... VH organised the clinical study, KK and MAR participated in the design of the studiesand interpreted the data All authors read and approved the final manuscript 13 14 15 16 Acknowledgements We ... calculated with standard assumptions about independence, equivariance and normality Due to heteroscedacity, the logarithm of the following response variables was used: CD3, CD4, CD45, and Ki-67 SCID ... animals were bled and sacrificed The serum levels of calcipotriol and BDP were analyzed and determined to be below the detection limit (data not shown) Discussion The objective of this study was to...
... analysis and drafted and edited the manuscript MD edited the manuscript PS managed patients in the studiesand edited the manuscript MB designed the study and edited the manuscript LS designed the ... validated and widely used in studiesof patients with CHD [26,27] Studies used for the analysis Seven studiesof cardiac interventions conducted in the UK were used The studies are summarized in ... using data gathered within the studies at different time intervals (Table 1) Age and gender were recorded for all studies at study entry The studies included: Cost-effectiveness of functional cardiac...
... with the development of COPD are largely speculative: 1) The association of VitD deficiency and reduced lung function could depend on the calcemic effects of VitD The vital capacity and total ... polymorphisms of VitD receptor (VDR) and VitD binding protein (DBP) have been identified that modulate the development of tuberculosis [96] The genotype tt (detected by Taq I digestion) is associated with ... CYP2R1 and subsequently by the cytochrome P450 enzyme 25hydroxyvitamin D- 1a-hydroxylase (CYP27B1) and converted to the bioactive 1,25-(OH) 2D3 , which has role in Ca and bone metabolism and, in addition,...
... study compared effects of two vitaminD doses The daily dose of 1500 IU resulted in better blood glucose and, although did not absolutely decreased IR, did reduced IR increase for that period ... Review ofvitaminD 1.1.1 Chemical nature and metabolism ofvitaminDVitaminD exists in two forms, Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3 ) and Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2 ) VitaminD is converted to 25(OH )D ... compared to placebo or higher vitaminD doses to lower ones reduced IR and improved blood glucose in pregnant women with and without GDM in a number ofstudies However, those studies included both...
... with all doses of NSAIDs, and between licensed daily doses of celecoxib and licensed doses of NSAIDs NSAIDs were used at licensed doses, usually at maximum daily dose, and rofecoxib was used at 25 ... http:/ /arthritis- research.com/content/7/3/R644 Table Included studiesof tolerability, adverse events, and endoscopically detected ulceration associated with celecoxib in arthritis Drug, dose, number randomised Study Details of participants ... Materials and methods Randomised, double-blind, controlled trials, of weeks' duration or longer with any dose of celecoxib and any comparator, in osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, were supplied...
... longitudinal studies on vitaminD variation during HAART; therefore we studied vitaminD status in a longitudinal cohort study of AIDS patients during the first year of HAART Methods Page of “severe ... and LDL level were determined by automated standard laboratory techniques VitaminD status Plasma 25-(OH )D concentrations are presented using two different cut-offs,
... unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited Abstract Introduction Gender as a predictor of outcomes ofrheumatoidarthritis (RA) ... females and males were Introduction The possible influence of gender and gender-related variables on the phenotype, severity, and prognosis ofrheumatoidarthritis (RA) appears to be of considerable ... [36]; duration of morning stiffness; lifestyle choices such as smoking and physical exercise; height and weight to calculate body mass index; and demographic data, including years of education and...
... and ~170-kDa species, several additional forms of FN that bear sequences from the N-terminal HBD were detected in OA and RA samples Each of the soluble species identified in this study, in addition ... described elsewhere [15] Six volumes of FT, diluted six-fold during affinity isolation, were submitted to 1D SDS–PAGE alongside one volume of the corresponding SF The weights of molecular standards ... [3,6–9], and fragmented forms of FN have been detected in synovial fluid (SF) and articular cartilage from patients with OA and patients with rheumatoidarthritis (RA) [10–17] On the basis of such...
... levels of the messages (RA) Relative expressionand rheumatoidarthritis for hyaluronanof knees in 2, and -3 and hyaluronidase-1, -2, and -3 in the synovium of knees in osteoarthritis (OA) andrheumatoid ... produced and hyaluronan digested in the fluid The average molecular weight of newly produced hyaluronan may be R518 Arthritis Research & Therapy Vol No Yoshida et al reduced by the decreased expression ... 59 Normal aDetermined on x-ray frontal views of the tibiofemoral joints in accordance with the radiographic atlas recommended by the Osteoarthritis Research Society [32] SD, standard deviation...
... were used to distinguish the three populations of interest: CD8+ T cells were defined as being TCR-αβ+, CD8+, and CD56-; NK cells as TCR-αβ- and CD56+; and NK T cells as TCR-αβ+ and CD56+ All ... recent studies using perforin-deficient and NKcelldepleted mice indicate that NK cells and perforin-based systems are also involved in the downregulation of immune responses through a direct ... the basis of the two-tailed independent t-test) Thus, it seems that suppressed NK function is not simply a result of reduced numbers of NK cells among patients with sJRA CD56dim and CD56bright...
... orthopedics NT, KY, SN, and SY carried out the clinicalstudiesof each case and performed targeted biopsy of synovial tissues with the informed consent of the patients MN conceived of the study, ... cells associated with a typical palisading structure and it had lower total scores and belonged to group II Additional studies will be needed to compare gene-expression profiles of such a case ... computer-controlled microscope stage and observed from the upper side with a charged-coupling device (CCD) camera The image was displayed, and the multilayered lining tissue and the normal-like lining tissue of...
... 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (converts delta androgens into delta androgens); 5α-DH, 5αdihydro; 5-α-R, 5α-reductase; 17β-HSD, 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; ADIOL, androstenediol; ASD, androstenedione; ... synovial cells and synovial tissue of long-standing RA and OA patients in the advanced phase of the disease: Conversion of DHEA yielded high amounts of estrogens and 16α-hydroxylated products in relation ... RA and OA); Conversion of ASD and testosterone particularly yielded androgens with elevated levels of 5α-hydroxylated androgens in RA as compared with OA (general blockade of aromatization and...
... receiving no DMARD treatment at the time of blood and synovial fluid sampling Recent radiographs of the hands and feet were obtained for all the patients The presence of bone erosions, defined as the ... contributed to the study design; clinical, laboratory, and statistical evaluation of material from RA patients; and preparation of the manuscript LD performed the collection andclinical analysis of ... with degenerative joint diseases and critical revision of the manuscript AT contributed to the conception of the study and study design, statistical evaluation of the results, and preparation of...
... characterisation of blood derived DC subsets Rheumatoidarthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) peripheral blood (PB) plasmacytoid DC subsets dendritic cells (pDCs) and myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs) ... [39] TLR-induced cytokine production was therefore evaluated in disease DCs compared with healthy PB-derived DCs We purified mDCs and pDCs as already mentioned and evaluated the addition of the TLR2 ... number of cells (×104/ml) in rheumatoidarthritisand psoriatic arthritis peripheral blood and matched synovial fluid White blood cells Myeloid dendritic cells Plasmacytoid dendritic cells Rheumatoid...
... stained in paraffin embedded tissue (RA, n = 4; OA, n = 6; ND, n = 4) with a modified sandwich technique as described previously [25] Sections µm thick were deparaffinized and endogenous peroxidase ... involved in in situ hybridization and PCR VK was involved in patient recruitment and performed the 'synovitis score' AP and CK conducted part of the patient recruitment and data evaluation FS, GAM and ... were fixed in 3% paraformaldehyde, washed in × standard saline citrate (SSC) for minutes, washed twice in 0.1 M triethanolamine hydrochloride, and acetylated with 0.25% acetic anhydride in 0.1...
... years of IP and RA in NOAR, there was a definite increased risk of developing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (standardised incidence ratio, 2.4; 95% confidence interval, 1.2–4.2) The standardised incidence ... six tender joints and the absence of ankle swelling) were found to be important independent predictors of remission The model only had an explained variance of 17%, however, and clearly could not ... severity of arthritis, comorbidity) and treatment-specific factors (e.g drug and nondrug modalities, adverse events, patient adherence to prescribed treatment) All these factors interact and the prediction...
... forward was estimated by means of linear mixed model analysis with an unstructured covariance matrix with random intercept and random slope [14] Measurements from weeks 0, 6, 14, and 22 and the ... datasets, and drafted the manuscript RW, PD, FVdB, HM, LDC, AP, MM, LV, and FDK recruited and observed the patients with arthritis BVC, SVL, BW, NV, AG, LB, RW, PD, Available online http:/ /arthritis- research.com/content/8/4/R112 ... and FDK participated in the study design RW and PD were the initial investigators of the Belgian infliximab expanded access program in which the patients were enrolled All authors have read and...
... IF, MT, TM and RT were involved in conception, design, acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data LC, IF, TM and RT drafted and revised the manuscript All authors read and approved the final ... aboriginals and one patient of Pacific island origin Previously defined CV risk factors were common Of the patients studied, 63% were positive for RF and 76% had radiographic evidence of erosive disease ... the course of the study, a vascular thromboembolic syndrome, including MI, an episode of angina, stroke, TIA and diagnosis of PVD MI and angina accounted for the majority of CV morbidity, although...
... demonstrated a high specificity of bone erosions detected on MRI and radiography, and showed a markedly higher sensitivity of MRI than radiography when CT was considered the reference method Secondly, ... erosion score and the Sharp/van der Heijde radiographic erosion score) correlated with erosion volumes determined with CT and MRI Patients and methods Patients and control individuals Seventeen ... quantitative method for assessing bone erosions in RA patients could be a useful tool in longitudinal studies, including randomised controlled trials, but further studies, including studiesof sensitivity...