abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite the substantial prevalence of gout in the ageing female population, female hormonal influence has not been comprehensively examined. We evaluated and quantified the potential independent association between menopause, postmenopausal hormone use and serum uric acid levels in a nationally representat...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Hak AE,Choi HK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) was first identified in the intervertebral disc (IVD) when its molecular upregulation was observed in sections of nucleus pulposus cultured under conditions of increased osmolarity. BDNF is now known to be involved in a number of biologic functions, including regula...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Gruber HE,Ingram JA,Hoelscher G,Zinchenko N,Norton HJ,Hanley EN Jr

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are critical growth factors in the osteogenic differentiation of progenitor cells during development in embryos and fracture repair in adults. Although recombinant BMPs are in use clinically, their clinical efficiency needs to be improved. The biological activities of BMP...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kwong FN,Richardson SM,Evans CH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of aldosterone receptor blockade on the immunopathogenesis and progression of nephritis in the (NZB x NZW) F1 murine lupus model. METHODS:Female NZB/W F1 mice (11 weeks old) were treated daily with 25 or 50 mg/kg oral spironolactone or vehicle. Proteinuria...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Monrad SU,Killen PD,Anderson MR,Bradke A,Kaplan MJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of NF-kappaB is known to be effective in reducing both inflammation and bone destruction in animal models of arthritis. Our previous study demonstrated that a small cell-permeable NF-kappaB inhibitor, dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin (DHMEQ), suppresses expression of proinflammatory cytokines and ameliorates ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kubota T,Hoshino M,Aoki K,Ohya K,Komano Y,Nanki T,Miyasaka N,Umezawa K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A considerable amount of research time has been invested in studies aimed at elucidating pathogenic processes in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Despite this, major challenges for biomedical science remain, such as identification of the key factors that determine susceptibility to SSc, and elucidation of the precise nature ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Abraham D,Distler O

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, the osteoblast has been considered the master cell in the control of osteoclast development and, therefore, bone resorption. Now the interactions between cells of the immune system and bone cells have redefined our thinking on the regulation of bone resorption. Moreover, the crosstalk between these cell ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Gillespie MT

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathology include the infiltration of inflammatory leukocytes, the proliferation of synovial cells, and the presence of extensive angiogenesis, referred to as rheumatoid pannus. Fas ligand is critical to the homeostatic regulation of the immune response, but its role in...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kim WU,Kwok SK,Hong KH,Yoo SA,Kong JS,Choe J,Cho CS

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of mycophenolate sodium (MPS) in patients with primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) refractory to other immunosuppressive agents. Eleven patients with pSS were treated with MPS up to 1,440 mg daily for an observation period of 6 months in this single-center, open...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Willeke P,Schlüter B,Becker H,Schotte H,Domschke W,Gaubitz M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TNF receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) is a dominantly inherited disease caused by missense mutations in the TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1) gene. Patients suffer from periodic bouts of severe abdominal pain, localised inflammation, migratory rashes, and fever. More than 40 individual mutations have been identified,...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kimberley FC,Lobito AA,Siegel RM,Screaton GR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of discoveries over the past several years has provided a new paradigm for understanding autoimmunity in systemic lupus erythematosus. The discoveries of pattern recognition receptors and of how these receptors can be recruited into autoimmune responses underpin this paradigm. The implications of these observ...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Lafyatis R,Marshak-Rothstein A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current evidence implicates intervertebral disc degeneration as a major cause of low back pain, although its pathogenesis is poorly understood. Numerous characteristic features of disc degeneration mimic those seen during ageing but appear to occur at an accelerated rate. We hypothesised that this is due to accelerate...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Le Maitre CL,Freemont AJ,Hoyland JA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzyme methionine aminopeptidase-2 (MetAP-2) is thought to play an important function in human endothelial cell proliferation, and as such provides a valuable target in both inflammation and cancer. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with increased synovial vascularity, and henc...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Bainbridge J,Madden L,Essex D,Binks M,Malhotra R,Paleolog EM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of the receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL)/RANK/osteoprotegerin (OPG) system and its role in the regulation of bone resorption exemplifies how both serendipity and a logic-based approach can identify factors that regulate cell function. Before this discovery in the mid to late 1990...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Boyce BF,Xing L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study examined the association between physical activity and the incidence of self-reported stiff or painful joints (SPJ) among mid-age women and older women over a 3-year period. Data were collected from cohorts of mid-age (48-55 years at Time 1; n = 4,780) and older women (72-79 years at Time 1; n =...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Heesch KC,Miller YD,Brown WJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a consequence of the avascular nature of cartilage the microenvironment in which chondrocytes must exist is characterized by hostile conditions, most prominently very low levels of oxygen (hypoxia). In recent years, a vast number of papers reporting on the role of hypoxia in cartilage development and disease has be...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Pfander D,Swoboda B,Cramer T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is about risk. Risk is probably the most misunderstood component in determining therapeutic intervention; however, it is probably the most relevant issue to consider in the context of expected benefit. The rarity of quantitative risk-benefit assessment and the lack of comparative risk-benefit when alterna...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Goldkind L,Simon LS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) plays an important role in bone development and metabolism. To interfere therapeutically in the PGE2 pathway, however, knowledge about the involved enzymes (cyclooxygenases) and receptors (PGE2 receptors) is essential. We therefore examined the production of PGE2 in cultured growth plate chondr...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Brochhausen C,Neuland P,Kirkpatrick CJ,Nüsing RM,Klaus G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First identified by the Egyptians in 2640 BC, podagra (acute gout occurring in the first metatarsophalangeal joint) was later recognized by Hippocrates in the fifth century BC, who referred to it as 'the unwalkable disease'. The term is derived from the Latin word gutta (or 'drop'), and referred to the prevailing medi...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Nuki G,Simkin PA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia, which leads to dysfunctional cell metabolism, and complement activation both play central roles in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recent studies have reported that mice deficient for the complement-inhibitory protein CD59 show enhanced susceptibility to antigen-induced arthritis and reported t...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kinderlerer AR,Steinberg R,Johns M,Harten SK,Lidington EA,Haskard DO,Maxwell PH,Mason JC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcription factor STAT-1 (signal transducer and activator of transcription-1) plays a pivotal role in the expression of inflammatory gene products involved in the pathogenesis of arthritis such as various cytokines and the CD40/CD40 ligand (CD40/CD40L) receptor-ligand dyad. The therapeutic efficacy of a synthet...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Hückel M,Schurigt U,Wagner AH,Stöckigt R,Petrow PK,Thoss K,Gajda M,Henzgen S,Hecker M,Bräuer R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective of this study was to determine whether serum biomarkers for degradation and synthesis of the extracellular matrix of cartilage are associated with, and can predict, radiographic damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Clinical and radiographic data of 87 RA patients were r...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Verstappen SM,Poole AR,Ionescu M,King LE,Abrahamowicz M,Hofman DM,Bijlsma JW,Lafeber FP,Utrecht Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort Study group (SRU).

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an immunosuppressant drug being used for induction and maintenance of remission of lupus nephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus. Evidence about its use was sought from full publications and abstracts of randomised trials and cohort studies by using a variety of search strategies. Effi...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Moore RA,Derry S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal lupus erythematosus is a rare disorder caused by the transplacental passage of maternal autoantibodies. The 52-kDa Ro/SSA antigen (Ro52) ribonucleoprotein represents an antigenic target strongly associated with the autoimmune response in mothers whose children have neonatal lupus and cardiac conduction distur...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Fritsch C,Hoebeke J,Dali H,Ricchiuti V,Isenberg DA,Meyer O,Muller S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysregulated psychophysiological responses have been observed in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), although the results are inconsistent. Surface electromyographic (EMG), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate (HR), and skin conductance levels (SCLs) were continuously recorded at baseline, and duri...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Thieme K,Turk DC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cartilage damage in osteoarthritis (OA) is considered an imbalance between catabolic and anabolic factors, favoring the catabolic side. We assessed whether adenoviral overexpression of transforming growth factor-beta (TGFbeta) enhanced cartilage repair and whether TGFbeta-induced fibrosis was blocked by local expressi...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Blaney Davidson EN,Vitters EL,van den Berg WB,van der Kraan PM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic and environmental factors may play a role in the etiopathology of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and other related syndromes. There is a high aggregation of FMS in families of FMS patients. The mode of inheritance is unknown but it is most probably polygenic. There is evidence that polymorphisms of genes in the s...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Buskila D,Sarzi-Puttini P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rheumatoid arthritis, T cells, B cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells invade the synovial membranes, establishing complex microstructures that promote inflammatory/tissue destructive lesions. B cell involvement has been considered to be limited to autoantibody production. However, recent studies suggest that B c...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Weyand CM,Seyler TM,Goronzy JJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental arthritis models are considered valuable tools for delineating mechanisms of inflammation and autoimmune phenomena. Use of microarray-based methods represents a new and challenging approach that allows molecular dissection of complex autoimmune diseases such as arthritis. In order to characterize the temp...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Rioja I,Clayton CL,Graham SJ,Life PF,Dickson MC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) has been reported in association with many rheumatic diseases, most commonly in systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (sJRA). Clinically, MAS is similar to hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a genetic disorder with absent or depressed natural killer (NK) function. We have p...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Villanueva J,Lee S,Giannini EH,Graham TB,Passo MH,Filipovich A,Grom AA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antigens that trigger the pathogenic immune response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remain unknown. Until recently it was assumed that either viral or microbial antigens, or joint-specific antigens were the target of arthritogenic T and B lymphocytes in RA. Consequently, murine models of arthritis are induced by imm...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Kamradt T,Schubert D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the clinical response and the time to relapse after discontinuation of continuous long-term infliximab therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). After 3 years of infliximab therapy, all AS patients (n = 42) discontinued treatment (time point (TP)1) and were visited regularly for 1 year in order...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Baraliakos X,Listing J,Brandt J,Zink A,Alten R,Burmester G,Gromnica-Ihle E,Kellner H,Schneider M,Sörensen H,Zeidler H,Rudwaleit M,Sieper J,Braun J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovial fluid from patients with various arthritides contains procoagulant, cell-derived microparticles. Here we studied whether synovial microparticles modulate the release of chemokines and cytokines by fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS). Microparticles, isolated from the synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Berckmans RJ,Nieuwland R,Kraan MC,Schaap MC,Pots D,Smeets TJ,Sturk A,Tak PP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular event rates are markedly increased in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and RA atherogenesis remains poorly understood. The relative contributions of traditional and nontraditional risk factors to cardiovascular disease in RA await elucidation. The present study comprises three components. First, we compared b...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Dessein PH,Joffe BI,Singh S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) antibodies are known to be arthritogenic autoantibodies in K/BxN mice, although some groups have reported that few healthy humans retain these antibodies. The expression of Fcgamma receptors (FcgammaRs) is genetically regulated and has strong implications for the development of...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Matsumoto I,Zhang H,Muraki Y,Hayashi T,Yasukochi T,Kori Y,Goto D,Ito S,Tsutsumi A,Sumida T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids have successfully been used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Data suggest that 7alpha-hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone (7alpha-OH-DHEA), an immunostimulating metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone, can block glucocorticoid-induced immune suppression. Formation of 7alpha-OH-DHEA is catalyzed by act...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Dulos J,Kaptein A,Kavelaars A,Heijnen C,Boots A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Joint space width (JSW) and narrowing (JSN) measurements on radiographs are currently the best way to assess disease severity or progression in hip osteoarthritis, yet we lack data regarding the most accurate and sensitive measurement technique. This study was conducted to determine the optimal radiograph and number o...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Maheu E,Cadet C,Marty M,Dougados M,Ghabri S,Kerloch I,Mazières B,Spector TD,Vignon E,Lequesne MG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initiation of an immune response requires that professional antigen-presenting cells, such as dendritic cells, physically interact with antigen-specific T cells within the complex environment of the lymph node. Although the way in which antigen is presented to T cells and in particular the cellular associations in...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Scheinecker C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathological processes involved in the initiation of rheumatoid synovitis remain unclear. We undertook the present study to identify immune and stromal processes that are present soon after the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by assessing a panel of T cell, macrophage, and stromal cell related cytokines an...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Raza K,Falciani F,Curnow SJ,Ross EJ,Lee CY,Akbar AN,Lord JM,Gordon C,Buckley CD,Salmon M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), an approved animal model for rheumatoid arthritis, is thought to be a T cell-dependent disease. There is evidence that CD8+ T cells are a major subset controlling the pathogenesis of CIA. They probably contribute to certain features of disease, namely tissue destruction and synovial h...

journal_title：Arthritis research & therapy

authors： Bauer K,Knipper A,Tu-Rapp H,Koczan D,Kreutzer HJ,Nizze H,Mix E,Thiesen HJ,Holmdahl R,Ibrahim SM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00