Hammond, Alison Meesters, Jorit Niedermann, Karin Tennant, Alan Vliet Vlieland, Thea Tyson, Sarah Nordenskiöld, Ulla
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Rheumatology international
The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) is a detailed patient-reported outcome measure of activity ability. The objective of this research was to assess the linguistic and cross-cultural validity and psychometric properties of the EDAQ in rheumatoid arthritis for Dutch and German speakers. The EDAQ was translated into Dutch and German...
Mustonen, Anne-Mari Nieminen, Petteri
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Current Rheumatology Reports
Purpose of ReviewOsteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are characterized by abnormal lipid metabolism manifested as altered fatty acid (FA) profiles of synovial fluid and tissues and in the way dietary FA supplements can influence the symptoms of especially RA. In addition to classic eicosanoids, the potential roles of polyunsaturated F...
Solipuram, Vinod Mohan, Akhila Patel, Roshniben Ni, Ruoning
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Autoimmunity Highlights
BackgroundRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease. The combination therapy of methotrexate (MTX) and Janus kinase inhibitor (JAKi) is commonly used. Patients with RA are at increased risk of malignancy, however, it remains unclear whether the combination therapy is associated with a higher risk.ObjectiveTo assess the malignancy r...
Jin, Shangyi Li, Mengtao Wang, Qian Zeng, Xiaofeng Xia, Weibo Yu, Wei Guan, Wenmin Hsieh, Evelyn
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Arthritis Research & Therapy
BackgroundPatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of fractures. Although their decline in bone mineral density (BMD) is well-established, data regarding the alterations in bone microarchitecture are limited. In this study, we aimed to evaluate bone microarchitecture, geometry, and volumetric BMD among patients with RA in mainl...
Kubota, Kiyoshi Yoshizawa, Masaki Takahashi, Satoru Fujimura, Yoshiaki Nomura, Hiroko Kohsaka, Hitoshi
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundAn administrative database covering a whole population such as the national database in Japan may be used to estimate the nationwide prevalence of diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) when a well-validated definition of the disease is available. In Japan, the record linkage between the administrative database and medical charts in...
Kim, Kyoung-Woon Kim, Bo-Mi Won, Ji-Yeon Min, Hong-Ki Lee, Kyung-Ann Lee, Sang-Heon Kim, Hae-Rim
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Arthritis Research & Therapy
BackgroundIn the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the role of mast cells has not been revealed clearly. We aimed to define the inflammatory and tissue-destructive roles of mast cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).MethodsSerum and synovial fluid (SF) concentration levels of tryptase, chymase, and histamine were quantified using ELISA. After...
Julià, Antonio López-Lasanta, María Blanco, Francisco Gómez, Antonio Haro, Isabel Mas, Antonio Juan Erra, Alba Vivar, Ma Luz García Monfort, Jordi Sánchez-Fernández, Simón
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundBlocking of the Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) activity is a successful therapeutic approach for 50–60% of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. However, there are yet no biomarkers to stratify patients for anti-TNF therapy. Rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-cyclic-citrullinated antibodies (anti-CCP) have been evaluated as biomarkers of response...
Lin, Tsung-Kun Huang, Jing-Yang Pan, Lung-Fa Jong, Gwo-Ping
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Lipids in Health and Disease
BackgroundSome observational studies have found a significant association between the use of statin and a reduced risk of dementia. However, the results of these studies are unclear in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study is to determine the association between the use of statins and the incidence of dementia according to sex and age...
Wang, Juan Yang, Zhe Zheng, Yan Peng, Yaling Wang, Qing Xia, Hongli Wang, Yan Ding, Jin Zhu, Ping Shang, Lei
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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
ObjectivesFor patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in China, little is known of how their illness perceptions affect their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The present study investigated associations between specific illness perceptions due to RA and HRQoL features.MethodsFor 191 patients with RA, illness perceptions were measured using t...
Richter, Jutta G. Nannen, Christina Chehab, Gamal Acar, Hasan Becker, Arnd Willers, Reinhart Huscher, Dörte Schneider, Matthias
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Arthritis Research & Therapy
BackgroundMobile medical applications (Apps) offer innovative solutions for patients’ self-monitoring and new patient management opportunities. Prior to routine clinical application feasibility and acceptance of disease surveillance using an App that includes electronic (e) patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) warrant evaluation. Therefore, we...
