2010 Update of the international ASAS recommendations for the use of anti-TNF agents in patients with axial spondyloarthritis.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine, using the method of adjusted indirect comparisons, whether there are differences in efficacy of tumour necrosis factor (TNF alpha) blocking agents, as measured by the rate ratios for American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20, 50, and 70 responses, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with an in...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hochberg MC,Tracy JK,Hawkins-Holt M,Flores RH

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor adherence to treatment is difficult to diagnose accurately. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has a long elimination half-life and its concentration in whole blood can be measured easily. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the utility of a very low blood HCQ concentration as a marker of poor compliance in patients with syst...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Costedoat-Chalumeau N,Amoura Z,Hulot JS,Aymard G,Leroux G,Marra D,Lechat P,Piette JC

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure gelatinase activities in paired synovial fluid (SF) and serum of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), and to assess how these activities relate to clinical and laboratory measures of disease activity. METHODS:A quantitative protein substrate zymography method was adapted and validate...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Peake NJ,Foster HE,Khawaja K,Cawston TE,Rowan AD

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare familial inflammatory inclusion body myositis (IBM) with hereditary inclusion body myopathies and sporadic IBM. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Clinical, biological, MRI, and histological data were analysed in two siblings with inflammatory IBM and compared with those of patients with sporadic and hereditary...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ranque-Francois B,Maisonobe T,Dion E,Piette JC,Chauveheid MP,Amoura Z,Papo T

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soluble E-selectin (sE-selectin) is a marker of activation of vascular endothelium. OBJECTIVE:To examine serum levels of sE-selectin in a cohort of 85 patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) followed up for five years. METHODS:sE-selectin levels were assessed annually using an enzyme linked immunosor...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kuuliala A,Eberhardt K,Takala A,Kautiainen H,Repo H,Leirisalo-Repo M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relation between common rheumatic diseases such as osteoarthrosis, arthralgia without definite signs of osteoarthrosis, subacromial shoulder pain, different forms of tendinitis, low back pain and neck pain, and the level of formal education, occupational workload and some lifestyle factors were examined in 502 of ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jacobsson L,Lindgärde F,Manthorpe R,Ohlsson K

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE: To examine the risk of major cardiovascular disease associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in a large 'real-world' contemporary rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cohort. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort study was conducted with use of Danish nationwide individual-level registry data on inpat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lindhardsen J,Gislason GH,Jacobsen S,Ahlehoff O,Olsen AM,Madsen OR,Torp-Pedersen C,Hansen PR

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the effects of etanercept (ETN) 50 mg once weekly plus methotrexate (MTX) versus MTX alone on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and the relationship between remission and PRO improvement. METHODS:In this double-blind, randomised clinical trial (COMET), PROs included: the Health Assessment Question...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kekow J,Moots RJ,Emery P,Durez P,Koenig A,Singh A,Pedersen R,Robertson D,Freundlich B,Sato R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the rate of tuberculosis (TB) in biologic users for rheumatic diseases in South Africa, the effectiveness of our latent TB infection (LTBI) programme, risk factors and outcome. METHODS:TB cases were collected from the South African Biologics Registry (SABIO), rheumatologists and pharmaceutical c...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Pettipher C,Benitha R

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Knee osteoarthritis commonly requires joint replacement, substantially reduces quality of life and increases healthcare utilisation and costs. This study aimed to identify whether quantitative measures of articular cartilage structure predict knee replacement, and to establish their utility as outcomes in cli...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Eckstein F,Kwoh CK,Boudreau RM,Wang Z,Hannon MJ,Cotofana S,Hudelmaier MI,Wirth W,Guermazi A,Nevitt MC,John MR,Hunter DJ,OAI investigators.

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral glucosamine preparations are widely used as a treatment for osteoarthritis, purportedly functioning by a variety of mechanisms suggested by results of in vitro experiments, and generally using glucosamine concentrations well in excess of 100 micromol/l. OBJECTIVE:To use high performance liquid chromato...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Biggee BA,Blinn CM,McAlindon TE,Nuite M,Silbert JE

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse tender and swollen joint counts in three cohorts of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with a focus on the proportions of patients who had fewer than 6-12 tender or swollen joints, as possible evidence based information toward more generalisable inclusion criteria for current and future RA cl...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Pincus T,Sokka T,Chung CP,Cawkwell G

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterised by aberrant B cell hyperactivation, whose mechanism is partially understood. METHODS:We performed whole transcriptome sequencing of B cells from three pSS patients and three matched healthy controls (HC). Differentially expressi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Sun JL,Zhang HZ,Liu SY,Lian CF,Chen ZL,Shao TH,Zhang S,Zhao LL,He CM,Wang M,Zhang W,Chen H,Zhang FC

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess sensory function in skin overlying the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, in relation to the pain and tenderness which commonly arises in structures not directly involved in the inflammatory process. METHODS:An intradermal injection of capsaicin 0.05 microgram in 10 microliters was made ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jolliffe VA,Anand P,Kidd BL

更新日期：1995-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:This multicentre study was performed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a wide spectrum of novel technologies nowadays available for detection of myeloperoxidase (MPO) and proteinase 3 (PR3)-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs). METHODS:Sera (obtained at the time of diagnosis) from 251 patients ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Damoiseaux J,Csernok E,Rasmussen N,Moosig F,van Paassen P,Baslund B,Vermeersch P,Blockmans D,Cohen Tervaert JW,Bossuyt X

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Short term immobilisation (seven days) of an antigen induced arthritic knee joint of the mouse led to attachment of polymorphonuclear leucocytes to the cartilage surface and severe cartilage damage. The events at the patellar cartilage surface were studied by scanning electron microscopy and compared with the changes ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： van Lent PL,Wilms FH,van den Berg WB

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is less common among men than women, and sex hormones have been suggested to play a part in the pathogenesis. Lower levels of testosterone have been demonstrated in men with RA, but it is not known if these changes precede the disease. METHODS:In a nested case-control study, using ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Pikwer M,Giwercman A,Bergström U,Nilsson JÅ,Jacobsson LT,Turesson C

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells in nine patients with Felty's syndrome have been examined. One patient had an increased number and percentage of peripheral blood mononuclear cells with the phenotype CD3+ Leu-7+ CD16+ and showed a clonal rearrangement of the T cell rec...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ahern MJ,Roberts-Thomson PJ,Bradley J,Story C,Seshadri P

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess how socioeconomic deprivation influences the presentation, treatment, and outcome of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Three year follow up of 869 consecutive patients with RA from nine hospital rheumatology clinics, with patients categorised by the Carstairs deprivation score of the...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors：

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Congenital heart block (CHB) with immune cell infiltration develops in the fetus after exposure to maternal Ro/La autoantibodies. CHB-related serology has been extensively studied, but reports on immune-cell profiles of anti-Ro/La-exposed neonates are lacking. In the current study, we characterised circulatin...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ivanchenko M,Thorlacius GE,Hedlund M,Ottosson V,Meneghel L,Björkander S,Ossoinak A,Tingström J,Bremme K,Sverremark-Ekström E,Gemzell-Danielsson K,Sonesson SE,Chemin K,Wahren-Herlenius M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The prevalence and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with autoimmune diseases who are frequently treated with disease modifying therapies remains poorly understood. This meta-analysis aims to assess the prevalence and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in autoimmune diseases. METHODS:Electronic databases...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Akiyama S,Hamdeh S,Micic D,Sakuraba A

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study aimed to evaluate the use of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with (68)Ga-PRGD2 as the tracer for imaging of synovial angiogenesis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Twenty untreated active patients with RA underwent (68)Ga-PRGD2 PET/CT and (18)F-FDG PET/C...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Zhu Z,Yin Y,Zheng K,Li F,Chen X,Zhang F,Zhang X

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Individuals with psoriasis have increased blood levels of uric acid. However, there is no prospective data on the association between psoriasis and uric acid levels and subsequent development of gout. In this study, we examined the risk of gout among individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic art...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Merola JF,Wu S,Han J,Choi HK,Qureshi AA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the ability of technetium-99m hexamethyl propylene amineoxime (HMPAO) labelled lymphocyte scintigraphy to quantify synovial inflammation, and to analyse the kinetics of lymphocyte retention in the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:After isolation of the lymphocytes, the cel...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jorgensen C,Couret I,Bologna C,Rossi M,Sany J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare disease requiring multicentre collaboration to reveal comprehensive details of disease-related causes for morbidity and mortality. METHODS:The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Scleroderma Trials and Research (EUSTAR) group initiated a database to prospectively ga...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Meier FM,Frommer KW,Dinser R,Walker UA,Czirjak L,Denton CP,Allanore Y,Distler O,Riemekasten G,Valentini G,Müller-Ladner U,EUSTAR Co-authors.

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine discrepancies in patients' current use and expected future use of the internet for different functions. METHOD:A short questionnaire was developed to assess patients' current use of the internet for three functions: "seeking information", "mutual support", and "care provider contact". This quest...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： van Lankveld WG,Derks AM,van den Hoogen FH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to determine whether late apoptotic cell material directly induces autoantibodies characteristic of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to investigate the innate recognition pathways involved. METHODS:B6, B6.MyD88(-/-), B6.TLR7(-/-) and B6.TLR9(-/-) mice were subcutaneou...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Pan ZJ,Maier S,Schwarz K,Azbill J,Akira S,Uematsu S,Farris AD

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of synovial lymphocytes from a 65-year-old lady with persistent polyarthritis, to rubella antigen and a number of other microbial agents was studied over a period of 11 months by [3H]thymidine incorporation. The results were correlated with the ability to isolate rubella virus from both peripheral blood a...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Chantler JK,da Roza DM,Bonnie ME,Reid GD,Ford DK

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leucopenia appears to be a more frequent complication of sulphasalazine treatment in rheumatoid arthritis than in inflammatory bowel disease and poses a management problem. In this study leucopenia was found in 20 patients, 14 of whom were participating in prospective studies (252 patients), giving an incidence of 5.6...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Marabani M,Madhok R,Capell HA,Hunter JA

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00