Article
Immunology
Elisangela Gueiber Montes, Fabiana Postiglioni Mansani, Alceu de Oliveira Toledo Junior, Marcelo Derbli Schafranski, Bruno Queiroz Zardo, Fabio Andre dos Santos, Sabrina Grassiolli, Lorena de Freitas Calixto, Romulo Lopes da Costa, Felicio de Freitas Netto, Jose Carlos Rebuglio Vellosa
Summary: This study found that glucocorticoid treatment may increase cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and myeloperoxidase may be an important predictor of cardiovascular risk.
INFLAMMOPHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Xing Song, Yan-Hong Wang, Meng-Tao Li, Xin-Wang Duan, Hong-Bin Li, Xiao-Feng Zeng
Summary: The study on Chinese patients with RA showed high correlations and concordance among different DAIs, but significant discordance was also observed. The four DAIs are not interchangeable in clinical practice for assessing disease activity in RA patients.
CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Medical Laboratory Technology
Luping Gong, Yinxin Zhou, Shanjun Shi, Lina Ying, Yan Li, Mingcai Li
Summary: IL-41 expression is increased in the serum of RA patients and positively correlated with disease-related parameters. IL-41 may serve as a potential new diagnostic biomarker for RA.
CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Benedicte Delcoigne, Sella A. Provan, Eirik K. Kristianslund, Johan Askling, Lotta Ljung
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the short-term risks of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on their current disease activity, including remission. The results showed that failure to reach remission is associated with an increased risk of ACS, highlighting the importance of optimizing cardiovascular risk factors in these patients.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
Theresa Burkard, Enriqueta Vallejo-Yague, Kim Lauper, Axel Finckh, Thomas Hugle, Andrea M. Burden
Summary: The study found that an increase in BMI may not result in changes in DAS28-esr in patients receiving infliximab, but may lead to a decrease in joint erosions.
Article
Immunology
Tae Sung M. Kim, Lakmali Silva, Vasileios Ionas Theofilou, Teresa Greenwell-Wild, Lu Li, Drake Winslow Williams, Tomoko Ikeuchi, Laurie H. Brenchley, Thomas I. Bugge, Patricia J. Diaz, Mariana Kaplan, Carmelo M. Carmona-Rivera, Niki Moutsopoulos
Summary: Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are early triggers of pathogenic inflammation in periodontitis, a prevalent oral inflammatory disease. NETs promote IL-17/Th17 immune response and contribute to bone destruction. Human findings support the role of NET-mediated pathology in periodontitis.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Takahiro Mizuuchi, Tetsuji Sawada, Susumu Nishiyama, Koichiro Tahara, Haeru Hayashi, Hiroaki Mori, Eri Kato, Mayu Tago, Toshihiro Matsui, Shigeto Tohma
Summary: The involvement of distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints in adult-onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with disease activity, particularly affecting small-sized and upper-extremity joints.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Xianhui Zhang, Pengyan Qiao, Qianyu Guo, Zixie Liang, Jie Pan, Fengping Wu, Xuexue Wang, Liyun Zhang
Summary: This study found that female RA patients had higher FSH levels, which was associated with disease activity. Early menopause may be an important factor in RA.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Jianan Zhao, Lingxia Xu, Cen Chang, Ping Jiang, Kai Wei, Yiming Shi, Linshuai Xu, Yixin Zheng, Yu Shan, Yanqin Bian, Li Li, Shicheng Guo, Steven J. Schrodi, Rongsheng Wang, Dongyi He
Summary: This study found a significant hypermethylation of the promoter region of HTR2A, indicating its potential clinical diagnostic role in rheumatoid arthritis.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Rheumatology
Tate M. Johnson, Harlan R. Sayles, Joshua F. Baker, Michael D. George, Punyasha Roul, Cheng Zheng, Brian Sauer, Katherine P. Liao, Daniel R. Anderson, Ted R. Mikuls, Bryant R. England
Summary: In patients with RA, the use of MTX was associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular events, particularly HF-related hospitalizations. However, this association was not mediated through reductions in RA disease activity, suggesting that MTX may modify CVD risk in this population through alternative mechanisms.
ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Jiahui Yu, Congqi Hu, Zhao Dai, Jia Xu, Lu Zhang, Hui Deng, Yanping Xu, Lianyu Zhao, Meilin Li, Lijuan Liu, Mingying Zhang, Jiarong Huang, Linping Wu, Guangxing Chen
Summary: This study identified potential biomarkers associated with disease activity and treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) proteomic analysis. The results showed that serum DPP4 concentration significantly increased after RA treatment and was inversely correlated with disease activity indicators. These findings suggest that serum DPP4 may be a potential biomarker for assessing disease activity and treatment response in RA.
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Bozena Targonska-Stepniak, Krzysztof Grzechnik
Summary: This study aims to explore the relationships between adipokines (adiponectin, leptin) and metabolic parameters, as well as disease activity, in patients with chronic rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The results show that adipokines are indicators of metabolic disorders rather than inflammatory markers in patients with chronic RA, and high leptin levels may indicate poor prognostic factors, kidney, and cardiovascular complications. Adiponectin appears to be protective against metabolic disorders in chronic RA.
JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mohammad Movahedi, Angela Cesta, Xiuying Li, Claire Bombardier
Summary: This study described the disease activity trajectories in early and established rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The findings showed better treatment outcomes in early RA compared to established RA, and demonstrated the impact of sociodemographic characteristics and early treatment on disease course.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Tugba Alisik, Murat Alisik, Baris Nacir, Fikriye Figen Ayhan, Hakan Genc, Ozcan Erel
Summary: Higher MPO/PON1 ratio in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients may be associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The dysfunction of HDL in RA patients, as indicated by the MPO/PON1 ratio, suggests potential implications for assessing cardiovascular risk and monitoring treatment effectiveness in this population.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Sung Soo Ahn, Hye Min Kim, Younhee Park
Summary: Plasma tumour M2-PK levels are significantly correlated with disease activity in RA patients, and a decline in levels was observed after inflammation reduction. Tumour M2-PK, when combined with ESR and CRP, provides a high predictive value for distinguishing disease activity status in RA patients.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Rheumatology
Roberto Cordeiro de Andrade Teixeira, Eduardo Ferreira Borba Neto, Georges Basile Christopoulos, Emilia Inoue Sato
JCR-JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Rheumatology
Mario H. Cardiel, Enrique R. Soriano, Eloisa Silva Dutra de Oliveira Bonfa, Graciela S. Alarcon, Ariel Izcovich, Mary Carmen Amigo Castaneda, Leonor A. Barile-Fabris, Margarita Duarte, Graciela Espada, Mercedes A. Garcia, Roger A. Levy, Loreto Massardo, Emilia I. Sato, Gloria Vasquez, Eduardo M. Acevedo-Vasquez, Luis J. Catoggio, Rosa Chacon-Diaz, Claudio M. Galarza Maldonado, Antonio J. Iglesias Gamarra, Jose F. Molina Restrepo, Oscar Neira, Clovis A. Silva, Andrea Vargas Pena, Bernardo A. Pons-Estel
JCR-JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Rheumatology
M. F. Ugarte-Gil, D. Wojdyla, C. A. Pastor-Asurza, R. V. Gamboa-Cardenas, E. M. Acevedo-Vasquez, L. J. Catoggio, M. A. Garcia, E. Bonfa, E. I. Sato, L. Massardo, V. Pascual-Ramos, L. A. Barile, G. Reyes-Llerena, A. Iglesias-Gamarra, J. F. Molina-Restrepo, R. Chacon-Diaz, G. S. Alarcon, B. A. Pons-Estel
Review
Rheumatology
Bernardo A. Pons-Estel, Eloisa Bonfa, Enrique R. Soriano, Mario H. Cardiel, Ariel Izcovich, Federico Popoff, Juan M. Criniti, Gloria Vasquez, Loreto Massardo, Margarita Duarte, Leonor A. Barile-Fabris, Mercedes A. Garcia, Mary-Carmen Amigo, Graciela Espada, Luis J. Catoggio, Emilia Inoue Sato, Roger A. Levy, Eduardo M. Acevedo Vasquez, Rosa Chacon-Diaz, Claudio M. Galarza-Maldonado, Antonio J. Iglesias Gamarra, Jose Fernando Molina, Oscar Neira, Clovis A. Silva, Andrea Vargas Pena, Jose A. Gomez-Puerta, Marina Scolnik, Guillermo J. Pons-Estel, Michelle R. Ugolini-Lopes, Veronica Savio, Cristina Drenkard, Alejandro J. Alvarellos, Manuel F. Ugarte-Gil, Alejandra Babini, Andre Cavalcanti, Fernanda Athayde Cardoso Linhares, Maria Jezabel Haye Salinas, Yurilis J. Fuentes-Silva, Ana Carolina Montandon de Oliveira e Silva, Ruth M. Eraso Garnica, Sebastian Herrera Uribe, Diana Gomez-Martin, Ricardo Robaina Sevrini, Rosana M. Quintana, Sergio Gordon, Hilda Fragoso-Loyo, Violeta Rosario, Veronica Saurit, Simone Appenzeller, Edgard Torres dos Reis Neto, Jorge Cieza, Luis A. Gonzalez Naranjo, Yelitza C. Gonzalez Bello, Maria Victoria Collado, Judith Sarano, Soledad Retamozo, Maria E. Sattler, Rocio V. Gamboa-Cardenas, Ernesto Cairoli, Silvana M. Conti, Luis M. Amezcua-Guerra, Luis H. Silveira, Eduardo F. Borba, Mariana A. Pera, Paula B. Alba Moreyra, Valeria Arturi, Guillermo A. Berbotto, Cristian Gerling, Carla A. Gobbi, Viviana L. Gervasoni, Hugo R. Scherbarth, Joao C. Tavares Brenol, Fernando Cavalcanti, Lilian T. Lavras Costallat, Nilzio A. Da Silva, Odirlei A. Monticielo, Luciana Parente Costa Seguro, Ricardo M. Xavier, Carolina Llanos, Ruben A. Montufar Guardado, Ignacio Garcia de la Torre, Carlos Pineda, Margarita Portela Hernandez, Alvaro Danza, Marlene Guibert-Toledano, Gil Llerena Reyes, Maria Isabel Acosta Colman, Alicia M. Aquino, Claudia S. Mora-Trujillo, Roberto Munoz-Louis, Ignacio Garcia Valladares, Maria Celeste Orozco, Paula I. Burgos, Graciela V. Betancur, Graciela S. Alarcon
ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
(2018)
Article
Rheumatology
V. R. Pimentel-Quiroz, M. F. Ugarte-Gil, G. B. Harvey, D. Wojdyla, G. J. Pons-Estel, R. Quintana, A. Esposto, M. A. Garcia, L. J. Catoggio, M. H. Cardiel, L. A. Barile, M-C Amigo, E. Sato, E. Bonfa, E. Borba, L. T. Lavras Costallat, O. J. Neira, L. Massardo, M. Guibert-Toledano, R. Chacon-Diaz, G. S. Alarcon, B. A. Pons-Estel, Enrique R. Soriano, Maria Flavia Ceballos Recalde, Edson Velozo, Jorge A. Manni, Sebastian Grimaudo, Judith Sarano, Jose A. Maldonado-Cocco, Maria S. Arriola, Graciela Gomez, Ana Ines Marcos, Juan Carlos Marcos, Hugo R. Scherbarth, Jorge A. Lopez, Estela L. Motta, Cristina Drenkard, Susana Gamron, Sandra Buliubasich, Laura Onetti, Francisco Caeiro, Alejandro Alvarellos, Veronica Saurit, Silvana Gentiletti, Norberto Quagliatto, Alberto A. Gentiletti, Daniel Machado, Marcelo Abdala, Simon Palatnik, Guillermo A. Berbotto, Carlos A. Battagliotti, Alexandre Wagner S. Souza, Manoel Barros Bertolo, Ibsen Bellini Coimbra, Joao C. Tavares Brenol, Odirlei Monticielo, Ricardo Xavier, Fernando de Souza Cavalcanti, Angela Luzia Branco Duarte, Claudia Diniz Lopes Marques, Nilzio Antonio da Silva, Ana Carolina de O e Silva, Tatiana Ferracine Pacheco, Jose Fernando Molina-Restrepo, Javier Molina-Lopez, Gloria Vasquez, Luis A. Ramirez, Oscar Uribe, Antonio Iglesias-Gamarra, Antonio Iglesias-Rodriguez, Eduardo Egea-Bermejo, Renato A. Guzman-Moreno, Jose F. Restrepo-Suarez, Gil Alberto Reyes-Llerena, Alfredo Hernandez-Martinez, Sergio Jacobelli, Leonardo R. Guzman, Abraham Garcia-Kutzbach, Claudia Castellanos, Erwin Cajas, Virginia Pascual-Ramos, Luis H. Silveira, Ignacio Garcia De La Torre, Gerardo Orozco-Barocio, Magali L. Estrada-Contreras, Maria Josefina Sauza del Pozo, Laura E. Aranda Baca, Adelfia Urenda Quezada, Guillermo F. Huerta-Yanez, Eduardo M. Acevedo-Vazquez, Jose Luis Alfaro-Lozano, Jorge M. Cucho-Venegas, Maria Ines Segami, Cecilia P. Chung, Magaly Alva-Linares, Isaac Abadi, Neriza Rangel, Soham Al Snih Al Snih, Maria H. Esteva-Spinetti, Jorge Vivas
Article
Rheumatology
Anna Larissa Faria Janes, Miriam Fang Castro, Anne Elizabeth Diniz Arraes, Bruna Savioli, Emilia Inoue Sato, Alexandre W. S. de Souza
RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2020)
Article
Rheumatology
Alexandre W. S. de Souza, Eduarda Bonelli Zarur, Victor R. Pimentel-Quirozz, Alfredo Sanchez-Torres, Manuel F. Ugarte-Gil, Emilia Inoue Sato
Summary: This study compared the prevalence of systemic vasculitides between two vasculitis referral centers in Brazil and Peru. The study found that the frequency of Behget's disease, Takayasu arteritis, and giant cell arteritis was higher in the Brazilian center, while the frequency of microscopic polyangiitis and renal-limited vasculitis was higher in the Peruvian center.
CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Rheumatology
Priscila Dias Cardoso Ribeiro, Emilia Inoue Sato
Summary: This review focuses on silicone-induced autoimmune/autoinflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA). The use of silicone breast implants (SBI) has increased worldwide, raising concerns about their potential effects on the immune system, particularly in individuals with pre-existing immune dysregulation. Despite epidemiological studies, the association between SBI and autoimmune/rheumatic disorders remains inconclusive. While explantation of silicone breast implants improves unspecific symptoms in the majority of patients with silicone-induced ASIA, the outcome appears to be different in patients with definitive autoimmune rheumatic disease (AIRD). Prospective studies evaluating the risk of flares after SBI in patients with AIRD are lacking. It is important to discuss the risk of ASIA with patients with AIRD and consider long-term safety and implant-related outcomes on a case-by-case basis for shared decision-making between patients and physicians.
CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Rheumatology
Rosana Quintana, Guillermo Pons-Estel, Karen Roberts, Monica Sacnun, Guillermo Berbotto, Mercedes A. Garcia, Veronica Saurit, Leonor Barile-Fabris, Eduardo M. Acevedo-Vazquez, Joao C. Tavares Brenol, Emilia Sato, Antonio Iglesias, Oscar Uribe, Graciela Alarcon, Bernardo A. Pons-Estel
LUPUS SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2019)
Article
Rheumatology
Ceu Tristao Martins Conceicao, Ivone Minhoto Meinao, Jose Atilio Bombana, Emilia Inoue Sato
ADVANCES IN RHEUMATOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Rheumatology
Luiz Samuel Gomes Machado, Ana Cecilia Diniz Oliveira, Patricia Semedo-Kuriki, Alexandre Wagner Silva de Souza, Emilia Inoue Sato
ADVANCES IN RHEUMATOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
A. A. Faludi, M. C. O. Izar, J. F. K. Saraiva, A. P. M. Chacra, H. T. Bianco, A. Afiune Neto, A. Bertolami, A. C. Pereira, A. M. Lottenberg, A. C. Sposito, A. C. P. Chagas, A. Casella-Filho, A. F. Simao, A. C. Alencar Filho, B. Caramelli, C. C. Magalhaes, D. Magnoni, C. E. Negrao, C. E. S. Ferreira, C. Scherr, C. M. A. Feio, C. Kovacs, D. B. Araujo, D. Calderaro, D. M. Gualandro, E. P. Mello Junior, E. R. G. Alexandre, I. E. Sato, E. H. Moriguchi, F. H. Rached, F. C. Santos, F. H. Y. Cesena, F. A. H. Fonseca, H. A. R. Fonseca, H. T. Xavier, I. C. Pimentel, I. C. B. Giuliano, J. S. Issa, J. Diament, J. B. Pesquero, J. E. Santos, J. R. Faria Neto, J. X. Melo Filho, J. T. Kato, K. P. Torres, M. C. Bertolami, M. H. Assad, M. H. Miname, M. Scartezini, N. A. Forti, O. R. Coelho, R. C. Maranhao, R. D. Santos Filho, R. J. Alves, R. L. Cassani, R. T. B. Betti, T. Carvalho, T. L. R. Martinez, V. Z. R. Giraldez, W. Salgado Filho
ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CARDIOLOGIA
(2017)
Meeting Abstract
Rheumatology
Rosana Quintana, Guillermo J. Pons-Estel, Karen Roberts, Monica Sacnun, Rosa Maria Serrano, Romina Nieto, Silvana Conti, Viviana Gervasonil, Luis J. Catoggio, Enrique R. Soriano, Marina Scolnik, Mercedes Garcia, Alejandro Alvarellos, Veronica Saurit, Guillermo Berbotto, Emilia Sato, Lilian Costallat, Eduardo Borba, Eloisa Bonfal, Ricardo M. Xavier, Ana Carolina de Oliveira e Silva, J. F. Molina, Antonio Iglesias-Gamarra, Marlene Guibert-Toledano, Gil A. Reyes, Loreto Massardo, Oscar J. Neira, Mario H. Cardiel, Leonor Barile, Mary Carmen Amigo, Luis H. Silveira, Ignacio Garcia de la Torre, Eduardo Acevedo-Vasquez, Manuel Ugarte-Gil, Jose Alfaro-Lozano, Ines Segami, Rosa Chacon-Diaz, Maria H. Esteva Spinetti, Jose A. Gomez-Puerta, Graciela S. Alarcon, Bernardo A. Pons-Estel
ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Rheumatology
Manuel Ugarte-Gil, Ines Segami, Guillermina Harvey, Guillermo J. Pons-Estel, Rosana Quintana, Cristina Reategui-Sokolova, Jorge Cieza, Luis J. Catoggio, Mercedes Garciam, Veronica Sauriti, Francisco Caeiro, Cristina Drenkard, Ciuillermo Berbotto, Emilia Sato, Lilian Costallat, Eloisa Bonfa, Joao C. Tavares Brenol, Nilzio A. Da Silva, Fernando Cavalcanti, Antonio Iglesias-Gamarra, Marlene Guibert-Toledano, Gil A. Reyes, Loreto Massardo, Oscar J. Neira, Mario H. Cardiel, Leonor Barile, Mary Carmen Amigo, Luis H. Silveira, Ignacio Garcia de la Torre, Eduardo Acevedo-Vasquez, Rosa Chacon-Diaz, Maria H. Esteva Spinettin, Graciela S. Alarcon, Bernardo A. Pons-Estel
ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Rheumatology
Guillermo J. Pons-Estel, Marina Scolnik, Enrique R. Soriano, Guillermina Harvey, Rosana Quintana, Mercedes Garcia, Veronica Saurit, Cristina Drenkard, Guillermo Berbotto, Emilia Sato, Lilian Costallat, Eloisa Bonfa, Eduardo Ferreira Borba, Joao C. Tavares Brenol, Nilzio A. da Silva, Andre Cavalcanti, Antonio Iglesias-Gamarra, Marlene Guibert-Toledano, Gil A. Reyes, Loreto Massardo, Oscar Neira, Mario H. Cardiel, Leonor Barile, Mary Carmen Amigo, Luis H. Silveira, Ignacio Garcia de la Torre, Rosa Maria Serrano, Eduardo Acevedo-Vasquez, Manuel Ugarte-Gil, Lees Segami, Viviana Gervasoni, Silvana Conti, Rosa Chacon-Diaz, Maria H. Esteva-Spinetti, Bernardo A. Pons-Estel
ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY
(2018)