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Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2019 Background Structural variations such as copy number variations (CNVs) have a functional impact on various human traits. This study profiled genome-wide CNVs in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to investigate the efficacy of treatment with ...
Ki-Nam Gu +19 more
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Demyelination in rheumatic diseases [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2008 Abstract Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) characterised by multifocal areas of demyelination in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord. Autoantibodies, for example antinuclear antibodies, can also be present.
A Theodoridou, Loukas Settas
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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 +5 more
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Role of raloxifene in the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis of rheumatoid arthritis patients
European Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023 Due to the severe side effects of long-term treatment using hormone replacement therapy, Raloxifene (RLX) is introduced with beneficial effects on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for postmenopausal women.
Salari M. +3 more
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Vaccines, 2021 Background/Purpose: In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, whether patients with rheumatic musculoskeletal disease (RMD) treated with conventional (cs) or biologic (b) disease-modifying drugs (DMARDs) exhibit an adequate immune response to the ...
Karen Schreiber +8 more
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Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2021 Background This study aimed to evaluate the crude incidence rates and relative risk of malignancy in Korean patients with SLE. Methods We conducted a retrospective nationwide cohort study using databases from the National Health Insurance Service in ...
Jung-Yong Han +5 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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A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial of oral saffron in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2021 Objective: Recently, saffron (Crocus sativus L. from the Iridaceae family) has been characterized by its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.
Maryam Sahebari +8 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 +7 more
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Sustained Drug Free Remission of Lupus Panniculitis with Methotrexate: A Report From Nepal
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2018 Cutaneous manifestations are second most common presenting feature of lupus. Discoid lupus erythematosus is the most common variant amongst all; lupus panniculitis being described in only 2-5% of cases.
Binit Vaidya +3 more
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