Elevated serum Krebs von den Lungen-6 in systemic sclerosis: a marker of lung fibrosis and severity of the disease.

abstract：:Although arthroscopic surgery (AS) for knee osteoarthritis has been widely employed, scientific evidence is lacking. The purpose of this study was to investigate temporal changes in synovial fluid levels of biochemical markers associated with cartilage metabolism following AS. Twenty-five knees of 24 patients with med...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Nakajima A,Nakagawa K,Aoki Y,Sonobe M,Shibata Y,Yamazaki M,Murakami M

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the toxicity and tolerability of methotrexate (MTX)/gold (G; group 1) combination therapy as compared to other MTX combinations [MTX with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ; group 2), MTX with sulphasalazine (SASP; group 3) and MTX with minocycline (MNC; group 4)]. The hospital re...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Elkayam O,Yaron M,Zhukovsky G,Segal R,Caspi D

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are reduced in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A reduced number of EPCs are associated with the presence of atherosclerosis in other populations. We sought to determine whether the reduction in EPC numbers in SLE is dependent on the presence of advanced...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Baker JF,Zhang L,Imadojemu S,Sharpe A,Patil S,Moore JS,Mohler ER 3rd,Von Feldt J

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to investigate the endothelial function in complex regional pain syndrome. A total of 21 patients with CRPS and 15 healthy controls were enrolled. The mean age of patients was 22 +/- 4.9 years and the mean duration of the disease was 5.9 +/- 2.5 months. Flow-mediated vasodilatation (FMD)...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Duman I,Sanal HT,Dincer K,Kalyon TA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) has been well established. These patients have been reported to have an overall better prognosis than other PAN patients. Herein we report a patient with FMF and PAN who died of sepsis following a severe course of recurrent bleeding e...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Akar S,Goktay Y,Akinci B,Tekis D,Biberoglu K,Birlik M,Onen F,Tunca M,Akkoc N

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parenchymal neuro-Behçet disease (NBD) is a serious clinic condition with a sub-acute or chronic disease course that results in incapability through pyramidal tract involvement. Though well-known consequences can deter a patient's life, both urinary symptoms and sexual dysfunction are underestimated complications of N...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Taylan A,Birlik M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report our experience and hypothesis on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with vasculitis who are simultaneously diagnosed with serum-positive cytomegalovirus (CMV) immunoglobulin (Ig)M antibodies and negative CMV DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR). It remains unknown how to treat this kind of "phantom" CMV ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Katsanos KH,Kostoula A,Katopodis KP,Siamopoulos KC

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 34-year-old female case of diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc) with generalized ectopic calcification, who developed severe headache with vertical atlantoaxial subluxation (AAS) complicated by calcification around the odontoid process (crowned dens pattern calcification). Although a rare complication, AAS sho...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Shoji A,Tahara K,Hayashi H,Tsuji S,Kimura E,Yamamoto K,Odawara M,Sawada T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammatory syndromes such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are associated with high frequencies of CD4+CD28- T cells. The number of these cells is genetically determined and may also be a consequence of chronic exposure to tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha). The aim of this study was to examine whether the r...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Pawlik A,Ostanek L,Brzosko I,Brzosko M,Masiuk M,Machalinski B,Szklarz BG

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARD) have transformed the treatment paradigm of chronic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs), but they are often associated with adverse drug reactions. The present study evaluated the frequency, characteristics and type of infections, other than tuberculosis (TB), i...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Chandrashekara S,Shobha V,Rao V,Desai A,Jois R,Dharmanand BG,Kumar S,Kumar P,Dharmapalaiah C,Mahendranath KM,Prasad S,Daware MA,Singh Y,Karjigi U,Nagaraj S,Anupama KR

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although exercise is often recommended for managing osteoarthritis (OA), limited evidence-based exercise options are available for older adults with OA. This study compared the effects of Hatha yoga (HY) and aerobic/strengthening exercises (ASE) on knee OA. Randomized controlled trial with three arms design was used: ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Cheung C,Wyman JF,Bronas U,McCarthy T,Rudser K,Mathiason MA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is not completely understood. However, an excessive regional inflammation, sensitization of primary somatosensory afferents, and sensitization of spinal neurons are considered to have a role in the pathogenesis of RSD. The underlying pathophysiology relating the c...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Okudan B,Celik C

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased QT interval dispersion has been associated with an increased risk for ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac events. We examined the QT interval dispersion in 20 North Indian children with Kawasaki disease (KD) with no coronary artery abnormalities on echocardiography compared the same with matched contr...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ghelani SJ,Singh S,Manojkumar R

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mononuclear phagocyte infiltrate which occupies the gout tophus has been compared with that of the subcutaneous rheumatoid nodule. In the gout tophus, macrophage migration appears to be at a relatively low level and effectively terminates once these cells have been recruited into the corona. In the nodule the evid...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Palmer DG,Hogg N,Denholm I,Allen CA,Highton J,Hessian PA

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this cross-sectional study a comparison was made of rheumatoid factor (RF) isotypes in 203 RF positive patients with arthritis. Of these, 129 had rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 74 a milder disease that would formerly have been classified as probable RA. The majority (74%) of the RA patients had elevations of two or ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Jónsson T,Valdimarsson H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is a key regulatory enzyme in the synthesis of prostanoids associated with trauma and inflammation. Upregulation of COX-2 in human lupus T cells resists anergy and apotosis. We investigated the COX-2 gene for functional variants that may influence susceptibility, clinical outcomes and severity...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Her MY,El-Sohemy A,Cornelis MC,Kim TH,Bae SC

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old woman presented with a 3-week history of left knee pain and swelling. She had suffered dermatitis herpetiformis for 12 years, proved by skin biopsy. She had never been on gluten-free diet. Knee pain increased with motion and her gait was antalgic. On admission, she was mainly dependent on wheelchair due ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ozyemisci-Taskiran O,Cengiz M,Atalay F

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, scientific efforts on the topic "gout" have focused on pathogenetic aspects. This has opened new strategies of anti-inflammatory therapy and has improved urate-lowering therapy. So far, a scientometric analysis of the topic "gout" has not been generated despite an increased need for it in times of mod...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Gerber A,Groneberg DA,Klingelhöfer D,Bundschuh M

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：:Osteoporosis has become an increasingly recognized complication among patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in patients with CLD (primary biliary cirrhosis and chronic viral hepatitis B or C patients) in comparison with a g...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Wariaghli G,Mounach A,Achemlal L,Benbaghdadi I,Aouragh A,Bezza A,El Maghraoui A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of herpes zoster among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) exposed to biologics has not been evaluated. We determined incidence rates of herpes zoster among children with JIA in correlation with medication at time of occurrence and total drug exposure. The German biologics register database was ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Nimmrich S,Horneff G

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients are at a higher risk of systemic inflammatory sequelae, leading to microalbuminuria, cardiovascular (CVD) and neuropsychiatric (NPD) disease. Our aim is to present the existing literature about the relationship between CVD, kidney and NPD in PsA. The literature evaluation of PsA reve...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Markousis-Mavrogenis G,Nurmohamed MT,Koutsogeorgopoulou L,Dimitroulas T,Katsifis G,Vartela V,Mitsikostas D,Kolovou G,Tektonidou M,Voulgari P,Sfikakis PP,Kitas GD,Mavrogeni SI

更新日期：2020-09-01 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 community-based cohort comprising 150 patients with recent-onset seropositive arthritis or seronegative oligoarthritis or polyarthritis was monitored for 8 years. Of the different rheumatoid factor (RF) tests, the initial positivity in the most sensitive assays (latex slide test and IgM-RF by enzyme immunoassay) was...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Tuomi T,Aho K,Palosuo T,Kaarela K,von Essen R,Isomäki H,Leirisalo-Repo M,Sarna S

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：:Familial Mediterranean fever is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by periodic and self-limited episodes of fever and aseptic polyserositis. Although colchicine treatment has altered the course of the disease, it is believed that subclinical inflammation is still present, leading to endothelial dysfunction a...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Vampertzi O,Papadopoulou-Legbelou K,Triantafyllou A,Douma S,Papadopoulou-Alataki E

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of acute gout consists of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), colchicine and steroids. However, the typical patient with gout has multiple comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, renal dysfunction or diabetes/metabolic syndrome that represent contraindications to these therape...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Daoussis D,Bogdanos DP,Dimitroulas T,Sakkas L,Andonopoulos AP

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00