Common variants of a urate-associated gene LRP2 are not associated with gout susceptibility.

abstract：:Splenectomy may be necessary to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with thrombocytopenia; however, whether performing a splenectomy on patients without SLE increases the subsequent risk of SLE remains unknown. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the association between splenectomy and SLE. ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Hsu CY,Chen HJ,Hsu CY,Kao CH

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's syndrome (BS) is a chronic (auto)-inflammatory disorder characterized by different clusters of symptoms, including mucocutaneous and ocular involvements. Interleukin-1 inhibitors anakinra (ANA), canakinumab (CAN), and gevokizumab (GEV) represent a promising therapeutic alternative in BS. To date, evidence on ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bettiol A,Silvestri E,Di Scala G,Amedei A,Becatti M,Fiorillo C,Lopalco G,Salvarani C,Cantarini L,Soriano A,Emmi G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the association between individual and external exposure factors, and the reporting of Raynaud's phenomenon, with or without concomitant cold sensitivity. In a population-based nested case-control study, cases with Raynaud's phenomenon (N = 578), and matched controls (N = 1156), ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Stjernbrandt A,Pettersson H,Liljelind I,Nilsson T,Wahlström J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether anti-inflammatory effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor simvastatin (SMV) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is mediated by Toll-like receptor-2 (TLR-2) signal via inhibiting activation of RhoA, a small Rho GTPase that plays an important role in inflammatory responses. Peripheral blood monocytes from...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lin H,Xiao Y,Chen G,Fu D,Ye Y,Liang L,Fan J,Yang X,Sun L,Xu H

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In December 2019, numerous coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases were reported in Wuhan, China, which has since spread throughout the world. However, its impact on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is unknown. Herein, we report a case of COVID-19 pneumonia in a 61-year-old female RA patient who was receiving conv...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Song J,Kang S,Choi SW,Seo KW,Lee S,So MW,Lim DH

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to measure serum oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to identify any association with clinical variables. METHODS:We studied 126 female patients (27 with active RA, 27 with inactive RA,...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kim SH,Lee CK,Lee EY,Park SY,Cho YS,Yoo B,Moon HB

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishing prevention and therapeutic strategies for osteoarthritis (OA) is necessary to minimize functional disability and the impact of the disease on society. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of an exercise therapy protocol on inflammatory markers, perception of pain, and physical performance in...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Aguiar GC,Do Nascimento MR,De Miranda AS,Rocha NP,Teixeira AL,Scalzo PL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are contradictory results in the relevant literature about the relationship between objective determinants of craniocervical posture and temporomandibular disorder (TMD), whereas no study has worked on ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and TMD relationship. We conducted this study to test the predictors of TMD in AS p...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bilgin E,Bilgin E,Özdemir O,Kalyoncu U

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical presentation of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is heterogeneous and often involves psychological comorbidities. Clinical subgrouping of FMS patients has been proposed as a strategy to improve patients' long-term outcomes by helping identify specific treatment needs. Using the 90 Symptom Checklist Revised (SCL-90...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Salgueiro M,Aira Z,Buesa I,Bilbao J,Azkue JJ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a pleotrophic cytokine that is involved in the pathogenesis of diverse inflammatory rheumatic diseases. The aims of this study were to compare serum IL-15 levels and expression of its receptor (IL-15Rα) in Behçet's disease (BD) with those in other rheumatic diseases and to identify the relati...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Choe JY,Lee H,Kim SG,Kim MJ,Park SH,Kim SK

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are life-threatening dermatological conditions that are characterized by mucosal erosions, epidermal detachments and erosions. The most common causes of SJS and TEN are drugs; other causes such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), vaccinations and i...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Marija S,Ivana B,Nina R,Dragan N,Zlatko B,Branislav J,Jelena P,Dusica S

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the serum concentration of interleukin-6 (IL-6) reflects disease activity in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). A group of 271 AS patients were enrolled in the study, 261 of whom completed the entire protocol (201 males, 60 females, median age of 53 years). Serum IL-6 was measur...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Falkenbach A,Herold M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to assess the clinical significance of Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) in the diagnosis and severity of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in a French cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS:Serum KL-6 concentrations were measured with chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (CLEIA) in 75 ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Benyamine A,Heim X,Resseguier N,Bertin D,Gomez C,Ebbo M,Harlé JR,Kaplanski G,Rossi P,Bardin N,Granel B

更新日期：2018-05-01 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： Aggarwal A,Khubchandani R,Sawhney S,Rahman MT,Agarwal M,Consolaro A,Bovis F,Ruperto N,Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO).

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic and complex autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies against a spectrum of nuclear antigens. RANTES and its receptor CCR5 have been associated with the pathogenesis of SLE. The objective of this study is to analyze autoantibodies (DNA/RNA), al...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bidyalaxmi Devi L,Bhatnagar A,Wanchu A,Sharma A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial disease with several genetics factors involved. The COL2A1 gene is of particular interest because it encodes for the most abundant protein in articular cartilage. The aim was to evaluate the association of COL2A1 gene polymorphism with OA of the knee in Mexican Mestizo p...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Gálvez-Rosas A,González-Huerta C,Borgonio-Cuadra VM,Duarte-Salazár C,Lara-Alvarado L,de los Angeles Soria-Bastida M,Cortés-González S,Ramón-Gallegos E,Miranda-Duarte A

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：: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

abstract：:Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a clinical syndrome caused by an excessive proliferation of T lymphocytes and well-differentiated macrophages; an entity distinct from malignant histiocytosis. Although rheumatologic conditions are the common cause of MAS, a wide range of infections are also seen to cause MAS. W...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Dass R,Barman H,Duwarah SG,Choudhury V,Jain P,Deka NM,Murari M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coranovirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has become an important health-care issue worldwide. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has also raised concerns among patients with inflammatory rheumatic conditions and their treating physicians. There are emerging data regarding the potenti...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Coskun Benlidayi I,Kurtaran B,Tirasci E,Guzel R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to search for proteomic patterns distinguishing patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from healthy controls, biomarker candidates specific for early RA, and proteins reflecting disease activity, by profiling of serum proteins using magnetic bead-based (MB) separation and matrix-assist...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Long L,Li R,Li Y,Hu C,Li Z

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a disease characterized by bone loss, increased levels of serotonin have been reported. Recent studies have demonstrated a role for circulating serotonin as a regulator of osteoblastogenesis, inhibiting bone formation. Thus, we measured serum serotonin levels (SSL) in a Portuguese sample ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bernardes M,Vieira T,Lucas R,Pereira J,Costa L,Simões-Ventura F,Martins MJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently reported on two cases of scleroderma patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis for the first time in Korea. In order to explore the nature of this disease combination, we pooled together all the previously known cases and statistically analyzed them. Out of the 50 selected cases, survival analysis was ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Rho YH,Choi SJ,Lee YH,Ji JD,Song GG

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to investigate the persistence with biological drugs in patients treated in rheumatology practices in Germany. This study included patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PA), or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who received a first prescription of biological drugs...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Jacob L,Chevalier T,Kostev K

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic multi-system disorder commonly seen in Mediterranean, middle east and far eastern populations. In this report, we describe a case of a 55-year-old male with Behçet's disease who presented with a low back pain and sciatica. Imaging studies showed that he had a destruction of the third...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Örücü M,Keleş D,Peker E,Çakıcı M,Shimbori N,Erden İ,Yazıcıoğlu L,Sonel Tur B

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteomyelitis variolosa is an osteoarticular complication of small pox infection. We are presenting a case of osteomyelitis variolosa, who presented to us with fracture of ankle on the involved side with other orthopedic sequelae of small pox infection, which he contracted during his childhood period. We have discusse...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Nema S,Vyas GS,Kukreja S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal manifestations of central nervous system in system lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients are mainly caused by primary neuropsychiatric SLE (NP-SLE). We reported a new onset SLE patient who had secondary neuropsychiatric manifestations caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) encephalitis. Although EBV has an uncertain...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Hongbo C,Hongzhen M,Lingzhi H,Maosheng X,Mei C

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define the relationship between serum anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP) and disease activity, and to construct a new disease activity index by using anti-CCP in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). One hundred and five RA patients were included. Disease activity based on DAS28-ESR and serum anti-CCP was...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Esalatmanesh K,Jamali R,Jamali A,Jamali B,Nikbakht M

更新日期：2012-12-01 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