Serotonin mediates PGE2 overexpression through 5-HT2A and 5-HT3 receptor subtypes in serum-free tissue culture of macrophage-like synovial cells.

abstract：:A simple technique for fine-needle aspiration biopsy from the synovial membrane of arthritis knee joints preceded by lavage of the joint cavity is described. The procedure was atraumatic, well accepted, and could be performed on outpatients. Cells originating from the synovial membrane were obtained in 12 of 17 knees ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Geborek P,Sandberg M,Wollheim FA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)/thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare but potentially lethal condition requiring rapid recognition, diagnosis, and initiation of therapy. We experienced a case of a 61-year-old woman with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) complicated with severe renal TMA/TTP following IgM...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Koga T,Yamasaki S,Nakamura H,Kawakami A,Furusu A,Taguchi T,Eguchi K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capillaroscopic pattern in paraneoplastic Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) has not been investigated systematically and is not well-defined. Here, we present three case reports of patients with paraneoplastic rheumatic conditions, manifested with severe secondary RP with emphasis upon capillaroscopic findings. The first ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lambova S,Müller-Ladner U

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyapatite crystals are often deposited in the vicinity of joints, where they can cause a clinical periarthritis. Clodronate is a first-generation bisphosphonate that has the ability to reduce ectopic calcifications. Two women were affected by disabling calcific periarthritis of the shoulders lasting for years and...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Saviola G,Abdi-Ali L,Baiardi P,Benucci M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study is to investigate the clinical characteristics and long-term prognosis including flares and organ damage in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) from a tertiary referral centre and compare these features in different subgroups. In this retrospective observational study, patients with GCA...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ince B,Artan S,Yalcinkaya Y,Artim-Esen B,Gul A,Ocal L,Inanc M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking produces substances that activate proinflammatory, prothrombotic and vasoconstrictive mediators via posttranslational carbamylation of proteins. As a new consequence of carbamylation, induction of anti-carbamylated autoantibodies were observed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, sometimes prior to onset of ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Martínez G,Gómez JA,Bang H,Martínez-Gamboa L,Roggenbuck D,Burmester GR,Torres B,Prada D,Feist E

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the combined effect of both genetic and environmental factors in the age of rheumatoid arthritis onset. Patients (n = 507). Shared epitope characterization was performed using Lifecodes HLA-SSO. Genotyping of protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor 22 (PTPN22) rs2476601 and signal transducers and activators...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Rodríguez-Rodríguez L,Lamas JR,Varadé J,Tornero-Esteban P,Abasolo L,de la Concha EG,Jover JA,Urcelay E,Fernández-Gutiérrez B

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyze the change of serum chemokins levels of CXCL16, CX3CL1/Fractalkine, and CXCL10/interferon-gamma inducible protein-10 (IP-10) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), by infliximab treatment. The effects of infliximab treatment were studied in 23 patients with RA, over a period of 30 weeks. ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kageyama Y,Torikai E,Nagano A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the depletion and repopulation of synovial lining cells in mice. A single intra-articular injection of liposomes encapsulating the drug dichloromethylene diphosphonate (CL2MDP) in the mouse knee joint caused selective elimination of synovial lining cells. Depletion of cells occurred within a few days as evi...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： van Lent PL,van den Bersselaar L,van den Hoek AE,van de Ende M,Dijkstra CD,van Rooijen N,van de Putte LB,van den Berg WB

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both self-reported and physical performance tests are used as outcome measures in knee osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and Timed Up and Go (TUG) test in the patients with symptomatic knee OA. Eighty-nine patients ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sabirli F,Paker N,Bugdayci D

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilizing monoclonal reagents directed towards antigens of the monocyte-macrophage lineage and Ia antigens, the tissue architecture of synovial membranes obtained from patients with non-inflammatory joint diseases and patients with rheumatoid arthritis was studied. Emphasis was placed on the localization of the type I...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Burmester GR,Locher P,Koch B,Winchester RJ,Dimitriu-Bona A,Kalden JR,Mohr W

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the clinical manifestations and outcomes of musculoskeletal (MSK) nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infections. This study was a retrospective cohort study using the Siriraj Hospital database from 2005 to 2017. Enrolled were all patients aged 15 or older who had an MSK infection with NTM identified in ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Napaumpaiporn C,Katchamart W

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly often have Heberden nodes (HN) and Bouchard nodes (BN) that may affect finger dexterity. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess an effect of HN and BN on finger dexterity of the elderly. The nine-hole peg test was used for dexterity measurement in 200 elderly with HN and/or BN. Mean age was 68.6 +...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kitisomprayoonkul W,Promsopa K,Chaiwanichsiri D

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a rare disease, and large epidemiological studies of this disease are limited. Furthermore, it has been difficult to show the incidence and characteristics of severe AOSD complications due to the rarity of this disease. The aim of our study was to describe the demographics of AOSD...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sakata N,Shimizu S,Hirano F,Fushimi K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with major depression among those with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) in a Canadian representative sample. The study was a secondary analysis of a large, nationally representative sample from the Canadian Community Health Survey. The full sampl...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Fuller-Thomson E,Nimigon-Young J,Brennenstuhl S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Mediterranean fever is characterized by self-limited attacks of serositis and arthritis. However, substantial number of patients suffer from chronic complications of this disease, primarily involving musculoskeletal system. Treatment for these complications is challenging due to limited evidence. Interleukin-...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Karadeniz H,Güler AA,Atas N,Satış H,Salman RB,Babaoglu H,Tufan A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Report (JAMAR) is a new parent/patient-reported outcome measure that enables a thorough assessment of the disease status in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We report results of the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the parent and patient v...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Doležalová P,Bohm M,Linková L,Saifrídová M,Němcová D,Dallos T,Consolaro A,Bovis F,Ruperto N,Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO).

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Felty's syndrome (FS) is a deforming disease, characterized by the triad of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), neutropenia, and splenomegaly. Currently, FS patients are treated mainly with immunosuppressants, such as methotrexate and glucocorticoids, which however are not suitable to some patients and may cause severe side ef...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Li R,Wan Q,Chen P,Mao S,Wang Q,Li X,Yang Y,Dong L

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 34-year-old female case of diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc) with generalized ectopic calcification, who developed severe headache with vertical atlantoaxial subluxation (AAS) complicated by calcification around the odontoid process (crowned dens pattern calcification). Although a rare complication, AAS sho...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Shoji A,Tahara K,Hayashi H,Tsuji S,Kimura E,Yamamoto K,Odawara M,Sawada T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment of skin fibrosis is vital for the diagnosis and monitoring of treatment in the systemic sclerosis (SSc)-a severe autoimmune disease. The elastography is a technique of skin fibrosis assessment through the evaluation of skin strain. We compared the efficacy of the shear wave elastography (SWE) and common...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sobolewski P,Maślińska M,Zakrzewski J,Paluch Ł,Szymańska E,Walecka I

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to citrullinated proteins and rheumatoid factor (RF) are widely used in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the antibodies to citrullinated proteins appear to be the most specific markers of the disease. The objective was to compare the diagnostic performance of the anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Aflaky E,Shenavandeh S,Ashraf MJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although several effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on articular cartilage have been reported in recent studies, the use of EMFs to treat osteoarthritis remains a matter of debate. In an in vitro study, human chondrocytes harvested from osteoarthritic knee joints were released from their surrounding matrix and t...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Schmidt-Rohlfing B,Silny J,Woodruff S,Gavenis K

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to investigate the persistence with biological drugs in patients treated in rheumatology practices in Germany. This study included patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PA), or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who received a first prescription of biological drugs...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Jacob L,Chevalier T,Kostev K

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraocular inflammation is one of the more relevant complications of Behçet's disease (BD), which tends to respond poorly to different medications. The ocular histopathologic changes are basically identical to those occurring in other organs and consist in a necrotizing leukocytoclastic obliterative vasculitis, which...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sota J,Rigante D,Lopalco G,Frediani B,Franceschini R,Galeazzi M,Iannone F,Tosi GM,Fabiani C,Cantarini L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasculitides associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies are heterogeneous, systemic, low prevalence and high morbidity and mortality entities. They include granulomatosis with polyangiitis, microscopic polyangiitis and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis. In Latin America, there are few descripti...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Fernández-Ávila DG,Rondón-Carvajal J,Villota-Eraso C,Gutiérrez-Dávila JM,Contreras-Villamizar KM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although not validated fully, recommendations are present for diagnosis, screening and treatment modalities of patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). OBJECTIVE:To review the current practices of clinicians regarding FMF and reveal their adherence to consensus guidelines. METHODS:Fifteen key poin...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kavrul Kayaalp G,Sozeri B,Sönmez HE,Demir F,Cakan M,Oztürk K,Karadag SG,Otar Yener G,Ozdel S,Baglan E,Celikel E,Sahin N,Gezgin Yildirim D,Eker Omeroglu R,Aktay Ayaz N,PeRA-Research Group.

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:CD28 is one of the main activator receptors involved in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pathogenesis, and its expression and serum levels are significantly higher in patients with SLE and other autoimmune diseases than in healthy controls (HC). However, it is unknown whether this increase is associated with specifi...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Brambila-Tapia AJ,Gámez-Nava JI,Salazar-Páramo M,Munoz-Valle JF,González-López L,Llamas-Covarrubias MA,Gutiérrez-Urena SR,Vázquez-Del Mercado M,Dávalos-Rodríguez IP

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a rare systemic vasculitis affecting multiple organs. Current standard treatment includes the use of glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide. Unfortunately, some patients do not respond to this treatment and other therapeutic options are needed. We present a case of a young male with refract...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Krusche M,Ruffer N,Kötter I

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, numerous genetic and epigenetic studies have been performed and provided a crucial step forward in our understanding of the pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases. However, most of the recent advances in the treatment of rheumatic diseases including biological therapies are not based on or even discrepant from th...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kato M,Yasuda S,Atsumi T

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous inflammation. The clinical spectrum in childhood is heterogeneous. Angiotensin converting enzyme activity is used as a marker for disease activity. Human chitotriosidase is produced in macrophages. In this study, serum chitotriosidase levels were significantly higher in active sa...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Brunner J,Scholl-Bürgi S,Prelog M,Zimmerhackl LB

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00