Song, Jehun Kang, Seongmin Choi, Seung Won Seo, Kwang Won Lee, Sunggun So, Min Wook Lim, Doo-Ho
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Rheumatology International
In December 2019, numerous coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases were reported in Wuhan, China, which has since spread throughout the world. However, its impact on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is unknown. Herein, we report a case of COVID-19 pneumonia in a 61-year-old female RA patient who was receiving conventional disease-modifying anti...
Venerito, Vincenzo Lopalco, Giuseppe Iannone, Florenzo
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Georgiev, Tsvetoslav
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Joob, Beuy Wiwanitkit, Viroj
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Maślińska, Maria Wojciechowska, Bożena Mańczak, Małgorzata Kwiatkowska, Brygida
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Immunoglobulin IgG4 plays a role in the pathogenesis of the Mikulicz disease previously considered a form of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). We investigated serum levels of IgG4, total IgG, C3, and C4 serum complementary components in patients suspected of Sjögren’s syndrome. Basic laboratory and immunological tests, including IgG4 and IgG concen...
Traianos, Emmanuella Young Locke, James Lendrem, Dennis Bowman, Simon Hargreaves, Ben Macrae, Victoria Tarn, Jessica Rachael Ng, Wan-Fai
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Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disease characterised by an increased risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) development. Ectopic germinal centre (GC) in the salivary gland is associated with increased NHL risk in pSS, and the chemokine CXCL13 is implicated in B-cell migration and GC formation. Serum CXCL13 concentrations were quanti...
Dávida, László Pongrácz, Vanda Mohamed, Emir Awad Szamosi, Szilvia Szücs, Gabriella Váncsa, Andrea Tímár, Orsolya Csiki, Zoltán Végh, Edit Soltész, Pál
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Increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality have been found in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α) inhibitors may improve vascular function. In the first part of this study, we determined microcirculation during postoocclusive reactive hyperemia (PORH) representing endothelial function. In a nonselected population ...
Coulter, Elaine H. McDonald, Marie Therese Cameron, Sara Siebert, Stefan Paul, Lorna
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Engaging in physical activity (PA) is a key aspect in the management of axial spondyloarthritis (axial SpA), however, its relationship with clinical measures is unknown. Previous research has mainly focused on subjective methods of measuring PA and sedentary behaviour (SB). The aim of this study was to explore the associations between objectively m...
Miranda-Duarte, Antonio Borgonio-Cuadra, Verónica Marusa González-Huerta, Norma Celia Rojas-Toledo, Emma Xochitl Ahumada-Pérez, Juan Francisco Sosa-Arellano, Matvey Morales-Hernández, Eugenio Pérez-Hernández, Nonanzit Rodríguez-Pérez, José Manuel
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DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism involved in the development of primary osteoarthritis (OA). The association between DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) genes polymorphisms and diseases in which DNA methylation plays a role in their pathogenesis has been described (e.g., cancer); however, its relationship with OA has not been investigated. The...
Davies, Kristen Mirza, Kamran Tarn, Jessica Howard-Tripp, Nadia Bowman, Simon J Lendrem, Dennis Ng, Wan-Fai
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Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune rheumatic disease with symptoms including dryness, fatigue, and pain. The previous work by our group has suggested that certain proinflammatory cytokines are inversely related to patient-reported levels of fatigue. To date, these findings have not been validated. This study aims to validate t...
