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Is there a relationship between endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms and ankylosing spondylitis?

open access: yesClinics
OBJECTIVE: Nitric oxide is produced by endothelial nitric oxide synthase, and its production can be influenced by polymorphisms of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene.
Ismail Sari   +9 more
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The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Is an Independent Predictor of Prosthesis Aseptic Loosening in Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty

open access: yesOrthopaedic Surgery, EarlyView.
Medial malleolus triple‐plane osteotomy with autologous iliac bone grafting for the treatment of talar cysts. ABSTRACT Background The geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) is a simple index for evaluating malnutrition, but whether it contributes to the development of prosthesis aseptic loosening (PAL) after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is ...
Jiaxuan Fan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antibiotic‐mediated immune modulation in periodontitis

open access: yesPeriodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the supporting structures of the teeth. Although initiated by dysbiotic microbial communities, its progression is largely driven by the host's uncontrolled inflammatory response. While antibiotics have conventionally been employed in periodontitis therapy for their antimicrobial ...
Lina J. Suárez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of neutrophils in the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel diseases

open access: yesPeriodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses a spectrum of chronic disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, with a potential bidirectional relationship with periodontitis. Neutrophils are key regulators of immune‐inflammatory responses and play a major role in both diseases.
Joao Paulo Steffens   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Without Advanced Disk Degeneration Exhibit Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis: Evidence From an Age‐, Sex‐, and BMI‐Matched Pilot Study

open access: yesJOR SPINE, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2026.
Chronic low back pain in patients without advanced disc degeneration is associated with gut microbiome dysbiosis, marked by reduced microbial diversity and altered bacterial composition. These findings support a gut–disk axis in which impaired gut barrier integrity and systemic inflammation may contribute to disc inflammation, nociceptive fiber ...
Stone Sima   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations of blood cell indices with the risk of ankylosing spondylitis: A retrospective case-control and machine learning modeling study

open access: yesSAGE Open Medicine
Background: Ankylosing spondylitis often presents with nonspecific symptoms, making the identification of high-risk individuals challenging in clinical practice. Objective: This study aimed to utilize blood cell indices to construct interpretable machine
Rongqing He   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Introduction. Ankylosing spondylitis [PDF]

open access: yesNeurosurgical Focus, 2021
Doniel, Drazin   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Interrater Reliability of the Ankylosing Spondylitis Performance Index in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis

open access: yesMusculoskeletal Care, Volume 24, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction In recent years, the Ankylosing Spondylitis Performance Index (ASPI) has emerged as a new objective measure of physical function in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). So far, only the relative interrater reliability of the ASPI test has been reported, but the absolute interrater reliability remains to be investigated ...
Christopher Alexander Rasmussen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Treatment and Persistence Patterns in the Peripregnancy Period in Patients With Inflammatory Autoimmune Diseases

open access: yesACR Open Rheumatology, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2026.
Objective Systemic inflammatory conditions affect many women during their reproductive years and tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) are one of the most common biologic classes used to help manage disease in this population. Although treatment guidelines now recommend continuing TNFi in pregnancy, studies examining recent real‐world treatment ...
Anna Sheahan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anxiety and depression correlate with disease and quality-of-life parameters in Chinese patients with ankylosing spondylitis

open access: yesPatient Preference and Adherence, 2016
Xujuan Xu,1,* Biyu Shen,2,3,* Aixian Zhang,4 Jingwei Liu,3 Zhanyun Da,4 Hong Liu,4 Zhifeng Gu4 1Department of Nursing, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 2School of Nursing, Nantong University, 3Department of Nursing, The Second Affiliated ...
Xu X   +6 more
doaj  

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