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Cigarette smoking and smoking cessation in relation to risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women

Daniela Giuseppe, Nicola Orsini, Lars Alfredsson, Johan Askling, Alicja Wolk Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R56 (22 April 2013)

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Smoking only a few cigarettes a day more than doubles the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis and although this risk will lower with time after smoking cessation, it can remain elevated 15 years later.

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Risk of acute myocardial infarction with nonselective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: a meta-analysis

Gurkirpal Singh, Olivia Wu, Peter Langhorne, Rajan Madhok Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006, 8:R153 (22 September 2006)

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NSAIDs have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of acute myocardial infarctions, suggesting they should be used with caution in those with risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

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Open label study of escalating doses of oral treprostinil diethanolamine in patients with systemic sclerosis and digital ischemia: pharmacokinetics and correlation with digital perfusion

Ami A Shah, Elena Schiopu, Laura K Hummers, Michael Wade, Kristine Phillips, Cynthia Anderson, Robert Wise, Francesco Boin, James R Seibold, Fredrick Wigley, Kristan D Rollins Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R54 (18 April 2013)

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Repression of anti-proliferative factor Tob1 in osteoarthritic cartilage

Mathias Gebauer, Joachim Saas, Jochen Haag, Uwe Dietz, Masaharu Takigawa, Eckart Bartnik, Thomas Aigner Arthritis Res Ther 2005, 7:R274-R284 (11 January 2005)

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Mechanisms of B cell autoimmunity in SLE

Thomas Dörner, Claudia Giesecke, Peter E Lipsky Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011, 13:243 (27 October 2011)

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Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in osteoarthritis: advanced tissue repair or intervention with smouldering synovial activation?

Peter LEM van Lent, Wim B van den Berg Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:112 (20 March 2013)

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Osteoarthritis and nutrition. From nutraceuticals to functional foods: a systematic review of the scientific evidence

Laurent G Ameye, Winnie SS Chee Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006, 8:R127 (19 July 2006)

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The inflammatory process of gout and its treatment

Bruce N Cronstein, Robert Terkeltaub Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006, 8(Suppl 1):S3 (12 April 2006)

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A complicated liaison: IL-33 and IL-33R in arthritis pathogenesis

Thomas Kamradt, Sebastian Drube Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:115 (2 May 2013)

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IL-10-producing regulatory B cells (B10 cells) in autoimmune disease

Ioannis Kalampokis, Ayumi Yoshizaki, Thomas F Tedder Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15(Suppl 1):S1 (11 February 2013)

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Gene-environment interaction between body mass index and transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFbeta1) gene in knee and hip osteoarthritis

Stella G Muthuri, Sally Doherty, Weiya Zhang, Rose A Maciewicz, Kenneth Muir, Michael Doherty Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R52 (18 April 2013)

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Correlations between angiogenic factors and capillaroscopic patterns in systemic sclerosis

Jerome Avouac, Maeva Vallucci, Vanessa Smith, Patricia Senet, Barbara Ruiz, Alberto Sulli, Carmen Pizzorni, Camille Frances, Gilles Chiocchia, Maurizio Cutolo, Yannick Allanore Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R55 (19 April 2013)

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Anti-inflammatory properties of a dual PPARgamma/alpha agonist muraglitazar in in vitro and in vivo models

Erja-Leena Paukkeri, Tiina Leppanen, Mira Lindholm, Mun Fei Yam, Mohd. Zaini Asmawi, Anne Kolmonen, Paula H Aulaskari, Eeva Moilanen Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R51 (17 April 2013)

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Early diagnosis to enable early treatment of pre-osteoarthritis

Constance R Chu, Ashley A Williams, Christian H Coyle, Megan E Bowers Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:212 (7 June 2012)

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A double blind, randomized, placebo controlled study of the efficacy and safety of 5-Loxin® for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee

Krishanu Sengupta, Krishnaraju V Alluri, Andey Satish, Simanchala Mishra, Trimurtulu Golakoti, Kadainti VS Sarma, Dipak Dey, Siba P Raychaudhuri Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R85 (30 July 2008)

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An enriched extract of the Indian frankincense herb, Boswellia serrata reduced pain and improved the physical function of osteoarthritis patients, in a double blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial.

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Association between alcohol consumption and symptom severity and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia

Chul H Kim, Ann Vincent, Daniel J Clauw, Connie A Luedtke, Jeffrey M Thompson, Terry D Schneekloth, Terry H Oh Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R42 (15 March 2013)

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Low to moderate alcohol consumption lessens symptom severity and betters quality of life for fibromyalgia patients when compared to no alcohol consumption.

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MMP-2 mediates local degradation and remodeling of collagen by annulus fibrosus cells of the intervertebral disc

Anshu Rastogi, Hyunchul Kim, Julianne D Twomey, Adam H Hsieh Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R57 (27 April 2013)

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Platelet-rich plasma therapy - future or trend?

Robinder S Dhillon, Edward M Schwarz, Michael D Maloney Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:219 (8 August 2012)

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Adenosine A2A receptors promote collagen production by a Fli1- and CTGF-mediated mechanism

Edwin SL Chan, Hailing Liu, Patricia Fernandez, Alex Luna, Miguel Perez-Aso, Andreea M Bujor, Maria Trojanowska, Bruce N Cronstein Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R58 (11 May 2013)

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Adenosine promotion of dermal fibrosis in conditions such as scleroderma is mediated by the transcription factor Fli1 and growth factor CTFG, highlighting potential targets for future anti-fibrotic therapies.

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Osteoporosis in ankylosing spondylitis - prevalence, risk factors and methods of assessment

Eva Klingberg, Mattias Lorentzon, Dan Mellström, Mats Geijer, Jan Göthlin, Elisabet Hilme, Martin Hedberg, Hans Carlsten, Helena Forsblad-d'Elia Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R108 (8 May 2012)

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Degeneration of the intervertebral disc

Jill PG Urban, Sally Roberts Arthritis Res Ther 2003, 5:120-130 (11 March 2003)

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The Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR): validation and psychometric properties

Robert M Bennett, Ronald Friend, Kim D Jones, Rachel Ward, Bobby K Han, Rebecca L Ross Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11:R120 (10 August 2009)

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Shear stress modulates macrophage-induced urokinase plasminogen activator expression in human chondrocytes

Chih-Chang Yeh, Shun-Fu Chang, Ting-Ying Huang, Hsin-I Chang, Hsing-Chun Kuo, Yi-Chien Wu, Ching-Hsiang Hsieh, Chung-Sheng Shi, Cheng-Nan Chen Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R53 (18 April 2013)

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Complement and systemic lupus erythematosus

Mark J Walport Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 3):S279-S293 (9 May 2002)

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A pilot study of IL-1 inhibition by anakinra in acute gout

Alexander So, Thibaut De Smedt, Sylvie Revaz, Jürg Tschopp Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9:R28 (12 March 2007)

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In a pilot study on 10 patients with gouty arthritis, IL-1 blockade with anakinra gave rapid relief of inflammatory symptoms where standard treatments had failed or were not tolerated.

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RANKL synthesized by articular chondrocytes contributes to juxta-articular bone loss in chronic arthritis

Maria J Martínez-Calatrava, Ivan Prieto-Potín, Jorge A Roman-Blas, Lidia Tardio, Raquel Largo, Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R149 (18 June 2012)

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Common variable immunodeficiency - an update

Ulrich Salzer, Klaus Warnatz, Hans Peter Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:223 (24 September 2012)

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Rpp25 is a major target of autoantibodies to the Th/To complex as measured by a novel chemiluminescent assay

Michael Mahler, Cristina Gascon, Sima Patel, Angela Ceribelli, Marvin J Fritzler, Andreas Swart, Edward KL Chan, Minoru Satoh Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R50 (12 April 2013)

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Epidemiological studies in incidence, prevalence, mortality, and comorbidity of the rheumatic diseases

Sherine E Gabriel, Kaleb Michaud Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11:229 (19 May 2009)

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Kidney disease in lupus is not always 'lupus nephritis'

Hans-Joachim Anders, Jan J Weening Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:108 (1 March 2013)

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microRNA-mediated regulation of innate immune response in rheumatic diseases

Xiaobing Luo, Koustubh Ranade, Ronel Talker, Bahija Jallal, Nan Shen, Yihong Yao Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:210 (9 April 2013)

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Epidemiology and genetics of rheumatoid arthritis

Alan J Silman, Jacqueline E Pearson Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 3):S265-S272 (9 May 2002)

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Intra-articular hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid) and hylans for the treatment of osteoarthritis: mechanisms of action

Larry W Moreland Arthritis Res Ther 2003, 5:54-67 (14 January 2003)

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What can rheumatologists learn from translational cancer therapy?

Jonathan P Sherlock, Andrew D Filer, John D Isaacs, Christopher D Buckley Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:114 (1 May 2013)

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Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Sebastian FN Bode, Kai Lehmberg, Andrea Maul-Pavicic, Thomas Vraetz, Gritta Janka, Udo Stadt, Stephan Ehl Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:213 (8 June 2012)

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Why is epigenetics important in understanding the pathogenesis of inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases?

Udo Oppermann Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:209 (3 April 2013)

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Interstitial lung disease in connective tissue diseases: evolving concepts of pathogenesis and management

Flavia V Castelino, John Varga Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12:213 (23 August 2010)

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Monoarticular antigen-induced arthritis leads to pronounced bilateral upregulation of the expression of neurokinin 1 and bradykinin 2 receptors in dorsal root ganglion neurons of rats

Gisela von Banchet, Peter K Petrow, Rolf Bräuer, Hans-Georg Schaible Arthritis Res 2000, 2:424-427 (3 August 2000)

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Interleukin-6 and chronic inflammation

Cem Gabay Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006, 8(Suppl 2):S3 (28 July 2006)

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Cardiovascular risk management in rheumatoid arthritis: are we still waiting for the first step?

Mike JL Peters, Michael T Nurmohamed Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:111 (19 March 2013)

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B-cell targeted therapeutics in clinical development

Stephan Blüml, Kathleen McKeever, Rachel Ettinger, Josef Smolen, Ronald Herbst Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15(Suppl 1):S4 (4 April 2013)

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Adult and juvenile dermatomyositis: are the distinct clinical features explained by our current understanding of serological subgroups and pathogenic mechanisms?

Sarah L Tansley, Neil J McHugh, Lucy R Wedderburn Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:211 (8 April 2013)

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Vitamin D deficiency in undifferentiated connective tissue disease

Eva Zold, Peter Szodoray, Janos Gaal, János Kappelmayer, Laszlo Csathy, Edit Gyimesi, Margit Zeher, Gyula Szegedi, Edit Bodolay Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R123 (18 October 2008)

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A study of 161 patients with undifferentiated connective tissue disease suggests that vitamin D deficiency may be associated with the disease progressing into well-defined connective tissue diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.

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Effects of rehabilitative interventions on pain, function and physical impairments in people with hand osteoarthritis: a systematic review

Liuzhen Ye, Leonid Kalichman, Alicia Spittle, Fiona Dobson, Kim Bennell Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011, 13:R28 (18 February 2011)

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Rehabilitative interventions such as exercise, splints, laser therapy and massage can improve pain, hand function, grip strength and range of motion in individuals with hand osteoarthritis.

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Efficacy of different types of aerobic exercise in fibromyalgia syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Winfried Häuser, Petra Klose, Jost Langhorst, Babak Moradi, Mario Steinbach, Marcus Schiltenwolf, Angela Busch Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12:R79 (10 May 2010)

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Osteoarthritis associated with estrogen deficiency

Jorge A Roman-Blas, Santos Castañeda, Raquel Largo, Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11:241 (21 September 2009)

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Possible rheumatoid arthritis subtypes in terms of rheumatoid factor, depression, diagnostic delay and emotional expression: an exploratory case-control study

Taavi Tillmann, Rajeev Krishnadas, Jonathan Cavanagh, KV Petrides Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R45 (21 March 2013)

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The granulocyte colony stimulating factor pathway regulates autoantibody production in a murine induced model of systemic lupus erythematosus

Margareta Lantow, Ramya Sivakumar, Leilani Zeumer, Clive Wasserfall, Ying-Yi Zheng, Mark A Atkinson, Laurence Morel Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R49 (8 April 2013)

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B6.Sle2c2 mice are resistant to lupus due to a mutation in the granulocyte colony stimulating factor pathway, suggesting autoantibody production is inhibited by reduced neutrophil activation.

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An update on the hyper-IgE syndromes

Patrick FK Yong, Alexandra F Freeman, Karin R Engelhardt, Steven Holland, Jennifer M Puck, Bodo Grimbacher Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:228 (30 November 2012)

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Cellular and molecular pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus: lessons from animal models

Simanta Pathak, Chandra Mohan Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011, 13:241 (30 September 2011)

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Correction: TNF/TNFR signal transduction pathway-mediated anti-apoptosis and anti-inflammatory effects of sodium ferulate on IL-1β- induced rat osteoarthritis chondrocytes in vitro

Jun Qin, Liang Shang, An-song Ping, Jing Li, Xiao-jun Li, Hong Yu, Jacques Magdalou, Liao-bin Chen, Hui Wang Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:407 (10 May 2013)

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Vitamin K-dependent proteins GAS6 and Protein S and TAM receptors in patients of systemic lupus erythematosus: correlation with common genetic variants and disease activity

Pedro Recarte-Pelz, Dolors Tàssies, Gerard Espinosa, Begoña Hurtado, Núria Sala, Ricard Cervera, Joan Reverter, Pablo de Frutos Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R41 (12 March 2013)

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Mucocutaneous candidiasis: the IL-17 pathway and implications for targeted immunotherapy

Anna R Huppler, Shrinivas Bishu, Sarah L Gaffen Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:217 (23 July 2012)

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Gluten-free vegan diet induces decreased LDL and oxidized LDL levels and raised atheroprotective natural antibodies against phosphorylcholine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized study

Ann-Charlotte Elkan, Beatrice Sjöberg, Björn Kolsrud, Bo Ringertz, Ingiäld Hafström, Johan Frostegård Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R34 (18 March 2008)

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A gluten-free vegan diet induces potentially atheroprotective and anti-inflammatory changes in rheumatoid arthritis patients, including reduced low density lipoprotein (LDL) and oxidated LDL levels and raised natural antibodies against phosphorylcholine.

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Antibodies of IgG, IgA and IgM isotypes against cyclic citrullinated peptide precede the development of rheumatoid arthritis

Heidi Kokkonen, Mohammed Mullazehi, Ewa Berglin, Göran Hallmans, Göran Wadell, Johan Rönnelid, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011, 13:R13 (3 February 2011)

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Mechanisms of quadriceps muscle weakness in knee joint osteoarthritis: the effects of prolonged vibration on torque and muscle activation in osteoarthritic and healthy control subjects

David A Rice, Peter J McNair, Gwyn N Lewis Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011, 13:R151 (20 September 2011)

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Adult mesenchymal stem cells and cell-based tissue engineering

Rocky S Tuan, Genevieve Boland, Richard Tuli Arthritis Res Ther 2003, 5:32-45 (11 December 2002)

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The spectrum of renal thrombotic microangiopathy in lupus nephritis

Di Song, Li-hua Wu, Feng-mei Wang, Xiao-wei Yang, Di Zhu, Min Chen, Feng Yu, Gang Liu, Ming-hui Zhao Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R12 (15 January 2013)

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Autoimmunity induced by human cytomegalovirus in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:101 (23 January 2012)

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A concise history of gout and hyperuricemia and their treatment

George Nuki, Peter A Simkin Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006, 8(Suppl 1):S1 (12 April 2006)

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Pathogenesis of tendinopathies: inflammation or degeneration?

Michele Abate, Karin Gravare Silbernagel, Carl Siljeholm, Angelo Di Iorio, Daniele De Amicis, Vincenzo Salini, Suzanne Werner, Roberto Paganelli Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11:235 (30 June 2009)

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B-cell subpopulations in humans and their differential susceptibility to depletion with anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies

Maria J Leandro Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15(Suppl 1):S3 (25 March 2013)

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Colchicine in acute gouty arthritis: the optimum dose?

George I Varughese, Abraham I Varghese Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006, 8:405 (19 September 2006)

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Clinical features of symptomatic patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis

George Peat, Rachel C Duncan, Laurence RJ Wood, Elaine Thomas, Sara Muller Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R63 (14 March 2012)

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Cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the QUEST-RA study

Antonio Naranjo, Tuulikki Sokka, Miguel A Descalzo, Jaime Calvo-Alén, Kim Hørslev-Petersen, Reijo K Luukkainen, Bernard Combe, Gerd R Burmester, Joe Devlin, Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Alessia Morelli, Monique Hoekstra, Maria Majdan, Stefan Sadkiewicz, Miguel Belmonte, Ann-Carin Holmqvist, Ernest Choy, Recep Tunc, Aleksander Dimic, Martin Bergman, Sergio Toloza, Theodore Pincus, the QUEST-RA Group Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R30 (6 March 2008)

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Treating rheumatoid arthritis with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, such as methotrexate, reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes, data from a study of 4,363 patients across 15 countries shows.

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Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody titer predicts time to rheumatoid arthritis onset in patients with undifferentiated arthritis: results from a 2-year prospective study

Nicola Bizzaro, Elena Bartoloni, Gabriella Morozzi, Stefania Manganelli, Valeria Riccieri, Paola Sabatini, Matteo Filippini, Marilina Tampoia, Antonella Afeltra, Giandomenico Sebastiani, Claudia Alpini, Vittorio Bini, Onelia Bistoni, Alessia Alunno, Roberto Gerli, the Forum Interdisciplinare per la Ricerca nelle Malattie Autoimmuni (FIRMA Group) Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R16 (22 January 2013)

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Implications in the difference of anti-Mi-2 and -p155/140 autoantibody prevalence in two dermatomyositis cohorts from Mexico City and Guadalajara

Marcelo H Petri, Minoru Satoh, Beatriz T Martin-Marquez, Raul Vargas-Ramírez, Luis J Jara, Miguel A Saavedra, Claudia Cruz-Gonzalez, Lilia Andrade-Ortega, Olga Vera-Lastra, Mario Salazar-Páramo, Rosa E Prieto-Parra, Laura Gonzalez-Lopez, Jorge I Gamez-Nava, Hermes U Ramírez-Sánchez, Jason YF Chan, Steven J Ross, Edward KL Chan, Mónica Mercado Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R48 (4 April 2013)

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MMP13 is a critical target gene during the progression of osteoarthritis

Meina Wang, Erik R Sampson, Hongting Jin, Jia Li, Qiao H Ke, Hee-Jeong Im, Di Chen Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R5 (8 January 2013)

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Mesenchymal stromal cells. Biology of adult mesenchymal stem cells: regulation of niche, self-renewal and differentiation

Catherine M Kolf, Elizabeth Cho, Rocky S Tuan Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9:204 (19 February 2007)

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Distinguishing fibromyalgia from rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus in clinical questionnaires: an analysis of the revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) and its variant, the Symptom Impact Questionnaire (SIQR), along with pain locations

Ronald Friend, Robert M Bennett Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011, 13:R58 (8 April 2011)

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A combination of 2 questions from the symptom impact questionnaire plus pain in four locations identified the correct diagnosis in 97% of subjects with fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

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The association between rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease

Jacqueline Detert, Nicole Pischon, Gerd R Burmester, Frank Buttgereit Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12:218 (22 October 2010)

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The butterfly rash of lupus: An example of aposematism?

David S Pisetsky Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:106 (19 February 2013)

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Arne Hansen, Falk Hiepe, Thomas Dörner Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9:215 (11 July 2007)

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CCN4 induces IL-6 production through αvβ5 receptor, PI3K, Akt, and NF-κB singling pathway in human synovial fibroblasts

Chun-Han Hou, Chih-Hsin Tang, Chin-Jung Hsu, Sheng-Mon Hou, Ju-Fang Liu Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R19 (23 January 2013)

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Gout. Novel therapies for treatment of gout and hyperuricemia

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Evaluation of the novel folate receptor ligand [18F]fluoro-PEG-folate for macrophage targeting in a rat model of arthritis

Yoony YJ Gent, Karin Weijers, Carla FM Molthoff, Albert D Windhorst, Marc C Huisman, Desirée EC Smith, Sumith A Kularatne, Gerrit Jansen, Philip S Low, Adriaan A Lammertsma, Conny J van der Laken Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R37 (1 March 2013)

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Treatment targets in systemic lupus erythematosus: biology and clinical perspective

Valentin Marian, Jennifer H Anolik Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14(Suppl 4):S3 (30 November 2012)

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Monitoring cartilage loss in the hands and wrists in rheumatoid arthritis with magnetic resonance imaging in a multi-center clinical trial: IMPRESS (NCT00425932)

Charles G Peterfy, Ewa Olech, Julie C DiCarlo, Joan T Merrill, Peter J Countryman, Norman B Gaylis Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R44 (20 March 2013)

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A regulatory effect of IL-21 on T follicular helper-like cell and B cell in rheumatoid arthritis

Rui Liu, Qian Wu, Dinglei Su, Nan Che, Haifeng Chen, Linyu Geng, Jinyun Chen, Wanjun Chen, Xia Li, Lingyun Sun Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R255 (23 November 2012)

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Recent advances in shoulder research

Megan L Killian, Leonardo Cavinatto, Leesa M Galatz, Stavros Thomopoulos Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:214 (15 June 2012)

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Perspectives on epigenetic-based immune intervention for rheumatic diseases

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B-cell depletion in SLE: clinical and trial experience with rituximab and ocrelizumab and implications for study design

Venkat Reddy, David Jayne, David Close, David Isenberg Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15(Suppl 1):S2 (11 February 2013)

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Rationale of anti-CD19 immunotherapy: an option to target autoreactive plasma cells in autoimmunity

Henrik E Mei, Stefanie Schmidt, Thomas Dörner Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14(Suppl 5):S1 (8 November 2012)

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The urate-lowering efficacy and safety of febuxostat in the treatment of the hyperuricemia of gout: the CONFIRMS trial

Michael A Becker, H Ralph Schumacher, Luis R Espinoza, Alvin F Wells, Patricia MacDonald, Eric Lloyd, Christopher Lademacher Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12:R63 (6 April 2010)

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Articular cartilage and changes in Arthritis: Cell biology of osteoarthritis

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Fish oil: what the prescriber needs to know

Leslie G Cleland, Michael J James, Susanna M Proudman Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006, 8:202 (21 December 2005)

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Mechanisms of tissue injury in lupus nephritis

Tamara K Nowling, Gary S Gilkeson Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011, 13:250 (21 December 2011)

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Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey

Daniel H Solomon, Edward Yelin, Jeffrey N Katz, Bing Lu, Tamara Shaykevich, John Z Ayanian Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R43 (18 March 2013)

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Medicare patients with rheumatoid arthritis are less likely to receive disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) treatment if they are not seeing a rheumatologist, have a lower income, or are older.

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Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs and reproduction

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Integrated safety in tocilizumab clinical trials

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Gene expression profiling of early intervertebral disc degeneration reveals a down-regulation of canonical Wnt signaling and caveolin-1 expression: implications for development of regenerative strategies

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Scoring radiographic progression in ankylosing spondylitis: should we use the modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spine Score (mSASSS) or the Radiographic Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score (RASSS)?

Sofia Ramiro, Astrid van Tubergen, Carmen Stolwijk, Robert Landewé, Filip van de Bosch, Maxime Dougados, Désirée van der Heijde Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R14 (17 January 2013)

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Apremilast, a novel PDE4 inhibitor, inhibits spontaneous production of tumour necrosis factor-alpha from human rheumatoid synovial cells and ameliorates experimental arthritis

Fiona E McCann, Andrew C Palfreeman, Melanie Andrews, Dany P Perocheau, Julia J Inglis, Peter Schafer, Marc Feldmann, Richard O Williams, Fionula M Brennan Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12:R107 (2 June 2010)

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B-cell selection and the development of autoantibodies

Natalia V Giltiay, Craig P Chappell, Edward A Clark Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14(Suppl 4):S1 (2 November 2012)

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A novel in vitro bovine cartilage punch model for assessing the regeneration of focal cartilage defects with biocompatible bacterial nanocellulose

David Pretzel, Stefanie Linss, Hannes Ahrem, Michaela Endres, Christian Kaps, Dieter Klemm, Raimund W. Kinne Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R59 (14 May 2013)

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In vitro bovine cartilage punch model is a novel tool developed to evaluate potential bio-materials for use in cartilage regeneration and repair.

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Exercise training in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a controlled randomized trial

Danilo ML Prado, Fabiana B Benatti, Ana L de Sá-Pinto, Ana P Hayashi, Bruno Gualano, Rosa MR Pereira, Adriana ME Sallum, Eloisa Bonfá, Clovis A Silva, Hamilton Roschel Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R46 (26 March 2013)

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Exercise and obesity in fibromyalgia: beneficial roles of IGF-1 and resistin?

Jan L Bjersing, Malin Erlandsson, Maria I Bokarewa, Kaisa Mannerkorpi Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R34 (27 February 2013)

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Cortical remodeling during menopause, rheumatoid arthritis, glucocorticoid and bisphosphonate therapy

Daniel Aeberli, Georg Schett Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:208 (21 March 2013)

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Inflammation associated anemia and ferritin as disease markers in SLE

Kamala Vanarsa, Yujin Ye, Jie Han, Chun Xie, Chandra Mohan, Tianfu Wu Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R182 (7 August 2012)

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Immunoglobulin class-switch recombination deficiencies

Anne Durandy, Sven Kracker Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:218 (30 July 2012)

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