Search results for "arthritis"

Use of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography in patients affected by polymyalgia rheumatica and persistent increase…

2022

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disease affecting older adults characterized by aching pain and morning stiffness of the shoulder and pelvic girdles. Moreover, PMR can be associated with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Generally, PMR is highly responsive to steroids, reaching complete remission in the majority of cases. However, the possibility of occult diseases, including extra-cranial GCA, should be excluded. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) is able to detect the presence of peri-/articular or vascular inflammation, which may be both present in PMR, thus representing a useful diagnostic tool, mainly in presence of extra-cranial GCA. We retrosp…

ChemInform Abstract: Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors - Current Status and Future Prospects

2010

Prostaglandins are formed from arachidonic acid by the action of cyclooxygenase and subsequent downstream synthetases. Two closely related forms of the cyclooxygenase have been identified which are now known as COX-1 and COX-2. Both isoenzymes transform arachidonic acid to prostaglandins, but differ in their distribution and their physiological roles. Meanwhile, the responsible genes and their regulation have been clarified. COX-1, the pre-dominantly constitutive form of the enzyme, is expressed throughout the body and performs a number of homeostatic functions such as maintaining normal gastric mucosa and influencing renal blood flow and platelet aggregation. In contrast, the inducible for…

AB1358 Infectious antibodies repertoire in rheumatoid arthritis

2018

Background The incidence of infectious diseases in the RA ADAPTHERA study by ELISA antibody screening and the differences in infectious distribution in active or low active disease patients was explored. Methods Sera from 88 naive RA patients out of the ADAPTHERA study cohort, disease duration Results 82% RA patients were found to be positive for HSV1 +2 IgG (2% IgM positive), 8% for Adenovirus (IgA), 77% (IgG), and 1% (IgM). 99% for EBV-IgG (no IgM positive). 53% (IgG), and 26% (IgM) for CMV. 38% for HP-IgG and 15% for IgA and 79% for P-B19-IgG (3% IgM). 6% for Borrelia-IgM and 14% for IgG. A slightly increase was found for EBV sera positivity (99% IgG), compared to the normal population. …

AB1035 INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA COMPOSITION OF ADULT PATIENTS WITH FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER AND HEALTHY CONTROLS (THE RHEUMA-BIOTA STUDY)

2020

Background:Although Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is a monogenic disease, microbiota composition may play role in the pathogenesis or phenotypic expression.Objectives:We aim to evaluate the intestinal microbiota composition in patients with FMF and to compare with healthy controls.Methods:In this prospective cohort study, a group of 10 adult patients with FMF and 10 age-appropriate healthy controls, for which there was strict inclusion/exclusion, were enrolled. Fecal samples were stored at -80°C until DNA extraction. A region of the 16S rRNA gene (V3-V4) was selected and sequencing was performed on the Illumina MiSeq platform at the Sequencing and Bioinformatics Service of FISABIO foun…

Kaulu smadzenu mononukleāro šūnu daudzumuun kvalitātiietekmējošie faktori cela locītavas osteoartrīta pacientiem

2020

Osteoartrīts ir visizplatītākā locītavu slimība ar ievērojamām ekonomiskām izmaksām un pieaugošu izplatību (Conaghan et al. 2014). Viena no galvenajām problēmām ir tā, ka nav nekādas ārstēšanas, izņemot locītavas aizvietošanu, kas var izārstēt osteoartrītu, tāpēc ir svarīgi izpētīt alternatīvas ārstēšanas metodes, piemēram, cilmes šūnu terapiju. Interese par mononukleāro šūnu izpēti kā ārstēšanas metodi ir plaši pieaugusi, bet vēl tikai nedaudz ir zināms par optimālo ievadīto mononukleāro šūnu daudzumu un par to, kāpēc mononukleāro un mezenhimālo cilmes šūnu daudzums un kvalitāte cilvēkiem ir atšķirīga. Pētījuma mērķis ir noskaidrot, vai starp pacientu faktoriem, piemēram, vecumu, dzimumu, …

P68 A diet rich in wheat alpha-amylase/trypsin inhibitors (ATIs) enhances disease progression in the MRL-Fas(lpr) mouse model of systemic lupus eryth…

2020

Background Wheat alpha-amylase/trypsin inhibitors (ATIs) are the second most prevalent proteins in wheat (3–4% vs 80–90% for gluten) and potent activators of the innate immune system via the toll like receptor 4 (TLR4)-MD2-CD14 complex in cells of the mononuclear phagocyte system (Junker Y et al, J Exp Med 2012), triggering several autoimmune/inflammatory diseases. In contrast, pure gluten that is de-enriched of ATIs shows no stimulatory activity. MRL-Fas(lpr) mice develop progressive and spontaneous glomerular, tubulointerstitial and perivascular kidney disease, arthritis, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly and circulating autoantibodies in a syndrome that resembles systemic lupus erythematosus…

Arthritis-regulating determinants on the collagen-like complement component C1q

1992

Does Tocilizumab Indeed Reduce the Frequency of Th17 Cells? Comment on the Article by Thiolat et al

2014

A2.34 Specific deletion of β-catenin signalling in dendritic cells results in lower Treg expression without influencing the severity of collagen-indu…

2015

Background and objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterised by chronic inflammation and synovial infiltration of immune cells. T-cell priming by activated dendritic cells (DCs) contributes to the pathogenesis of RA. DCs are professional antigen presenting cells that have the dual ability to stimulate immunity and maintain tolerance. However, the signalling pathways mediating the tolerogenic DC function in vivo remain largely unknown. Recently, the b-catenin pathway has been suggested to promote a regulatory DC phenotype in vitro . While activation of β-catenin causes the phenotypic maturation of bone marrow-derived DCs, these cells fail to produce immunogenic …

Effects of exercise on life quality in a rheumatoid arthritis patient

2020

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic-degenerative disease characterized by symptoms that significantly impact on the functional capacity and thus, the ability to carry out daily functional activities reducing the quality of life (QoL). The aim was to evaluate the effects of a strength and conditioning (S&C) program on the quality of life (QoL), the self-perception disease impact, the self-fatigue perception and cardiovascular risk factors in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). 34-year-old woman (height: 1.40m; weight: 36.1kg) diagnosed with RA and CVD underwent a six-month S&C program with aerobic training 2-3 times a week in 1-3 sets of 5-15 minutes…