Comprehensive analysis of microRNA expression patterns in renal biopsies of lupus nephritis patients.

abstract：:This review explores the prevalence and factors associated with disturbed sleep for patients with ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis in order to clarify consistent findings in this otherwise disparate research field. The association of physical, demographic and psychological factors co...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Leverment S,Clarke E,Wadeley A,Sengupta R

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to identify the role of cholinergic stimulation on changes of intracellular calcium concentrations as intracellular messenger of neuroimmune interaction. Incubation of PBMC with acetylcholine (ACh) leads to Ca(2+) oscillations in healthy controls. PBMC from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients e...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Nast A,Malysheva O,Krause A,Wahle M,Baerwald CG

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies indicate that high-mobility group box protein 1 (HMGB1) contributes to the pathogenesis of diverse autoimmune disorders. It induces the production of interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in vitro. In the present study, plasma HMGB1, TNF-alpha, and IFN-alpha were deter...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ma CY,Jiao YL,Zhang J,Yang QR,Zhang ZF,Shen YJ,Chen ZJ,Zhao YR

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activated T lymphocytes (Ia+ T-cells) in peripheral blood are associated with immune stimulation. We found the percentages of these cells significantly increased in 95% of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Our studies showed no relation between the percentages of these cells in peripheral blood and concurrent erythr...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bartfeld H,Dham C

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatitis is uncommon in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and is rarely reported in children, possibly being related to macrophage activation syndrome (MAS). The incidence of MAS in children with lupus pancreatitis is unknown, as is their prognosis. In this case-based review, we report a pediatric patient with SL...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lin Q,Zhang M,Tang H,Shen Y,Zhu Y,Xu Q,Li X

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics, associated disorders, and the most common sites of stress fractures in rheumatological patients. Over a 3-year period, 35 patients with 44 stress fractures were prospectively recruited from an outpatient rheumatological department (32 postmenopau...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Peris P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic, widespread pain disorder of unknown etiology. It has been suggest that familial component, environmental factors, endocrine and neurotransmitter alterations, and psychological factors may contribute to the development of FMS. The role of melatonin in FMS is unclear. Some s...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Senel K,Baygutalp F,Baykal T,Erdal A,Ugur M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, progressive, debilitating disease that demands continuous therapy with multiple medications. Noncompliance with disease-modifying drugs may cause disease flares, preventable functional impairment, unnecessary treatment changes, and loss of health care resources. The aim of the c...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Müller R,Kallikorm R,Põlluste K,Lember M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have high risk for anxiety and depression. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of anxiety and depression in SLE patients in Southwest China. Participants were recruited by convenience sampling from Rheumatic Outpatient Clinic of West China Hospital Sichua...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Xie X,Wu D,Chen H

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an overall increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and maternal morbidity in patients with most autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD); outcomes are generally improved when the pregnancy is planned and the disease is in control. OBJECTIVE:The objective of the present study was to describe the sex...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Skinner-Taylor CM,Perez-Barbosa L,Barriga-Maldonado ES,Cardenas-de la Garza JA,Diaz-Angulo JE,Figueroa-Parra G,Riega-Torres J,Galarza-Delgado DA

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaemia of chronic disease (ACD) is a common extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) plays an important role in the development of ACD. The objective of the present study was to assess inhibition of in vitro colony-forming unit erythrocyte (CFUe) and blast-f...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Jongen-Lavrencic M,Peeters HR,Backx B,Touw IP,Vreugdenhil G,Swaak AJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of Kawasaki disease (KD), a common pediatric vasculitis, is based solely on clinical criteria. There is a need for a robust laboratory marker that can help differentiate KD from other acute, febrile, childhood illnesses and also to predict cardiac involvement. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 25 c...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Reddy M,Singh S,Rawat A,Sharma A,Suri D,Rohit MK

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expressions of some terminal glycotopes of synovial immunoglobulins G, A, and M were analysed in relation to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) progression defined according to early and advanced radiological changes in patients' hands. The relative amounts of terminal monosaccharides were determined by lectin-immunoblotti...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kratz EM,Borysewicz K,Katnik-Prastowska I

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare but complex and potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease of childhood. Significant proportions of patients have residual weakness, muscle atrophy, joint contractures, and calcinosis. Recently, new clinical findings, such as lipodystrophy accompanied with increased fat de...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Pavlov-Dolijanovic SR,Vujasinovic Stupar NZ,Gavrilov N,Seric S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is a disease with important relationships to autoimmune mechanisms. Although some autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, have been associated with PRCA, until this point no studies have described the association between PRCA and primary antiphos...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Caldas CA,de Carvalho JF

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatitis is a relatively rare but severe manifestation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. We report a case of a 39-year-old woman with previous SLE diagnose treated with prednisone and mycophenolate mofetil who developed an acute pancreatitis complicated by pancreatic pseudocysts within the context of...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Cairoli E,Pérez G,Briva A,Cancela M,Alonso J

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune systemic disease characterized by not only gastrointestinal but also extraintestinal manifestations. The aim of our study was to do a serological screening for CD, by IgA endomysial antibodies (EmA), in patients with unexplained articular manifestations. Two hundred and eleven pati...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ghozzi M,Sakly W,Mankaï A,Bouajina E,Bahri F,Nouira R,Kechrid C,Ghedira I

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addison's disease is an autoimmune process. However, Addison's disease associated with connective tissue diseases (CTD) is only occasionally reported. Here, we report six cases of Addison's disease secondary to a variety of CTD, which include systemic lupus erythematosus, Takayasu arteritis, systemic sclerosis, ankylo...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Zhang ZL,Wang Y,Zhou W,Hao YJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to compare the significance of risk factors for osteoporosis according to gender and menopausal state in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Bone mineral density (dual X-ray absorptiometry), cumulative glucocorticoid dose, age, disease duration, body mass index (BMI) and parameters of dis...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Oelzner P,Schwabe A,Lehmann G,Eidner T,Franke S,Wolf G,Hein G

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low molecular weight IgM (LMW IgM) is the monomeric subunit of the naturally occurring pentameric IgM. It is not seen in health but has been previously observed in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) particularly in those patients with active disease and may reflect an adverse prognostic finding. We have therefore stud...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Roberts-Thomson PJ,Shepherd K,Bradley J,Boey ML

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate human papillomavirus (HPV) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections in RA patients pre- and post-TNF blocker. Fifty female RA patients (ACR criteria), who were eligible to anti-TNF therapy [n = 50 at baseline (BL) and n = 45 after 6 months of treatment (6 M)], and 50 age-ma...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Waisberg MG,Ribeiro AC,Candido WM,Medeiros PB,Matsuzaki CN,Beldi MC,Tacla M,Caiaffa-Filho HH,Bonfa E,Silva CA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society Health Index (ASAS HI) is an inclusive questionnaire, able to describe the total impairments and restrictions due to axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Considering the relationship between ASAS HI and the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS)-CRP,...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Di Carlo M,Lato V,Di Matteo A,Carotti M,Salaffi F

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to search for proteomic patterns distinguishing patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from healthy controls, biomarker candidates specific for early RA, and proteins reflecting disease activity, by profiling of serum proteins using magnetic bead-based (MB) separation and matrix-assist...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Long L,Li R,Li Y,Hu C,Li Z

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagosomes are formed during autophagy, which is activated by hypoxia and starvation. Autophagy is important for mast cell degranulation. We hypothesized that autophagy is a key feature in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc). We examined SSc clinical features and mast cell density across the presence and ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Frech T,De Domenico I,Murtaugh MA,Revelo MP,Li DY,Sawitzke AD,Drakos S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate systemic sclerosis (SSc) hospitalizations through a retrospective population-based study analyzing administrative data during 2001-2012 in Sardinia, an Italian region with universal Health System coverage. Data on hospital discharge records with ICD-9-CM code for SSc (710.1) were ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Piga M,Casula L,Sanna S,Perra D,Floris A,Antonelli A,Cauli A,Mathieu A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of free radicals in fibromyalgia is controversial. In this study, 85 female patients with primary fibromyalgia and 80 age-, height-, and weight-matched healthy women were evaluated for oxidant/antioxidant balance. Malondialdehyde is a toxic metabolite of lipid peroxidation used as a marker of free radical dam...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bagis S,Tamer L,Sahin G,Bilgin R,Guler H,Ercan B,Erdogan C

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is a key regulatory enzyme in the synthesis of prostanoids associated with trauma and inflammation. Upregulation of COX-2 in human lupus T cells resists anergy and apotosis. We investigated the COX-2 gene for functional variants that may influence susceptibility, clinical outcomes and severity...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Her MY,El-Sohemy A,Cornelis MC,Kim TH,Bae SC

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha 1-antitrypsin (A1AT) is the most abundant proteinase inhibitor in plasma and the main inhibitor of Proteinase 3, the target antigen of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) that predominant in Wegeners' granulomatosis. Α1AT deficiency correlated with ANCA-associated vasculitis. This study explores the tr...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Mota A,Sahebghadam Lotfi A,Jamshidi AR,Najavand S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A period of 4 weeks (w) has been recommended for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients as the interval between intravenous (IV) tocilizumab (TCZ, 8 mg/kg). In a previous paper, we showed the possibility that the interval between successive IV TCZ can be extended from 4 to 6 weeks in more than 60% of patients with low dis...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Saiki O,Uda H

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial degenerative pathology, whose progression is exacerbated by pro-inflammatory cytokines signaling. Among the changes triggered in chondrocytes during inflammation, modified expression of tiny epigenetic regulators as microRNAs was shown having deleterious implications for articul...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Santini P,Politi L,Vedova PD,Scandurra R,Scotto d'Abusco A

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00