A PTPN22 promoter polymorphism -1123G>C is associated with RA pathogenesis in Chinese.

abstract：:Ultrasonography (US) and power Doppler sonography (PDS) was used to investigate causes of new onset of shoulder pain and sites of shoulder inflammation in 157 shoulders of 99 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). US detected effusion and/or synovitis in 92/157 glenohumeral joints, subdeltoid bursitis in 56/157 shou...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Stegbauer J,Rump LC,Weiner SM

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is known as a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology and pathogenesis, characterized by fever, skin eruptions, systemic organ involvement, and arthralgias. AOSD is difficult to diagnose because of its heterogeneous clinical manifestations and prevalence (although more prev...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： de Graaff LC,ten Broek MR,Schweitzer DH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) had been known to be specific for Crohn's disease but it has been found in many other autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Furthermore, cross-reactive epitopes on β2-glycoprotein I (β2GPI) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae were found in SLE patients. T...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Mankaï A,Sakly W,Thabet Y,Achour A,Manoubi W,Ghedira I

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have shown a negative association between smoking and primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS), and smoking may interfere with the immune response. The purpose of this study was to investigate if smoking affects disease activity and disease phenotype in pSS. In this cross-sectional study, consecutive pSS patie...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Olsson P,Bodewes ILA,Nilsson AM,Turesson C,Jacobsson LTH,Theander E,Versnel MA,Mandl T

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although arthroscopic surgery (AS) for knee osteoarthritis has been widely employed, scientific evidence is lacking. The purpose of this study was to investigate temporal changes in synovial fluid levels of biochemical markers associated with cartilage metabolism following AS. Twenty-five knees of 24 patients with med...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Nakajima A,Nakagawa K,Aoki Y,Sonobe M,Shibata Y,Yamazaki M,Murakami M

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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：:Sleep disturbances and problems are increased in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). But much is not known in a quantitative way about sleep problems and effect of treatments on AS. This study is aimed first, to investigate sleep disturbances in AS and secondly, to evaluate the effects of anti-TNF treatment on SD in AS. One ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Karadağ O,Nakas D,Kalyoncu U,Akdoğan A,Kiraz S,Ertenli I

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:To investigate the efficacy of etanercept and MTX (methotrexate) combination therapy in Chinese patients with ankylosing spondylitis hip joint lesion, the possible courses and maintenance protocol, altogether 97 ankylosing spondylitis patients fulfilling the modified New York criteria with hip joint lesion were enroll...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lian F,Yang X,Liang L,Xu H,Zhan Z,Qiu Q,Ye Y

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgM, IgG and IgA class antibodies against Yersinia, Salmonella, Campylobacter and Borrelia were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in a group of 340 unselected patients with a recent inflammatory joint disease. The control group consisted of 340 and 100 healthy blood donors using Borrelia-ELISA an...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Mäki-Ikola O,Viljanen MK,Tiitinen S,Toivanen P,Granfors K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare health related quality of life (HRQoL) and assess functional and psychological status in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) patients and controls (each 30 subjects). Demographic characteristics, pain and sleep disturbance by Visual Analog Scale, depression by Bec...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Tander B,Cengiz K,Alayli G,Ilhanli I,Canbaz S,Canturk F

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：:We studied causes of death (CoDs) between 1952 and 1991 assessed by a clinician before autopsy and then determined at autopsy by a pathologist in 369 subjects with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 370 subjects without RA (non-RA). We analysed clinical data for RA subjects between 1973 and 1991. In RA subjects, leading au...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Koivuniemi R,Paimela L,Suomalainen R,Piirainen H,Karesoja M,Helve T,Leirisalo-Repo M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease primarily involving the spine and sacroiliac joint and rarely the kidneys. This study aimed to define the clinical and histological features and biology of renal disease in AS. We reviewed the medical records of 681 patients diagnosed with AS from November ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lee SH,Lee EJ,Chung SW,Song R,Moon JY,Lee SH,Lim SJ,Lee YA,Hong SJ,Yang HI

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate specifically the correlation of hand functions determined by Duruoz hand index (DHI) with radiological findings and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Forty-eight RA patients were evaluated with DHI questionnaire, disease activity score (DAS) 28 and mod...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Birtane M,Kabayel DD,Uzunca K,Unlu E,Tastekin N

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. This study aimed to analyze the effects of Tofacitinib treatment, a Janus kinase inhibitor, on atherosclerosis in patients with RA. Patients with an active RA (28-joint disease activity score-erythrocyte sedimentation rate > 3.2) despi...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kume K,Amano K,Yamada S,Kanazawa T,Ohta H,Hatta K,Amano K,Kuwaba N

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-17 has a role in inflammation in RA, and its levels in joints correlate with disease severity. Multiple RCTs have been performed to study effects of anti-IL-17 agents. The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to analyze the efficacy and safety of anti-IL-17 agents in the mana...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kunwar S,Dahal K,Sharma S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statistical analysis plays a critical role in data interpretation in all fields and particularly so for clinical data where important treatment decisions are made. We provide here an in-depth and illustrative analysis to examine patterns and radiographic scores in an early disease rheumatoid arthritis cohort over a 3-...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Park GS,Wong WK,Khanna D,Gold RH,Paulus HE

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:Although exercise is often recommended for managing osteoarthritis (OA), limited evidence-based exercise options are available for older adults with OA. This study compared the effects of Hatha yoga (HY) and aerobic/strengthening exercises (ASE) on knee OA. Randomized controlled trial with three arms design was used: ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Cheung C,Wyman JF,Bronas U,McCarthy T,Rudser K,Mathiason MA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of long-term treatment with cyclosporin A (CsA) in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHODS:Sixty patients with PsA were enrolled in a prospective, nonrandomised study of CsA. Patients with hypertension or hypercreatinemia were exclu...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sarzi-Puttini P,Cazzola M,Panni B,Turiel M,Fiorini T,Belai-Beyene N,Chèrié-Lignièré EL

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin antagonists show impressive analgesic efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA) or fibromyalgia; however, this effect is not well understood. We examined the mechanism of serotonin-induced inflammation and its antagonists in OA. Serotonin receptor subtypes and COX-2 were analysed by RT-PCR from s...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Seidel MF,Fiebich BL,Ulrich-Merzenich G,Candelario-Jalil E,Koch FW,Vetter H

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to evaluate effectiveness of ultrasound treatment applied with exercise therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Fifty-two patients, who were diagnosed according to modified New York criteria, were aged 25-60, and have spine pain, were randomly assigned to two groups. Ultrasound (US) a...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Şilte Karamanlioğlu D,Aktas I,Ozkan FU,Kaysin M,Girgin N

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify the possible determinants of impaired health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Egyptian children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Fifty-eight consecutive patients of JIA aged from 8 to 18 years underwent assessment of socio-economic and demographic charac...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Abdul-Sattar AB,Elewa EA,El-Shahawy Eel-D,Waly EH

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infliximab, a monoclonal chimeric anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF-alpha) antibody, was tried in two patients suffering from severe refractory juvenile ankylosing spondylarthritis with disease duration of more than 10 years. To assess the response, validated clinical activity parameters were monitored prospe...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Schmeling H,Horneff G

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Rheumatism Association (ARA) clinical criteria have been tested in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), progressive systemic sclerosis, polyarteritis nodosa and polymyositis/dermatomyositis. Hospital admissions from a defined population over the same period were studied. Increased weighting of the scores f...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Tan PL,Borman GB,Wigley RD

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and tolerability of aceclofenac (100 mg bid; n = 109), a new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, was compared to that of indomethacin (50 mg bid; n = 110) in a multi-centre, 12-week, randomized, double-blind clinical trial in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The efficacy of aceclofenac, on the basis...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kornasoff D,Maisenbacher J,Bowdler J,Raber A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to analyze the concentrations of sTNFR1 and sTNFR2 in both plasma and synovial fluid of patients with primary knee osteoarthritis (OA) and to determine their relationship to self-reported pain, stiffness and physical function. Twenty-seven patients with knee OA and 19 healthy subjects were enr...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Simão AP,Almeida TM,Mendonça VA,Santos SA,Gomes WF,Coimbra CC,Lacerda AC

更新日期：2014-12-01 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 the results of the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the parent and patie...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Scott C,Okong'o L,Brice N,Murless S,Slamang W,Fadlelmola A,Consolaro A,Bovis F,Ruperto N,Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO).

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00