Anti-PDGFR-alpha antibodies measured by non-bioactivity assays are not specific for systemic sclerosis.

abstract：:The case is described of a patient with scleromyxoedema with features typical of systemic sclerosis. The features were so characteristic that the disease was misdiagnosed as systemic sclerosis. A brief review of the association of the two diseases is given. ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Verma UN,Singh RR,Misra R,Naik S,Agarwal SS

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the first-ever incidence of acute myocardial infarction and stroke in a community based RA cohort compared with the general population. METHODS:The RA cohort consisted of all patients in a local RA register in Malmö, Sweden (n = 1022). The patients were recruited from private and hospital base...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Turesson C,Jarenros A,Jacobsson L

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:False positive results were obtained for HIV tests in two men with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who were suspected of being infected with HIV because of fever, weight loss, lymphadenopathy, and inflammatory myopathy. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for HIV were twice positive when tested three...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Esteva MH,Blasini AM,Ogly D,Rodríguez MA

更新日期：1992-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a clinically heterogeneous disease with limited reliable diagnostic biomarkers. We investigated whether gene methylation could meet sensitivity and specificity criteria for a robust biomarker. METHODS:IFI44L promoter methylation was examined using DNA samples from a disc...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Zhao M,Zhou Y,Zhu B,Wan M,Jiang T,Tan Q,Liu Y,Jiang J,Luo S,Tan Y,Wu H,Renauer P,Del Mar Ayala Gutiérrez M,Castillo Palma MJ,Ortega Castro R,Fernández-Roldán C,Raya E,Faria R,Carvalho C,Alarcón-Riquelme ME,Xiang Z

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and other spondylarthritides impose a great impact on the individual in addition to the costs on society, which may be reduced by effective pharmacological treatment. Industry-independent health economic studies should complement studies sponsored by indus...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Gülfe A,Kristensen LE,Saxne T,Jacobsson LT,Petersson IF,Geborek P

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the influences of radiographic severity, quadriceps strength, knee pain, age, and gender on functional ability in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. METHODS:Equal numbers of knee pain positive and negative respondents to a survey of registrants aged more than 55 years at a general practic...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： McAlindon TE,Cooper C,Kirwan JR,Dieppe PA

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-one patients with 116 osteoarthritic knees were seen by the author at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan in six years. Below the age of 50 the disease was significantly commoner among Nigerians than Caucasians; 39.5% of our patients were less than 50 years old, compared with 1.1% of Caucasians. In co...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ebong WW

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred consecutive admissions to an acute geriatric unit were examined for clinical and radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis (OA) and articular chondrocalcinosis (ACC). Thirty-four patients had ACC. This was age related, the prevalence rising from 15% in patients aged 65-74 years to 44% in patients over 84 yea...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Wilkins E,Dieppe P,Maddison P,Evison G

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capacity of monocytes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis to generate superoxide anion in vitro after stimulation with serum treated zymosan (STZ) or IgG treated zymosan (IgTZ) was studied before and during therapy with penicillamine (n = 9) or sodium aurothiomalate (AuTM) (n = 12). Significant increases in ra...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hurst NP,Bell AL,Nuki G

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether bortezomib, a proteasome inhibitor approved for treatment of multiple myeloma, induces clinically relevant plasma cell (PC) depletion in patients with active, refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:Twelve patients received a median of two (range 1-4) 21-day cycles of i...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Alexander T,Sarfert R,Klotsche J,Kühl AA,Rubbert-Roth A,Lorenz HM,Rech J,Hoyer BF,Cheng Q,Waka A,Taddeo A,Wiesener M,Schett G,Burmester GR,Radbruch A,Hiepe F,Voll RE

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fractalkine expressed on endothelial cells mediates activation and adhesion of leucocytes expressing its receptor, CX(3)CR1. Soluble fractalkine exhibits chemotactic activity for leucocytes expressing CX(3)CR1. OBJECTIVE:To determine the role of fractalkine and its receptor in systemic sclerosis (SSc) by as...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hasegawa M,Sato S,Echigo T,Hamaguchi Y,Yasui M,Takehara K

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess survival and identify predictors of survival in patients with systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) who participated in the Scleroderma Lung Studies (SLS) I and II. METHODS:SLS I randomised 158 patients with SSc-ILD to 1  year of oral cyclophosphamide (CYC) vs placebo. SLS II rando...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Volkmann ER,Tashkin DP,Sim M,Li N,Goldmuntz E,Keyes-Elstein L,Pinckney A,Furst DE,Clements PJ,Khanna D,Steen V,Schraufnagel DE,Arami S,Hsu V,Roth MD,Elashoff RM,Sullivan KM,SLS I and SLS II study groups.

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:Two patients (one male, one female) with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and IgA nephropathy are described. The female patient is the first reported case to have AS and IgA nephropathy concurrently. Contrary to previously reported cases, her renal manifestation preceded her rheumatic symptoms. It is suggested that women w...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lai KN,Li PK,Hawkins B,Lai FM

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The eumusc.net project is an initiative founded by the European Community and the European League Against Rheumatism. One aim of the project was to facilitate equal standards for musculoskeletal health across Europe. The aim of this work-package was to develop patient-centred and consensus based standards of ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Stoffer MA,Smolen JS,Woolf A,Ambrozic A,Berghea F,Boonen A,Bosworth A,Carmona L,Dougados M,de Wit M,Erwin J,Fialka-Moser V,Ionescu R,Keenan AM,Loza E,Moe RH,Greiff R,Olejnik P,Petersson IF,Rat AC,Rozman B,Strömb

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:IL-23 has been shown to be involved in the pathogenesis of Behcet's disease (BD) through promoting IL-17 production. This study examined whether IL-23R polymorphisms were associated with susceptibility to this disease in a Chinese Han population. METHODS:Four single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), rs7517847, r...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jiang Z,Yang P,Hou S,Du L,Xie L,Zhou H,Kijlstra A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify the local factors in cartilage that are responsible for the induction of pannus invasion, a 14 day organ culture study in which rheumatoid synovium was grown in contact with cartilage pieces was carried out. Rheumatoid synovium preferentially extended over hyaluronidase treated cartilage pieces, but detach...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Shiozawa S,Yoshihara R,Kuroki Y,Fujita T,Shiozawa K,Imura S

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing age at onset has been associated with worse outcome in rheumatoid arthritis, although there are few data from unselected inception cohorts. HYPOTHESIS:Increasing age is associated with a higher risk of erosions at presentation, and this increase is not explained by age-related disease confounders...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bukhari M,Lunt M,Barton A,Bunn D,Silman A,Symmons D

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：:The aim of this report was to propose a definition for erosive disease in the context of inflammatory arthritis in light of the 2010 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) rheumatoid arthritis (RA) criteria for use in clinical practice and studies. A EULAR task force was form...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： van der Heijde D,van der Helm-van Mil AH,Aletaha D,Bingham CO,Burmester GR,Dougados M,Emery P,Felson D,Knevel R,Kvien TK,Landewé RB,Lukas C,McInnes I,Silman AJ,Smolen JS,Stanislawska-Biernat E,Zink A,Combe B

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of two gold(I) compounds on stability of lysosomes in vitro was studied. Lysosomes from homogenates of rat kidney cortex were isolated by differential centrifugation. These lysosomes were incubated at 37 degrees C with widely varied concentrations of sodium aurothiomalate and sodium aurothiosulphate for 5, ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Graabaek PM,Pedersen SM

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) containing a strong non-aluminium adjuvant is associated with increased risk of gout flares, presumably via NLRP3 inflammasome activation. We tested the possibility that other vaccines may also be associated with gout flares. METHODS:We conducted an online case-crossover...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Yokose C,McCormick N,Chen C,Neogi T,Chaisson C,Terkeltaub R,Hunter DJ,Zhang Y,Choi H

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human extensor tendons of the hand were pulled to rupture, and the torn ends, when observed in the scanning electron microscope, appeared to be knotted, possibly owing to the denaturation of the collagen. This confirmed by fluorimetry assays of both the ruptured ends and the middle unbroken sections of the same tendon...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Minns RJ,Steven FS

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the validity, responsiveness to change, and user friendliness of four self completed, shoulder-specific questionnaires in primary care. METHODS:A cross sectional assessment of validity and a longitudinal assessment of responsiveness to change of four shoulder questionnaires was carried out: the D...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Paul A,Lewis M,Shadforth MF,Croft PR,Van Der Windt DA,Hay EM

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：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：:Previous work has suggested that prior poor reproductive outcome may be a risk factor in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A case-control study of 195 women with RA and 462 control women from two different sources is presented here. No increase in rates of spontaneous abortion was seen in the women with RA; indeed a protecti...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Spector TD,Silman AJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine how acute but transient inflammation affects the cartilage proteoglycan aggrecan and the value of analyses of synovial fluid to study this. METHODS:For 96 hours after a single intra-articular injection of rabbit knees with human interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) or vehicle, articular cartilage an...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lundberg C,Asberg I,Ionescu M,Reiner A,Smedegård G,Poole AR

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified approximately 100 loci for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the disease mechanisms are not completely understood. We evaluated the pathogenesis of RA by focusing on rare coding variants. METHODS:The coding regions of 98 candidate genes identified by G...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Motegi T,Kochi Y,Matsuda K,Kubo M,Yamamoto K,Momozawa Y

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00