Pathogenic importance of fibronectin in the superficial region of articular cartilage as a local factor for the induction of pannus extension on rheumatoid articular cartilage.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of certolizumab pegol (CZP) on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to interpret these results using number needed to treat (NNT), and associations between PRO responses and longer term outcomes. METHODS:A total of 619 patients with active RA were randomised...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Strand V,Smolen JS,van Vollenhoven RF,Mease P,Burmester GR,Hiepe F,Khanna D,Nikaï E,Coteur G,Schiff M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) antagonists (anti-TNFα) are available to treat rheumatoid arthritis. All of these have demonstrated considerable efficacy in placebo controlled trials, but few head-to-head comparisons exist to date. This work's objective is to estimate the relative efficacy among ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Schmitz S,Adams R,Walsh CD,Barry M,FitzGerald O

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the feasibility of assessing patellofemoral osteoarthritis using the 'skyline' view and to compare its reproducibility with the standard lateral view. METHODS:Fifty patients attending a rheumatology outpatient department with osteoarthritis of the knee had standard radiographs taken of both kne...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jones AC,Ledingham J,McAlindon T,Regan M,Hart D,MacMillan PJ,Doherty M

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and widespread joint and periarticular calcinosis related to self-medication with vitamin D, which was aggravated by oral phosphate therapy prescribed for her hypercalcaemia. Hydroxyapatite was shown in the synovial fluid from affected joints. The role played by tissue i...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Butler RC,Dieppe PA,Keat AC

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum C2 activity was measured in 135 individuals drawn from a panel of 418 tissue-typed blood donors. The study group included all donors with HLA antigens A10 and B18. Heterozygote C2 deficiency (C2Dhet) was defined by reference to the range of C2 activity in previously studied obligate heterozygotes. Five donors we...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Rynes RI,Britten AF,Pickering RJ

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A study was undertaken to investigate the in vivo pathogenic role of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) in the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) by studying the thrombogenic antiphospholipid (aPL) activity in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) non-responsive (LPS-/-) mice and the association between tlr4 gene polymorphisms and...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Pierangeli SS,Vega-Ostertag ME,Raschi E,Liu X,Romay-Penabad Z,De Micheli V,Galli M,Moia M,Tincani A,Borghi MO,Nguyen-Oghalai T,Meroni PL

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An attempt was made to ascertain whether intra-articular corticosteroids exert a harmful effect on primate cartilage. The knee joints of 10 Macaca irus monkeys were subjected to either one, two, or six injections of 20 mg methyl prednisolone or an equal number of control injections over a 12-week period. Minor degener...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Gibson T,Burry HC,Poswillo D,Glass J

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today, patients' functioning is a central issue in medicine. Concepts, classifications, and measurements of functioning and health, such as the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) are of prime importance in clinical practice, teaching, and research. This report compares the content...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Stucki G,Cieza A

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Advanced imaging studies have demonstrated that urate deposition in periarticular structures, such as tendons, is common in gout. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of monosodium urate monohydrate (MSU) crystals on tenocyte viability and function. METHODS:The histological appearance of ten...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Chhana A,Callon KE,Dray M,Pool B,Naot D,Gamble GD,Coleman B,McCarthy G,McQueen FM,Cornish J,Dalbeth N

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Factors contributing to the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remain largely unknown although are likely to include both environmental and genetic components. Studies on murine lupus have indicated a role for an antibody that blocks binding of cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated-4 (CTLA-4) to B...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Heward J,Gordon C,Allahabadia A,Barnett AH,Franklyn JA,Gough SC

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the usefulness of high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the lungs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with and without respiratory symptoms. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eighty eight RA patients with a mean duration of disease 12 (SD 8) years were evaluated. Eleven patients were excluded bec...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Cortet B,Flipo RM,Rémy-Jardin M,Coquerelle P,Duquesnoy B,Rêmy J,Delcambre B

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the use of anti-inflammatory compounds, sustained serum levels are thought to be related to drug efficacy. This study shows that frequent clinical administration of indomethacin can result in sustained serum levels of the drug and that food and antacid may have important modifying effects on serum indomethacin conc...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Emori HW,Paulus H,Bluestone R,Champion GD,Pearson C

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody production in response to the primary immunogen bacteriophage phi X174 was investigated in 14 patients with previous yersinia arthritis (YA) and in 15 controls. HLA-B27 occurred in 10 patients with YA and in three controls. After primary and secondary immunisation the antibody responses were essentially simil...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bucknall R,Leirisalo-Repo M,Laitinen O,Jones JV

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The RCA alpha block (Regulators of Complement Activation, 1q32) contains critical complement regulatory genes such as CR1 and MCP. This study examined RCA alpha block haplotype associations with both disease susceptibility and diversification of the anti-Ro/La autoantibody response in primary Sjögren syndrome...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lester S,McLure C,Williamson J,Bardy P,Rischmueller M,Dawkins RL

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed pneumococcal epiglottitis is described and the literature reviewed. This infection is extremely rare in adults, and only 10 cases, none of them with SLE, have so far been reported. Epiglottitis is usually caused by Haemophilus influenzae. However, in immunocomp...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Shalit M,Gross DJ,Levo Y

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the predictive value of discordance between (1) tender and swollen joint count and (2) patient's and evaluator's global assessment on remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHODS:From the prospective, multicentre Norwegian-Disease-Modifying Antirh...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Michelsen B,Kristianslund EK,Hammer HB,Fagerli KM,Lie E,Wierød A,Kalstad S,Rødevand E,Krøll F,Haugeberg G,Kvien TK

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Little data are available regarding the rate and predicting factors of serious infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with abatacept (ABA) in daily practice. We therefore addressed this issue using real-life data from the Orencia and Rheumatoid Arthritis (ORA) registry. METHODS:ORA is...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Salmon JH,Gottenberg JE,Ravaud P,Cantagrel A,Combe B,Flipo RM,Schaeverbeke T,Houvenagel E,Gaudin P,Loeuille D,Rist S,Dougados M,Sibilia J,Le Loët X,Meyer O,Solau-Gervais E,Marcelli C,Bardin T,Pane I,Baron G,Perrod

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult human articular cartilage has been maintained in organ culture for 8 days, and the culture medium, which was changed on alternate days, was pooled. Normal and rheumatoid cartilage was obtained from patients and 4 types of culture were prepared: (1) cartilage alone; (2) cartilage + D-penicillamine; (3) cartilage ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jacoby RK

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine objectively spatial patterns of osteophytes around the distal end of the femur and to identify distinct subgroups. METHODS:A sample of 107 human femora from a large skeletal population were selected for study. These femora included subjects with evidence of late stage osteoarthritis (that is, wit...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Shepstone L,Rogers J,Kirwan J,Silverman B

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phenomenon of increased spontaneous incorporation of 3H-thymidine (3H-TdR) into peripheral blood mononuclear cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been investigated. The activity was found to be short lived and affected less than 1% of cells. Using a Percoll density gradient we identified two populations of activ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Froebel K,Dickson R,Lewis D,Jasani MK,Sturrock RD

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To define pulmonary involvement on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the thorax in lifelong non-smoking rheumatoid arthritis patients and to relate the results to pulmonary function, bronchial reactivity, and a variety of clinical and serological factors. METHODS:Twenty lifelong non-smoking RA p...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hassan WU,Keaney NP,Holland CD,Kelly CA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating immune complexes (CIC) were measured in 4 normal controls and 8 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by a polyethylene glycol precipitation (PEG) method during a 24-hour period. In all the normal controls levels fell during sleep and after drinking 1 pint (568 ml) of milk and rose before gettin...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Isenberg DA,Crisp AJ,Morrow WJ,Newham D,Snaith ML

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate serum interleukin (IL) 12 concentration in patients with juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA), according to disease subtype, activity, and duration. IL12 has been demonstrated to prime the selective expansion of T helper (Th) cells with a Th1-type pattern of cytokine product...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Gattorno M,Picco P,Vignola S,Stalla F,Buoncompagni A,Pistoia V

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the risk of losing remission, low disease activity (LDA) or radiographic progression in the case of (1) discontinuing or (2) tapering doses of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) compared with continuation of the initial treatment regimen in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Henaux S,Ruyssen-Witrand A,Cantagrel A,Barnetche T,Fautrel B,Filippi N,Lukas C,Raffeiner B,Rossini M,Degboé Y,Constantin A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T lymphocytes expressing the gamma/delta T cell receptor and B lymphocytes expressing CD5 are known to occur in expanded numbers in the peripheral blood of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome. The cellular infiltrates for the surface phenotypic markers for alpha/beta and gamma/delta T cell receptors, CD4, CD8, CD...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Zumla A,Mathur M,Stewart J,Wilkinson L,Isenberg D

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermography before and after joint irrigation at arthroscopy showed no significant improvement of inflammation in 14 patients. Subjectively, those with chondrocalcinosis did best. ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bird HA,Ring EF

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II and other lymphocyte activation markers on peripheral blood and synovial fluid T lymphocytes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis, and Reiter's syndrome were measured and the mean fluorescence intensities of these antigens were ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Smith MD,Roberts-Thomson PJ

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA), a marker for Crohn's disease (CD), are present in spondyloarthropathies (SpA) and in the subgroups ankylosing spondylitis (AS), undifferentiated SpA (uSpA), and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), in comparison with healthy and inflammatory contr...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hoffman IE,Demetter P,Peeters M,De Vos M,Mielants H,Veys EM,De Keyser F

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Spondyloarthritis is a group of articular disorders sharing a genetic background. Polymorphisms in the IL-1 gene cluster have previously been associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a subset of spondyloarthritis. This study examined the association between several of these polymorphisms and the whole spo...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Monnet D,Kadi A,Izac B,Lebrun N,Letourneur F,Zinovieva E,Said-Nahal R,Chiocchia G,Breban M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased subchondral bone turnover may contribute to pain in osteoarthritis (OA). OBJECTIVES:To investigate the analgesic potential of a modified version of osteoprotegerin (osteoprotegerin-Fc (OPG-Fc)) in the monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) model of OA pain. METHODS:Male Sprague Dawley rats (140-260 g) were...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Sagar DR,Ashraf S,Xu L,Burston JJ,Menhinick MR,Poulter CL,Bennett AJ,Walsh DA,Chapman V

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00