Effect of interleukin-6 receptor blockade on surrogates of vascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis: MEASURE, a randomised, placebo-controlled study [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives The interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) blocker tocilizumab (TCZ) reduces inflammatory disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but elevates lipid concentrations in some patients.
Bathon, Joan M. +10 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective The objective of this study was to describe the longitudinal disease course and pulmonary outcomes of North American patients with melanoma differentiation‐associated gene 5 antibody (MDA5 ab) associated dermatomyositis (DM). Methods Thirty patients with MDA5 ab DM were identified in a single center longitudinal cohort of 352 patients with ...
Jenice X Cheah +8 more
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Osteomyelitis infection disguised as Reiter's syndrome in a child: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Reiter's syndrome (reactive arthritis) should always prompt a thorough clinical investigation of a potentially more serious disease condition in every pediatric patient and adults. It should always be regarded as a warning sign and not a disease. This is
Nnennaya U. Opara
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Ankylosing Spondylitis: A summary and review [PDF]
, 1993 A review of the etiology, clinical, radiological and laboratory presentation, differential diagnosis and management.
Walker, B.F.
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Seven-year follow-up of infliximab therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients with severe long-standing refractory disease : attrition rate and evolution of disease activity [PDF]
, 2010 Introduction: This study is based on the results from a Belgian expanded access program in which patients with active refractory and erosive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were treated with intravenous infusions of infliximab in combination with methotrexate.
Vander Cruyssen, Bert +3 more
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Retractions in Rheumatology: Trends, Causes, and Implications for Research Integrity
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We aimed to describe the trends and main reasons for study retraction in rheumatology literature. Methods We reviewed the Retraction Watch database to identify retracted articles in rheumatology. We recorded the main study characteristics, authors’ countries, reasons for retraction, time from publication to retraction, and trends over time ...
Anna Maria Vettori, Michele Iudici
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HETEROGENEITY OF POLYCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINS NUCLEASE ACTIVITY IN RHEUMATOID AND REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
Медицинская иммунология, 2017 Catalytic properties of immunoglobulins are widely studied within recent years. It was found that nuclease activity of immunoglobulins is increased in systemic autoimmune diseases.
M. V. Volkova +3 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020 Background We report a case of a 30-year-old patient who presented with acute Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection that was complicated by reactive arthritis and asymmetric proximal myopathy and progressed to chronic spondyloarthropathy.
Georgios Pilianidis +4 more
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Effect of Etanercept on anti-carbamylated protein antibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
, 2015 Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a systemic, chronic inflammatory disease characterized by inflammation of synovial joints and production of autoantibodies such as Rheumatoid Factor and antibodies directed against modified proteins - i.e.
Alessandri, Cristiano +4 more
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Targeting inflammation to reduce cardiovascular disease risk: a realistic clinical prospect? [PDF]
, 2017 Data from basic science experiments is overwhelmingly supportive of the causal role of immune-inflammatory response(s) at the core of atherosclerosis, and therefore the theoretical potential to manipulate the inflammatory response to prevent ...
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