Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Thai version of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index (RADAI).

abstract：:A recent genome-wide association study revealed that there is an association between serum uric acid (SUA) levels and rs2544390, a common variant in low-density lipoprotein-related protein 2 (LRP2/Megalin) gene. Two other variants of LRP2, rs2229268 and rs3755166, are also found to have associations with dyslipidemia ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Nakayama A,Matsuo H,Shimizu T,Takada Y,Nakamura T,Shimizu S,Chiba T,Sakiyama M,Naito M,Morita E,Ichida K,Shinomiya N

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological treatments aiming to neutralize TNF-alpha (tumour necrosis factor alpha) (infliximab, adalimumab and etanercept) are increasingly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although increased frequency has not been observed in randomized clinical trials with TNF-alpha antagonist agents, postmarketing surveill...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Inanc N,Direskeneli H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic disorder characterized by the development through angiogenesis, which is dependent on endothelial cell activation, migration and proliferation and CCL21 plays an important role in this pathology. Currently, CCL21 gene polymorphism studies on rheumatoid arthritis are scar...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Li G,Zhao J,Li B,Ma J,Zhao Q,Wang X,Lv Z,Li K,Du Z,Ma X,Liu J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exact elucidation of skeletal and cartilagineous involvement in neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID) is still poorly known, and there are few data providing the long-term response to treatment with the available interleukin-1 inhibitors. We present here a 13-year-old boy with NOMID treated with ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Rigante D,Leone A,Marrocco R,Laino ME,Stabile A

更新日期：2011-12-01 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 objective of this study is to describe the interstitial lung disease (ILD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients of China, and to study clinical significance of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in evaluation and treatment. One hundred and ten Chinese patients (79 women and 31 man) diagnosed with RA betwe...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Zou YQ,Li YS,Ding XN,Ying ZH

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of overweight and obesity in patients with fibromyalgia is high, which makes these patients more likely to trigger metabolic changes. It is also uncertain whether the clinical manifestations of fibromyalgia alter the metabolism in these patients. This study investigates the influence of adiposity indica...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Homann D,Carvalho HM,Stefanello JM,Góes SM,Lopes AL,de Oliveira AR,Leite N

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the combined effect of both genetic and environmental factors in the age of rheumatoid arthritis onset. Patients (n = 507). Shared epitope characterization was performed using Lifecodes HLA-SSO. Genotyping of protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor 22 (PTPN22) rs2476601 and signal transducers and activators...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Rodríguez-Rodríguez L,Lamas JR,Varadé J,Tornero-Esteban P,Abasolo L,de la Concha EG,Jover JA,Urcelay E,Fernández-Gutiérrez B

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk for non-Hodgkin's lymphomas in comparison with the general population. Although increased risk of lymphoma is attributed to the disease activity, the drugs used in the therapy of RA may also cause increased risk of malignancy. Herein, we r...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bes C,Bes ZS,Vardı S,Soy M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is still debate on whether inflammatory pseudotumor should be considered benign or malignant. This lesion has only been reported twice in bone, apart from cases complicating foreign body reaction to joint replacement arthroplasty. We report here a third case, localized at the sacrum. A 31-year-old man had inflam...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Allanore Y,Pham XV,Clerc DA,Menkès CJ,Kahan A

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：:Although subclinical liver disease is common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), strikingly high levels of liver enzymes are rare. Our aim was to determine the cause of high levels of liver enzymes in lupus patients, particularly in patients diagnosed with toxic hepatitis. We performed a retrospective chart review ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Her M,Lee Y,Jung E,Kim T,Kim D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis can affect sacroiliac joints, but only a few such cases have been reported. The onset is usually insidious, and early diagnosis requires a high index of clinical suspicion. We report herein a culture-proven case of tuberculous sacroiliitis which initially mimicked neoplastic infiltration on CT scan. ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Keleş I,Aydin G,Kitay OL,Orkun S

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to investigate how orbital blood flow rates in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are affected by the active and remission phase of the disease. This prospective study included a total of 56 patients with RA (study group) and 24 control individuals (control group). All RA patients were divided into two g...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Unal O,Can ME,Ozcan A,Ozcan ME,Erten S,Cagil N

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms of male idiopathic osteoporosis are little known. We evaluated bone mineral loss by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and determined its cortical or trabecular nature in a cohort of men with idiopathic osteoporosis with fractures. Thirty-nine men (mean age 60 ± 13 years), with negative investigations for...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Laroche M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to citrullinated proteins and rheumatoid factor (RF) are widely used in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the antibodies to citrullinated proteins appear to be the most specific markers of the disease. The objective was to compare the diagnostic performance of the anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Aflaky E,Shenavandeh S,Ashraf MJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 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 prevalence of Takayasu's arteritis (TA) varies greatly among world populations, and little is known about this disease in Eastern Mediterranean Arab populations. We conducted a retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed with TA from 1996 to 2008 at a single large referral center in Jordan. Eight patients (se...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Mustafa KN,Hadidy A,Sweiss NJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the "hand anatomic index" (HAI--a quantitative measure of hand deformity) in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) and to compare it with the other measures of hand deformity and functional impairment. The HAI (measure of open hand span minus closed hand span/lateral height of hand) was determined in 30 patien...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Roberts-Thomson AJ,Massy-Westropp N,Smith MD,Ahern MJ,Highton J,Roberts-Thomson PJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the presence of sarcopenia in a population of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients, with respect to nutritional, clinical, and laboratory features. A total of 62 patients who met the ACR/EULAR 2013 classification criteria were enrolled. Sarcopenia was defined according to the Relative Skeletal Mass Index (RS...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Corallo C,Fioravanti A,Tenti S,Pecetti G,Nuti R,Giordano N

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The family name of author Francesco La Torre was incorrect in the published article. The correct family name should read as La Torre F. ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Consolaro A,Bovis F,Pistorio A,Cimaz R,De Benedetti F,Miniaci A,Corona F,Gerloni V,Martino S,Pastore S,Barone P,Pieropan S,Cortis E,Podda RA,Gallizzi R,Civino A,La Torre F,Rigante D,Consolini R,Maggio MC,Magni-Man

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old female presented to the rheumatology clinic with complaint of pain and swelling of multiple small joints of the hands and feet. She also complained of cough and shortness of breath onset around the same time. Since her cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (anti-CCP) and rheumatoid factor tests were posi...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Larson E,Etwaru D,Siva C,Lawlor K

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meigs' syndrome represents a triad of pleural effusion, ascites, and an ovarian tumor, usually benign, occurring together. We describe here a case of Meigs' syndrome in a patient with systemic sclerosis, the first such report to our knowledge, in systemic sclerosis. A 53-year-old woman with systemic sclerosis presente...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Su F,Cummings KW,Krigman H,Ranganathan P

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain is considered a problem with multiple facets for which the underlying causative factors should be determined. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between depression, clinical status, and radiographic findings in a group of fifty patients with low back pain for more than 6 months. The ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Atalay A,Arslan S,Dinçer F

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammation starting early in life and continuing into adulthood may predispose children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) to cardiovascular (CV) complications. To compare non-invasive CV risk markers- left ventricular mass index (LVMi), brachial artery flow mediated dilatation (FMD) and carotid artery...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Hussain KS,Gulati R,Satheesh S,Negi VS

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical that plays important roles in many physiological and pathological processes. Evidence suggests that NO participates in the pathogenesis of inflammatory reactions in many autoimmune and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Onur O,Akinci AS,Akbiyik F,Unsal I

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) has a strong genetic component, and experimental evidence suggests the involvement of the Wnt pathway in its pathogenesis. Hence, we explored the association of common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to the Wnt pathway with hip and knee OA. Seventy-eight SNPs were analyzed in 606 pat...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： García-Ibarbia C,Pérez-Castrillón JL,Ortiz F,Velasco J,Zarrabeitia MT,Sumillera M,Riancho JA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is associated with low level of physical activity and exercise, which may lead to an increased risk of osteoporosis. However, studies of bone mineral density (BMD) in fibromyalgia have shown conflicting results. Thus, we conducted a systematic review and met...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Upala S,Yong WC,Sanguankeo A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to evaluate the effects of the TNF-alpha inhibitor etanercept on oxidation stress markers representing DNA damage, lipid peroxidation, and protein glycosylation. Twenty-two rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients underwent etanercept treatment. The levels of serum total, urinary total, and urinary ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kageyama Y,Takahashi M,Nagafusa T,Torikai E,Nagano A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultrastructural localisation of class II and macrophage antigens has been sought in the intimal layer of the human synovium. The cells described as type A in early morphological studies are shown to express both class II antigens and two markers of the macrophage/monocyte lineage of cells, OKM1 and MAB 24. The mor...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Mapp PI,Revell PA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00