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IL-11 Is Elevated and Drives the Profibrotic Phenotype Transition of Orbital Fibroblasts in Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
Orbital fibrosis is a hallmark of tissue remodeling in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO). Previous studies have shown that interleukin (IL)-11 plays a pivotal profibrotic role in various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. However, the expression
Pengsen Wu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility of Conducting Comparative Effectiveness Research and Validation of a Clinical Disease Activity Score for Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis

open access: yesJournal of Rheumatology, 2022
Objective Prospective comparative effectiveness research (CER) in chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) is lacking. Our objectives were to (1) determine the use and safety of each consensus treatment plan (CTP) regimen for CNO, (2) assess the ...
Eveline Y. Wu   +30 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Validation of a score tool for measurement of histological severity in juvenile dermatomyositis and association with clinical severity of disease. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
OBJECTIVES: To study muscle biopsy tissue from patients with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) in order to test the reliability of a score tool designed to quantify the severity of histological abnormalities when applied to biceps humeri in addition to ...
Pilkington, Clarissa A   +32 more
core   +1 more source

Use of the painDETECT tool in rheumatoid arthritis suggests neuropathic and sensitization components in pain reporting. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune condition typified by systemic inflammation targeted toward synovial joints. Inhibition of proinflammatory networks by disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, eg, methotrexate and biologic therapies,
Sofat, N   +4 more
core   +1 more source

A Case Report on the Thyroid and Eye Connection: A Deep Dive into Evaluation and Treatment Strategies [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy (TAO), also known as Graves’ ophthalmopathy or Thyroid Eye Disease (TED), is an autoimmune condition often linked to hyperthyroidism, particularly Graves’ disease.
Iqra Mushtaq   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reliability of Histologic Assessment for NAFLD and Development of an Expanded NAFLD Activity Score

open access: yesHepatology, 2022
The NASH Clinical Research Network histologic scoring system, the gold‐standard NASH histology assessment for clinical trials, has demonstrated intrarater and interrater variability.
R. Pai   +20 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Provisional Definition of Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis for Clinical Trials [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an increasingly attainable goal, but there is no widely used definition of remission that is stringent but achievable and could be applied uniformly as an outcome measure in clinical trials.
Matucci-Cerinic, M.   +156 more
core   +2 more sources

Development of the Cold Urticaria Activity Score

open access: yes, 2022
25092519Background: Cold urticaria (ColdU) is a form of inducible urticaria where cold induces wheals and/or angioedema. The burden of disease is high and linked to trigger thresholds, exposure, and avoidance.
Dorothea Terhorst‐Molawi   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Ultrasound and multi-biomarker disease activity score for assessing and predicting clinical response to tofacitinib treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

open access: yesBMC Rheumatology, 2020
Background Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) and the multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) score are outcome measures that may aid in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.
A. Razmjou   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Definition and Validation of the American College of Rheumatology 2021 Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score Cutoffs for Disease Activity States in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis & Rheumatology, 2021
To develop and validate new Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score 10 (JADAS10) and clinical JADAS10 (cJADAS10) cutoffs to separate the states of inactive disease (ID), minimal disease activity (MiDA), moderate disease activity (MoDA), and high ...
C. Trincianti   +20 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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