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Feasibility of mNGS in joint replacement patients exhibiting elevated ESR and CRP levels without an underlying diagnosis

European Journal of Medical Research
Objective The aim of this study is to investigate the viability of performing initial artificial joint replacement surgery in patients presenting with unexplained elevations in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels ...
Qi Zhang, Xuan Sun, Jing-Bo Pan, Gang Kong   +3 more
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Upregulated endonuclease Regnase-1 suppresses osteoarthritis by forming a negative feedback loop of catabolic signaling in chondrocytes

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2021
Background Ribonucleases (RNases) play central roles in the post-transcriptional regulation of mRNA stability. Our preliminary results revealed that the endonuclease Regnase-1 is specifically upregulated in osteoarthritic chondrocytes. We herein explored
Jeong-In Yang, Jang-Soo Chun
doaj   +1 more source

Financial Distress and Its Determinants in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To quantify the degree of financial distress and identify its determinants in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) given the frequent prolonged use of expensive disease‐modifying therapies. Methods We identified adults enrolled in the FORWARD databank with either RA or noninflammatory musculoskeletal disease (NIMSKD) completing the ...
Amber Brown Keebler, Yunju Im, Sofia Pedro, Ted R. Mikuls, Edward S. Peters, Kaleb Michaud   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testing a Personalized Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Older Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABCs) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine veterans aged 65 to 89 with CLBP from three Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC ...
Debra K. Weiner, Angela Gentili, Meika A. Fang, Edward Garay, Laura Lawson, Lenore Joseph, Cathy C. Lee, Michelle I. Rossi, Beverly Thorn, Subashan Perera   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of presurgical circulating MicroRNAs with 1-year postsurgical pain reduction in spine facet osteoarthritis patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 2022
Purpose: Up to 30% of spine facet osteoarthritis patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (SF-OA ​+ ​LSS) have little to no improvement in their pain after surgery.
Starlee Lively, Marie Milliot, Pratibha Potla, Osvaldo Espin-Garcia, Mehdi Layeghifard, Kala Sundararajan, Helal Endisha, Akihiro Nakamura, Anthony V. Perruccio, Christian Veillette, Mohit Kapoor, Y. Raja Rampersaud   +11 more
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Diagnostic Use of Testing for Novel Murine Autoantibodies for Sjögren Disease in the Rheumatology Outpatient Setting

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The goal was to assess the diagnostic performance of three novel autoantibodies (NA) for Sjögren disease (SjD) by comparing NA prevalence in patients with SjD, other autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs), nonspecific chronic sialadenitis (CS), and controls.
Chadwick R. Johr, Michael D. George, Vatinee Y. Bunya, Nora Sandorfi, Mina Massaro‐Giordano, Frederick B. Vivino   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

RNA-binding protein ZFP36L1 regulates osteoarthritis by modulating members of the heat shock protein 70 family

Nature Communications, 2019
Osteoarthritis is characterised by degeneration of joint cartilage. Here the authors show that the RNA-binding protein ZFP36L1 is upregulated in chondrocytes of humans and mice with osteoarthritis, and that its knockdown in mouse joints protects ...
Young-Ok Son, Hyo-Eun Kim, Wan-Su Choi, Churl-Hong Chun, Jang-Soo Chun   +4 more
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Association Between Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Target Glycemic Control in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Knee osteoarthritis (OA) commonly affects individuals with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and is associated with increased risk of diabetes‐related complications. To better understand potential mechanisms, we examined the association between symptomatic knee OA and glycemic control in individuals with T2DM.
Lauren K. King, Alanna Weisman, Baiju R. Shah, Robert Goldberg, Amish Parikh, Ian Stanaitis, Vivian Hung, Rosane Nisenbaum, Abdalmohsen Almodahka, Lorraine Lipscombe, Gillian A. Hawker   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A randomized controlled trial of teriparatide for accelerating bone union and improving clinical outcomes in patients with pertrochanteric fracture fixation

Scientific Reports
This prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial evaluated the effects of teriparatide following pertrochanteric fracture fixation on bone healing and clinical outcomes.
Chotetawan Tanavalee, Srihatach Ngarmukos, Chavarin Amarase, Saran Tantavisut, Nonn Jaruthien, Aree Tanavalee   +5 more
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Playing sport injured is associated with osteoarthritis, joint pain and worse health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background Sports participants are faced with the decision to continue or cease play when injured. The implications of playing sport while injured on joint health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has not been investigated.
Garrett S. Bullock, Gary S. Collins, Nick Peirce, Nigel K. Arden, Stephanie R. Filbay   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source