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The macrophages in rheumatic diseases

Journal of Inflammation Research, 2016
Macrophages belong to the innate immune system giving us protection against pathogens. However it is known that they are also involved in rheumatic diseases. Activated macrophages have two different phenotypes related to different stimuli: M1 (classically activated) and M2 (alternatively activated).
Magda Scarpellini, Daniela Mazzocchi, Katia Angela Re, Mariagrazia Marrazza, A. Laria, Alfredomaria Lurati   +5 more
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Bioinformatics analyses of gene expression profile to identify pathogenic mechanisms for COVID-19 infection and cutaneous lupus erythematosus

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
ObjectiveThe global mortality rates have surged due to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), leading to a worldwide catastrophe. Increasing incidents of patients suffering from cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) exacerbations after either ...
Zhenyu Gao, Zhenyu Gao, Xinchao Zhai, Xinchao Zhai, Guoqing Yan, Guoqing Yan, Yao Tian, Yao Tian, Xia Huang, Xia Huang, Qingchao Wu, Qingchao Wu, Lin Yuan, Linchong Su, Linchong Su   +14 more
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Macrophage Activation Syndrome as Onset of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature [PDF]

, 2015
Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a potentially fatal condition. It is a rare complication of several autoimmune disorders, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA).
Didona, Dario, Feola, Aldo, Granata, Guido, Granata, Massimo, Stifano, Giuseppina   +4 more
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Genetics of rheumatic disease [PDF]

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2009
Many of the chronic inflammatory and degenerative disorders that present to clinical rheumatologists have a complex genetic aetiology. Over the past decade a dramatic improvement in technology and methodology has accelerated the pace of gene discovery in complex disorders in an exponential fashion.
Alexander J. Clarke, Timothy J. Vyse
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Data quality predicts care quality: findings from a national clinical audit

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2020
Background Missing clinical outcome data are a common occurrence in longitudinal studies. Data quality in clinical audit is a particular cause for concern.
Mark Yates, Katie Bechman, Elaine M. Dennison, Alexander J. MacGregor, Jo Ledingham, Sam Norton, James B. Galloway   +6 more
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Cardiovascular organ damage in relation to hypertension status in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Blood Pressure, 2023
Purpose Hypertension is a major cardiovascular (CV) risk factor in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. Less is known about the prevalence of CV organ damage in relation to hypertension status in AS patients.
Gyda Ullensvang, Ester Kringeland, Eirik Ikdahl, Sella Provan, Inger Jorid Berg, Silvia Rollefstad, Hanne Dagfinrud, Eva Gerdts, Anne Grete Semb, Helga Midtbø   +9 more
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The 2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

Medical Journal of Australia, 2020
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) cause significant morbidity and premature mortality among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
A. Ralph, S. Noonan, V. Wade, B. Currie
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Prevalence, sensitivity and specificity of antibodies against carbamylated proteins in a monocentric cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune rheumatic diseases [PDF]

, 2016
Antibodies against carbamylated proteins (anti-CarP) have been recently identified in the sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The objective of the study was to evaluate the prevalence, sensitivity and specificity of anti-CarP compared to ...
Alessandri, Cristiano, Barbati, Cristiana, Ceccarelli, Fulvia, Colasanti, Tania, Conti, Fabrizio, DI FRANCO, Manuela, Mancini, Riccardo, Morello, Francesca, Pecani, Arbi, Pendolino, Monica, Priori, Roberta, Riccieri, Valeria, Sabatinelli, Danilo, Spinelli, FRANCESCA ROMANA, Truglia, Simona, Valesini, Guido, Vomero, Marta   +16 more
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Osteoporosis in Rheumatic Diseases

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019
Osteoporosis is a chronic disease characterized by an increased risk of fragility fracture. Patients affected by rheumatic diseases are at greater risk of developing osteoporosis. The purpose of the present review is to discuss the pathogenesis, epidemiology, and treatment of osteoporosis in patients affected by rheumatic diseases with special focus ...
Adami, Giovanni, Fassio, Angelo, Rossini, Maurizio, Caimmi, Cristian, Giollo, Alessandro, Orsolini, Giovanni, Viapiana, Ombretta, Gatti, Davide   +7 more
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Polymyalgia rheumatica-like syndrome from checkpoint inhibitor therapy: case series and systematic review of the literature

RMD Open, 2019
Objective To assess whether the polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)-like syndrome reported as an immune related adverse event (irAE) from checkpoint inhibitor therapy is consistent with the 2012 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of ...
Marie Kostine, Laura C Cappelli, Cassandra Calabrese, Elizabeth Kirchner, Tawnie Braaten, Leonard Calabrese   +5 more
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