The optimal assessment of the rheumatoid arthritis hindfoot: a comparative study of clinical examination, ultrasound and high field MRI.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevalence estimates of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) vary across Europe. Recent estimates in southern European countries showed a lower prevalence than in northern countries. OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence of RA in France in a multiregional representative sample in the year 2001. METHODS:A two stage ra...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Guillemin F,Saraux A,Guggenbuhl P,Roux CH,Fardellone P,Le Bihan E,Cantagrel A,Chary-Valckenaere I,Euller-Ziegler L,Flipo RM,Juvin R,Behier JM,Fautrel B,Masson C,Coste J

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This prospective study was designed to clarify the frequency, causes, and clinical course of renal disease in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:235 patients (185 women, mean age 49.4 years) with early RA of less than one year's duration were enrolled and assessed monthly. Proteinuria wa...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Koseki Y,Terai C,Moriguchi M,Uesato M,Kamatani N

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relation between anatomic changes of the synovium, the bone, the bone marrow and the cartilage to biochemical properties of the cartilage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:33 patients with RA received 3-T MRI scans of the metacarpophalangeal joints. Two independent metho...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Herz B,Albrecht A,Englbrecht M,Welsch GH,Uder M,Renner N,Schlechtweg P,Paul D,Lauer L,Engelke K,Janka R,Rech J,Schett G,Finzel S

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This multicentre study was performed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a wide spectrum of novel technologies nowadays available for detection of myeloperoxidase (MPO) and proteinase 3 (PR3)-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs). METHODS:Sera (obtained at the time of diagnosis) from 251 patients ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Damoiseaux J,Csernok E,Rasmussen N,Moosig F,van Paassen P,Baslund B,Vermeersch P,Blockmans D,Cohen Tervaert JW,Bossuyt X

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune response against two herpesviruses has been determined in sera and matched synovial fluids of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and compared with that of a healthy control population. The increased level of antibody to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) induced antigens in patients with RA resembles the antibod...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Musiani M,Zerbini M,Ferri S,Plazzi M,Gentilomi G,La Placa M

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate coronary atherosclerosis in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and control subjects using coronary CT angiography (CCTA). METHODS:Ninety consecutive patients with PsA (male: 56(62.2%); 50.3±11.1 years) were recruited. 240 controls (male: 137(57.1%); 49.6±10.7 years) without known cardiovasc...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Shen J,Wong KT,Cheng IT,Shang Q,Li EK,Wong P,Kun EW,Law MY,Yip R,Yim I,Ying S,Li M,Li TK,Wong CK,Zhu TY,Lee JJ,Chang M,Lee AP,Tam LS

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with an unexplained increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Antibodies against human 60 kDa heat shock protein (anti-HSP60) are associated with the presence and severity of CVD. OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether anti-HSP60 antibodies are associated with prevalent C...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： van Halm VP,Slot MC,Nurmohamed MT,Tervaert JW,Dijkmans BA,Voskuyl AE

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(1) The phagocytosis of human IgG, IgM, and C3 by granulocytes from various rheumatoid and nonrheumatoid sera and synovial fluids (SF) was investigated by direct examination of the patient's leucocytes and indirect testing by incubation of normal donor leucocytes with various sera and SF. (2) In rheumatoid arthritis (...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Cats A,Lafeber GJ,Klein F

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of four different assays for circulating immune complexes-the C1q solid phase method, one using protein A and one using anti-IgG, C1q PEG, and the 2% PEG method-were compared in 61 patients with early rheumatoid arthritis followed up for two years. There were weak but statistically significant correlat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Reeback JS,Silman AJ,Holborow EJ,Maini RN,Hay FC

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of the walking activities of 243 individuals was carried out. The individuals came from four different occupations and had an age range of 17-83 years. The survey carried out in this investigation showed surprisingly little correlation between variables such as age, height, and weight of individuals and their ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Seedhom BB,Wallbridge NC

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify new susceptibility loci for Behçet's disease (BD), we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using DNA pooling. METHODS:Two replicate pools of 292 Iranian BD cases and of 294 age- and sex-matched controls were allelotyped in quadruplicate on the Affymetrix Genome-Wide Human SNP Array 6...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Xavier JM,Shahram F,Sousa I,Davatchi F,Matos M,Abdollahi BS,Sobral J,Nadji A,Oliveira M,Ghaderibarim F,Shafiee NM,Oliveira SA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To perform a prospective long term follow up study comparing conventional radiography (CR), ultrasonography (US), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the detection of bone erosions and synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) finger joints. METHODS:The metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joint...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Scheel AK,Hermann KG,Ohrndorf S,Werner C,Schirmer C,Detert J,Bollow M,Hamm B,Müller GA,Burmester GR,Backhaus M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of acute stress on inflammatory, haemostatic, rheological, and haemodynamic activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in comparison with patients with osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS:21 patients with RA and 10 with OA underwent a brief mental stress task while standing. Inflammat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ,Ring C,Carroll D,Kitas GD

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure hyaluronic acid (HA) levels, which are raised in active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in patients with early RA, and to assess the correlation with clinical and laboratory indices of disease activity and with subsequent radiographic erosive status. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients fulfilling ACR criter...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Majeed M,McQueen F,Yeoman S,McLean L

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：:Leishmaniasis is an intracellular protozoan infection that can lead to cutaneous, mucocutaneous, visceral or systemic manifestations depending on the parasite species and virulence and on the host immune response. It is endemic in countries of Europe (Mediterranean basin), Asia, Africa, Central and South America, but ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bogdan C

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor adherence to treatment is difficult to diagnose accurately. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has a long elimination half-life and its concentration in whole blood can be measured easily. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the utility of a very low blood HCQ concentration as a marker of poor compliance in patients with syst...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Costedoat-Chalumeau N,Amoura Z,Hulot JS,Aymard G,Leroux G,Marra D,Lechat P,Piette JC

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several inflammatory conditions are associated with an increased risk of lymphoma. The specific features of inflammation that mediate this risk are unknown. There are few studies on whether ankylosing spondylitis increases the risk of lymphoma. Besides inflammation-lymphoma aetiology, information on risk of ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Askling J,Klareskog L,Blomqvist P,Fored M,Feltelius N

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the associations between structural abnormalities on ultrasound (US) or conventional x-rays (CR) and pain in hand osteoarthritis (HOA). METHODS:In 55 consecutive patients with HOA (mean age 61 years, 86% women) fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology criteria, pain in 30 separate hand joints...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kortekaas MC,Kwok WY,Reijnierse M,Huizinga TW,Kloppenburg M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three aspects of polymorphonuclear leucocyte (PMN) function were studied in 19 patients with Behçet's syndrome (BS). By 2 different techniques directed motility was found to be increased. This increase was largely due to the subgroup of patients with ocular involvement. Counts of absolute numbers of cells migrating hi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Fordham JN,Davies PG,Kirk A,Currey HL

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-inflammatory effect of single doses and combinations of aspirin and commonly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs was investigated by the polyurethane sponge implantation model of acute inflammation. Dose response curves were performed to delineate a suppressive (high) and nonsuppressive (low) dose of ea...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Garrett R,Manthey B,Vernon-Roberts B,Brooks PM

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred and twenty-one synovial fluids from the knees of patients with six different inflammatory arthropathies have been examined for the presence of cytophagocytic monocytes (CPM) and mast cells. Both cell types were seen independently in many of the fluids examined but were found together only in those patien...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Freemont AJ,Denton J

更新日期：1985-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate quantitatively the mRNA expression levels of YKL-40, an established marker of rheumatoid and osteoarthritic cartilage degeneration in synovial fluid and serum, and a closely related molecule YKL-39, in articular chondrocytes. METHODS:cDNA array and online quantitative polymerase chain reaction...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Knorr T,Obermayr F,Bartnik E,Zien A,Aigner T

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral glucosamine preparations are widely used as a treatment for osteoarthritis, purportedly functioning by a variety of mechanisms suggested by results of in vitro experiments, and generally using glucosamine concentrations well in excess of 100 micromol/l. OBJECTIVE:To use high performance liquid chromato...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Biggee BA,Blinn CM,McAlindon TE,Nuite M,Silbert JE

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hyperplasia of synovial fibroblasts, infiltration with lymphocytes and tissue hypoxia are major characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Extensive data support a key role for toll-like receptors (TLRs) in RA. Little is known regarding the impact of hypoxia on TLR-induced inflammation in RA. The aim of t...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hu F,Mu R,Zhu J,Shi L,Li Y,Liu X,Shao W,Li G,Li M,Su Y,Cohen PL,Qiu X,Li Z

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leucopenia appears to be a more frequent complication of sulphasalazine treatment in rheumatoid arthritis than in inflammatory bowel disease and poses a management problem. In this study leucopenia was found in 20 patients, 14 of whom were participating in prospective studies (252 patients), giving an incidence of 5.6...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Marabani M,Madhok R,Capell HA,Hunter JA

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myeloid inhibitory C-type lectin-like receptor (MICL, Clec12A) is a C-type lectin receptor (CLR) expressed predominantly by myeloid cells. Previous studies have suggested that MICL is involved in controlling inflammation. OBJECTIVE:To determine the role of this CLR in inflammatory pathology using Clec12A(-/...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Redelinghuys P,Whitehead L,Augello A,Drummond RA,Levesque JM,Vautier S,Reid DM,Kerscher B,Taylor JA,Nigrovic PA,Wright J,Murray GI,Willment JA,Hocking LJ,Fernandes MJ,De Bari C,Mcinnes IB,Brown GD

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the reliability and construct validity of ultrasound in interphalangeal finger joints affected by erosive osteoarthritis (EOA) and non-EOA with MRI as the reference method. METHODS:252 joints were examined by ultrasound, conventional radiography and clinical examination. Ultrasound was performed us...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Wittoek R,Jans L,Lambrecht V,Carron P,Verstraete K,Verbruggen G

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the immunotherapeutic vaccine interferon-α kinoid (IFN-K) in a 36-week (W) phase IIb, randomised, double-blind, placebo (PBO)-controlled trial in adults with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) despite standard of care. METHODS:Patients with SLE (185) with moderat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Houssiau FA,Thanou A,Mazur M,Ramiterre E,Gomez Mora DA,Misterska-Skora M,Perich-Campos RA,Smakotina SA,Cerpa Cruz S,Louzir B,Croughs T,Tee ML

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00