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OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the risk allele for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the signal transducer and activator of transcription factor 4 (STAT4) gene, defined by the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs10181656(G), is associated with vascular events and/or presence of prothrombotic anti-phospholipid antibodies (aPL) in patients with SLE.
METHODS:Two independent groups of unrelated patients with SLE of Swedish ethnicity (n=424 and 154) were genotyped, and occurrence of previous manifestations of ischaemic heart disease (IHD), ischaemic cerebrovascular disease (ICVD) and venous thromboembolic events (VTE) was tabulated. aPL values were measured by ELISA. Matched controls (n=492 and 194) were genotyped.
RESULTS:The STAT4 risk allele was more frequent in patients with SLE with previous arterial events (combined OR (OR(c))=1.5, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.0) compared to patients without such events. The association was mainly attributable to an accumulation of the risk allele among patients with ICVD (OR(c)=2.3, CI 1.6 to 3.3). There was no association with IHD or VTE. The presence of two or more aPLs was associated with the risk allele (OR(c)=1.6, 95% CI 1.2 to 2.0). In multivariable-adjusted logistic regression analyses treatment for hypertension, at least one STAT4 risk allele, older age, IgG anti-cardiolipin antibodies and longer SLE duration remained independently associated with previous ICVD (p journal_name journal_title authors doi subject pub_date pages issue eissn issn pii journal_volume pub_type
abstract:BACKGROUND:Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is considered a pauci-immune systemic vasculitis based on the absence of immune deposits in renal biopsies of patients with active disease. In animal models of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated glomerulonephritis, immune deposits along the glomerular capillar...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.60.12.1097
更新日期:2001-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of canakinumab to treat patients with colchicine-resistant familial Mediterranean fever (crFMF) during Epoch 4 (weeks 41 to 113) of the CLUSTER study. METHODS:Patients received open-label canakinumab 150 or 300 mg, every 4 or 8 weeks during a 72-week period. We ...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217419
更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The clinical and laboratory data for an 8 year old girl with abdominal pain as a presenting manifestation of acute rheumatic fever are reported. An abdominal investigation with ultrasonography carried out at the same time showed free peritoneal fluid. These findings support the proposal that the abdominal pain classic...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.51.3.394
更新日期:1992-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 62 year old woman taking L-tryptophan developed eosinophilic fasciitis shortly after starting an exercise class. She received prednisone without benefit but improved after azathioprine treatment was started and L-tryptophan was discontinued. As products containing L-tryptophan have recently been implicated in develo...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.50.1.55
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the circulating serum concentrations of nerve growth factor (NGF) and compare them with indices of disease activity in juvenile chronic arthritis. METHODS:NGF concentrations were evaluated with a two site immunoenzymatic assay (ELISA), in 17 children with systemic, 39 with polyarticular, and 24 ...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.55.10.745
更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article gives a short overview of the development and characteristics of the OMERACT rheumatoid arthritis MRI scoring system (RAMRIS), followed by an introduction to the use of the EULAR-OMERACT rheumatoid arthritis MRI reference image atlas. With this atlas, MRIs of wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints of patien...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.2004.031773
更新日期:2005-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Pregnant women with systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) have an increased risk of premature delivery and small full-term infants. During placental development, angiogenesis and vascular remodelling are essential for a successful pregnancy outcome. An analysis was made of the pathological changes and express...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.2009.107623
更新日期:2010-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Little is known about the likelihood of developing inflammatory arthritis (IA) in individuals who screen autoantibody positive (aAb+) in a non-clinical research setting. METHODS:We screened for serum cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (anti-CCP) and rheumatoid factor isotype aAbs in subjects who were at ...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217066
更新日期:2021-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Quantitative isotype specific enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to determine the distribution of immunoglobulin isotypes and phospholipid specificities of anticardiolipin (anti-CL) antibodies in 40 patients with one or more of the following 'antiphospholipid (anti-PL) antibody associated clinical comp...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.46.1.1
更新日期:1987-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210390
更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::A nephelometric assay of concanavalin-A binding of serum acute phase proteins (con-A binding) has been used in cross-sectional and sequential studies of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Con-A binding correlated well with blood viscosity, C-reactive protein, and other individual acute phase reactants in p...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.41.2.133
更新日期:1982-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To determine the probability of drug continuation in a large cohort of methotrexate treated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, the reasons for discontinuation of methotrexate, the overall survival of the members of this cohort, and the causes of death in these patients. METHODS:Yearly follow up was conduct...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.54.9.708
更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Dendritic cells orchestrate pivotal immunological processes mediated by the production of cytokines and chemokines. OBJECTIVE:To assess whether neutralisation of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) during maturation of dendritic cells affects their phenotype and behaviour, which might explain the benef...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.2004.023259
更新日期:2005-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The complement system plays a major role in the autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the role of complement in SLE is complex since it may both prevent and exacerbate the disease. In this review, we explore the latest findings in complement-focused research in SLE. C1q deficiency is the str...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205287
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To analyse the functional response of p53 in rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts (RASF) in vitro and in vivo and to investigate whether activation of p53 modulates the destructive process of RASF. METHODS:RASF and controls grown on chamber slides were either directly examined with DO7 anti-p53 antibodi...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.2003.007401
更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To assess the reliability of the OMERACT ultrasound (US) definitions for the identification of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) at the metacarpal-phalangeal, triangular fibrocartilage of the wrist (TFC), acromioclavicular (AC) and hip joints. METHODS:A web-based exercise and subsequent patien...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212542
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Decreased immunoglobulin production in pokeweed mitogen driven lymphocyte cultures has been reported in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here various activators and experimental designs have been used to determine the contribution of B cells, T cells, or monocytes to this low response. Sixty patients with RA and paired cont...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.49.7.507
更新日期:1990-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Articular cartilage is avascular. Nutrients are transported to the cells mainly by diffusion from the synovial fluid. Nutrient transport is also sometimes thought to be assisted by movement of fluid in and out of cartilage in response to cyclic loading of the tissue ('pumping'). The influence of pumping on transport o...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.49.7.536
更新日期:1990-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between changes in the delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) index over 2 years as a measure of cartilage proteoglycan concentration, with changes in cartilage thickness in the medial tibiofemoral compartment of knees in middle-aged women. METHODS:One hundred and...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-203083
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To analyse matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitor-1 of MMPs (TIMP-1) levels in the systemic circulation and synovial fluid (SF) of patients with RA and to compare these levels with inflammatory and collagen degradation markers. METHODS:ProMMP-1, -2, -3, -8, -9, TIMP-1, levels of MMP/alpha(2)-m...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013243
更新日期:2004-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma, SSc), impaired hand function greatly contributes to disability and reduced quality of life, and is insufficiently relieved by currently available therapies. Adipose tissue-derived stromal vascular fraction (SVF) is increasingly recognised as an easily accessi...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205681
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To further evaluate the role of bacterial antigens in triggering inflammation in the joint in patients with reactive arthritis by studying local antibody synthesis in the joint. METHODS:Yersinia-specific antibodies in paired serum and synovial fluid samples from 29 patients with yersinia triggered reactive ...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.53.8.535
更新日期:1994-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To compare the clinical, radiological, and biological profile of patients presenting late onset spondylarthropathy (LOSPA) with patients with early onset spondylarthropathy (EOSPA). METHODS:During the period April 1987 to April 1995 a retrospective chart review of inpatients and outpatients identified eight ...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.56.3.176
更新日期:1997-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Medical management of adults with osteoarthritis (OA) who require non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) must be decided after assessing prevalent gastrointestinal (GI) and cardiovascular (CV) risks in the individual patient. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the GI and CV risk profile of patients with OA who r...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1136/ard.2009.123166
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Using clinical, radiological, and morbid anatomical data about patients with arthritis of the hip and their femoral heads resected during total hip replacement, an attempt has been made first, to classify patients and femoral heads by a cluster analysis technique, and secondly and more realistically, to use existing c...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.34.4.298
更新日期:1975-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hereditary deficiencies of early complement components have usually been associated with the development of rheumatic diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), while terminal component deficiency is well known to predispose to recurrent neisserial infection. In contrast, only recently have patients been report...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.44.10.716
更新日期:1985-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the value of power Doppler ultrasound (PDUS) in combination with routine management in a cohort of patients with very early inflammatory arthritis (IA). METHODS:50 patients with < or =12 weeks of inflammatory symptoms with or without signs had clinical, laboratory and ima...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.2008.106658
更新日期:2010-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To explore perceptions, barriers and patterns of social media (SM) use among rheumatology fellows and basic scientists. METHODS:An online survey was disseminated via Twitter, Facebook and by email to members of the Emerging European League Against Rheumatism Network. Questions focused on general demographic...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209718
更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Validation of responsiveness and discriminative power of the World Health Organisation/International League of Associations for Rheumatology (WHO/ILAR) core set, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), and European League for Rheumatology (EULAR) criteria for improvement/response, and other single and com...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1136/ard.59.12.966
更新日期:2000-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Three patients are presented who sustained bilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon while on systemic steroid therapy for chest disease; a fourth patient with polymyalgia rheumatica on steroids is also presented. This is further evidence that tendon rupture can be a direct complication of steroid treatment. The Englis...
journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.42.6.652
更新日期:1983-12-01 00:00:00