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Smoking significantly increases basal metabolic rate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. [PDF]

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the most important indicator of human metabolism and its abnormalities have been linked to undesirable health outcomes.
Metsios, Giorgos S., Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, Antonios, Koutedakis, Yiannis, Douglas, Karen M. J., Nevill, Alan M., Kitas, George D.   +5 more
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Frailty Predicts Incident Osteoporotic Fractures in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of frailty and osteoporosis, but the relationship between frailty and incident osteoporotic fractures in RA is underexplored. Methods Data were from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry. Frailty was measured using the VA Frailty Index (VAFI).
Katherine D. Wysham, Hannah F. Brubeck, Aaron Baraff, Punyasha Roul, Namrata Singh, James S. Andrews, Grant W. Cannon, Gary A. Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Bryant R. England, Dolores M. Shoback, Patricia P. Katz, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker   +14 more
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Predictors and Features of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry
To assess the predictors and features of interstitial lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Study design A retrospective study Place and duration of study In the Pulmonology Department of Ibn-e- Siena Hospital, Multan, from August ...
Kashif Sardar, Imran Shahzad, Nighat Fatima, Kinza Zulfiqar, Yasra Kiran, Ziagham Ilyas   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Locomotion and muscle mass measures in a murine model of collagen-induced arthritis [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by chronic poly-arthritis, synovial hyperplasia, erosive synovitis, progressive cartilage and bone destruction accompanied by a loss of body cell mass.
Garssen, J., Judith Hulsman, Hulsman, J., Hartog, A., Johan Garssen, Anita Hartog   +5 more
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From Adult to Adolescent: Alignment in Clinical Trials and Outcomes in Axial Spondyloarthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of chronic inflammatory diseases encompassing axial and peripheral forms, with up to 20% of patients developing symptoms before age 16. Despite this substantial pediatric burden, treatment options for juvenile‐onset SpA (JSpA), particularly those with axial disease (axJSpA), remain limited.
Pamela F. Weiss, Judith A. Smith, Robert A. Colbert, Erin Treemarcki, Michael H. Weisman, Walter P. Maksymowych, Hermine I. Brunner, for the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network, and Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group Advisory Council   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of rheumatoid arthritis on foot function in the early stages of disease: a clinical case series [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND Foot involvement occurs early in rheumatoid arthritis but the extent to which this impacts on the structure and function leading to impairment and foot related disability is unknown. The purpose of this study was to compare clinical disease
Helliwell, Philip S., Woodburn, James, James Woodburn, Woodburn, J., Paul Emery, Emery Paul, Helliwell Philip S, Turner Deborah E, Turner, D.E., Turner, Deborah E., Deborah E Turner, Helliwell, P.S., Emery, P., Philip S Helliwell, Woodburn James, Emery, Paul   +15 more
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Clinician and Patient Factors Associated With Long‐Term Glucocorticoid Use in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Advanced Therapies

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Despite guideline recommendations, long‐term glucocorticoid (GC) use is common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We conducted a clinician survey nested within a large registry to identify patient and clinician factors associated with GC use. Methods Clinicians contributing patients to the CorEvitas Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry were surveyed ...
Michael D. George, George Reed, Matthew D. Kearney, Peter F. Cronholm, Kevin Kane, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Dimitrios A. Pappas, Joel M. Kremer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Compromised function of regulatory T cells in rheumatoid arthritis and reversal by anti-TNF alpha therapy [PDF]

, 2004
Regulatory T cells have been clearly implicated in the control of disease in murine models of autoimmunity. The paucity of data regarding the role of these lymphocytes in human autoimmune disease has prompted us to examine their function in patients with
Jamie G. Evans, Gary Warnes, Mauri, C, Isenberg, DA, Warnes, G, Samantha Moore, Michael R. Ehrenstein, Evans, JG, Moore, S, Singh, A, David A. Isenberg, Claudia Mauri, Ehrenstein, MR, Animesh Singh   +13 more
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Impact of Six‐Month Monitoring Compared to Three‐Month Monitoring of Laboratories During Methotrexate Therapy

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether extending the American College of Rheumatology–recommended monitoring interval for complete blood count and liver function tests in patients receiving methotrexate (MTX) affects timely detection of medication‐related toxicity.
Spencer Simko, Ray Zhang, Sohini Mukherjee, Puneet Bajaj, Bonnie L. Bermas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disruption of rhythms of molecular clocks in primary synovial fibroblasts of patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, role of IL-1;2/TNF [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction: Circadian rhythms play an important role in the body and in single cells. Rhythms of molecular clocks have not been investigated in synovial fibroblasts (SF) of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Haas, Stefanie, Stefanie Haas, Rainer H Straub, Straub, Rainer H.   +3 more
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