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FOXP3 expression in blood, synovial fluid and synovial tissue during inflammatory arthritis and intra-articular corticosteroid treatment

Objective: To analyse the distribution of FOXP3+CD25+CD4+ regulatory T cells (Treg) in peripheral blood, synovial fluid and tissue of patients with rheumatic disease during relapse and after local ...
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The cathelicidins LL-37 and rCRAMP are associated with pathogenic events of arthritis in humans and rats

3 Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine at the Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Sweden 4 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine 3, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, ...
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Combination therapy with sulfasalazine and methotrexate is more effective than either drug alone in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with a suboptimal response to ...

Background: Optimal use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in rheumatoid arthritis is vital if progression of disease is to be reduced. Methotrexate (MTX) and sulfasalazine (SASP) are ...
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Etanercept therapy in rheumatoid arthritis and the risk of malignancies: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Division of Rheumatology and Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA Purpose: Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) plays an important role in inflammation ...
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Tendon involvement in the feet of patients with gout: a dual-energy CT study

1 Bone and Joint Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 2 Department of Anatomy with Radiology, Faculty of ...