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Arthritis Research & Therapy

Ausgabe 1/2015

Inhalt (384 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

A genetic study on C5-TRAF1 and progression of joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis

Hanna W van Steenbergen, Luis Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Ewa Berglin, Alexandra Zhernakova, Rachel Knevel, Jose Ivorra-Cortés, Tom WJ Huizinga, Benjamin Fernández-Gutiérrez, Peter K Gregersen, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Annette HM van der Helm-van Mil

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Increasing expression of substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide in synovial tissue and fluid contribute to the progress of arthritis in developmental dysplasia of the hip

Hui Wang, Xiang Zhang, Ji-Ye He, Xin-Feng Zheng, De Li, Zheng Li, Jun-Feng Zhu, Chao Shen, Gui-Quan Cai, Xiao-Dong Chen

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Overexpression of cystatin C in synovium does not reduce synovitis or cartilage degradation in established osteoarthritis

Sirkka Kyostio-Moore, Susan Piraino, Patricia Berthelette, Nance Moran, Joseph Serriello, Alison Bendele, Cathleen Sookdeo, Bindu Nambiar, Patty Ewing, Donna Armentano, Gloria L Matthews

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CD55 deposited on synovial collagen fibers protects from immune complex-mediated arthritis

Olga N Karpus, Hans P Kiener, Birgit Niederreiter, A Seda Yilmaz-Elis, Jos van der Kaa, Valeria Ramaglia, Ramon Arens, Josef S Smolen, Marina Botto, Paul P Tak, J Sjef Verbeek, Jörg Hamann

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A comparison of the predictive accuracy of three screening models for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis

Yanjie Hao, Vivek Thakkar, Wendy Stevens, Kathleen Morrisroe, David Prior, Candice Rabusa, Peter Youssef, Eli Gabbay, Janet Roddy, Jennifer Walker, Jane Zochling, Joanne Sahhar, Peter Nash, Susan Lester, Maureen Rischmueller, Susanna M Proudman, Mandana Nikpour

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Anti-type II collagen immune complex-induced granulocyte reactivity is associated with joint erosions in RA patients with anti-collagen antibodies

Vivek Anand Manivel, Azita Sohrabian, Marius C Wick, Mohammed Mullazehi, Lena Douhan Håkansson, Johan Rönnelid

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Expression of citrulline and homocitrulline residues in the lungs of non-smokers and smokers: implications for autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis

Elena B Lugli, Raquel ESM Correia, Roman Fischer, Karin Lundberg, Ken R Bracke, Anna B Montgomery, Benedikt M Kessler, Guy G Brusselle, Patrick J Venables

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A cross-sectional study of pain sensitivity, disease-activity assessment, mental health, and fibromyalgia status in rheumatoid arthritis

Nalinie Joharatnam, Daniel F McWilliams, Deborah Wilson, Maggie Wheeler, Ira Pande, David A Walsh

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Deficiency of fibroblast activation protein alpha ameliorates cartilage destruction in inflammatory destructive arthritis

Stefan Wäldele, Christina Koers-Wunrau, Denise Beckmann, Adelheid Korb-Pap, Corinna Wehmeyer, Thomas Pap, Berno Dankbar

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Epidemiology and management of gout in Taiwan: a nationwide population study

Chang-Fu Kuo, Matthew J Grainge, Lai-Chu See, Kuang-Hui Yu, Shue-Fen Luo, Weiya Zhang, Michael Doherty

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Golimumab in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis after treatment with tumor necrosis factor α inhibitors: findings with up to five years of treatment in the multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 GO-AFTER study

Josef S Smolen, Jonathan Kay, Mittie Doyle, Robert Landewé, Eric L Matteson, Norman Gaylis, Jürgen Wollenhaupt, Frederick T Murphy, Stephen Xu, Yiying Zhou, Elizabeth C Hsia

Open Access Review

Non-canonical NF-κB signaling in rheumatoid arthritis: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?

Ae R Noort, Paul P Tak, Sander W Tas

Open Access Review

Parietal and intravascular innate mechanisms of vascular inflammation

Giuseppe A Ramirez, Patrizia Rovere-Querini, Maria Grazia Sabbadini, Angelo A Manfredi

Open Access Review

Proteasome inhibitors as experimental therapeutics of autoimmune diseases

Sue Ellen Verbrugge, Rik J Scheper, Willem F Lems, Tanja D de Gruijl, Gerrit Jansen

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Occupational risk factors for hip osteoarthritis are associated with early hip structural abnormalities: a 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging study of community-based adults

Andrew J Teichtahl, Sam Smith, Yuanyuan Wang, Anita E Wluka, Richard O’Sullivan, Graham G Giles, Flavia M Cicuttini

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Full-thickness cartilage defects are repaired via a microfracture technique and intraarticular injection of the small-molecule compound kartogenin

Xingquan Xu, Dongquan Shi, Yeshuai Shen, Zhihong Xu, Jin Dai, Dongyang Chen, Huajian Teng, Qing Jiang

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Beer and wine consumption and risk of knee or hip osteoarthritis: a case control study

Stella G Muthuri, Weiya Zhang, Rose A Maciewicz, Kenneth Muir, Michael Doherty

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Loss of sclerostin promotes osteoarthritis in mice via β-catenin-dependent and -independent Wnt pathways

Wafa Bouaziz, Thomas Funck-Brentano, Hilène Lin, Caroline Marty, Hang-Korng Ea, Eric Hay, Martine Cohen-Solal

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Anti-carbamylated protein antibodies in the pre-symptomatic phase of rheumatoid arthritis, their relationship with multiple anti-citrulline peptide antibodies and association with radiological damage

Mikael Brink, Marije K Verheul, Johan Rönnelid, Ewa Berglin, Rikard Holmdahl, Rene EM Toes, Lars Klareskog, Leendert A Trouw, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist

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IgG anti-apolipoprotein A-1 antibodies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are associated with disease activity and corticosteroid therapy: an observational study

Sara Croca, Paul Bassett, Sharon Chambers, Maria Davari, Karim Fouad Alber, Oliver Leach, Yiannis Ioannou, Ian Giles, David Isenberg, Anisur Rahman

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Serum progranulin levels are elevated in dermatomyositis patients with acute interstitial lung disease, predicting prognosis

Atsushi Tanaka, Hiroshi Tsukamoto, Hiroki Mitoma, Chikako Kiyohara, Naoyasu Ueda, Masahiro Ayano, Shun-ichiro Ohta, Yasutaka Kimoto, Mitsuteru Akahoshi, Yojiro Arinobu, Hiroaki Niiro, Yoshifumi Tada, Takahiko Horiuchi, Koichi Akashi

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Thyroid hormones enhance the biomechanical functionality of scaffold-free neocartilage

Jennifer K Lee, Courtney A Gegg, Jerry C Hu, A Hari Reddi, Kyriacos A Athanasiou

Open Access Review

T-cell metabolism in autoimmune disease

Zhen Yang, Eric L Matteson, Jörg J Goronzy, Cornelia M Weyand

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Effect of alendronate on post-traumatic osteoarthritis induced by anterior cruciate ligament rupture in mice

Mohammad S Khorasani, Sindi Diko, Allison W Hsia, Matthew J Anderson, Damian C Genetos, Dominik R Haudenschild, Blaine A Christiansen

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Estrogen regulates T helper 17 phenotype and localization in experimental autoimmune arthritis

Annica Andersson, Alexandra Stubelius, Merja Nurkkala Karlsson, Cecilia Engdahl, Malin Erlandsson, Louise Grahnemo, Marie K Lagerquist, Ulrika Islander

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Transcriptome analysis of ageing in uninjured human Achilles tendon

Mandy Jayne Peffers, Yongxiang Fang, Kathleen Cheung, Tim Koh Jia Wei, Peter David Clegg, Helen Lucy Birch

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Regulatory T cell-deficient scurfy mice develop systemic autoimmune features resembling lupus-like disease

Eva N Hadaschik, Xiaoying Wei, Harald Leiss, Britta Heckmann, Birgit Niederreiter, Günter Steiner, Walter Ulrich, Alexander H Enk, Josef S Smolen, Georg H Stummvoll

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Takayasu arteritis in childhood: retrospective experience from a tertiary referral centre in the United Kingdom

Despina Eleftheriou, Giulia Varnier, Pavla Dolezalova, Anne-Marie McMahon, Muthana Al-Obaidi, Paul A Brogan

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Animal model of acute gout reproduces the inflammatory and ultrasonographic joint changes of human gout

Carlos Pineda, Arturo J Fuentes-Gómez, Cristina Hernández-Díaz, Yessica Zamudio-Cuevas, Javier Fernández-Torres, Ambar López-Macay, Ismael Alba-Sánchez, Javier Camacho-Galindo, Lucio Ventura, Luis E Gómez-Quiróz, María Concepción Gutiérrez-Ruíz, Francisco García-Vázquez, Anthony M Reginato, Marwin Gutiérrez, Alberto López-Reyes

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Increased 30-day and 1-year mortality rates and lower coronary revascularisation rates following acute myocardial infarction in patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease

Sharon Van Doornum, Megan Bohensky, Mark A Tacey, Caroline A Brand, Vijaya Sundararajan, Ian P Wicks

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Long-lived plasma cells are early and constantly generated in New Zealand Black/New Zealand White F1 mice and their therapeutic depletion requires a combined targeting of autoreactive plasma cells and their precursors

Adriano Taddeo, Laleh Khodadadi, Caroline Voigt, Imtiaz M Mumtaz, Qingyu Cheng, Katrin Moser, Tobias Alexander, Rudolf A Manz, Andreas Radbruch, Falk Hiepe, Bimba F Hoyer

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Physical activity and risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women: a population-based prospective study

Daniela Di Giuseppe, Matteo Bottai, Johan Askling, Alicja Wolk

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Role of C-reactive protein in osteoclastogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis

Kyoung-Woon Kim, Bo-Mi Kim, Hee-Won Moon, Sang-Heon Lee, Hae-Rim Kim

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MicroRNA-33a regulates cholesterol synthesis and cholesterol efflux-related genes in osteoarthritic chondrocytes

Fotini Kostopoulou, Konstantinos N Malizos, Ioanna Papathanasiou, Aspasia Tsezou

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Kinetics of gene expression and bone remodelling in the clinical phase of collagen-induced arthritis

Katja CM Denninger, Thomas Litman, Troels Marstrand, Kristian Moller, Lars Svensson, Tord Labuda, Åsa Andersson

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Haptoglobin-α1, -α2, vitamin D-binding protein and apolipoprotein C-III as predictors of etanercept drug response in rheumatoid arthritis

Sabine Blaschke, Kathinka Rinke, Michael Maring, Thomas Flad, Susann Patschan, Olaf Jahn, Claudia A Mueller, Gerhard A Mueller, Hassan Dihazi

Open Access Review

Polychromatic flow cytometry in evaluating rheumatic disease patients

Chungwen Wei, Scott Jenks, Iñaki Sanz

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Anti-factor Xa antibodies in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome and their effects upon coagulation assays

Bahar Artim-Esen, Charis Pericleous, Ian Mackie, Vera M Ripoll, David Latchman, David Isenberg, Anisur Rahman, Yiannis Ioannou, Ian Giles

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Characterising deviation from treat-to-target strategies for early rheumatoid arthritis: the first three years

Nasir Wabe, Michael J Sorich, Mihir D Wechalekar, Leslie G Cleland, Leah McWilliams, Anita Lee, Llewellyn Spargo, Robert G Metcalf, Cindy Hall, Susanna M Proudman, Michael D Wiese

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Circulating miRNAs as potential biomarkers of therapy effectiveness in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with anti-TNFα

Carmen Castro-Villegas, Carlos Pérez-Sánchez, Alejandro Escudero, Ileana Filipescu, Miriam Verdu, Patricia Ruiz-Limón, Ma Angeles Aguirre, Yolanda Jiménez-Gomez, Pilar Font, Antonio Rodriguez-Ariza, Juan Ramon Peinado, Eduardo Collantes-Estévez, Rocío González-Conejero, Constantino Martinez, Nuria Barbarroja, Chary López-Pedrera

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Comparison of two hyaluronic acid formulations for safety and efficacy (CHASE) study in knee osteoarthritis: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, 26-week non-inferiority trial comparing Durolane to Artz

Heng Zhang, Ke Zhang, Xianlong Zhang, Zhenan Zhu, Shigui Yan, Tiansheng Sun, Ai Guo, John Jones, R Grant Steen, Bin Shan, Jenny Zhang, Jianhao Lin

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Significant effects of biologic therapy on lipid profiles and insulin resistance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Der-Yuan Chen, Yi-Ming Chen, Tsu-Yi Hsieh, Chia-Wei Hsieh, Chi-Chen Lin, Joung-Liang Lan

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Altered balance of interleukin-13/interferon-gamma contributes to lacrimal gland destruction and secretory dysfunction in CD25 knockout model of Sjögren’s syndrome

Fang Bian, Flavia L Barbosa, Rosa M Corrales, Flavia SA Pelegrino, Eugene A Volpe, Stephen C Pflugfelder, Cintia S de Paiva

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Mitochondrial respiration and redox coupling in articular chondrocytes

Rachel S Lane, Yao Fu, Satoshi Matsuzaki, Michael Kinter, Kenneth M Humphries, Timothy M Griffin

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Carotid artery plaque in women with rheumatoid arthritis and low estimated cardiovascular disease risk: a cross-sectional study

Alfonso Corrales, Patrick H Dessein, Linda Tsang, Trinitario Pina, Ricardo Blanco, Carlos Gonzalez-Juanatey, Javier Llorca, Miguel A Gonzalez-Gay

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CYB5A polymorphism increases androgens and reduces risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women

Klaus Stark, Rainer H Straub, Jozef Rovenský, Stanislava Blažičková, Gabriele Eiselt, Martin Schmidt

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Anti-PM/Scl antibodies are found in Japanese patients with various systemic autoimmune conditions besides myositis and scleroderma

Yoshinao Muro, Yuji Hosono, Kazumitsu Sugiura, Yasushi Ogawa, Tsuneyo Mimori, Masashi Akiyama

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Angiogenic gene expression and vascular density are reflected in ultrasonographic features of synovitis in early rheumatoid arthritis: an observational study

Stephen Kelly, Michele Bombardieri, Frances Humby, Nora Ng, Alessandra Marrelli, Sudeh Riahi, Maria DiCicco, Arti Mahto, Lu Zou, Debasish Pyne, Rebecca E Hands, Costantino Pitzalis

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Subjective and objective levels of physical activity and their association with cardiorespiratory fitness in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Chen-an Yu, Peter C Rouse, Jet JCS Veldhuijzen Van Zanten, Nikos Ntoumanis, George D Kitas, Joan L Duda, George S Metsios

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Effect of coculturing canine notochordal, nucleus pulposus and mesenchymal stromal cells for intervertebral disc regeneration

Irene TM Arkesteijn, Lucas A Smolders, Sandra Spillekom, Frank M Riemers, Esther Potier, Björn P Meij, Keita Ito, Marianna A Tryfonidou

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CD27-IgD- memory B cells are modulated by in vivo interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) blockade in rheumatoid arthritis

Zafar Mahmood, Khalid Muhammad, Marc Schmalzing, Petra Roll, Thomas Dörner, Hans-Peter Tony

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Thymic stromal lymphopoietin in hepatitis C virus-related cryoglobulinemic vasculitis: gene expression level and protein distribution

Domenico Sansonno, Sabino Russi, Silvia Sansonno, Fabio Pavone, Franco Dammacco

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Rheumatoid arthritis response to treatment across IgG1 allotype – anti-TNF incompatibility: a case-only study

Ariana Montes, Eva Perez-Pampin, Federico Navarro-Sarabia, Virginia Moreira, Arturo Rodríguez de la Serna, Berta Magallares, Yiannis Vasilopoulos, Theologia Sarafidou, Antonio Fernández-Nebro, María del Carmen Ordóñez, Javier Narváez, Juan D Cañete, Ana Marquez, Dora Pascual-Salcedo, Beatriz Joven, Patricia Carreira, Manuel J Moreno-Ramos, Rafael Caliz, Miguel Angel Ferrer, Rosa Garcia-Portales, Francisco J Blanco, Cesar Magro, Enrique Raya, Lara Valor, Juan J Alegre-Sancho, Alejandro Balsa, Javier Martin, Darren Plant, John Isaacs, Ann W Morgan, Anne Barton, Anthony G Wilson, Juan J Gómez-Reino, Antonio Gonzalez

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The metastatic tumor antigen 1-transglutaminase-2 pathway is involved in self-limitation of monosodium urate crystal-induced inflammation by upregulating TGF-β1

Jia-Hau Yen, Ling-Chung Lin, Meng-Chi Chen, Zsolt Sarang, Pui-Ying Leong, I-Chang Chang, Jeng-Dong Hsu, Jiunn-Horng Chen, Yu-Fan Hsieh, Anna Pallai, Krisztina Köröskényi, Zsuzsa Szondy, Gregory J Tsay

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Meta-analysis of two Chinese populations identifies an autoimmune disease risk allele in 22q11.21 as associated with systemic lupus erythematosus

Yan Zhang, Yong-Fei Wang, Jing Yang, Jing Zhang, Liangdan Sun, Nattiya Hirankarn, Hai-Feng Pan, Chak Sing Lau, Tak Mao Chan, Tsz Leung Lee, Alexander Moon Ho Leung, Chi Chiu Mok, Lu Zhang, Jiangshan Jane Shen, Sik Nin Wong, Ka Wing Lee, Marco Hok Kung Ho, Pamela Pui Wah Lee, Brian Hon-Yin Chung, Chun Yin Chong, Raymond Woon Sing Wong, Mo Yin Mok, Wilfred Hing Sang Wong, Kwok Lung Tong, Niko Kei Chiu Tse, Xiang-Pei Li, Yingyos Avihingsanon, Pornpimol Rianthavorn, Thavatchai Deekajorndej, Kanya Suphapeetiporn, Vorasuk Shotelersuk, Shirley King Yee Ying, Samuel Ka Shun Fung, Wai Ming Lai, Chun-Ming Wong, Irene Oi Lin Ng, Maria-Merce Garcia-Barcelo, Stacey S Cherny, Paul Kwong-Hang Tam, Pak Chung Sham, Sen Yang, Dong Qing Ye, Yong Cui, Xue-Jun Zhang, Wanling Yang, Yu Lung Lau

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Intracellular free radical production by peripheral blood T lymphocytes from patients with systemic sclerosis: role of NADPH oxidase and ERK1/2

Donatella Amico, Tatiana Spadoni, Marina Rovinelli, Marta Serafini, Giovanna D’Amico, Nadia Campelli, Silvia Svegliati Baroni, Armando Gabrielli

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Detecting cathepsin activity in human osteoarthritis via activity-based probes

Louisa Ben-Aderet, Emmanuelle Merquiol, Duha Fahham, Ashok Kumar, Eli Reich, Yael Ben-Nun, Leonid Kandel, Amir Haze, Meir Liebergall, Marta K Kosińska, Juergen Steinmeyer, Boris Turk, Galia Blum, Mona Dvir-Ginzberg

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Racial disparities in total ankle arthroplasty utilization and outcomes

Jasvinder A Singh, Rekha Ramachandran

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Identification of NF-κB and PLCL2 as new susceptibility genes and highlights on a potential role of IRF8 through interferon signature modulation in systemic sclerosis

Maria Arismendi, Matthieu Giraud, Nadira Ruzehaji, Philippe Dieudé, Eugenie Koumakis, Barbara Ruiz, Paolo Airo, Daniele Cusi, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Erika Salvi, Giovanna Cuomo, Eric Hachulla, Elisabeth Diot, Paola Caramaschi, Valeria Riccieri, Jérôme Avouac, Cristiane Kayser, Yannick Allanore

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Local synthesis of interferon-alpha in lupus nephritis is associated with type I interferons signature and LMP7 induction in renal tubular epithelial cells

Giuseppe Castellano, Cesira Cafiero, Chiara Divella, Fabio Sallustio, Margherita Gigante, Paola Pontrelli, Giuseppe De Palma, Michele Rossini, Giuseppe Grandaliano, Loreto Gesualdo

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Multiplex cytokine analysis of dermal interstitial blister fluid defines local disease mechanisms in systemic sclerosis

Kristina EN Clark, Henry Lopez, Bahja Ahmed Abdi, Sandra G Guerra, Xu Shiwen, Korsa Khan, Oseme Etomi, George R Martin, David J Abraham, Christopher P Denton, Richard J Stratton

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Head-to-head comparison of the safety of tocilizumab and tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis patients (RA) in clinical practice: results from the registry of Japanese RA patients on biologics for long-term safety (REAL) registry

Ryoko Sakai, Soo-Kyung Cho, Toshihiro Nanki, Kaori Watanabe, Hayato Yamazaki, Michi Tanaka, Ryuji Koike, Yoshiya Tanaka, Kazuyoshi Saito, Shintaro Hirata, Koichi Amano, Hayato Nagasawa, Takayuki Sumida, Taichi Hayashi, Takahiko Sugihara, Hiroaki Dobashi, Shinsuke Yasuda, Tetsuji Sawada, Kazuhiko Ezawa, Atsuhisa Ueda, Takao Fujii, Kiyoshi Migita, Nobuyuki Miyasaka, Masayoshi Harigai

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Cumulative inflammatory burden is independently associated with increased arterial stiffness in patients with psoriatic arthritis: a prospective study

Jiayun Shen, Qing Shang, Edmund K Li, Ying-Ying Leung, Emily W Kun, Lai-Wa Kwok, Martin Li, Tena K Li, Tracy Y Zhu, Cheuk-Man Yu, Lai-Shan Tam

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CD4 T-cell transcriptome analysis reveals aberrant regulation of STAT3 and Wnt signaling pathways in rheumatoid arthritis: evidence from a case–control study

Hua Ye, Jing Zhang, Jun Wang, Yanyan Gao, Yan Du, Chun Li, Minghua Deng, Jianping Guo, Zhanguo Li

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Application of the 2013 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for systemic sclerosis to patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon

Jin-Su Park, Min-Chan Park, Jason Jungsik Song, Yong-Beom Park, Soo-Kon Lee, Sang-Won Lee

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Effect of prednisone on type I interferon signature in rheumatoid arthritis: consequences for response prediction to rituximab

Tamarah D de Jong, Saskia Vosslamber, Marjolein Blits, Gertjan Wolbink, Mike T Nurmohamed, Conny J van der Laken, Gerrit Jansen, Alexandre E Voskuyl, Cornelis L Verweij

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Visceral fat obesity is highly associated with primary gout in a metabolically obese but normal weighted population: a case control study

Jennifer Lee, Ji-Yeon Lee, Jae-Ho Lee, Seung-Min Jung, Young Sun Suh, Jung-Hee Koh, Seung-Ki Kwok, Ji Hyeon Ju, Kyung-Su Park, Sung-Hwan Park

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Characterization of the major histocompatibility complex locus association with Behçet’s disease in Iran

Joana M Xavier, Fereydoun Davatchi, Olga Abade, Farhad Shahram, Vânia Francisco, Bahar Sadeghi Abdollahi, Hélder Trindade, Abdolhadi Nadji, Niloofar Mojarad Shafiee, Fahmida Ghaderibarmi, Dário Ligeiro, Sofia A Oliveira

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Meniscal extrusion promotes knee osteoarthritis structural progression: protective effect of strontium ranelate treatment in a phase III clinical trial

Camille Roubille, Johanne Martel-Pelletier, Jean-Pierre Raynauld, François Abram, Marc Dorais, Philippe Delorme, Jean-Pierre Pelletier

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An external validation study reporting poor correlation between the claims-based index for rheumatoid arthritis severity and the disease activity score

Rishi J Desai, Daniel H Solomon, Michael E Weinblatt, Nancy Shadick, Seoyoung C Kim

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Bone mineral density and carotid atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: a controlled cross-sectional study

Sofia Ajeganova, Thomas Gustafsson, Tomas Jogestrand, Johan Frostegård, Ingiäld Hafström

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Association analyses confirm five susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus in the Han Chinese population

Yu-jun Sheng, Jian-hua Xu, Yong-gui Wu, Xian-bo Zuo, Jin-ping Gao, Yan Lin, Zheng-wei Zhu, Lei-lei Wen, Chao Yang, Lu Liu, Yu-yan Cheng, Yan Chang, Lu-lu Yang, Fu-sheng Zhou, Xian-fa Tang, Xiao-dong Zheng, Xian-yong Yin, Hua-yang Tang, Liang-dan Sun, Yong Cui, Sen Yang, Xue-jun Zhang

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Body mass index and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

Baodong Qin, Min Yang, Haitao Fu, Ning Ma, Tingting Wei, Qingqin Tang, Zhide Hu, Yan Liang, Zaixing Yang, Renqian Zhong

Open Access Review

The interface between cholinergic pathways and the immune system and its relevance to arthritis

Robin M McAllen, Andrew D Cook, Hsu Wei Khiew, Davide Martelli, John A Hamilton

Open Access Review

Are mesenchymal stromal cells immune cells?

Martin J Hoogduijn

Open Access Editorial

Methotrexate: should it still be considered for chronic calcium pyrophosphate crystal disease?

Eliseo Pascual, Mariano Andrés, Francisca Sivera

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Gout and risk of chronic kidney disease and nephrolithiasis: meta-analysis of observational studies

Matthew J Roughley, John Belcher, Christian D Mallen, Edward Roddy

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The involvement of follistatin-like protein 1 in osteoarthritis by elevating NF-κB-mediated inflammatory cytokines and enhancing fibroblast like synoviocyte proliferation

Su Ni, Kaisong Miao, Xianju Zhou, Nanwei Xu, Chenkai Li, Ruixia Zhu, Rongbin Sun, Yuji Wang

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Differential effects of cyclophosphamide and mycophenolate mofetil on cellular and serological parameters in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Till Fassbinder, Ute Saunders, Eva Mickholz, Elisabeth Jung, Heidemarie Becker, Bernhard Schlüter, Annett Marita Jacobi

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The novel S59P mutation in the TNFRSF1A gene identified in an adult onset TNF receptor associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) constitutively activates NF-κB pathway

Eliana Greco, Ada Aita, Paola Galozzi, Alessandra Gava, Paolo Sfriso, Ola H Negm, Patrick Tighe, Francesco Caso, Filippo Navaglia, Emanuela Dazzo, Marzia De Bortoli, Alessandra Rampazzo, Laura Obici, Simona Donadei, Giampaolo Merlini, Mario Plebani, Ian Todd, Daniela Basso, Leonardo Punzi

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The cellular signature of urinary immune cells in Lupus nephritis: new insights into potential biomarkers

Katharina Kopetschke, Jan Klocke, Anna-Sophie Grießbach, Jens Y Humrich, Robert Biesen, Duska Dragun, Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester, Philipp Enghard, Gabriela Riemekasten

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Evaluation of the effect of tofacitinib on measured glomerular filtration rate in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: results from a randomised controlled trial

Joel M Kremer, Alan J Kivitz, Jesus A Simon-Campos, Evgeny L Nasonov, Hans-Peter Tony, Soo-Kon Lee, Bonnie Vlahos, Constance Hammond, Jack Bukowski, Huihua Li, Seth L Schulman, Susan Raber, Andrea Zuckerman, John D Isaacs

Open Access Letter

Response to ‘Increase of nerve growth factor levels in the human herniated intervertebral disc: can annular rupture trigger discogenic back pain?’ – authors’ reply

Yasuchika Aoki, Arata Nakajima, Seiji Ohtori, Hiroshi Takahashi, Fusako Watanabe, Masato Sonobe, Fumiaki Terajima, Masahiko Saito, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Tomoaki Toyone, Atsuya Watanabe, Takayuki Nakajima, Makoto Takazawa, Koichi Nakagawa

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Patients lacking classical poor prognostic markers might also benefit from a step-down glucocorticoid bridging scheme in early rheumatoid arthritis: week 16 results from the randomized multicenter CareRA trial

Patrick Verschueren, Diederik De Cock, Luk Corluy, Rik Joos, Christine Langenaken, Veerle Taelman, Frank Raeman, Isabelle Ravelingien, Klaas Vandevyvere, Jan Lenaerts, Elke Geens, Piet Geusens, Johan Vanhoof, Anne Durnez, Jan Remans, Bert Vander Cruyssen, Els Van Essche, An Sileghem, Griet De Brabanter, Johan Joly, Kristien Van der Elst, Sabrina Meyfroidt, Rene Westhovens

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Subclinical atherosclerosis and impaired bone health in patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome: prevalence, clinical and laboratory associations

Fotini Gravani, Ioanna Papadaki, Eleni Antypa, Andrianos Nezos, Kyriaki Masselou, Dimitrios Ioakeimidis, Michael Koutsilieris, Haralampos M Moutsopoulos, Clio P Mavragani

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Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase promotes the proliferation and inhibits the apoptosis in fibroblast-like synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis

Ming Zong, Tianbao Lu, Shasha Fan, Hui Zhang, Ruhan Gong, Lishan Sun, Zhiyan Fu, Lieying Fan

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Fetal microchimerism in kidney biopsies of lupus nephritis patients may be associated with a beneficial effect

Greiciane MS Florim, Heloisa C Caldas, Julio CR de Melo, Maria Alice SF Baptista, Ida MM Fernandes, Marcela Savoldi-Barbosa, Gustavo H Goldman, Mario Abbud-Filho

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Association of HLA-B*41:02 with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (IgA Vasculitis) in Spanish individuals irrespective of the HLA-DRB1 status

Raquel López-Mejías, Fernanda Genre, Belén Sevilla Pérez, Santos Castañeda, Norberto Ortego-Centeno, Javier Llorca, Begoña Ubilla, Sara Remuzgo-Martínez, Verónica Mijares, Trinitario Pina, Vanesa Calvo-Río, Ana Márquez, José A Miranda-Filloy, Antonio Navas Parejo, Marta Conde-Jaldón, Lourdes Ortiz-Fernández, Diego Argila, Maximiliano Aragües, Esteban Rubio, Manuel León Luque, Juan María Blanco-Madrigal, Eva Galíndez-Aguirregoikoa, Francisca González Escribano, J Gonzalo Ocejo-Vinyals, Javier Martín, Ricardo Blanco, Miguel A González-Gay

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Enhanced activation of dendritic cells by autologous apoptotic microvesicles in MRL/lpr mice

Jürgen Dieker, Luuk Hilbrands, Astrid Thielen, Henry Dijkman, Jo H Berden, Johan van der Vlag

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Development of key performance indicators to evaluate centralized intake for patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

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Gout, not hyperuricemia alone, impairs left ventricular diastolic function

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A subset of CD163+ macrophages displays mixed polarizations in discoid lupus skin

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Cross-talk between bone morphogenetic proteins and inflammatory pathways

Peter M. van der Kraan, Esmeralda N. Blaney Davidson

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Cartilage stem/progenitor cells are activated in osteoarthritis via interleukin-1β/nerve growth factor signaling

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Is RANKL inhibition both anti-resorptive and anabolic in rheumatoid arthritis?

Natalie A. Sims, Evange Romas

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High frequency ultrasound of skin involvement in systemic sclerosis – a follow-up study

Roger Hesselstrand, Johanna Carlestam, Marie Wildt, Gunnel Sandqvist, Kristofer Andréasson

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Tumor necrosis factor-α blockade in recurrent and disabling chronic sciatica associated with post-operative peridural lumbar fibrosis: results of a double-blind, placebo randomized controlled study

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Inhibition of angiogenesis by platelets in systemic sclerosis patients

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Association between environmental exposures and granulomatosis with polyangiitis in Canterbury, New Zealand

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Interleukin-6-dependent influence of nociceptive sensory neurons on antigen-induced arthritis

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Probability and heritability estimates on primary osteoarthritis of the hip leading to total hip arthroplasty: a nationwide population based follow-up study in Danish twins

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Peripheral blood natural killer cell percentages in granulomatosis with polyangiitis correlate with disease inactivity and stage

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Antibodies against High Mobility Group Box protein-1 (HMGB1) versus other anti-nuclear antibody fine-specificities and disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus

Lina Wirestam, Hanna Schierbeck, Thomas Skogh, Iva Gunnarsson, Lars Ottosson, Helena Erlandsson-Harris, Jonas Wetterö, Christopher Sjöwall

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Soluble PD-1 aggravates progression of collagen-induced arthritis through Th1 and Th17 pathways

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Serum tenascin-C discriminates patients with active SLE from inactive patients and healthy controls and predicts the need to escalate immunosuppressive therapy: a cohort study

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An HLA-C amino-acid variant in addition to HLA-B*27 confers risk for ankylosing spondylitis in the Korean population

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Impact of certolizumab pegol on patient-reported outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis and correlation with clinical measures of disease activity

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Statistical considerations for stopping systemic lupus erythematosus clinical trials earlier

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Parity influences the severity of ACPA-negative early rheumatoid arthritis: a cohort study based on the Swedish EIRA material

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Investigating CD11c expression as a potential genomic biomarker of response to TNF inhibitor biologics in whole blood rheumatoid arthritis samples

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The effectiveness of low-level laser therapy for nonspecific chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Cytokine preconditioning of engineered cartilage provides protection against interleukin-1 insult

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of serious infections with tofacitinib and biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug treatment in rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials

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Supplement of 5-hydroxytryptophan before induction suppresses inflammation and collagen-induced arthritis

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Serological epitope profile of anti-Ro52–positive patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases

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Minorities with lupus nephritis and medications: a study of facilitators to medication decision-making

Jasvinder A. Singh, Haiyan Qu, Jinoos Yazdany, Winn Chatham, Richard Shewchuk

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IgG4-related sialadenitis: IgG4 is helpful, but biopsies are still crucial

Torsten Witte, Hendrik Schulze-Koops

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Inflammatory but not apoptotic death of granulocytes citrullinates fibrinogen

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Nerves are more abundant than blood vessels in the degenerate human intervertebral disc

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Prognostic value of anti-CRP antibodies in lupus nephritis in long-term follow-up

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Predictors of lung function decline in scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease based on high-resolution computed tomography: implications for cohort enrichment in systemic sclerosis–associated interstitial lung disease trials

Dinesh Khanna, Vivek Nagaraja, Chi-hong Tseng, Fereidoun Abtin, Robert Suh, Grace Kim, Athol Wells, Daniel E. Furst, Philip J. Clements, Michael D. Roth, Donald P. Tashkin, Jonathan Goldin

Open Access Research article

Hedgehog signalling does not stimulate cartilage catabolism and is inhibited by Interleukin-1β

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Half of UK patients with rheumatoid arthritis are prescribed oral glucocorticoid therapy in primary care: a retrospective drug utilisation study

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In vivo optical imaging of early osteoarthritis using an antibody specific to damaged arthritic cartilage

Ngee Han Lim, Tonia L. Vincent, Ahuva Nissim

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Alterations of bone mineral density, bone microarchitecture and strength in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional study using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computerized tomography and finite element analysis

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Soluble biglycan: a potential mediator of cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis

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The beneficial effects of Tai Chi exercise on endothelial function and arterial stiffness in elderly women with rheumatoid arthritis

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Dysregulation of RasGRP1 in rheumatoid arthritis and modulation of RasGRP3 as a biomarker of TNFα inhibitors

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Usefulness of using laser-induced photoacoustic measurement and 3.0 Tesla MRI to assess knee cartilage damage: a comparison study

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Open Access Research article

Maintenance of autoantibody production in pristane-induced murine lupus

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