BMJ20h
Myeloid-related proteins S100A8/S100A9 regulate joint inflammation and cartilage destruction during antigen-induced arthritis
Dr P van Lent, Department of Rheumatology, UMC Nijmegen, Building 850, Geert Grooteplein 26–28, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; P.vanlent{at}reuma.umcn.nl Objective: To study the active involvement of ...
BMJ1d
Etanercept in patients with inflammatory hand osteoarthritis (EHOA): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Correspondence to Professor Margreet Kloppenburg, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2300 RC, The Netherlands; g.kloppenburg{at}lumc.nl Objective Hand osteoarthritis ...
BMJ5d
Not only synovitis but also tenosynovitis needs to be considered: why it is time to update textbook images of rheumatoid arthritis
Correspondence to Professor Annette van der Helm-van Mil, Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2300 RC, The Netherlands; A.H.M.van_der_Helm{at}lumc.nl Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is ...
BMJ5d
Single-cell analysis reveals fibroblast heterogeneity and myofibroblasts in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease
Objectives Myofibroblasts are key effector cells in the extracellular matrix remodelling of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD); however, the diversity of fibroblast ...
BMJ7d
Vascularised human skin equivalents as a novel in vitro model of skin fibrosis and platform for testing of antifibrotic drugs
Correspondence to Dr Jörg H W Distler, Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, ...
BMJ12d
Effect of disease duration and prior disease-modifying antirheumatic drug use on treatment outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Objectives To determine if disease duration and number of prior disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) affect response to therapy in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
BMJ15d
Uncovering specific genetic-respiratory disease endotypes for rheumatoid arthritis risk
Objective We aimed to identify specific genetic-respiratory disease endotypes for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk. Methods This case–control study used the Mass General Brigham (MGB) and Mayo Clinic ...
BMJ17d
Treatment efficacy and safety of tofacitinib versus methotrexate in Takayasu arteritis: a prospective observational study
Objective To compare the treatment efficacy and safety of tofacitinib (TOF) versus methotrexate (MTX) in Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Methods Fifty-three patients with active disease from an ongoing ...
BMJ18d
Vascular occlusion for optimising the functional improvement in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial
Objectives Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a leading cause of global disability with conventional exercise yielding only modest improvements. Here we aimed to investigate the benefits of integrating ...
BMJ18d
Evidence that autoantibody production may be driven by acute Epstein-Barr virus infection in Sjögren’s disease
Objectives Sjögren’s disease (SD) is an autoimmune disease affecting the exocrine glands that is associated with autoantibodies against Ro60/SS-A, anti-Ro52/TRIM21, La/SS-B and others. We examined the ...
BMJ26d
Dynamics of the gut microbiome in individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional and longitudinal observational study
Objectives This work aimed to resolve the conflicting reports on Prevotellaceae abundance in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to observe structural, functional and temporal changes in ...
BMJ26d
Stratification according to autoantibody status in systemic sclerosis reveals distinct molecular signatures
Objectives Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a heterogeneous disease, complicating its management. Its complexity and the insufficiency of clinical manifestations alone to delineate homogeneous patient ...