Anti-TNF therapies and pregnancy: outcome of 130 pregnancies in the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the value of antibodies to citrullinated proteins/peptides for predicting joint outcomes in patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:191 patients with RA onset within the past year were followed up prospectively for five years. Serum samples obtained from 145 patients at baselin...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Meyer O,Labarre C,Dougados M,Goupille P,Cantagrel A,Dubois A,Nicaise-Roland P,Sibilia J,Combe B

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with an unexplained increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Antibodies against human 60 kDa heat shock protein (anti-HSP60) are associated with the presence and severity of CVD. OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether anti-HSP60 antibodies are associated with prevalent C...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： van Halm VP,Slot MC,Nurmohamed MT,Tervaert JW,Dijkmans BA,Voskuyl AE

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) in synovial fluid from 80 patients were quantified by gas-liquid chromatography (GLC). Characteristic patterns of volatile SCFA could not be associated with septic, nonseptic inflammatory, or noninflammatory groups. Mean concentrations of pentanoic and hexanoic acids were simila...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Borenstein DG,Gibbs CA,Jacobs RP

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this pilot study was to compare clinical examination (CE) and ultrasound (US) with high field MRI (as the reference standard) for the detection of rearfoot and midtarsal joint synovitis and secondly tenosynovitis of the ankle tendons in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Wakefield RJ,Freeston JE,O'Connor P,Reay N,Budgen A,Hensor EM,Helliwell PS,Emery P,Woodburn J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The humoral immune response against a broad spectrum of cartilage antigens (cellular and matrix antigens) was studied in a group of patients who showed resorption and/or rejection of transplanted cartilage in nasal surgery. METHODS:Sera were obtained from patients with successful and unsuccessful cartilage ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bujia J,Alsalameh S,Naumann A,Wilmes E,Sittinger M,Burmester GR

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of auranofin on human neutrophil (PMN) 5-lipoxygenase activity and leucotriene B4 (LTB4) chemotaxis was investigated. [1-14C]Arachidonic acid was incorporated into the purified cells until steady state conditions were obtained. After preincubations with serial dilutions of auranofin arachidonic acid release...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Elmgreen J,Ahnfelt-Rønne I,Nielsen OH

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An association between major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, particularly those within the class II HLA region, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is well established, and accounts for an estimated 30% of the genetic component in RA. The MHC class II transactivator gene (MHC2TA) on chromosome 16p13 has re...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bronson PG,Criswell LA,Barcellos LF

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether abnormalities in the function of the autonomic nervous system are associated with oral and ocular dryness in rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS:Pupillography was done using an infrared light reflection method (IRIS) to measure both parasympathetic function (constriction latency and the latenc...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Barendregt PJ,van der Heijde GL,Breedveld FC,Markusse HM

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify genetic associations with hip osteoarthritis (HOA), we performed a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of HOA. METHODS:The GWAS meta-analysis included approximately 2.5 million imputed HapMap single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). HOA cases and controls defined radiographica...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Evans DS,Cailotto F,Parimi N,Valdes AM,Castaño-Betancourt MC,Liu Y,Kaplan RC,Bidlingmaier M,Vasan RS,Teumer A,Tranah GJ,Nevitt MC,Cummings SR,Orwoll ES,Barrett-Connor E,Renner JB,Jordan JM,Doherty M,Doherty SA,Uitte

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Transient receptor potential canonical 5 (TRPC5) is functionally expressed on a range of cells including fibroblast-like synoviocytes, which play an important role in arthritis. A role for TRPC5 in inflammation has not been previously shown in vivo. We investigated the contribution of TRPC5 in arthritis. MET...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Alawi KM,Russell FA,Aubdool AA,Srivastava S,Riffo-Vasquez Y,Baldissera L Jr,Thakore P,Saleque N,Fernandes ES,Walsh DA,Brain SD

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of intravenously infused iron-dextran (Imferon) on the progression of antigen induced monarticular arthritis in rabbits was studied. A rapid deposition of iron and apoferritin in the synovia of arthritis joints occurred after infusion of iron-dextran during either the acute or chronic phases of the disease....

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kind CN,Blackham A,Morris CJ

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence and clinical significance of carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) in patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). METHODS:28 patients with primary APS with at least a five year follow up, and 28 healthy subjects, matched by age and sex, were included in the stud...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Medina G,Casaos D,Jara LJ,Vera-Lastra O,Fuentes M,Barile L,Salas M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the safety, efficacy, and lymphocyte activation of a triple therapeutic regimen with infliximab, methotrexate (MTX), and ciclosporin A (CsA) by an open label, pilot study. PATIENTS AND METHODS:19 patients (mean age 52.9 years) with active rheumatoid arthritis (mean DAS28 7.3) after a mean of 16.8 ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Sidiropoulos PI,Siakka P,Raptopoulou A,Mamoulaki M,Choulaki C,Koutala H,Kouroumali H,Kritikos H,Boumpas DT

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The Fc receptor-like 3 (FCRL3) gene -169T>C single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) has been reported to be associated with several autoimmune diseases (AIDs) in Japanese populations. However, association results in other populations have been conflicting. Therefore, we investigated this SNP in a...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Eike MC,Nordang GB,Karlsen TH,Boberg KM,Vatn MH,IBSEN study group.,Dahl-Jørgensen K,Rønningen KS,Joner G,Flatø B,Bergquist A,Thorsby E,Førre O,Kvien TK,Undlien DE,Lie BA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The heteropolymer technology was developed to remove pathogens from the circulation. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the safety and tolerability of a single administration and to establish proof of principle for ETI-104 in normal healthy volunteers (NHV) and patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) METHODS: ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Iking-Konert C,Stocks S,Weinsberg F,Engelbrecht R,Bleck E,Perniok A,Fischer-Betz R,Pincus S,Nardone L,Schneider M

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To score systemic activity at diagnosis and correlate baseline activity with survival in a large cohort of patients with primary Sjögren syndrome (SS). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We include 1045 consecutive patients who fulfilled the 2002 classification criteria for primary SS. The clinical and immunological chara...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Brito-Zerón P,Kostov B,Solans R,Fraile G,Suárez-Cuervo C,Casanovas A,Rascón FJ,Qanneta R,Pérez-Alvarez R,Ripoll M,Akasbi M,Pinilla B,Bosch JA,Nava-Mateos J,Díaz-López B,Morera-Morales ML,Gheitasi H,Retamozo S,Ramos-Ca

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Few studies have addressed the natural course of, or prognostic factors for the salivary and lacrimal function in primary Sjögren syndrome (SS). Except for the early stages, glandular function has been seemingly stable, and SS A antigen (SSA) seropositivity and hypocomplementemia may predict a decline in the...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Haldorsen K,Moen K,Jacobsen H,Jonsson R,Brun JG

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the long term prognosis in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS:Forty five of 70 patients who had participated in a three week trial six years earlier completed again the same questionnaires used previously. RESULTS:Most symptoms had remained stable. Pain had increased, but some aspects of q...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Baumgartner E,Finckh A,Cedraschi C,Vischer TL

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To transcribe the treat-to-target (T2T) recommendations into a version that can be easily understood by patients. A core group of physicians and patients involved in the elaboration of the T2T recommendations produced a draft version of the T2T recommendations in lay language. This version was discussed, changed and r...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： de Wit MP,Smolen JS,Gossec L,van der Heijde DM

更新日期：2011-06-01 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

authors： Filippou G,Scirè CA,Adinolfi A,Damjanov NS,Carrara G,Bruyn GAW,Cazenave T,D'Agostino MA,Delle Sedie A,Di Sabatino V,Diaz Cortes ME,Filippucci E,Gandjbakhch F,Gutierrez M,Maccarter DK,Micu M,Möller Parera I,Mouterde G,

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Evidence suggests that doxycycline might have disease-modifying properties in osteoarthritis. However, the clinically relevant question as to whether doxycycline also modifies symptoms in knee osteoarthritis is unanswered. The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of doxycycline on pai...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Snijders GF,van den Ende CH,van Riel PL,van den Hoogen FH,den Broeder AA,NOAC study group.

更新日期：2011-07-01 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：:In the World Health Organisation's supplementary classification of the consequences of disease a distinction is made between impairments, such as are related to the site and nature of joint involvement, and any disabilities in everyday activities to which these may give rise. This paper considers the application of th...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Badley EM,Wagstaff S,Wood PH

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenesis of the early stages of hand osteoarthritis is poorly understood, but recent high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (hrMRI) studies suggest that the joint ligaments have a major role in the phenotypic expression of the disease. OBJECTIVE:To combine hrMRI and cadaveric histological studie...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Tan AL,Toumi H,Benjamin M,Grainger AJ,Tanner SF,Emery P,McGonagle D

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the incidence of new cancer diagnoses in a community sample of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). METHODS:All incident cases of PMR in the UK General Practice Research Database (GPRD) (1987-99), without pre-existing cancer or vascular disease and treated with corticosteroids (n=2877) ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Muller S,Hider SL,Belcher J,Helliwell T,Mallen CD

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Qualitative differences in synovitis between the cartilage-pannus junction (CPJ) region and the adjoining suprapatellar pouch (SPP) have been reported in rheumatoid arthritis and the spondyloarthropathies. OBJECTIVE:To determine if the distribution of synovitis is the same in osteoarthritis (OA) using sensi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Rhodes LA,Conaghan PG,Radjenovic A,Grainger AJ,Emery P,McGonagle D

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of immune complexes (IC) isolated from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) sera with polyethylene glycol and gel filtration on the chemotaxis and Fc receptor function of healthy monocytes was examined. Even at a low protein concentration (1 microgram/ml = 1 mg/l) ICs inhibit monocyte chemotaxis. ICs from pat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lukács K,Kávai M,Bányai A,Sonkoly I,Végh E,Szabó G,Szegedi G

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pattern of joint involvement on conventional radiographs and the four hour gammacamera image of 99Tc HMDP bone scans were studied in 33 patients with generalised nodal osteoarthritis. Both techniques showed the predominant involvement of the distal interphalangeal, scaphotrapezial, and first carpometacarpal joints...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hutton CW,Higgs ER,Jackson PC,Watt I,Dieppe PA

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of a switch from oral methotrexate (MTX) to subcutaneous MTX (scMTX) or adding ciclosporin to oral MTX with a simultaneous reduction of the MTX dose, in case of adverse events (AE) or insufficient effect (IE) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:The tight control treatment arm of ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bakker MF,Jacobs JW,Welsing PM,van der Werf JH,Linn-Rasker SP,van der Veen MJ,Lafeber FP,Bijlsma JW,Utrecht Arthritis Cohort Study Group.

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:An investigator-initiated, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, treat-to-target protocol (Clinical Trials:NCT00660647) studied whether adalimumab added to methotrexate and intra-articular triamcinolone as first-line treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA) increased the frequency of low disease activity ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hørslev-Petersen K,Hetland ML,Junker P,Pødenphant J,Ellingsen T,Ahlquist P,Lindegaard H,Linauskas A,Schlemmer A,Dam MY,Hansen I,Horn HC,Ammitzbøll CG,Jørgensen A,Krintel SB,Raun J,Johansen JS,Østergaard M,Stengaard-Pe

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00