HLA types in patients with rheumatoid arthritis developing leucopenia after both gold and sulphasalazine treatment.

abstract：:Cellular immunity to cartilage proteoglycans may be responsible for sustaining chronic inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis. This hypothesis was examined by measuring peripheral blood and synovial fluid mononuclear cell proliferation in five preparations of human cartilage proteoglycan monomer in vitro. Peripheral b...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jobanputra P,Choy EH,Kingsley GH,Sieper J,Palacios-Boix AA,Heinegård D,Panayi GS

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus capsid antigen (EBVCA) were examined in 41 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 26 patients with primary sicca syndrome, and 26 healthy subjects of similar age and sex. IgG antibody titres to EBVCA and CMV were similar in all three groups, apart from a tri...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Venables PJ,Ross MG,Charles PJ,Melsom RD,Griffiths PD,Maini RN

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the relevance of calpain in murine collagen induced arthritis (CIA) and to correlate the presence of m-calpain with the appearance of arthritis and cartilage destruction. METHODS:The immunohistochemical appearance and localisation of m-calpain at different stages of arthritis were analysed and ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Szomor Z,Shimizu K,Fujimori Y,Yamamoto S,Yamamuro T

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole gut lavage fluid is a useful source of material for the study of intestinal immunity and inflammation in humans. Systemic and mucosal antibodies to Klebsiella pneumoniae were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in serum samples and whole gut lavage fluid from 14 patients with ankylosing spondyl...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： O'Mahony S,Anderson N,Nuki G,Ferguson A

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Interleukin (IL) 34 is a new cytokine implicated in macrophage differentiation and osteoclastogenesis. This study assessed IL-34 expression in the tissue of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Immunohistochemistry was performed in synovial biopsies from patients with RA (n=20), osteoarthritis (...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Chemel M,Le Goff B,Brion R,Cozic C,Berreur M,Amiaud J,Bougras G,Touchais S,Blanchard F,Heymann MF,Berthelot JM,Verrecchia F,Heymann D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether type II collagen (CII) is recognised by oligoclonally expanded synovial T cells of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 15 RA patients were stimulated with CII in vitro. T cell clones expanded by such stimulation were compared ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Sekine T,Kato T,Masuko-Hongo K,Nakamura H,Yoshino S,Nishioka K,Yamamoto K

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate salivary hyaluronic acid (HA) concentration in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS). METHODS:Salivary and serum HA concentrations were evaluated using a radiometric assay. Thirty nine patients with SS served as the study group and their results were compared with 19 patients having clini...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Tishler M,Yaron I,Shirazi I,Yaron M

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess survival and identify predictors of survival in patients with systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) who participated in the Scleroderma Lung Studies (SLS) I and II. METHODS:SLS I randomised 158 patients with SSc-ILD to 1  year of oral cyclophosphamide (CYC) vs placebo. SLS II rando...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Volkmann ER,Tashkin DP,Sim M,Li N,Goldmuntz E,Keyes-Elstein L,Pinckney A,Furst DE,Clements PJ,Khanna D,Steen V,Schraufnagel DE,Arami S,Hsu V,Roth MD,Elashoff RM,Sullivan KM,SLS I and SLS II study groups.

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Progression of joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is partly heritable; knowledge of genetic factors may increase our understanding of the mechanisms underlying joint destruction. The activity of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway influences osteoblast differentiation. Dickkopf-1 (Dkk-1) and sclerostin (So...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： de Rooy DP,Yeremenko NG,Wilson AG,Knevel R,Lindqvist E,Saxne T,Krabben A,Leijsma MK,Daha NA,Tsonaka S,Zhernakova A,Houwing-Duistermaat JJ,Huizinga TW,Toes RE,Baeten DL,Brouwer E,van der Helm-van Mil AH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) specificity for aPL-related events was evaluated in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:A study was carried out on 105 patients affected with SLE comparing the prevalence of lupus anticoagulant (LA) and IgG and IgM anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) between patients with...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ghirardello A,Doria A,Ruffatti A,Rigoli AM,Vesco P,Calligaro A,Gambari PF

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is a lipid paradox in rheumatoid arthritis describing that despite low lipids related to systemic inflammation, there is an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. Our aim was to evaluate if baseline lipid levels or baseline systemic inflammation were associated with the statin dose sufficient to achieve l...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Rollefstad S,Ikdahl E,Hisdal J,Kvien TK,Pedersen TR,Holme I,Semb AG

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) treatments (given for rheumatological manifestations) in reducing uveitis flares in patients with spondylarthropathy in daily practice. METHODS:A retrospective observational study of all patients with spondylarthropathy with at least one uveitis f...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Guignard S,Gossec L,Salliot C,Ruyssen-Witrand A,Luc M,Duclos M,Dougados M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the value of power Doppler ultrasound (PDUS) in combination with routine management in a cohort of patients with very early inflammatory arthritis (IA). METHODS:50 patients with < or =12 weeks of inflammatory symptoms with or without signs had clinical, laboratory and ima...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Freeston JE,Wakefield RJ,Conaghan PG,Hensor EM,Stewart SP,Emery P

更新日期：2010-02-01 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:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a serious multisystem autoimmune disease, mediated by disrupted B cell quiescence and typically treated with glucocorticoids. We studied whether B cells in SLE are regulated by the glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper (GILZ) protein, an endogenous mediator of anti-infla...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jones SA,Toh AE,Odobasic D,Oudin MA,Cheng Q,Lee JP,White SJ,Russ BE,Infantino S,Light A,Tarlinton DM,Harris J,Morand EF

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adherent cells remaining after short-term culture of synovial fluid and synovial membrane cells from rheumatoid and non-rheumatoid patients were examined for the presence of a productive virus infection and for various viral antigens. Labelling was carried out with 3H-thymidine and 3H-uridine followed by sucrose d...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hart H,Norval M

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preliminary clinical criteria based on age, inflammation, and immobility have been proposed to identify which patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) should be examined by dual energy x ray absorptiometry (DXA) to diagnose osteoporosis. The three item criteria have not been evaluated in male patients with RA...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Haugeberg G,Ørstavik RE,Uhlig T,Falch JA,Halse JI,Kvien TK

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：:A series of observations have led to the hypothesis that normal intestinal microbiota in patients with rheumatoid arthritis may harbour, for genetic reasons, bacteria with cell walls capable of inducing arthritis. Differences occur between bacterial species, and even between strains of a single species, because some c...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Toivanen P

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pregnant women with systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) have an increased risk of premature delivery and small full-term infants. During placental development, angiogenesis and vascular remodelling are essential for a successful pregnancy outcome. An analysis was made of the pathological changes and express...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ibba-Manneschi L,Manetti M,Milia AF,Miniati I,Benelli G,Guiducci S,Mecacci F,Mello G,Di Lollo S,Matucci-Cerinic M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients who develop reactive arthritis after yersinia enteritis are characterised by high and persisting IgA-anti-yersinia antibodies. We have further analysed the humoral immune response to yersinia in this condition. Total concentrations of IgM, IgG, IgA, and secretory IgA in the serum and specific anti-yersinia an...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Granfors K,Toivanen A

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the possibility of drug-free remission in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in continuous remission. METHODS:Prospective observational study in disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)-treated PsA patients in continuous disease remission (no musculoskeletal symptoms, no or minimal sk...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Araujo EG,Finzel S,Englbrecht M,Schreiber DA,Faustini F,Hueber A,Nas K,Rech J,Schett G

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To systematically evaluate the association between MRI findings (cartilage defects, bone marrow lesions (BML), osteophytes, meniscal lesion, effusion/synovitis, ligamentous abnormalities, subchondral cysts and bone attrition) and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) in order to establish the relevan...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Yusuf E,Kortekaas MC,Watt I,Huizinga TW,Kloppenburg M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sacroiliitis is a hallmark of the spondyloarthropathies (SpA). The degree of inflammation can be quantified by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The aim of this study was to further elucidate the pathogenesis of SpA by quantitative cellular analysis of immunostained sacroiliac biopsy specimens and to compare ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bollow M,Fischer T,Reisshauer H,Backhaus M,Sieper J,Hamm B,Braun J

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49 year old white woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and bronchiolitis obliterans was treated with prednisone (1 mg/kg daily), which led to a transitory improvement in pulmonary status. Cyclophosphamide was then added--4 mg/kg daily intravenously for five days, then 2 mg/kg daily orally--and this was followed b...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Godeau B,Cormier C,Menkes CJ

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid introduction of immunotherapies for cancer-targeting immunological checkpoints has led to a new class of toxicities that appear to be of autoimmune and or autoinflammatory origin. These disorders are now referred to as immune-related adverse events (irAEs) and pose considerable challenges to patient care in ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Calabrese L,Mariette X

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 85 year old man with a longstanding history of non-tophaceous gout developed a single large tophus, unassociated with inflammation, on his paretic leg over a six week period following an acute hemiplegia. The rapidity of tophus formation, its localisation to the paretic limb, and the apparent blunting of the acute ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Donegan CF,Berman P,Doherty M

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Classification criteria are biased towards classifying long-standing disease. We compared the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR)-2019, Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)-2012 and ACR-1997 criteria in an early (median 48 months) systemic l...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Adamichou C,Nikolopoulos D,Genitsaridi I,Bortoluzzi A,Fanouriakis A,Papastefanakis E,Kalogiannaki E,Gergianaki I,Sidiropoulos P,Boumpas DT,Bertsias GK

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this retrospective study of 57 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism who underwent parathyroidectomy, the overall incidence of chondrocalcinosis was 40%. Neither joint symptoms nor chondrocalcinosis regressed after the operation. In several patients the condition appeared to deteriorate both clinically and radi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Glass JS,Grahame R

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between progression of knee osteoarthritis and progression of osteoarthritis at sites distant from the knee is unclear because of a lack of multisite longitudinal progression data. OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between radiological progression of knee osteoarthritis and osteoarthritis...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hassett G,Hart DJ,Doyle DV,March L,Spector TD

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00