abstract：:Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is in a majority of the cases of self-limiting, and sometimes even a self-remitting, disease. A growing amount of data suggests that active T cell regulation determines, at least partly, the clinical outcome of JIA. In experimental models of arthritis, a group of highly conserved mi...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Prakken B,Kuis W,van Eden W,Albani S

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicone-gel breast implant rupture is common. Silicone-gel from ruptured implants may escape the scar capsule that forms around breast implants and become "extracapsular silicone." Our previously published study found that women with extracapsular silicone gel were at higher risk of reporting that they were diagnosed...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Brown SL,Duggirala HJ,Pennello G

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apatite crystals form in physiologically calcified tissues, including the hyaline cartilage of the epiphyseal growth plate. While apatite crystals appear as unwanted deposits in other cartilage sites, more frequently, crystalline materials other than or in addition to apatite develop in dystrophic cartilage deposits. ...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Boskey AL

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta) plays a critical role in the development of tissue fibrosis. Its expression is consistently elevated in affected organs and correlates with increased extracellular matrix deposition. During the last few years, tremendous progress has been made in understanding the molecular a...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Verrecchia F,Mauviel A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of Takayasu's arteritis (TA) has been estimated to be 2.9 cases per 1 million people, with a female preponderance, although female-to-male ratio varies from different geographic areas. A high frequency of haplotype A24-B52-DR2 has been found in Japanese patients, without this association in other populat...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Fraga A,Medina F

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erosive osteoarthritis (OA) is a subcategory of OA in which destructive changes occur in the joints, probably as a result of a combination of inflammatory inciters and phenomena. The major changes occur in the distal and proximal interphalangeal joints, root joints of the thumb, and less commonly other hand and centri...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Ehrlich GE

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal lupus is a disease characterized by one or more of the following findings: congenital heart block, cardiomyopathy, cutaneous lupus lesions, hepatobiliary disease, and thrombocytopenia. Accumulating evidence indicates that the disease is probably caused by maternal autoantibodies, particularly autoantibodies o...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Lee LA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigations used to diagnose an inflammatory muscle disease include history and physical examination, evaluation of serum levels of enzymes derived from skeletal muscle, electromyography, magnetic resonance imaging, and muscle histology. The evaluation of patients who may have noninflammatory myopathy includes,...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Wortmann RL,Vladutiu GD

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of the pregnant patient with antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) is reviewed, with emphasis on recent randomized controlled clinical trials. These support the use of subcutaneous heparin and low dose aspirin, current standard therapy for women with aPL and a history of fetal loss. Prednisone is rarely used due ...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Sammaritano LR

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although exercise in the form of stretching, strength maintenance, and aerobic conditioning is generally considered beneficial to patients with fibromyalgia (FM), there is no reliable evidence to explain why exercise should help alleviate the primary symptom of FM, namely pain. Study results are varied and do not prov...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Clark SR,Jones KD,Burckhardt CS,Bennett R

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent clinical development programs for new therapeutic agents in rheumatoid arthritis have included assessment of radiographic progression comparing changes with treatment to placebo and active controls. Studies now use reliable methods of assessment and sufficient study length to detect radiographic changes. Althou...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Wolfe F,Strand V

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several entities have been carefully investigated for the symptomatic and structural management of osteoarthritis. The most compelling evidence of a potential for inhibiting the structural progression of osteoarthritis has been obtained with glucosamine sulfate, while some preliminary results also suggest that chondro...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Reginster JY,Gillot V,Bruyere O,Henrotin Y

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upregulated adhesion molecule and cytokine expression on endothelial cells and infiltrating inflammatory cells occur in most vasculitis syndromes. These observations suggest that vasculitis is associated with pathologic activation of normal immune cell cytokine cascades. Abnormal expression of adhesion molecules and c...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Sundy JS,Haynes BF

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pediatric rheumatologist cares for children who may have a wide variety of causes of musculoskeletal pain. These include such diverse conditions as arthritis, low-back pain, hypermobility, metabolic bone pain, and amplified pain syndromes such as complex regional pain syndrome and fibromyalgia. This review examine...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Sherry DD

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many lines of evidence suggest that autoimmune diseases result from chronic immune activation following environmental exposures in genetically susceptible individuals. A genetic basis for autoimmunity is supported by twin and family studies, candidate gene investigations, animal models, and whole genome microsatellite...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Shamim EA,Miller FW

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Widespread muscle pain, fatigue, and weakness are defining characteristics of patients with fibromyalgia (FM). The aim of this review is to summarize recent investigations of muscle abnormalities in FM, which can be classified as structural, metabolic, or functional in nature. Histologic muscle abnormalities of membra...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Park JH,Niermann KJ,Olsen N

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article attempts to evaluate the results of several recently published clinical trials of drugs used in the treatment and prevention of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Despite our lack of understanding regarding the biological mechanisms that lead to glucocorticoid-induced bone loss, effective therapy has be...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Boulos P,Ioannidis G,Adachi JD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our growing understanding of the immune response mechanism has created a wave of novel biologic agents for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The domain of biologic agents includes: 1) Recombinant regulatory cytokines; 2) engineered molecules and monoclonal antibodies that target proinflammatory cytokines; 3) mono...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Bulpitt KJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal management for scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) is likely to require treatment of the underlying disease process, which remains incompletely understood, and also of the organ-based complications of this heterogeneous condition. Clinical trials evaluating several potential agents have been completed recently, i...

journal_title：Current rheumatology reports

authors： Denton CP,Black CM

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00