolo MB

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic muscular infarct (DMI) is a rare condition, which begins with acute onset of extremity pain and swelling. Patients usually have long-standing disease and poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (DM). Thigh muscle group is the most commonly involved side, while lower leg involvement is rare. We represent herein a ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Uçan H,Alemdaroğlu E,Yoldaş TK,Erdem Özdamar S,Akyüz M,Hatipoğlu C

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different genetic variants in estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) have been shown to influence bone phenotypes including quantitative bone ultrasound in elderly. We aimed to investigate the role of ESR1 polymorphisms in bone mass assessed by calcaneal quantitative ultrasound (QUS) in a population of young adults. The study...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Correa-Rodriguez M,Schmidt-RioValle J,Rueda-Medina B

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have prepared antibody/3H-dsDNA immune complexes and have used three independent radioimmunoassays to quantitate their interaction with complement; the solution phase C1q assay, the Raji cell assay, and a complement-based red blood cell adherence assay (RBC-CF). Our results indicate that although there is reasonabl...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Taylor RP,Andrews BS,Morley KW,Conlon T

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neutrophilic granule protein proteinase 3 (PR3) is the preferred target antigen of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) found in the serum of patients with Wegener's granulomatosis, a systemic small-vessel vasculitis. Due to the lack of data concerning the murine homologue of human PR3, we assessed the ne...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Relle M,Thomaidis T,Galle PR,Schwarting A

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 are crucial to the inflammatory response in chronic inflammatory arthritis. Soluble (s) levels of these molecules in sera and synovial fluid (SF) correlate with some clinical parameters and synovial tissue expression of the same molecules in rheumatoid arthritis....

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bloom BJ,Nelson SM,Alario AJ,Miller LC,Schaller JG

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kynurenic acid is an antagonist of ionotropic glutamate receptors. It has been found that glutamate antagonists inhibit proliferation of different human tumor cells. Since the hyperplasia of synovial fibroblasts is one of the most striking features of inflammatory arthritis, the main goals of this study were detection...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Parada-Turska J,Rzeski W,Zgrajka W,Majdan M,Kandefer-Szerszeń M,Turski W

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-17 has a role in inflammation in RA, and its levels in joints correlate with disease severity. Multiple RCTs have been performed to study effects of anti-IL-17 agents. The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to analyze the efficacy and safety of anti-IL-17 agents in the mana...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kunwar S,Dahal K,Sharma S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease with protean manifestation. Arthritis is one of the most common manifestations seen in SLE. Anti-CCP Ab is a recently described autoantibody that has been claimed as a most sensitive and specific marker for the diagnosis of RA. Study was performed to see whether an...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Singh U,Singh S,Singh NK,Verma PK,Singh S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of sudden onset of late infection after TKA inflamed by anti-TNFalpha therapy, Infliximab, in a 54-year-old woman with RA. Infliximab therapy was started 3 years and 8 months after TKAs as a result of multiple arthritides showing high inflammation of RA. One week after the third administration of Infl...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Yurube T,Takahi K,Owaki H,Fuji T,Kurosaka M,Doita M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) related to hepatitis B is an uncommon vasculitis that is sometimes associated with the rapid progression of distal ischemia. A few recent reports have proposed the use of antiviral therapy. However, there is not yet a consensus for the standard treatment of this disease entity and none of th...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lim MJ,Kwon SR,Lee S,Park W

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients are at a higher risk of systemic inflammatory sequelae, leading to microalbuminuria, cardiovascular (CVD) and neuropsychiatric (NPD) disease. Our aim is to present the existing literature about the relationship between CVD, kidney and NPD in PsA. The literature evaluation of PsA reve...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Markousis-Mavrogenis G,Nurmohamed MT,Koutsogeorgopoulou L,Dimitroulas T,Katsifis G,Vartela V,Mitsikostas D,Kolovou G,Tektonidou M,Voulgari P,Sfikakis PP,Kitas GD,Mavrogeni SI

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mononuclear phagocyte infiltrate which occupies the gout tophus has been compared with that of the subcutaneous rheumatoid nodule. In the gout tophus, macrophage migration appears to be at a relatively low level and effectively terminates once these cells have been recruited into the corona. In the nodule the evid...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Palmer DG,Hogg N,Denholm I,Allen CA,Highton J,Hessian PA

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Felty's syndrome (FS) is a deforming disease, characterized by the triad of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), neutropenia, and splenomegaly. Currently, FS patients are treated mainly with immunosuppressants, such as methotrexate and glucocorticoids, which however are not suitable to some patients and may cause severe side ef...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Li R,Wan Q,Chen P,Mao S,Wang Q,Li X,Yang Y,Dong L

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic multi-system disorder commonly seen in Mediterranean, middle east and far eastern populations. In this report, we describe a case of a 55-year-old male with Behçet's disease who presented with a low back pain and sciatica. Imaging studies showed that he had a destruction of the third...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Örücü M,Keleş D,Peker E,Çakıcı M,Shimbori N,Erden İ,Yazıcıoğlu L,Sonel Tur B

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. This study aimed to analyze the effects of Tofacitinib treatment, a Janus kinase inhibitor, on atherosclerosis in patients with RA. Patients with an active RA (28-joint disease activity score-erythrocyte sedimentation rate > 3.2) despi...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kume K,Amano K,Yamada S,Kanazawa T,Ohta H,Hatta K,Amano K,Kuwaba N

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the changes in the characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis information on the Internet over a 15-year period and the positioning of Web sites posted by universities, hospitals, and medical associations. We replicated the methods of a 2001 study assessing rheumatoid arthritis informa...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Castillo-Ortiz JD,de Jesus Valdivia-Nuno J,Ramirez-Gomez A,Garagarza-Mariscal H,Gallegos-Rios C,Flores-Hernandez G,Hernandez-Sanchez L,Brambila-Barba V,Castaneda-Sanchez JJ,Barajas-Ochoa Z,Suarez-Rico A,Sanchez-Gonzalez JM,Ramos-

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Report (JAMAR) is a new parent/patient reported outcome measure that enables a thorough assessment of the disease status in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We report the results of the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the parent and patie...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Scott C,Okong'o L,Brice N,Murless S,Slamang W,Fadlelmola A,Consolaro A,Bovis F,Ruperto N,Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO).

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00