Increased chitotriosidase activities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A possible novel marker? [PDF]
Background: Chitotriosidase and YKL-40 are well-known in humans as Glyco_18 domain-containing proteins that are the common feature of mammalian chitinases and chitinase-like proteins.
Basok Banu Isbilen +6 more
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Hypovitaminosis D in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis is predictive of reduced response to treatment and increased disease activity: a 12 month follow-up study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D displays immunomodulatory activities and has been proposed as a potential player in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Barchetta, Ilaria +7 more
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the sero-epidemiological association between Epstein-Barr virus and rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Cynthia Fraser for helping run the literature search, Dr Neil Basu for providing advice on search terms for rheumatoid arthritis and to Xueli Jia, Katie Bannister and Kubra Boza for their help with foreign
Aucott, Lorna +4 more
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Pro-inflammatory signaling by IL-10 and IL-22: bad habit stirred up by interferons? [PDF]
Interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-22 are key members of the IL-10 cytokine family that share characteristic properties such as defined structural features, usage of IL-10R2 as one receptor chain, and activation of signal transducer and activator of ...
Mühl, Heiko
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A 57-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and limited systemic sclerosis (lSSc) was suspected to have lymphadenopathy and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC).
Eiko Saito +9 more
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Anticarbamylated protein antibodies are associated with long-term disability and increased disease activity in patients with early inflammatory arthritis:Results from the Norfolk Arthritis Register [PDF]
Objectives: Anticarbamylated protein (anti-CarP) antibodies are a novel family of autoantibodies recently identified in patients with inflammatory arthritis. The aim of this study was to investigate their association with long-term outcomes of disability
Aletaha +36 more
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Clinical efficacy, radiographic and safety findings through 2 years of golimumab treatment in patients with active psoriatic arthritis: results from a long-term extension of the randomised, placebo-controlled GO-REVEAL study [PDF]
Objectives: To assess long-term golimumab efficacy/safety in patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).<p></p> Methods Adult PsA patients (≥3 swollen, ≥3 tender joints, active psoriasis) were randomly assigned to ...
Beutler, A. +10 more
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Pengaruh Pemberian Terapi Oksigen Hiperbarik 2,4 ATA terhadap Kadar C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Darah Mencit Model Rheumatoid Arthritis [PDF]
Latar Belakang: Artritis Rheumatoid/ Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) adalah suatu penyakit autoimun dengan prevalensi yang terus meningkat dari tahun ke tahun.
Andisari, H. E. (Hendrata) +2 more
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Activation of iNKT Cells Prevents Salmonella-Enterocolitis and Salmonella-Induced Reactive Arthritis by Downregulating IL-17-Producing γδT Cells [PDF]
Reactive arthritis (ReA) is an inflammatory condition of the joints that arises following an infection. Salmonella enterocolitis is one of the most common infections leading to ReA.
Aya Castañeda, Maria del Rosario +6 more
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Features of Cellular and Humoral Immunity Functioning in Patients with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
The objective was to examine the state of cellular and humoral immunity in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The study involved 48 patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, 24 patients with reactive arthritis and 22 apparently healthy ...
H.A. Pavlyshyn +3 more
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