Ultrastructural characterisation of macrophages (type A cells) in the synovial lining.

abstract：:The case of an apparent healthy woman who developed recurrent preeclampsia with antiphospholipid antibodies and evolved towards systemic lupus erythematosus during her last pregnancy is presented. The diagnostic dilemma between lupus renal flare and toxemia is discussed. The potential role of immunological alterations...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Queiro R,Weruaga A,Riestra JL

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of an exercise training program on lipid profile and composition of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) subfractions in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and healthy controls. A 12-week, randomized trial was conducted. Thirty-three physically inactive SLE p...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Benatti FB,Miossi R,Passareli M,Nakandakare ER,Perandini L,Lima FR,Roschel H,Borba E,Bonfá E,Gualano B,de Sá Pinto AL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With better understanding of the pathogenesis of AIDS and the advent of anti-retroviral medications, patients with HIV are living longer and the probability that they will suffer musculoskeletal complications are increasing. There is a vast array of musculoskeletal impairments including rheumatologic, infectious, and ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Atalay A,Ozdemir O,Guven GS,Başgöze O

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An immunoglobulin-independent deposition of the complement (C) components C4 and C3 occurs on rat kidney medullary structures, when sera of patients with various inflammatory diseases are studied by indirect immunofluorescence. The diagnostic value of this new test (C4-C3-IFT) for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is stres...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Vaith P,Hänsch GM,Peter HH

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fc receptor-like (FCRL) molecules have recently been shown to contribute to the pathogenesis of certain autoimmune disorders. In this study, we investigated the expression levels of FCRL1, 2 and 4 in blood mononuclear cells from rheumatoid arthritis patients using real-time PCR. The mRNA of these molecules was det...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Khanzadeh A,Habibagahi Z,Hosseini A,Amirghofran Z

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methotrexate (MTX) can be toxic to patients suffering from end stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis even at low doses. This increase in toxicity is more notable in terms of bone marrow suppression in the form of pancytopenia. Many methods of elimination including dialysis itself have been proven ineffective, and...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Al-Hasani H,Roussou E

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an overall increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and maternal morbidity in patients with most autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD); outcomes are generally improved when the pregnancy is planned and the disease is in control. OBJECTIVE:The objective of the present study was to describe the sex...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Skinner-Taylor CM,Perez-Barbosa L,Barriga-Maldonado ES,Cardenas-de la Garza JA,Diaz-Angulo JE,Figueroa-Parra G,Riega-Torres J,Galarza-Delgado DA

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a typical case of a patient with remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis and pitting edema (RS(3)PE) syndrome. He underwent a successful clinical course monitored by serologic variables and radiographic methods. Serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), matrix me...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kawashiri SY,Nakano M,Kawakami A,Eguchi K

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of long-term azathioprine and steroids for treatment of severe nephritis in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). METHODS:Analysis of case records of children with HSP followed up for a mean duration of 4.7 years (range 6 months-6.5 years) was performed. All...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Singh S,Devidayal,Kumar L,Joshi K,Minz RW,Datta U

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multifactorial disease. A combination of genetic and environmental risk factors contributes to its etiology. Several genes have been reported to be associated with susceptibility to the development of RA. The MHC2TA and FCRL3 genes have been associated previously with RA in Swedish and J...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Mendoza Rincón JF,Rodríguez Elias AK,Fragoso JM,Vargas Alarcón G,Maldonado Murillo K,Rivas Jiménez ML,Barbosa Cobos RE,Jimenez Morales S,Lugo Zamudio G,Tovilla Zárate C,Ramírez Bello J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study analyzed the HLA-B 27 alleles in a group of 20 consecutive patients with the diagnosis of Reiter syndrome (RS) followed in a tertiary referral university hospital in Brazil, during the period 1990-2006, and compared the data with that observed in other patients with spondyloarthropathies follo...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sampaio-Barros PD,Conde RA,Donadi EA,Bonfiglioli R,Costallat LT,Samara AM,Bértolo MB

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and tolerability of aceclofenac (100 mg bid; n = 109), a new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, was compared to that of indomethacin (50 mg bid; n = 110) in a multi-centre, 12-week, randomized, double-blind clinical trial in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The efficacy of aceclofenac, on the basis...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kornasoff D,Maisenbacher J,Bowdler J,Raber A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have high risk for anxiety and depression. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of anxiety and depression in SLE patients in Southwest China. Participants were recruited by convenience sampling from Rheumatic Outpatient Clinic of West China Hospital Sichua...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Xie X,Wu D,Chen H

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:Sixty-six hospitalized patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were enrolled into this study. The test for anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) was performed and biochemical parameters were determined. AMAs were detected in 15 of the 66 patients with SLE. Meanwhile, we compared enzymatic levels in AMA-positiv...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Li CH,Xu PS,Wang CY,Zhang Y,Zou GL

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatigue has a large impact on quality of life and is still unmanageable for many patients. Study aims were describe (1) the prevalence and pattern of fatigue over time in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis under a treat-to-target strategy and (2) identify predictive factors for worsening and recovering of fatigu...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Walter MJM,Kuijper TM,Hazes JMW,Weel AE,Luime JJ

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:This study was performed to identify the role of cholinergic stimulation on changes of intracellular calcium concentrations as intracellular messenger of neuroimmune interaction. Incubation of PBMC with acetylcholine (ACh) leads to Ca(2+) oscillations in healthy controls. PBMC from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients e...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Nast A,Malysheva O,Krause A,Wahle M,Baerwald CG

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:A 47-year-old woman who had been treated for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with myasthenia gravis (MG) was admitted to our hospital with acute onset of severe anemia after administration of isoniazid. Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) was confirmed by elevated serum iron levels, reticulocytopenia and bone marrow aspir...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Nakamura H,Okada A,Kawakami A,Yamasaki S,Ida H,Motomura M,Imanishi D,Eguchi K

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to estimate the annual direct costs of biological therapies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to establish possible factors associated with those costs. The main data source was the Moroccan registry of biological therapies in rheumatic diseases (RBSMR Registry). We included patients with avai...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Fellous S,Rkain H,Ahid S,Abouqal R,Tahiri L,Hmamouchi I,Achemlal L,El Bouchti I,El Maghraoui A,Ghozlani I,Hassikou H,Harzy T,Ichchou L,Mkinsi O,Niamane R,Bahiri R,Allali F

更新日期：2021-01-02 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：:This retrospective medical chart review aimed to provide a current, real-world overview of biologic usage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Germany, Spain, and the UK, and estimate clinical and healthcare utilization outcomes associated with early versus late treatment. Adults (≥18 years) with a confirmed ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Emery P,Solem C,Majer I,Cappelleri JC,Tarallo M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. This study aimed to analyze the effects of Tofacitinib treatment, a Janus kinase inhibitor, on atherosclerosis in patients with RA. Patients with an active RA (28-joint disease activity score-erythrocyte sedimentation rate > 3.2) despi...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kume K,Amano K,Yamada S,Kanazawa T,Ohta H,Hatta K,Amano K,Kuwaba N

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an autoimmune spondyloarthropathy involving principally the sacroiliac joint and axial skeleton. Spinal cord involvement is an infrequent and late complication. It mostly results from compressive myelopathy due to skeletal osteopathy and usually presents with radiculomyelopathic sensory ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Chen WH,Yin HL,Lin HS,Chen CJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial degenerative pathology, whose progression is exacerbated by pro-inflammatory cytokines signaling. Among the changes triggered in chondrocytes during inflammation, modified expression of tiny epigenetic regulators as microRNAs was shown having deleterious implications for articul...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Santini P,Politi L,Vedova PD,Scandurra R,Scotto d'Abusco A

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An imbalance in pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines is suggested to contribute to tissue damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study was aimed at investigating profiles of cytokines in circulation and cytokines produced by mitogen-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in RA patients and healthy con...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Azizieh FY,Al Jarallah K,Shehab D,Gupta R,Dingle K,Raghupathy R

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists are among the most effective therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), yet not all patients show a response. Using meta-analysis, this present study was designed to investigate whether or not the TNF-alpha promoter -308 A/G polymorphism is associated with responsiveness to anti-T...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

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

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of MHC class I antigens and microbial antigens derived from the triggering infection of the diseased joints in reactive arthritis (ReA) seems to set the stage for local immune activation. In this report activated lymphocytes are demonstrated by using an avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex (ABC) method comb...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Nordström DC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to evaluate the relative importance of the 20 functions assessed by patients to produce the Health Assessment Questionnaire's Disability Index (HAQ-DI). A systematic sample of 242 rheumatoid arthritis patients was drawn. Altogether 179 subjects returned acceptably filled questionnaire including perceived r...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Tuominen R,Möttönen T,Suominen C,Vahlberg T,Tuominen S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00