Polymyalgia rheumatica and risk of coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a disease characterized by inflammation, vascular abnormalities and fibrosis. The role of Rho/Rho-kinase pathway was demonstrated in the pathogenesis of fibrosis, inflammation and vascular abnormalities. This study was aimed to investigate the relation between SSc and Rho/Rho-kinase gene po...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Pehlivan Y,Yolbas S,Cetin GY,Alibaz-Oner F,Cagatay Y,Yilmaz N,Oztuzcu S,Donmez S,Ozgen M,Koca SS,Pamuk ON,Sayarlıoglu M,Kisacik B,Direskeneli H,Demiryurek AT,Onat AM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on measurement properties of translated versions of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) osteoarthritis index is still limited. This study investigated the internal consistency, test-retest reliability/agreement, construct validity, and floor and ceiling effects of Portuguese-Brazil WOMAC ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lage PTS,Machado LAC,Barreto SM,de Figueiredo RC,Telles RW

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 44-year-old man with intermittent asymmetric migratory oligoarthritis lasting the recent decade was admitted to our hospital. Considerable specific biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis such as anti-agalactosyl IgG antibody are all negative. He was diagnosed as palindromic rheumatism (PR). Although hand X-rays showed ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ueda S,Horino T,Arii K,Morita T,Takao T,Hashimoto K

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:We report on a 7-month-old infant with Kawasaki disease (KD) whose only manifestations were high-grade fever of 7 days duration, "non-toxic look" and "extreme irritability", thereby not meeting the criteria for the classical or the atypical form of the disease. The diagnosis was confirmed by the demonstration of a sol...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Thapa R,Chakrabartty S

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of patients with diffuse connective tissue diseases (CTDs) complicated by pneumomediastinum and identify the risk factors associated with increased mortality in these patients. Twenty-eight patients with CTD-associated pneumomediastinum, who were admitted to our...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Zhang L,Shen M,Zhang F,Tang F

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to investigate the possibility whether the in vitro treatment with vitamin D3 can restore the impaired expression of protein kinase C (PKC) isoenzymes and IL-2 production in the lymphocytes of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Purified T lymphocytes from 14 patients with ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Czifra G,Tóth B,Kovács I,Bíró T,Griger Z,Baráth S,Tarr T,Zeher M,Sipka S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disease, which may lead to elevated pulmonary arterial pressure due to pulmonary arterial hypertension and/or left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. Uric acid (UA) has been shown to be elevated in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and heart failure. We aimed to invest...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Dimitroulas T,Giannakoulas G,Dimitroula H,Sfetsios T,Parcharidou D,Karvounis H,Settas L

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common chronic pain syndrome with an unknown etiology. Recent years added new information to our understanding of FM pathophysiology. Researches on genetics, biogenic amines, neurotransmitters, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis hormones, oxidative stress, and mechanisms of pain modulation, cen...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ozgocmen S,Ozyurt H,Sogut S,Akyol O

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using commercially available antigens, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) were set up to demonstrate antibodies of IgG class against Sm and SS-A. Anti-Sm antibodies were demonstrated in 40% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), in 12% of patients with SJögren's syndrome, in 6% of patients with ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Gripenberg M,Teppo AM,Friman C

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytosis is well described in children with Kawasaki disease (KD). We describe six children with KD who had thrombocytopenia at disease onset. This is an unusual finding and has clinical implications in the diagnosis of this condition. ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Singh S,Gupta D,Suri D,Kumar RM,Ahluwalia J,Das R,Varma N

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteopoikilosis, a form of osteosclerotic disorders, is a rare bone dysplasia with typical radiologic findings. The pathology, which sometimes requires attention in differential diagnosis due to its radiologic appearance, has been reported previously with other diseases. In this report, a case diagnosed with both reac...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Mesci E

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis and vasculopathy. A key feature is the presence of T cells in inflammatory lesions. To establish the differences in peripheral blood T helper (Th) subpopulations in diffuse cutaneous (dc) and limited cutaneous (lc) SSc patients, blood samples ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Rodríguez-Reyna TS,Furuzawa-Carballeda J,Cabiedes J,Fajardo-Hermosillo LD,Martínez-Reyes C,Díaz-Zamudio M,Llorente L

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:X-ray is the fundamental imaging technique in both diagnosis and follow-up of rheumatic diseases. As patients often require sequential X-rays over many years, dose reduction is of great importance. New advanced noise reduction algorithms allow for a dose reduction of up to 50%. The aim of this study was to e...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ziegeler K,Siepmann S,Hermann S,Beck A,Lembcke A,Hamm B,Hermann KGA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to DNA are quite specific for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and occur in the majority of SLE patients. Therefore, their detection is an important diagnostic aid to the clinician. Detection of anti-dsDNA may precede the diagnosis of SLE by more than a year. Fluctuations in the level of anti-dsDNA in an ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Smeenk RJ,van den Brink HG,Brinkman K,Termaat RM,Berden JH,Swaak AJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to: (1) describe the prevalence of commonly reported comorbidities in psoriatic arthritis (PsA), (2) compare the incidence and/or prevalence of comorbidities between PsA and control populations; and (3) examine the impact of comorbidities on PsA outcomes. We sy...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Gupta S,Syrimi Z,Hughes DM,Zhao SS

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic there were several barriers to treatment access and medication adherence in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. There is no information regarding the RA patient health status in Egypt during the COVID-19. Thus,the aim of this work was to study the impact of the p...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Abualfadl E,Ismail F,Shereef RRE,Hassan E,Tharwat S,Mohamed EF,Abda EA,Radwan AR,Fawzy RM,Moshrif AH,Noor RA,Senara S,Elazim MIA,Abaza NM,Raafat HA,El-Gazzar II,El-Hammady DH,Hammam N,Gheita TA,El-Mallah R,ECR COV

更新日期：2021-02-01 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： Morel Ayala Z,Burgos-Vargas R,Consolaro A,Bovis F,Ruperto N,Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO).

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to detect the frequency of inflammatory cervical spine changes and characteristic features such as resorption in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with arthritis mutilans (AM) hand deformity. The series included 23 patients with AM hand deformity who fulfilled the 1987 American Rheumatism Associa...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Laiho K,Belt E,Kauppi M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different genetic variants in estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) have been shown to influence bone phenotypes including quantitative bone ultrasound in elderly. We aimed to investigate the role of ESR1 polymorphisms in bone mass assessed by calcaneal quantitative ultrasound (QUS) in a population of young adults. The study...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Correa-Rodriguez M,Schmidt-RioValle J,Rueda-Medina B

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individual differences in adjustment during a disease's course determine psychological response and outcome. This study aimed to investigate prospectively whether coping with health stressors and self-sacrificing defense style could predict psychological adjustment and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patient...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Goulia P,Voulgari PV,Tsifetaki N,Andreoulakis E,Drosos AA,Carvalho AF,Hyphantis T

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum deoxyribonuclease I (DNase I) activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients was shown to be lower than that of healthy laboratory personnel, rheumatoid arthritis, and scleroderma patients (P less than 0.001). The decrease in DNase I activity in SLE sera was not due to the effect of various autoantibodi...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Chitrabamrung S,Rubin RL,Tan EM

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutics targeting sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a kind of lipid mediator regulating immune cell trafficking, has been emerging rapidly as a novel line of regimen for autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here, we propose that S1P-targeted therapy is beneficial not only for limiting inflammati...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kikuta J,Iwai K,Saeki Y,Ishii M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PADI4 that catalyzes the conversion of peptidylarginine to citrulline is associated with rheumatoid arthritis in some populations. The current study investigated the expressions of PADI4 in synovial fluid of RA (n = 73), osteoarthritis (OA, n = 96) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS, n = 32) using ELISA and western blotti...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Chang X,Zhao Y,Sun S,Zhang Y,Zhu Y

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tribal differences are demonstrated in the presentation of lupus in Omani Gulf Arabs (OGA) and Omani Arabs of Persian descent (OAP), both groups resident in and indigenous to the Sultanate of Oman. The OAP have a lower risk of joint complications, skin rash, and dsDNA antibodies than OGA (beta coefficient and 95% conf...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Al Maini MH,El-Ageb el-N,Al-Shukaily AK,Al-Wahaibi S,Richens ER

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:Using different monoclonal antibodies, we performed an immunofluorescent technique on labial salivary glands in order to investigate the immunological phenomena involved in Sjögren's syndrome (SS). An aberrant expression of HLA-DR molecules was detected on cytoplasm of epithelial labial salivary cells in 9 out of 19 (...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Caretto A,Ostuni PA,Chieco-Bianchi F,Pedini B,Spadaccino AC,Bagnasco M,Todesco S,Betterle C

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 7-year-old child was first admitted for persistent fever of 15-day duration and suspected meningitis. Kawasaki syndrome was lately diagnosed upon the recognition of an extensive diffuse coronary artery damage characterized by medium-sized aneurysms of the epicardial vessels. An eccentric thrombus along the inferior ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： De Rosa G,Cefalo MG,Marano R,Piastra M,Delogu AB,Rigante D

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study was aimed to clarify an association between gastrointestinal (GI) amyloid-positive area and various kinds of factors including renal function in reactive amyloidosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Twenty-five patients with an established diagnosis of reactive AA amyloidosis participated in the st...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kuroda T,Tanabe N,Kobayashi D,Sato H,Wada Y,Murakami S,Nakano M,Narita I

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathic arthropathy (NA), known as Charcot neuroarthropathy, is a chronic, degenerative arthropathy and is associated with decreased sensory innervation. Numerous causes of this arthropathy have been described. Neuropathic joint, although first described by Charcot in tabes dorsalis in 1868, has subsequently been ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Nacir B,Arslan Cebeci S,Cetinkaya E,Karagoz A,Erdem HR

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00