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Development of the ASQoL: a quality of life instrument specific to ankylosing spondylitis [PDF]

, 2003
Background: Although disease-specific health status measures are available for ankylosing spondylitis (AS), no instrument exists for assessing quality of life (QoL) in the condition.
Chamberlain, M.A., Cook, S.A., Doward, L.C., Helliwell, P.S., Kay, L.J., McKenna, S.P., Spoorenberg, A., Tennant, A., van der Heijde, D., Whalley, D.   +9 more
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Single cell immune profiling in ankylosing spondylitis reveals resistance of CD8+ T cells to immune exhaustion

iScience
Summary: Persistent chronic inflammation is a hallmark of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), with cytotoxic T cells (CTLs) increasingly implicated in its pathogenesis.
Michael Tang, Zoya Qaiyum, Melissa Lim, Robert D. Inman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Candidal Vertebral Osteomyelitis in the Midst of Renal Disorders [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Vertebral osteomyelitis also known as discitis/pyogenic spondylitis refers to inflammation of the vertebral disc space. It is commonly seen in men and adults more than 50 years of age.
Anusha Gopinathan, Anil Kumar, Srivatsa Nagaraja Rao, Krishna Kumar, Shamsul Karim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patient perspectives of managing fatigue in ankylosing spondylitis, and views on potential interventions: a qualitative study [PDF]

, 2013
<p>Background: Fatigue is a major component of living with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), though it has been largely over-looked, and currently there are no specific agreed management strategies.</p> <p>Methods: This qualitative ...
A Calin, A van Tubergen, B Belza, D Cote-Arsenault, E Dernis-Labous, Elizabeth Irvine, H Dagfinrud, H Repping-Wuts, Helen Davies, J Kabat-Zinn, J Kabat-Zinn, J Trendall, KGA Adams, MD Atkinson, MG Swain, Michael Dennis, MM Ward, MP Davis, N Aissaoui, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, P Burnard, P Grossman, R Gunaydin, RE Boyatzis, Roxanne Cooksey, S Brophy, S Council:, S Garrett, S Hewlett, S Hultgren, SC Richards, SD Jones, SDH Brophy, Sinead Brophy, Stefan Siebert, Welsh Assembly Government, WH Koh, Y Ibn Yacoub, Y Turan   +38 more
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Meslek Hastalığı olarak Brusella Saptanan ve Kas-İskelet Sistemi Bulguları olan Aynı Köyde Yaşayan İki Olgu

Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2018
Bruselloz, özellikle Akdeniz ve Orta Asya ülkeleri başta olmak üzere tüm dünya üzerinde yaygın şekilde dağılım gösteren sistemik ve enfeksiyöz bir hastalıktır.
Sarfinaz ATAOĞLU, Merve DEDE
doaj   +1 more source

Expression analysis of HLA-E and NKG2A and NKG2C receptors points at a role for natural killer function in ankylosing spondylitis [PDF]

, 2018
Background. Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a complex chronic inflammatory disease strongly associated with the majority of HLA-B27 alleles. HLA-E are non-classical MHC class I molecules that specifically interact with the natural killer receptors NKG2A ...
Angioni, Mm, Cauli, A, Congia, M, Dessole, G, Fiorillo, Mt, Floris, A, Mascia, E, Mathieu, A., Paladini, F, Piga, M, Pinna, S, Sorrentino, R, Tedeschi, V   +12 more
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Regulatory T cells in axial spondyloarthritis

Communications Biology
Type 3 immunity underlies both pain and inflammation in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), with IL-17A-producing cells such as T-helper 17 cells (TH17) being pathogenic mediators.
Addison Pacheco, Fataneh Tavasolian, Melissa Lim, Robert D. Inman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ankylosing Spondylitis: A summary and review [PDF]

, 1993
A review of the etiology, clinical, radiological and laboratory presentation, differential diagnosis and management.
Walker, B.F.
core   +1 more source

Histopathology of the gut in rheumatic diseases [PDF]

, 2018
The gastrointestinal tract regulates the trafficking of macromolecules between the environment and the host through an epithelial barrier mechanism and is an important part of the immune system controlling the equilibrium between tolerance and immunity ...
Ciccia F., Ferrante A., Guggino G., Macaluso F., Rizzo A.   +4 more
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Retractions in Rheumatology: Trends, Causes, and Implications for Research Integrity

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to describe the trends and main reasons for study retraction in rheumatology literature. Methods We reviewed the Retraction Watch database to identify retracted articles in rheumatology. We recorded the main study characteristics, authors’ countries, reasons for retraction, time from publication to retraction, and trends over time ...
Anna Maria Vettori, Michele Iudici
wiley   +1 more source