abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a preliminary composite psoriatic disease activity index (CPDAI) for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. METHODS:Five domains were assessed and specific instruments were employed for each domain to determine the extent of domain involvement and the effect of that involvement on quality of life/fun...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mumtaz A,Gallagher P,Kirby B,Waxman R,Coates LC,Veale J D,Helliwell P,FitzGerald O

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies are a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis and are believed to play a role in disease pathogenesis. These antibodies are typically detected in ELISA with citrullinated peptides (eg, CCP2) or proteins as antige...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ioan-Facsinay A,el-Bannoudi H,Scherer HU,van der Woude D,Ménard HA,Lora M,Trouw LA,Huizinga TW,Toes RE

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate new classification criteria for peripheral spondyloarthritis (SpA) in patients with SpA with peripheral manifestations only. METHODS:In this Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) study, two prespecified sets of criteria were compared against the European Spondylarthropathy ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Rudwaleit M,van der Heijde D,Landewé R,Akkoc N,Brandt J,Chou CT,Dougados M,Huang F,Gu J,Kirazli Y,Van den Bosch F,Olivieri I,Roussou E,Scarpato S,Sørensen IJ,Valle-Oñate R,Weber U,Wei J,Sieper J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To systematically evaluate the association between MRI findings (cartilage defects, bone marrow lesions (BML), osteophytes, meniscal lesion, effusion/synovitis, ligamentous abnormalities, subchondral cysts and bone attrition) and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) in order to establish the relevan...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Yusuf E,Kortekaas MC,Watt I,Huizinga TW,Kloppenburg M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Entheseal fibrocartilage (EF) derangement is hypothesised to be pivotal to the pathogenesis of spondyloarthritis. Ultrasound is useful for visualisation of the enthesis but its role in EF visualisation is uncertain. This work aimed to demonstrate face and content validity of ultrasound for EF visualisation b...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Aydin SZ,Bas E,Basci O,Filippucci E,Wakefield RJ,Celikel C,Karahan M,Atagunduz P,Benjamin M,Direskeneli H,McGonagle D

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5), a chemokine receptor expressed on T cells and macrophages, and its ligands are found in inflamed synovial tissue (ST) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The rationale for testing CCR5 blockade in patients with RA was supported by the effects of a CCR5 antagonist ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： van Kuijk AW,Vergunst CE,Gerlag DM,Bresnihan B,Gomez-Reino JJ,Rouzier R,Verschueren PC,van der Leij C,Maas M,Kraan MC,Tak PP

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of a switch from oral methotrexate (MTX) to subcutaneous MTX (scMTX) or adding ciclosporin to oral MTX with a simultaneous reduction of the MTX dose, in case of adverse events (AE) or insufficient effect (IE) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:The tight control treatment arm of ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bakker MF,Jacobs JW,Welsing PM,van der Werf JH,Linn-Rasker SP,van der Veen MJ,Lafeber FP,Bijlsma JW,Utrecht Arthritis Cohort Study Group.

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether mild variation in acetabular depth (AD) and shape is a risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip. METHODS:The unaffected contralateral hip of patients with unilateral hip OA was compared with hips of asymptomatic controls without hip OA, derived from the Nottingham Genetics Osteoart...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： McWilliams DF,Doherty SA,Jenkins WD,Maciewicz RA,Muir KR,Zhang W,Doherty M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify differentially expressed genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) compared with healthy individuals. METHODS:RNA was extracted from PBMCs collected from 18 patients with active disease and 18 gender-matched and age-matched controls. Expres...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Duan R,Leo P,Bradbury L,Brown MA,Thomas G

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the effects of biological drugs on the risk of demyelinating events in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Case-control analyses nested in an administrative database cohort. RESULTS:Initially the risk of demyelinating events appeared to be increased after exposure to anakinra and decreased after ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bernatsky S,Renoux C,Suissa S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent observational studies have highlighted the beneficial role of dairy ingestion in gout prevention. The aims of this study were to determine the acute effects of milk ingestion on serum urate concentrations and examine the mechanisms of these effects. METHODS:This was a short-term randomised controlled...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Dalbeth N,Wong S,Gamble GD,Horne A,Mason B,Pool B,Fairbanks L,McQueen FM,Cornish J,Reid IR,Palmano K

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are the most predictive factor for the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the recognition of citrullinated epitopes changes during disease onset or progression, by studying the fine specificity of ACPA in serum samples coll...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： van der Woude D,Rantapää-Dahlqvist S,Ioan-Facsinay A,Onnekink C,Schwarte CM,Verpoort KN,Drijfhout JW,Huizinga TW,Toes RE,Pruijn GJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical management of adults with osteoarthritis (OA) who require non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) must be decided after assessing prevalent gastrointestinal (GI) and cardiovascular (CV) risks in the individual patient. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the GI and CV risk profile of patients with OA who r...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lanas A,Tornero J,Zamorano JL

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of pain and functional limitation in older adults, yet longer-term studies of medical treatment of OA are limited. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate (CS), alone or in combination, as well as celecoxib and placebo o...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Sawitzke AD,Shi H,Finco MF,Dunlop DD,Harris CL,Singer NG,Bradley JD,Silver D,Jackson CG,Lane NE,Oddis CV,Wolfe F,Lisse J,Furst DE,Bingham CO,Reda DJ,Moskowitz RW,Williams HJ,Clegg DO

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of interleukin 6 (IL-6) in the pathogenesis of bilateral erosive sacroiliitis in human tumour necrosis factor transgenic (hTNFtg) mice, an animal model of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS:Histological sections of the sacroiliac joints from hTNFtg and IL-6(-/-)hTNFtg mice were evaluat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hayer S,Niederreiter B,Nagelreiter I,Smolen J,Redlich K

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop recommendations for monitoring patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in clinical practice and observational studies and to develop a standardised core set of variables to monitor SLE. METHODS:We followed the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) standardised procedures for guideli...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mosca M,Tani C,Aringer M,Bombardieri S,Boumpas D,Brey R,Cervera R,Doria A,Jayne D,Khamashta MA,Kuhn A,Gordon C,Petri M,Rekvig OP,Schneider M,Sherer Y,Shoenfeld Y,Smolen JS,Talarico R,Tincani A,van Vollenhoven RF,

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:IL-23 has been shown to be involved in the pathogenesis of Behcet's disease (BD) through promoting IL-17 production. This study examined whether IL-23R polymorphisms were associated with susceptibility to this disease in a Chinese Han population. METHODS:Four single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), rs7517847, r...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jiang Z,Yang P,Hou S,Du L,Xie L,Zhou H,Kijlstra A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the cost effectiveness of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatments and inform the clinical recommendations by the European League Against Rheumatism. METHODS:A systematic literature search and review of the health economic evidence on RA treatment options was performed. RESULTS:Despite diverse methodo...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Schoels M,Wong J,Scott DL,Zink A,Richards P,Landewé R,Smolen JS,Aletaha D

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To perform a systematic literature review of effective strategies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:As part of a European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Task Force investigation, a literature search was carried out from January 1962 until February 2009 in PubMed/Ovid Embase/Cochrane...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Knevel R,Schoels M,Huizinga TW,Aletaha D,Burmester GR,Combe B,Landewé RB,Smolen JS,Sokka T,van der Heijde DM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low serum vitamin D concentrations have been reported in several autoimmune disorders. OBJECTIVE:To assess whether low serum vitamin D concentrations are related to disease activity of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:378 patients from several European and Israeli cohorts were pool...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Amital H,Szekanecz Z,Szücs G,Dankó K,Nagy E,Csépány T,Kiss E,Rovensky J,Tuchynova A,Kozakova D,Doria A,Corocher N,Agmon-Levin N,Barak V,Orbach H,Zandman-Goddard G,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Molecular biological approaches have recently identified urate transporters in renal proximal tubular cells. Human sodium-dependent phosphate cotransporter type 1 encoded by SLC17A1 is a urate transporter localised to the renal proximal tubular cells and candidate molecule to secret urate from renal tubular ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Urano W,Taniguchi A,Anzai N,Inoue E,Kanai Y,Yamanaka M,Endou H,Kamatani N,Yamanaka H

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) blockers on the presence of liver fibrosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) treated with methotrexate (MTX). METHODS:Participants were consecutive patients with RA and PsA who had undergone MTX treatment...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Seitz M,Reichenbach S,Möller B,Zwahlen M,Villiger PM,Dufour JF

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the association between silica exposure, separately as well as combined with smoking, and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with or without the presence of antibodies against citrullinated peptide antigens (ACPA). METHODS:This Swedish population based case-control study analysed 577 i...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Stolt P,Yahya A,Bengtsson C,Källberg H,Rönnelid J,Lundberg I,Klareskog L,Alfredsson L,EIRA Study Group.

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may differ among rheumatologists and currently, clear and consensual international recommendations on RA treatment are not available. In this paper recommendations for the treatment of RA with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and glucocortic...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Smolen JS,Landewé R,Breedveld FC,Dougados M,Emery P,Gaujoux-Viala C,Gorter S,Knevel R,Nam J,Schoels M,Aletaha D,Buch M,Gossec L,Huizinga T,Bijlsma JW,Burmester G,Combe B,Cutolo M,Gabay C,Gomez-Reino J,Kouloumas M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Reduced caveolin-1 levels in lung fibroblasts from patients with scleroderma and the lungs of bleomycin-treated mice promote collagen overexpression and lung fibrosis. This study was undertaken to determine whether caveolin-1 is deficient in leucocytes from bleomycin-treated mice and patients with scleroderm...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Tourkina E,Richard M,Oates J,Hofbauer A,Bonner M,Gööz P,Visconti R,Zhang J,Znoyko S,Hatfield CM,Silver RM,Hoffman S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to determine whether late apoptotic cell material directly induces autoantibodies characteristic of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to investigate the innate recognition pathways involved. METHODS:B6, B6.MyD88(-/-), B6.TLR7(-/-) and B6.TLR9(-/-) mice were subcutaneou...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Pan ZJ,Maier S,Schwarz K,Azbill J,Akira S,Uematsu S,Farris AD

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Psoriasis susceptibility locus 4 (PSORS4) is a susceptibility locus for psoriasis vulgaris (PsV), a common inflammatory, hyperproliferative skin disorder. Recently, a deletion of 2 late cornified envelope (LCE) genes within epidermal differentiation complex on chromosome 1 was shown to be enriched in 1426 ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hüffmeier U,Estivill X,Riveira-Munoz E,Traupe H,Wendler J,Lohmann J,Böhm B,Burkhardt H,Reis A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the risk allele for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the signal transducer and activator of transcription factor 4 (STAT4) gene, defined by the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs10181656(G), is associated with vascular events and/or presence of prothrombotic anti-phospholipid ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Svenungsson E,Gustafsson J,Leonard D,Sandling J,Gunnarsson I,Nordmark G,Jönsen A,Bengtsson AA,Sturfelt G,Rantapää-Dahlqvist S,Elvin K,Sundin U,Garnier S,Simard JF,Sigurdsson S,Padyukov L,Syvänen AC,Rönnblom L

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine clinical and ultrasonographic predictors of joint replacement surgery across Europe in primary osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. METHODS:This was a 3-year prospective study of a painful OA knee cohort (from a EULAR-sponsored, multicentre study). All subjects had clinical evaluation, radiographs ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Conaghan PG,D'Agostino MA,Le Bars M,Baron G,Schmidely N,Wakefield R,Ravaud P,Grassi W,Martin-Mola E,So A,Backhaus M,Malaise M,Emery P,Dougados M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:FoxO3a is a transcriptional factor implicated in cell cycle regulation and apoptosis. Since rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with apoptosis defects, the expression level, regulation and phosphorylation status of FoxO3a was investigated in blood and synovium from patients with RA. METHODS:In microarray...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Turrel-Davin F,Tournadre A,Pachot A,Arnaud B,Cazalis MA,Mougin B,Miossec P

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aiming at therapeutic targets has reduced the risk of organ failure in many diseases such as diabetes or hypertension. Such targets have not been defined for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). OBJECTIVE:/st> To develop recommendations for achieving optimal therapeutic outcomes in RA. METHODS:A task force of rheuma...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Smolen JS,Aletaha D,Bijlsma JW,Breedveld FC,Boumpas D,Burmester G,Combe B,Cutolo M,de Wit M,Dougados M,Emery P,Gibofsky A,Gomez-Reino JJ,Haraoui B,Kalden J,Keystone EC,Kvien TK,McInnes I,Martin-Mola E,Montecucco C,

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review focuses on the contribution of genetic markers to the severity of radiological damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Currently available biomarkers of more severe disease include elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rates or C-reactive protein levels and rheumatoid factor (RF) or anticyclic citrullinated prot...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Marinou I,Maxwell JR,Wilson AG

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the value of power Doppler ultrasound (PDUS) in combination with routine management in a cohort of patients with very early inflammatory arthritis (IA). METHODS:50 patients with < or =12 weeks of inflammatory symptoms with or without signs had clinical, laboratory and ima...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Freeston JE,Wakefield RJ,Conaghan PG,Hensor EM,Stewart SP,Emery P

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population mean changes from clinical trials are difficult to apply to individuals in clinical practice. Responder analysis may be better, but needs validating for level of response and treatment duration. METHODS:The numbers of patients with pain relief over baseline (> or =15%, > or =30%, > or =50%, > or ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Moore RA,Moore OA,Derry S,Peloso PM,Gammaitoni AR,Wang H

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop evidence-based EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular (CV) risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHODS:A multidisciplinary expert committee was convened as a task force of the EULAR Standing Committee for Clinica...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Peters MJ,Symmons DP,McCarey D,Dijkmans BA,Nicola P,Kvien TK,McInnes IB,Haentzschel H,Gonzalez-Gay MA,Provan S,Semb A,Sidiropoulos P,Kitas G,Smulders YM,Soubrier M,Szekanecz Z,Sattar N,Nurmohamed MT

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pregnant women with systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) have an increased risk of premature delivery and small full-term infants. During placental development, angiogenesis and vascular remodelling are essential for a successful pregnancy outcome. An analysis was made of the pathological changes and express...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ibba-Manneschi L,Manetti M,Milia AF,Miniati I,Benelli G,Guiducci S,Mecacci F,Mello G,Di Lollo S,Matucci-Cerinic M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and other spondylarthritides impose a great impact on the individual in addition to the costs on society, which may be reduced by effective pharmacological treatment. Industry-independent health economic studies should complement studies sponsored by indus...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Gülfe A,Kristensen LE,Saxne T,Jacobsson LT,Petersson IF,Geborek P

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) of two therapeutic regimens of infliximab for ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS:230 patients with active AS who were participating in a randomised controlled trial comparing two infliximab infusion modalities-every 6 weeks (Q6) and on demand (...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Fautrel B,Benhamou M,Breban M,Roy C,Lenoir C,Trape G,Baleydier A,Ravaud P,Dougados M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current drug development programs produce high quality data on the efficacy of new drugs, substantial data on safety, but little data on actual applicability of the new product compared to standard of care. After successful registration and launch, such data require years to accumulate and often remain incomplete. Thi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Boers M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with refractory juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who are being treated with etanercept. METHODS:53 patients with JIA from seven Dutch centres were included. HRQoL was measured by the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ),...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Prince FH,Geerdink LM,Borsboom GJ,Twilt M,van Rossum MA,Hoppenreijs EP,Cate RT,Koopman-Keemink Y,van Santen-Hoeufft M,Raat H,van Suijlekom-Smit LW

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00