期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
Background Several studies suggested that thrombotic and obstetric antiphospholipid syndromes could be independent identities, but few have systematic......
期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
Background To investigate the potential utility of quantitative parameters obtained by F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed t......
期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
Background To investigate the role and regulatory mechanisms of fargesin, one of the main components of Magnolia fargesii, in macrophage reprogramming......
期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
Background Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are associated with a significantly higher risk of opportunistic infections including Pneumocystis......
期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
Screening and follow-up of interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA-ILD) is a challenge in clinical practice. In fact, the m......
期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
Background Hormonal reproductive factors have been suggested to play an important role in the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune inf......
期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
Background The esophagus involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is very common yet underestimated due to the lack of suitable screening tools. This s......
期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
Background Screening abnormal pathways and complement components in the kidneys of patients with lupus nephritis (LN) and NZB/W mice may help to ident......
期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
Background Intervertebral disc degeneration contributes to low back pain. The avascular intervertebral disc consists of a central hypoxic nucleus pulp......
期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
IntroductionBehcet's syndrome (BS) is a complex, heterogeneous disorder. However, classification of its subgroups is still debated. The purpose of thi......
期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
Background Hypertension occurred in 30-80% of Takayasu arteritis (TAK) patients around the world and the occurrence of hypertension might worsen the d......
期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
Background Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a newly recognized systemic, immune-mediated, and fibro-inflammatory disease. Hypocomplement......
期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
Background Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of fractures. Although their decline in bone mineral density (BMD) is well-es......
期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
ObjectiveChondrocyte apoptosis plays a vital role in osteoarthritis (OA) progression. Angelica sinensis polysaccharide (ASP), a traditional Chinese me......
期刊: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1)
Objective: To investigate the regulation of T follicular regulatory (Tfr) and T follicular (Tfh) cell subtypes by low-dose IL-2 in systemic lupus eryt......