Lymphocyte surface marker expression in rheumatic diseases: evidence for prior activation of lymphocytes in vivo.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the reliability and construct validity of ultrasound in interphalangeal finger joints affected by erosive osteoarthritis (EOA) and non-EOA with MRI as the reference method. METHODS:252 joints were examined by ultrasound, conventional radiography and clinical examination. Ultrasound was performed us...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Wittoek R,Jans L,Lambrecht V,Carron P,Verstraete K,Verbruggen G

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing age at onset has been associated with worse outcome in rheumatoid arthritis, although there are few data from unselected inception cohorts. HYPOTHESIS:Increasing age is associated with a higher risk of erosions at presentation, and this increase is not explained by age-related disease confounders...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bukhari M,Lunt M,Barton A,Bunn D,Silman A,Symmons D

更新日期：2007-03-01 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

authors： Gharavi AE,Harris EN,Asherson RA,Hughes GR

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred consecutive admissions to an acute geriatric unit were examined for clinical and radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis (OA) and articular chondrocalcinosis (ACC). Thirty-four patients had ACC. This was age related, the prevalence rising from 15% in patients aged 65-74 years to 44% in patients over 84 yea...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Wilkins E,Dieppe P,Maddison P,Evison G

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The use of silicone implants in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery has been implicated in the development of autoimmune connective tissue diseases. Previous investigation of the influence of short-term silicone implantation using an experimental model of rheumatoid arthritis revealed no adverse influence up...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Schaefer CJ,Lawrence WD,Wooley PH

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cells from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus exhibit a notable array of defects that probably contribute to the origin and development of the disease. Such abnormalities include an abnormal response to stimulation, aberrant expression of molecules that play key roles in intracellular signalling pathways, al...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Crispín JC,Kyttaris V,Juang YT,Tsokos GC

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of infliximab plus methotrexate (MTX) compared with placebo plus MTX on bone loss in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a double-blind randomised study design. Further, to explore the associations between bone loss and markers of RA disease. METHODS:All 20 patients with RA...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Haugeberg G,Conaghan PG,Quinn M,Emery P

更新日期：2009-12-01 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

authors： van Lieshout AW,Barrera P,Smeets RL,Pesman GJ,van Riel PL,van den Berg WB,Radstake TR

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the feasibility of assessing patellofemoral osteoarthritis using the 'skyline' view and to compare its reproducibility with the standard lateral view. METHODS:Fifty patients attending a rheumatology outpatient department with osteoarthritis of the knee had standard radiographs taken of both kne...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jones AC,Ledingham J,McAlindon T,Regan M,Hart D,MacMillan PJ,Doherty M

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results are reported from the first prospective study of gout in New Zealand Maoris based on a sample of 388 males and 378 females. At baseline, high mean levels of serum uric acid (SUA) were found, 0.422 +/- 0.092 mmol/1 (7.05 +/- 1.54 mg/100 ml) in males and 0.350 +/- 0.091 mmol/1 (5.85 +/- 1.52 mg/100 ml) in female...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Brauer GW,Prior IA

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case is described of a 57 year old woman with polyarthritis fulfilling the 1987 revised criteria of the American Rheumatism Association for rheumatoid arthritis, accompanied by clinical carrier state infection of HTLV-I. Anti-HTLV-I IgM antibodies were detected by western blot analysis in her synovial fluid and se...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ijichi S,Matsuda T,Maruyama I,Izumihara T,Kojima K,Niimura T,Maruyama Y,Sonoda S,Yoshida A,Osame M

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of osteomyelitis secondary to staphylococcal septicaemia, presenting with large sterile effusions in adjacent joints. In both cases the clinical features were suggestive of septic arthritis. Multiple joints were involved in each patient. Initial radiographs showed no abnormalities. ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Platt PN,Griffiths ID

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:IKZF1 and IKZF3 (encoding transcription factors Ikaros and Aiolos) are susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The pharmacology of iberdomide (CC-220), a cereblon (CRBN) modulator targeting Ikaros and Aiolos, was studied in SLE patient cells and in a phase 1 healthy volunteer study. METH...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Schafer PH,Ye Y,Wu L,Kosek J,Ringheim G,Yang Z,Liu L,Thomas M,Palmisano M,Chopra R

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the influence of age on the effectiveness and tolerance of antitumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:730 patients of the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring (DREAM) register were categorised into three groups according to their age at initiatio...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Radovits BJ,Kievit W,Fransen J,van de Laar MA,Jansen TL,van Riel PL,Laan RF

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Regulatory T cells (Tregs) with the plasticity of producing proinflammatory cytokine IL-17 have been demonstrated under normal and pathogenic conditions. However, it remains unclear whether IL-17-producing Tregs lose their suppressive functions because of their plasticity toward Th17 in autoimmunity. The aim ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Wang T,Sun X,Zhao J,Zhang J,Zhu H,Li C,Gao N,Jia Y,Xu D,Huang FP,Li N,Lu L,Li ZG

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (hBM-MSC) are being applied in tissue regeneration and treatment of autoimmune diseases (AD). Their cellular and immunophenotype depend on isolation and culture conditions which may influence their therapeutic application and reflect their in vivo biological functio...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bocelli-Tyndall C,Trella E,Frachet A,Zajac P,Pfaff D,Geurts J,Heiler S,Barbero A,Mumme M,Resink TJ,Schaeren S,Spagnoli GC,Tyndall A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although shared decision making (SDM) is advocated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment, it is largely unclear when, how and to what extent SDM is applied in routine clinical care of patients with RA. This study aimed to investigate the level of SDM in RA treatment from an observer perspective and to asses...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mathijssen EGE,Vriezekolk JE,Popa CD,van den Bemt BJF

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While rheumatoid-factor-producing haemolytic plaque-forming cells (RF--PFC) of the human peripheral blood were easily inhibited by cycloheximide, mouse spleen cells immune to sheep red cells (anti-SRC PFC) were inhibited only after prolonged preincubation in the drug. The RF--PFC were easily inhibited by propranolol, ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Moore TL,Rose JE,Vaughan JH

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a severe complication of abdominal infections such as peritonitis and is associated with high mortality. Unfortunately, the molecular mechanisms controlling the development of sepsis are still incompletely understood. Interestingly, the interleukin (IL) 12 family member IL27 seems to play a key role in sepsi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Neurath MF

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A six month controlled study of 5-fluorouracil in the treatment of scleroderma showed a modest benefit in skin scores, Raynaud's phenomenon, and patients' global assessment. Visceral organ and hand function were unaffected. Mild to moderate toxicity was common in the 5-fluorouracil treated patients but usually respond...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Casas JA,Saway PA,Villarreal I,Nolte C,Menajovsky BL,Escudero EE,Blackburn WD,Alarcón GS,Subauste CP

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57 year old white man with aortic insufficiency and previously undiagnosed ankylosing spondylitis, who developed subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE), is described. Emergency aortic valve replacement was necessary, and the aortic valve pathology showed diffusely fibrosed and thickened valve leaflets with bacterial ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hoppmann RA,Wise CM,Challa VR,Peacock JE

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the amount of joint cartilage in healthy, middle aged men is stable or changes over time, and what factors may influence this. METHODS:In a cohort study, 28 healthy men (70% of the original cohort; mean (SD) age, 51.9 (12.8) years) had baseline knee magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of th...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hanna F,Ebeling PR,Wang Y,O'Sullivan R,Davis S,Wluka AE,Cicuttini FM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum IgG antibodies to native and denatured human type II collagen (Col II) were measured using an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). One hundred and thirty one patients with various forms of arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PSA). Reiter's Syndrome...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Choi EK,Gatenby PA,McGill NW,Bateman JF,Cole WG,York JR

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the influences of radiographic severity, quadriceps strength, knee pain, age, and gender on functional ability in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. METHODS:Equal numbers of knee pain positive and negative respondents to a survey of registrants aged more than 55 years at a general practic...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： McAlindon TE,Cooper C,Kirwan JR,Dieppe PA

更新日期：1993-04-01 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：:In order to evaluate the incidence and aetiology of hypergastrinaemia 53 patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis were examined for gastric acid secretion, fasting serum gastrin concentration, circulating parietal cell antibodies, and some parameters of the activity of inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis. The ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： de Witte TJ,Geerdink PJ,Lamers CB,Boerbooms AM,van der Korst JK

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mast cells have been implicated in the pathogenesis of arthritis, but elucidation of their precise role has been hampered by a lack of efficient and selective inhibitors of their function. OBJECTIVE:To elucidate the role of mast cells in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to assess whether ap...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Juurikivi A,Sandler C,Lindstedt KA,Kovanen PT,Juutilainen T,Leskinen MJ,Mäki T,Eklund KK

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLA) have been shown to enhance thrombus formation by increasing the expression of adhesive receptors such as P-selectin on endothelial cells. The P-selectin counter-receptor on leucocytes is P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1). We have previously described a variable numb...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Diz-Kucukkaya R,Inanc M,Afshar-Kharghan V,Zhang QE,López JA,Pekcelen Y

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the second update of the Assessment in SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) consensus statement on the use of anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). A major change from the previous recommendations is that patients fulfilling the ASAS...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： van der Heijde D,Sieper J,Maksymowych WP,Dougados M,Burgos-Vargas R,Landewé R,Rudwaleit M,Braun J,Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society.

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of grade III or IV osteoarthritis was determined in 210 patients with chronic renal failure, of whom 94 were receiving chronic haemodialysis and 116 had functioning renal transplants. The prevalence of grade III or IV osteoarthritis was three times greater in patients under 65 than in a control populati...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Duncan IJ,Hurst NP,Sebben R,Milazzo SC,Disney A

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00