The value of synovial fluid assays in the diagnosis of joint disease: a literature survey.

abstract：:Decreased immunoglobulin production in pokeweed mitogen driven lymphocyte cultures has been reported in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here various activators and experimental designs have been used to determine the contribution of B cells, T cells, or monocytes to this low response. Sixty patients with RA and paired cont...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jokinen I,Poikonen K,Möttönen T,Hannonen P,Oka M,Ilonen J,Surcel HM,Karttunen R,Arvilommi H

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A key clinical paradox in osteoarthritis (OA), a prevalent age-related joint disorder characterised by cartilage degeneration and debilitating pain, is that the severity of joint pain does not strictly correlate with radiographic and histological defects in joint tissues. Here, we determined whether protein ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kc R,Li X,Kroin JS,Liu Z,Chen D,Xiao G,Levine B,Li J,Hamilton JL,van Wijnen AJ,Piel M,Shelly DA,Brass D,Kolb E,Im HJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of combining monthly intravenous methotrexate (IV MTX) with monthly IV cyclophosphamide (CYTX; given on the same day) for the treatment of children who develop recurrent diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus during or after the s...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lehman TJ,Edelheit BS,Onel KB

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To elaborate a clinical practice decision tree for the choice of the first disease modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for untreated rheumatoid arthritis of less than six months' duration. METHODS:Four steps were employed: (1) review of published reports on DMARD efficacy against rheumatoid arthritis; (2) i...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Le Loët X,Berthelot JM,Cantagrel A,Combe B,De Bandt M,Fautrel B,Flipo RM,Lioté F,Maillefert JF,Meyer O,Saraux A,Wendling D,Guillemin F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the association between the occurrence of peripheral arthritis and of acute anterior uveitis during the course of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS:Retrospective clinical follow up by both chart review and direct patient interview was performed on 271 individuals comprised of 222 local white and ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Maksymowych WP,Chou CT,Russell AS

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The viscosity of plasma (PV) was investigated in 27 outpatients with classical or definite rheumatoid arthritis (RA) according to the American Rheumatism Association (ARA) criteria. The measurements showed a significantly raised PV in patients with RA (p less than 10(-5)) compared with a control group. There was a pos...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Harreby M,Danneskiold-Samsøe B,Kjer J,Lauritzen M

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relative contribution of work-related mechanical (injury) factors and psychosocial factors to the onset of a new episode of knee pain, in a cohort of newly employed workers. METHODS:A prospective cohort study of newly employed workers from 12 diverse occupational settings in England (The New...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jones GT,Harkness EF,Nahit ES,McBeth J,Silman AJ,Macfarlane GJ

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sacroiliitis is a hallmark of the spondyloarthropathies (SpA). The degree of inflammation can be quantified by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The aim of this study was to further elucidate the pathogenesis of SpA by quantitative cellular analysis of immunostained sacroiliac biopsy specimens and to compare ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bollow M,Fischer T,Reisshauer H,Backhaus M,Sieper J,Hamm B,Braun J

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The technique and results of a special oblique radiograph of the hip called the "faux profil" (FP) of the hip are described. The FP was evaluated for the detection of joint space narrowing in incipient osteoarthritis of the hip (OAH) as compared with the anteroposterior (AP) radiograph. METHODS:58 hips with ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lequesne MG,Laredo JD

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The success of anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) treatment, either using antibodies or soluble receptors, has defined TNF as a major factor of the inflammatory response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). As a result of this success, much attention has been devoted to understanding the molecular mechanisms by which TNF expr...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Foxwell BM,Bondeson J,Brennan F,Feldmann M

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is highly prevalent in Malaysia, which has a mixed population of Malays, Chinese, and Indians. A quantitative enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to determine anticardiolipin antibody (aCL) levels (total immunoglobulin, IgG, and IgM) in 200 patients with SLE (164 Chine...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jones HW,Ireland R,Senaldi G,Wang F,Khamashta M,Bellingham AJ,Veerapan K,Hughes GR,Vergani D

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A prospective randomised trial to compare two different durations of maintenance immunosuppressive therapy for the prevention of relapse in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). METHODS:Patients with AAV were recruited 18-24 months after diagnosis if they were in stable ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Karras A,Pagnoux C,Haubitz M,Groot K,Puechal X,Tervaert JWC,Segelmark M,Guillevin L,Jayne D,European Vasculitis Society.

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method is described for separating free 35SO4-- from 35SO4 labelled proteoglycans synthesised by rabbit articular chondrocytes cultured in the presence of excess 35SO4--. The procedure uses the low solubility product of barium sulphate to remove, by precipitation, free 35SO4-- from culture medium. Optimum recove...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Collier S,Ghosh P

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mast cells have been implicated in the pathogenesis of arthritis, but elucidation of their precise role has been hampered by a lack of efficient and selective inhibitors of their function. OBJECTIVE:To elucidate the role of mast cells in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to assess whether ap...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Juurikivi A,Sandler C,Lindstedt KA,Kovanen PT,Juutilainen T,Leskinen MJ,Mäki T,Eklund KK

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study long term utility of early, continual, and serial use of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in clinical setting. METHODS:A total of 135 patients with early RA were treated according to the "sawtooth" strategy and prospectively followed up to 15 years. ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Sokka T,Hannonen P

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritoneal serositis is not a widely recognised aspect of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Indeed, ascites in SLE is said to occur only when complicated by the nephrotic syndrome, congestive cardiac failure, or hepatic cirrhosis. We describe two patients who developed ascites that could be attributed to none of the...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mier A,Weir W

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent infectious polyarthritis caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum in a patient with common variable hypogammaglobulinaemia is described. The patient developed a symmetrical, destructive polyarthritis and tenosynovitis associated with a markedly depressed synovial fluid glucose concentration and characteristic soft ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lehmer RR,Andrews BS,Robertson JA,Stanbridge EJ,de la Maza L,Friou GJ

更新日期：1991-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is less common among men than women, and sex hormones have been suggested to play a part in the pathogenesis. Lower levels of testosterone have been demonstrated in men with RA, but it is not known if these changes precede the disease. METHODS:In a nested case-control study, using ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Pikwer M,Giwercman A,Bergström U,Nilsson JÅ,Jacobsson LT,Turesson C

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between changes in the delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) index over 2 years as a measure of cartilage proteoglycan concentration, with changes in cartilage thickness in the medial tibiofemoral compartment of knees in middle-aged women. METHODS:One hundred and...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Crema MD,Hunter DJ,Burstein D,Roemer FW,Li L,Eckstein F,Krishnan N,Hellio Le-Graverand MP,Guermazi A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interferon (IFN) beta displays anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive activity and has been considered for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Information about the effects of this molecule on joint cells is scarce, however. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of IFNbeta on the production of inter...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Palmer G,Mezin F,Juge-Aubry CE,Plater-Zyberk C,Gabay C,Guerne PA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty two patients with ankylosing spondylitis were investigated with a set of pulmonary function tests and the results compared with those for a control population. The patients had no complaints about lung symptoms and their chest radiographs were normal. The main pathological findings were reduced lung volumes, a ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Feltelius N,Hedenström H,Hillerdal G,Hällgren R

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A systematic literature review (SLR; 2009-2014) to compare a target-oriented approach with routine management in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to allow an update of the treat-to-target recommendations. METHODS:Two SLRs focused on clinical trials employing a treatment approach targeting a specifi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Stoffer MA,Schoels MM,Smolen JS,Aletaha D,Breedveld FC,Burmester G,Bykerk V,Dougados M,Emery P,Haraoui B,Gomez-Reino J,Kvien TK,Nash P,Navarro-Compán V,Scholte-Voshaar M,van Vollenhoven R,van der Heijde D,Stamm TA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using clinical, radiological, and morbid anatomical data about patients with arthritis of the hip and their femoral heads resected during total hip replacement, an attempt has been made first, to classify patients and femoral heads by a cluster analysis technique, and secondly and more realistically, to use existing c...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Byers PD,Roper BA,Glennie B

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a T helper cell type 2 polarised disease by quantifying the T cell cytokines interferon gamma (IFNgamma), interleukin 4 (IL4), tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), and IL10 at the single cell level in patients with AS in comparison with healthy HL...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Rudwaleit M,Siegert S,Yin Z,Eick J,Thiel A,Radbruch A,Sieper J,Braun J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although there has been major progress in gout imaging, no gout classification criteria currently include advanced imaging techniques. OBJECTIVE:To examine the usefulness of imaging modalities in the classification of gout when compared to monosodium urate (MSU) crystal confirmation as the gold standard, in...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ogdie A,Taylor WJ,Weatherall M,Fransen J,Jansen TL,Neogi T,Schumacher HR,Dalbeth N

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate anti-apoptogenic mechanism of transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFbeta1) towards synovial cells. METHODS:Isolated synovial cells, treated or not with TGFbeta1, were cultured in the presence or absence of anti-Fas IgM, proteasome inhibitor Z-Leu-Leu-Leu-aldehyde (LLL-CHO), etoposide, or C2-cer...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kawakami A,Urayama S,Yamasaki S,Hida A,Miyashita T,Kamachi M,Nakashima K,Tanaka F,Ida H,Kawabe Y,Aoyagi T,Furuichi I,Migita K,Origuchi T,Eguchi K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the probability of drug continuation in a large cohort of methotrexate treated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, the reasons for discontinuation of methotrexate, the overall survival of the members of this cohort, and the causes of death in these patients. METHODS:Yearly follow up was conduct...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Alarcón GS,Tracy IC,Strand GM,Singh K,Macaluso M

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to histones (AHA) are commonly found in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the full profile of AHA and their clinical associations remains unclear. A total of 111 patients with SLE were studied, including 13 patients in whom multiple serum samples were available over several years. I...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Cohen MG,Pollard KM,Webb J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of intravenously infused iron-dextran (Imferon) on the progression of antigen induced monarticular arthritis in rabbits was studied. A rapid deposition of iron and apoferritin in the synovia of arthritis joints occurred after infusion of iron-dextran during either the acute or chronic phases of the disease....

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kind CN,Blackham A,Morris CJ

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00