abstract：:Objective: Erosion healing in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is difficult to demonstrate. This extension study aimed to determine whether 2 years of teriparatide (TPTD) produces erosion healing. Method: Subjects in a previous 12 month randomized controlled trial of TPTD in RA were invited to receive 12 additional months of...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Duryea J,Gravallese EM,Wortman JR,Xu C,Lu B,Kay J,Solomon DH

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Predicting treatment response and disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains an elusive endeavour. Identifying subgroups of patients with similar progression is essential for understanding what hinders improvement. However, this cannot be achieved with response criteria based on current versus...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Leu Agelii M,Andersson M,Jones BL,Sjöwall C,Kastbom A,Hafström I,Forslind K,Gjertsson I

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory disease. Studies suggest that pro-inflammatory cytokines may be attenuated by the vagus nerve through the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. We aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of short-term transcutaneous non-invasive vagus...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Drewes AM,Brock C,Rasmussen SE,Møller HJ,Brock B,Deleuran BW,Farmer AD,Pfeiffer-Jensen M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a heterogeneous inflammatory disease associated with psoriasis. Underlying genetic factors are considered important for disease expression and prognosis of PsA. Interleukin-1β-regulating protein complexes called inflammasomes are associated with several inflammatory diseases, e....

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Juneblad K,Kastbom A,Johansson L,Rantapää-Dahlqvist S,Söderkvist P,Alenius GM

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a blood flow restriction (BFR) training regimen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); and to compare the effects of 4 weeks of BFR training with low-intensity strength training on muscle strength, muscle endurance, and joint pain in patients with RA. Met...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jønsson AB,Johansen CV,Rolving N,Pfeiffer-Jensen M

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Low body weight is an easily assessable cause of Raynaud's phenomenon (RP), and is frequently overlooked by clinicians. We aim to investigate the association of low body weight (body mass index < 18.5 kg/m2), involuntary weight loss, and nutritional restrictions with the presence of RP. Method: Participant...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Abdulle AE,Arends S,van Goor H,Brouwer E,van Roon AM,Westra J,Herrick AL,de Leeuw K,Mulder DJ

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To describe the frequency and predisposing factors of aortic structural disease among patients with biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis (GCA). Method: A retrospective review identified all patients with biopsy-proven GCA from 1998 to 2013 with aortic imaging. Kaplan-Meier methods were used to estimate cumula...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Koster MJ,Crowson CS,Labarca C,Warrington KJ

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate clinical associations of anti-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (anti-HMGCR) antibody (Ab) and statin exposure in necrotizing myopathy (NM) patients. Methods: NM without a known myositis-specific autoantibody (MSA) was ascertained from a large single-centre myositis database between ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Aggarwal R,Moghadam-Kia S,Lacomis D,Malik A,Qi Z,Koontz D,Burlingame RW,Oddis CV

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between trabecular bone score (TBS) and new bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients, and to investigate whether TBS is independently associated with new bone formation. METHOD:Sixty-eight patients with AS underwent spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and dual-en...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kang KY,Jung JY,Lee SK,Min HK,Hong YS,Park SH,Ju JH

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by the obliteration of arterioles and a reduced capillary density in various tissues. In SSc, atrophic alterations of the choroid have been suggested based on morphological data acquired by optical coherence tomography (OCT). In this study, we aimed ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Ranjbar M,Rothe M,Klapa S,Lange T,Prasuhn M,Grisanti S,Riemekasten G,Humrich JY

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The aim of this study was to review the literature to identify studies reporting repair of erosions in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Method: A systematic literature search for publications on the repair of erosions was performed in PubMed and Embase, limited to human adults and published in English. Titles, abs...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Forslind K,Svensson B

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Pain is a common and distressing feature of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Pain interference (PI) is underexplored in long-term conditions such as JIA. The aim of this study was to explore the factors associated with PI in young adults with JIA. Methods: All consecutive JIA patients aged 18-30 years i...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Rebane K,Orenius T,Ristolainen L,Relas H,Kautiainen H,Luosujärvi R,Säilä H,Aalto K

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To elucidate the roles of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in cell cycle regulation and proliferation of rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synovial cells (RA-FLSs). Methods: Under stimulation with IL-6/soluble interleukin-6 receptor (sIL-6R) and TNF-α, we examined the expression ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kaneshiro K,Sakai Y,Suzuki K,Uchida K,Tateishi K,Terashima Y,Kawasaki Y,Shibanuma N,Yoshida K,Hashiramoto A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Chronic inflammation, as determined by persistently elevated acute-phase reactants in attack-free periods, can occasionally be observed in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and is suggested to be a risk factor for the development of amyloidosis. We aimed to investigate the underlying causes ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Varan O,Kucuk H,Babaoglu H,Tecer D,Atas N,Bilici Salman R,Satıs H,Ozturk MA,Haznedaroglu S,Goker B,Tufan A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) may present as 'idiopathic' retroperitoneal fibrosis (IRPF). We aimed to determine the occurrence of IgG4-retroperitoneal fibrosis (IgG4-RPF) in a nationwide study on patients with newly diagnosed IRPF, and to compare histopathological, imaging, and clinical features in the I...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Lomborg N,Jakobsen M,Bode CS,Junker P

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: To study associations between different anthropometric measures and incident gout, and to find the best predictive measure. Method: We used the baseline investigation from the Malmö Diet and Cancer study, excluding cases of prevalent gout (n = 28 081). Cox regression for each anthropometric measurement was...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Wändell P,Andreasson A,Hagström H,Kapetanovic MC,Carlsson AC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Low molecular mass hyaluronan causes inflammatory processes and can act as a pro-inflammatory cytokine in skin and other sites of activity in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This study investigated whether the molecular mass distribution of hyaluronan (HA) in skin and the quantity of circulating HA are related t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hellman U,Engström-Laurent A,Larsson A,Lindqvist U

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:FURIN is a proprotein convertase enzyme that inhibits the proinflammatory function of T cells and myeloid cells. Elevated FURIN expression levels have been reported in immune-mediated diseases, such as primary Sjögren's syndrome. Here, we investigated the levels of FURIN in peripheral blood (PB) and synovial ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Valli A,Ranta N,Grönholm A,Silvennoinen O,Pesu M,Isomäki P

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Schnitzler syndrome (SchS) is an autoinflammatory disorder characterized by chronic urticaria, fever, and monoclonal gammopathy. The success of interleukin-1 (IL-1) blocking therapies suggests a crucial role for IL-1 in disease induction. The aim of this study is to perform a comprehensive analysis of IL-1 f...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Migliorini P,Italiani P,Pratesi F,Puxeddu I,Boraschi D

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Serum interleukin-18 (IL-18) levels are increased in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). In addition, IL-18 levels are increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and are associated with arthritis activity. We determined whether increased IL-18 levels are associated with ILD in RA. METHOD...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Matsuo T,Hashimoto M,Ito I,Kubo T,Uozumi R,Furu M,Ito H,Fujii T,Tanaka M,Terao C,Kono H,Mori M,Hamaguchi M,Yamamoto W,Ohmura K,Morita S,Mimori T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Measurement of serum biomarkers at disease onset may improve prediction of disease course in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We evaluated the multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) score and early changes in MBDA score for prediction of 28-joint Disease Activity Score based on C-reactive prot...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Brahe CH,Østergaard M,Johansen JS,Defranoux N,Wang X,Bolce R,Sasso EH,Ørnbjerg LM,Hørslev-Petersen K,Stengaard-Pedersen K,Junker P,Ellingsen T,Ahlquist P,Lindegaard H,Linauskas A,Schlemmer A,Dam MY,Hansen I,Lottenburg

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to analyse differences in clinical presentation in patients with early (< 3 years' duration) systemic sclerosis (SSc), comparing three age groups according to disease subsets. METHOD:Cross-sectional analysis of the prospective EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research database (EUSTAR) ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Carreira PE,Carmona L,Joven BE,Loza E,Andréu JL,Riemekasten G,Vettori S,Balbir-Gurman A,Airò P,Walker U,Damjanov N,Matucci-Cerinic M,Ananieva LP,Rednic S,Czirják L,Distler O,Farge D,Hesselstrand R,Corrado A,Caramasc

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report mortality and disability due to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the Nordic region (Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2015. METHOD:Using the results of GBD 2015, we present rates and trends in prevalence, mortality, years ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kiadaliri AA,Kristensen LE,Englund M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the influence of geographic variation on the risk of digital ulcer (DU) development in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. METHODS:This cross-sectional, multicentre study evaluated patients with SSc from centres located in different geographic regions of Brazil (subtropical and tropical climate zo...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Souza E,Muller CS,Horimoto A,Rezende RA,Guimarães I,Mariz HA,Dantas AT,Da Costa IP,Del-Rio A,Sekiyama J,Kahwage CB,Kayser C

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate changes in whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WBMRI) inflammatory and structural lesions in most joints and entheses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with adalimumab. METHODS:WBMRI was obtained at weeks 0, 6, 16, and 52 in a 52 week follow-up study of 37 RA patients start...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Axelsen MB,Eshed I,Østergaard M,Hetland ML,Møller JM,Jensen DV,Krintel SB,Hansen MS,Terslev L,Klarlund M,Poggenborg RP,Balding L,Pedersen SJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic disease with extensive vascular involvement. The aim of this study was to investigate the cumulative incidence of large vessel involvement (LVI) in GCA, the distribution of vessels involved, and predictors for LVI. METHOD:Patients with biopsy-proven GCA in a defined ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Naderi N,Mohammad AJ,Turesson C

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Foot orthoses are commonly prescribed as an intervention for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Data relating to the cost-effectiveness of foot orthoses in people with RA are limited. The aim was to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of two types of foot orthoses in people with established RA. ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Rome K,Clark H,Gray J,McMeekin P,Plant M,Dixon J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Calcium hydroxyapatite (HA) is reported to be the major constituent of soft tissue calcinosis in patients with scleroderma (systemic sclerosis, SSc). Mechanical stress and local tissue hypoxia are thought to be important in the pathogenesis of SSc calcinosis. We sought to analyse spontaneously draining mater...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hsu VM,Emge T,Schlesinger N

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To apply the Rasch model to the Norwegian version of the Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale (ASES). METHOD:The ASES was included in a self-administered questionnaire sent to 224 patients attending one of three rehabilitation centres for rheumatic diseases in Norway in 2009. The fit of the ASES to the Rasch model...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Garratt AM,Klokkerud M,Løchting I,Hagen KB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The painDETECT questionnaire (PDQ) is a mechanism-based pain classification tool assigning patients to one of three categories depending on the quality of the experienced pain. Patients with non-nociceptive pain score high on the PDQ. The objective was to assess the proportions of the three PDQ classificatio...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Christensen AW,Rifbjerg-Madsen S,Christensen R,Dreyer L,Tillingsøe H,Seven S,Boesen M,Ellegaard K,Bliddal H,Danneskiold-Samsøe B,Amris K

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of dialysable leucocyte extract (DLE) on pro- and anti-inflammatory profiles in a rat model of osteoarthritis (OA). METHOD:Forty-eight male Wistar rats were divided into three groups: normal rats without treatment, OA rats treated with placebo, and OA rats treated with DLE. After trea...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Acosta P,Pérez N,Pérez E,Correa B,Pérez C,Gómez C,Sánchez V,Pérez DG

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess 12-month changes in nutritional status and quality of life (QoL) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients requiring home parenteral nutrition (HPN). METHOD:We conducted a retrospective, single-centre database analysis of SSc patients regarding a 12-month period of HPN at an interdisciplinary Universit...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Stanga Z,Aeberhard C,Schärer P,Kocher A,Adler S,Villiger PM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease. Pyrin has anti-inflammatory activity in the regulation of inflammasomes and is encoded by the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene. MEFV gene mutations trigger the inflammatory cascade and cause familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). A relationship between various rheu...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Sever F,Kobak S,Goksel Ö,Goksel T,Orman M,Berdeli A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Progressive destruction of synovial joint cartilage and bone occurs in pathological conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because of the overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines and activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB). Through the screening of NF-κB inhibitors by a luciferase reporter gen...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Liu Q,Zhao J,Tan R,Zhou H,Lin Z,Zheng M,Romas E,Xu J,Sims NA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to describe fear-avoidance beliefs about physical activity and explore how these beliefs correlate with sociodemographic, disease-specific, and psychosocial factors in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHOD:This cross-sectional study is part of the Physical Activity in Rheum...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Lööf H,Demmelmaier I,Henriksson EW,Lindblad S,Nordgren B,Opava CH,Johansson UB

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the antibody levels against early antigens of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), and human herpesvirus 6 (HHV6) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and healthy controls, and further correlated these antibodies to haematology/biochemistry, serology, and disease activit...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Rasmussen NS,Draborg AH,Nielsen CT,Jacobsen S,Houen G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effects of physiologically relevant concentrations of multimeric adiponectin isoforms and leptin on the function of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHOD:FLS, isolated from the synovial tissue of 21 RA patients, were stimulated for 24 h with ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kontny E,Janicka I,Skalska U,Maśliński W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In 2010, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) proposed new criteria for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) in the context of objections to components of the criteria of 1990. The new criteria consider the Widespread Pain Index (WPI) and the Symptom Severity Score (SSS). This study evaluated the implica...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Egloff N,von Känel R,Müller V,Egle UT,Kokinogenis G,Lederbogen S,Durrer B,Stauber S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Potential gene therapy application of single and co-expression of interleukin 1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) to alter disease progression was investigated in an in-vivo rabbit model of osteoarthritis (OA). METHOD:Sixteen young adult rabbits were randomly and...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Zhang P,Zhong ZH,Yu HT,Liu B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cationic lipid complexes bind to angiogenic endothelial cells of solid tumours and microvessels of chronic inflammatory tissue. Methotrexate (MTX) is one of the drugs used in the therapy of rheumatoid arthritis (RA); it is applied systemically but can have serious side-effects. The aim of this study was to i...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Gottschalk O,Metz P,Dao Trong ML,Altenberger S,Jansson V,Mutschler W,Schmitt-Sody M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00