abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the effects of etanercept (ETN) 50 mg once weekly plus methotrexate (MTX) versus MTX alone on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and the relationship between remission and PRO improvement. METHODS:In this double-blind, randomised clinical trial (COMET), PROs included: the Health Assessment Question...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kekow J,Moots RJ,Emery P,Durez P,Koenig A,Singh A,Pedersen R,Robertson D,Freundlich B,Sato R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies have proved to be extremely valuable additions to conventional treatment for rheumatic diseases. However, despite the general trend towards "humanisation", these drugs remain immunogenic in clinical settings, baffling drug developers. In principle, humanised and fully human monoclonal antibodies ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Scott DW,De Groot AS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have reported an interaction between ever cigarette smoking and the presence of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 shared epitope (SE) genotype and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk. To address the effect of dosage, a case-control study nested within two prospective cohorts to determine the...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Karlson EW,Chang SC,Cui J,Chibnik LB,Fraser PA,De Vivo I,Costenbader KH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) is the most widely used measure of function in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). OBJECTIVE:To evaluate individualised forms of the HAQ-DI and thus enhance the incorporation of patients' views in outcome assessment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:HAQ-DI data were...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Seror R,Tubach F,Baron G,Guillemin F,Ravaud P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and periodontal disease (PD) are characterised by dysregulation of the host inflammatory response, resulting in soft and hard connective tissue destruction. AS has been related to other inflammatory diseases, however, there is a paucity of data on whether AS is associated with infl...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Pischon N,Pischon T,Gülmez E,Kröger J,Purucker P,Kleber BM,Landau H,Jost-Brinkmann PG,Schlattmann P,Zernicke J,Burmester GR,Bernimoulin JP,Buttgereit F,Detert J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of infliximab plus methotrexate (MTX) compared with placebo plus MTX on bone loss in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a double-blind randomised study design. Further, to explore the associations between bone loss and markers of RA disease. METHODS:All 20 patients with RA...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Haugeberg G,Conaghan PG,Quinn M,Emery P

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comprehensive multisystem clinical assessment using the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity score (BVAS) is widely used in therapeutic studies of systemic vasculitis. Extensive use suggested a need to revise the instrument. The previous version of BVAS has been revised, according to usage and reviewed by an exper...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mukhtyar C,Lee R,Brown D,Carruthers D,Dasgupta B,Dubey S,Flossmann O,Hall C,Hollywood J,Jayne D,Jones R,Lanyon P,Muir A,Scott D,Young L,Luqmani RA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the prevalence and patterns of cardiac abnormalities as detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS:Fifty-two consecutive patients with SSc underwent cardiac MRI to determine morphological, functional, perfusion at rest and delayed enhancement abnormal...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hachulla AL,Launay D,Gaxotte V,de Groote P,Lamblin N,Devos P,Hatron PY,Beregi JP,Hachulla E

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the prevalence and pattern of neuropsychiatric (NP) syndromes observed in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to patients with Primary Sjögren syndrome (PSS) using the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for the 19 NP syndromes seen in SLE. METHODS:A population-based study was conducte...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Harboe E,Tjensvoll AB,Maroni S,Gøransson LG,Greve OJ,Beyer MK,Herigstad A,Kvaløy JT,Omdal R

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the potential utility of a dual energy CT (DECT) scan in assessing urate deposits among patients with tophaceous gout, and obtain computerised quantification of tophus volume in peripheral joints. METHODS:20 consecutive patients with tophaceous gout and 10 control patients with other arthritic co...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Choi HK,Al-Arfaj AM,Eftekhari A,Munk PL,Shojania K,Reid G,Nicolaou S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present and analyse the literature sources regarding the management of Behçet disease (BD) identified during the systematic literature research, which formed the basis for the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) evidence-based recommendations for the management of BD. METHODS:Problem areas and rel...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hatemi G,Silman A,Bang D,Bodaghi B,Chamberlain AM,Gul A,Houman MH,Kötter I,Olivieri I,Salvarani C,Sfikakis PP,Siva A,Stanford MR,Stübiger N,Yurdakul S,Yazici H

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the role of two COL2A1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs3737548 and rs2276455) and their haplotypes in individual susceptibility to osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand in Finnish women. METHODS:Bilateral hand radiographs of 543 Finnish female dentists and teachers aged 45-63 years were examined and c...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hämäläinen S,Solovieva S,Hirvonen A,Vehmas T,Takala EP,Riihimäki H,Leino-Arjas P

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the influence of age on the effectiveness and tolerance of antitumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:730 patients of the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring (DREAM) register were categorised into three groups according to their age at initiatio...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Radovits BJ,Kievit W,Fransen J,van de Laar MA,Jansen TL,van Riel PL,Laan RF

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Improved DNA sequencer-aided fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis (DSA-FACE) technology was used to monitor the changes in the galactosylation status of serum immunoglobulins during the immune response and therapy of autoimmune arthritis. METHODS:Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) was induced in ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Van Beneden K,Coppieters K,Laroy W,De Keyser F,Hoffman IE,Van den Bosch F,Vander Cruyssen B,Drennan M,Jacques P,Rottiers P,Verbruggen G,Contreras R,Callewaert N,Elewaut D

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Earlier publications have suggested a possible role for the efflux transporter breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) in acquired resistance to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as leflunomide and its metabolite A771726 (teriflunomide). However, there is no direct evidence that BCRP intera...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kis E,Nagy T,Jani M,Molnár E,Jánossy J,Ujhellyi O,Német K,Herédi-Szabó K,Krajcsi P

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effect of adalimumab on hand osteoporosis was examined and related to radiographic joint damage in the three treatment arms of the PREMIER study: adalimumab plus methotrexate, adalimumab and methotrexate monotherapy. Predictors of hand bone loss were also searched for. METHODS:768 patients (537 fulfilled...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hoff M,Kvien TK,Kälvesten J,Elden A,Haugeberg G

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of reproductive history and use of hormonal therapies on the risk of hip and knee joint replacement for osteoarthritis. METHODS:A prospective study of 1.3 million women aged on average 56 years at recruitment and followed-up through linkage to routinely collected hospital admission rec...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Liu B,Balkwill A,Cooper C,Roddam A,Brown A,Beral V,Million Women Study Collaborators.

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review systematically the available literature on the optimal dosage and route of administration of methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as an evidence base for generating clinical practice recommendations. METHODS:A systematic literature search was carried out in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Coc...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Visser K,van der Heijde D

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intra-articular injection of hyaluronan (HA) has been suggested to have a disease-modifying effect in osteoarthritis, but little is known about the possible mechanisms. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of HA species of different molecular mass, including 800 kDa (HA800) and 2700 kDa (HA2700), on the exp...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Yatabe T,Mochizuki S,Takizawa M,Chijiiwa M,Okada A,Kimura T,Fujita Y,Matsumoto H,Toyama Y,Okada Y

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human osteoarthritic (OA) chondrocytes were previously classified into L (low)- and H (high)-OA according to matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) basal levels and interleukin 1beta (IL1beta) inducibility. In H-OA chondrocytes, the regulatory proteins p130(cas) and nuclear matrix protein 4 (NMP4) acting on th...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Fan Z,Tardif G,Hum D,Duval N,Pelletier JP,Martel-Pelletier J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In salivary glands from patients with Sjögren syndrome, overexpression of laminins 1 and 5 and disorganisation of the acinar basal lamina have been reported. Laminin 5 mediates association of the basal lamina with epithelial cells by forming adhesion complexes upon interaction with alpha6beta4 integrin. In t...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Velozo J,Aguilera S,Alliende C,Ewert P,Molina C,Pérez P,Leyton L,Quest A,Brito M,González S,Leyton C,Hermoso M,Romo R,González MJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the significance of complement activation in patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). METHODS:Thirty-six patients with primary APS, 42 control patients with non-systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) connective tissue diseases, and 36 healthy volunteers were analysed retrospectively....

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Oku K,Atsumi T,Bohgaki M,Amengual O,Kataoka H,Horita T,Yasuda S,Koike T

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Etanercept monotherapy has been studied and approved for treatment of polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The following study evaluates the safety and efficacy of combination therapy of etanercept and methotrexate compared to etanercept monotherapy in JIA. METHODS:We perfomed an open, non-rand...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Horneff G,De Bock F,Foeldvari I,Girschick HJ,Michels H,Moebius D,Schmeling H,German and Austrian Paediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group.

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and osteoarthritis (OA) leading to total hip (THR) or knee (TKR) joint replacement. METHODS:Case-control study design. All patients still living in Iceland who had had a THR or TKR resulting from OA before the end of 2002 were invited to participate. F...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Franklin J,Ingvarsson T,Englund M,Lohmander LS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the intra and interobserver reproducibility of musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) among rheumatologists in detecting destructive and inflammatory shoulder abnormalities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to determine the overall agreement between US and MRI. METHODS:A total of 14 obse...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bruyn GA,Naredo E,Möller I,Moragues C,Garrido J,de Bock GH,d'Agostino MA,Filippucci E,Iagnocco A,Backhaus M,Swen WA,Balint P,Pineda C,Milutinovic S,Kane D,Kaeley G,Narvaez FJ,Wakefield RJ,Narvaez JA,de Augustin J,

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) is a member of the IRF family of transcription factors, which regulate the production of proinflammatory cytokines. Polymorphisms in the IRF5 gene have been associated with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythaematosus (SLE) in Caucasian and Asian populations, but thei...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Shimane K,Kochi Y,Yamada R,Okada Y,Suzuki A,Miyatake A,Kubo M,Nakamura Y,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate changes in bone mineral density (BMD) in the hands, hip and spine after 1 and 2 years of follow-up, in relation to antirheumatic and antiresorptive therapies and disease and demographic variables in patients with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Changes in BMD measured in metacarp...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Güler-Yüksel M,Allaart CF,Goekoop-Ruiterman YP,de Vries-Bouwstra JK,van Groenendael JH,Mallée C,de Bois MH,Breedveld FC,Dijkmans BA,Lems WF

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of the HS1,2 enhancer polymorphisms as a new candidate marker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to define the possible association with autoantibody positivity and clinical outcome. METHODS:Genomic DNA was obtained from two cohorts of patients with RA (100 with early RA (ERA) and 114 ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Tolusso B,Frezza D,Mattioli C,Fedele AL,Bosello S,Faustini F,Peluso G,Giambra V,Pietrapertosa D,Morelli A,Gremese E,De Santis M,Ferraccioli GF

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aim was to examine the B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) receptor-ligand system in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced B lymphocyte clonal disorders. METHODS:94 patients with chronic HCV (including 35 with HCV+ mixed cryoglobulinaemia (MC)-vasculitis and nine with HCV+ B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Landau DA,Rosenzwajg M,Saadoun D,Klatzmann D,Cacoub P

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify predictors of radiographic progression in a 2-year randomised, double-blind, clinical study (CIMESTRA) of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Patients with early RA (n = 130) were treated with methotrexate, intra-articular betamethasone and ciclosporin/placebo-ciclosporin. Base...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hetland ML,Ejbjerg B,Hørslev-Petersen K,Jacobsen S,Vestergaard A,Jurik AG,Stengaard-Pedersen K,Junker P,Lottenburger T,Hansen I,Andersen LS,Tarp U,Skjødt H,Pedersen JK,Majgaard O,Svendsen AJ,Ellingsen T,Lindegaard H,C

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the significance of quantitative levels of antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP) in a population of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:A total of 241 consecutive sera from patients with RA sent from a large rheumatology clinic for laboratory testing were selected f...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lee DM,Phillips R,Hagan EM,Chibnik LB,Costenbader KH,Schur PH

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association of body mass index (BMI) with modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:BMI, disease activity, selected CVD risk factors and CVD medication were assessed in 378 (276 women) patients with RA. Patients exceeding accepted ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A,Metsios GS,Panoulas VF,Douglas KM,Nevill AM,Jamurtas AZ,Kita M,Koutedakis Y,Kitas GD

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous evidence suggests the role of psychological stress in triggering the onset of autoimmunity. We aimed to investigate whether stress following major and minor life events could precede the onset of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). The role of coping strategies and social support, as compensating buff...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Karaiskos D,Mavragani CP,Makaroni S,Zinzaras E,Voulgarelis M,Rabavilas A,Moutsopoulos HM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature death has been long recognised as a manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Three lines of evidence can explain why patients with RA die prematurely and why the mortality gap between patients with RA and the general population appears to widening. First, patients with RA have a higher risk of several ser...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Gabriel SE

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In osteoarthritis (OA), adult articular chondrocytes undergo phenotypic modulation in response to alterations in the environment owing to mechanical injury and inflammation. These processes not only stimulate the production of enzymes that degrade the cartilage matrix but also inhibit repair. With the use of in vitro ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Goldring MB,Otero M,Tsuchimochi K,Ijiri K,Li Y

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this pilot study was to compare clinical examination (CE) and ultrasound (US) with high field MRI (as the reference standard) for the detection of rearfoot and midtarsal joint synovitis and secondly tenosynovitis of the ankle tendons in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Wakefield RJ,Freeston JE,O'Connor P,Reay N,Budgen A,Hensor EM,Helliwell PS,Emery P,Woodburn J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop evidence-based European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of Behçet disease (BD) supplemented where necessary by expert opinion. METHODS:The multidisciplinary expert committee, a task force of the EULAR Standing Committee for Clinical Affairs (ESCCA), consisted ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hatemi G,Silman A,Bang D,Bodaghi B,Chamberlain AM,Gul A,Houman MH,Kötter I,Olivieri I,Salvarani C,Sfikakis PP,Siva A,Stanford MR,Stübiger N,Yurdakul S,Yazici H,EULAR Expert Committee.

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the present work, the frequency of inherited polymorphisms of the beta2 adrenergic receptor (beta2AR) gene and their association with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as well as human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 alleles was examined. METHODS:An allele-specific polymerase chain reaction was used to determine the...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Malysheva O,Pierer M,Wagner U,Wahle M,Wagner U,Baerwald CG

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CTLA-4 is a regulator of co-stimulation and inhibits the activation of T cells through interfering with the interaction of CD80/86 on antigen-presenting cells with CD28 on T cells. CTLA-4 binds to the surface of antigen-presenting cells, such as dendritic cells and monocytes through CD80/86. Monocytes can differentiat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Axmann R,Herman S,Zaiss M,Franz S,Polzer K,Zwerina J,Herrmann M,Smolen J,Schett G

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite the lower prevalence of obesity (a known risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA)), the prevalence of lateral tibiofemoral OA is higher in Chinese communities compared with Caucasian communities. One potential explanation is the difference in knee alignment between the two populations. We measured various ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Harvey WF,Niu J,Zhang Y,McCree PI,Felson DT,Nevitt M,Xu L,Aliabadi P,Hunter DJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00