Environmental risk factors for the development of psoriatic arthritis: results from a case-control study.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the effects of biological drugs on the risk of demyelinating events in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Case-control analyses nested in an administrative database cohort. RESULTS:Initially the risk of demyelinating events appeared to be increased after exposure to anakinra and decreased after ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bernatsky S,Renoux C,Suissa S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular immunity to cartilage proteoglycans may be responsible for sustaining chronic inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis. This hypothesis was examined by measuring peripheral blood and synovial fluid mononuclear cell proliferation in five preparations of human cartilage proteoglycan monomer in vitro. Peripheral b...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jobanputra P,Choy EH,Kingsley GH,Sieper J,Palacios-Boix AA,Heinegård D,Panayi GS

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancellous bone from patients with osteoarthritis (OA) has been reported to be undermineralised and that from patients with osteoporosis (OP) is more liable to fracture. Changes in the mineral component might be implicated in these processes. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the thermal stability and the mineral s...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mkukuma LD,Imrie CT,Skakle JM,Hukins DW,Aspden RM

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine deaminase activity was determined in paired samples of serum and synovial fluid taken from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (n = 12), reactive arthritis (n = 13), and osteoarthritis (n = 7), and the value of this investigation in the diagnosis of synovial swellings was assessed. Increased activity was foun...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Yuksel H,Akoğlu TF

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the involvement of interleukin-1 (IL-1) in the induction or maintenance of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) non-responsive state of chondrocytes during experimental arthritis in mouse knee joints. METHODS:To characterise IGF-1 nonresponsiveness during arthritis, we measured chondrocyte...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Verschure PJ,Joosten LA,Van de Loo FA,Van den Berg WB

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLA) have been shown to enhance thrombus formation by increasing the expression of adhesive receptors such as P-selectin on endothelial cells. The P-selectin counter-receptor on leucocytes is P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1). We have previously described a variable numb...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Diz-Kucukkaya R,Inanc M,Afshar-Kharghan V,Zhang QE,López JA,Pekcelen Y

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether methotrexate or tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) affect osteophyte formation in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHODS:41 patients with PsA were examined for the presence of osteophytes and erosions at the metacarpophalangeal joints by high-resolution micro-CT imagin...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Finzel S,Kraus S,Schmidt S,Hueber A,Rech J,Engelke K,Englbrecht M,Schett G

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence and clinical significance of carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) in patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). METHODS:28 patients with primary APS with at least a five year follow up, and 28 healthy subjects, matched by age and sex, were included in the stud...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Medina G,Casaos D,Jara LJ,Vera-Lastra O,Fuentes M,Barile L,Salas M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the disease-modifying effects of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibition in preclinical models of systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS:We studied the effects of PDE4 inhibition in a prevention and a treatment model of bleomycin-induced skin fibrosis, in the topoisomerase mouse model as well as in ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Maier C,Ramming A,Bergmann C,Weinkam R,Kittan N,Schett G,Distler JHW,Beyer C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand better a complex disease such as psoriatic arthritis (PsA), collection of a large amount of information on clinical, laboratory, and radiological features is required over an extended period of time. Longitudinal data can be effectively collected and stored in clinical registries and databases. This arti...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Gladman DD,Ritchlin C,Helliwell PS

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A family is described in which the mother and 2 of the 5 children had Felty's syndrome, a pattern of inheritance suggesting a dominant defect and one which has not previously been reported. The family is also of interest in that the other sib had rheumatoid arthritis. ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Blendis LM,Jones KL,Hamilton EB,Williams R

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Transient receptor potential canonical 5 (TRPC5) is functionally expressed on a range of cells including fibroblast-like synoviocytes, which play an important role in arthritis. A role for TRPC5 in inflammation has not been previously shown in vivo. We investigated the contribution of TRPC5 in arthritis. MET...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Alawi KM,Russell FA,Aubdool AA,Srivastava S,Riffo-Vasquez Y,Baldissera L Jr,Thakore P,Saleque N,Fernandes ES,Walsh DA,Brain SD

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) treatments (given for rheumatological manifestations) in reducing uveitis flares in patients with spondylarthropathy in daily practice. METHODS:A retrospective observational study of all patients with spondylarthropathy with at least one uveitis f...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Guignard S,Gossec L,Salliot C,Ruyssen-Witrand A,Luc M,Duclos M,Dougados M

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress in RA synovial tissue can cause DNA damage and suppress the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) system in cultured synoviocytes. This mechanism includes two enzyme complexes, hMutSalpha (hMSH2/hMSH6) and hMutSbeta (hMSH2/hMSH3). OBJECTIVE:To examine the expression and distribution of MMR enzymes in s...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Simelyte E,Boyle DL,Firestein GS

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the possibility of drug-free remission in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in continuous remission. METHODS:Prospective observational study in disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)-treated PsA patients in continuous disease remission (no musculoskeletal symptoms, no or minimal sk...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Araujo EG,Finzel S,Englbrecht M,Schreiber DA,Faustini F,Hueber A,Nas K,Rech J,Schett G

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the potential therapeutic effects of leflunomide in patients with active AS in an open label study. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty patients with AS fulfilling the 1984 modified New York criteria with a Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) >3 were given leflunomide for 6 months. Clinical outcome as...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Haibel H,Rudwaleit M,Braun J,Sieper J

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：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：OBJECTIVES:To describe patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRD) who had COVID-19 disease; to compare patients who required hospital admission with those who did not and assess risk factors for hospital admission related to COVID-19. METHODS:An observational longitudinal study was conducted durin...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Freites Nuñez DD,Leon L,Mucientes A,Rodriguez-Rodriguez L,Font Urgelles J,Madrid García A,Colomer JI,Jover JA,Fernandez-Gutierrez B,Abasolo L

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：:The question 'Does the use of second-line therapy confer long-term benefit on outcome measures in rheumatoid arthritis?' remains unanswered. The major obstacle which prevents collection of the necessary data is the lack of a suitable control group. In this report experience with three 'second-line placebo groups' is d...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Pullar T,Capell HA

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis, is associated with premature mortality. Whether this mortality gap has improved over time, as observed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is unknown. METHODS:Using an electronic medical record database representative of the UK general population, we identified inciden...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Fisher MC,Rai SK,Lu N,Zhang Y,Choi HK

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PATIENTS with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of developing comorbid conditions. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the prevalence of comorbidities and compare their management in RA patients from different countries worldwide. METHODS: STUDY DESIGN:international, cross-sectional. PATIENTS:consecutiv...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Dougados M,Soubrier M,Antunez A,Balint P,Balsa A,Buch MH,Casado G,Detert J,El-Zorkany B,Emery P,Hajjaj-Hassouni N,Harigai M,Luo SF,Kurucz R,Maciel G,Mola EM,Montecucco CM,McInnes I,Radner H,Smolen JS,Song YW,Von

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify differentially expressed genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) compared with healthy individuals. METHODS:RNA was extracted from PBMCs collected from 18 patients with active disease and 18 gender-matched and age-matched controls. Expres...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Duan R,Leo P,Bradbury L,Brown MA,Thomas G

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of acute monarthritis secondary to asymptomatic renal cell carcinoma are described. This association has not previously been reported. The patients were initially thought to have a septic arthritis, but hot spots were seen on isotope bone scans and biopsy samples showed secondary neoplasms, which were later ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Chakravarty KK,Webley M

更新日期：1992-05-01 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:Anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) treatment is clinically efficacious in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and leads to improvement of spinal inflammation, as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging. It is unclear whether anti-TNF treatment affects chronic spinal changes in AS. OBJECTIVES:To a...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Baraliakos X,Listing J,Rudwaleit M,Brandt J,Sieper J,Braun J

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the long term prognosis in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS:Forty five of 70 patients who had participated in a three week trial six years earlier completed again the same questionnaires used previously. RESULTS:Most symptoms had remained stable. Pain had increased, but some aspects of q...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Baumgartner E,Finckh A,Cedraschi C,Vischer TL

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is described for evaluating the progress of patients with back pain. Various symptoms were scored on analogue scales and spinal motion was measured by various techniques. These data were integrated to make subjective and objective indices respectively. Reasonable reproducibility of the measurements was obtain...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Million R,Nilsen KH,Jayson MI,Baker RD

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00