BMJ3d
Wnt16 attenuates osteoarthritis progression through a PCP/JNK-mTORC1-PTHrP cascade
Correspondence to Professor Ling Qin, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China; lingqin{at}cuhk.edu.hk; Professor Kingston King-lun Mak, Joint Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Guangzhou ...
BMJ9d
2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus
Correspondence to Martin Aringer, Medicine III, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden D-01307, Germany; martin.aringer{at}uniklinikum-dresden.de; Dr ...
BMJ13d
TGFβ promotes low IL10-producing ILC2 with profibrotic ability involved in skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis
Objective Innate lymphoid cells-2 (ILC2) were shown to be involved in the development of lung or hepatic fibrosis. We sought to explore the functional and phenotypic heterogeneity of ILC2 in skin ...
BMJ7d
Mechanical overloading promotes chondrocyte senescence and osteoarthritis development through downregulating FBXW7
Objectives To investigate the role of mechanical stress in cartilage ageing and identify the mechanistic association during osteoarthritis (OA) progression. Conclusions FBXW7 is a key factor in the ...
BMJ2d
AB0132 AFIMETORAN (BMS-986256), AN EQUIPOTENT TLR7/8 ANTAGONIST, DEMONSTRATES STEROID-SPARING EFFECTS IN A LUPUS MOUSE MODEL
2 Biocon Bristol Myers Squibb Research Center, Discovery Biology, Bangalore, India 3 Bristol Myers Squibb, Medicinal Chemistry, Lawrenceville, United States of America 4 Bristol Myers Squibb, ...
BMJ8d
Antibodies and B cells recognising citrullinated proteins display a broad cross-reactivity towards other post-translational modifications
Objective Autoantibodies against antigens carrying distinct post-translational modifications (PTMs), such as citrulline, homocitrulline or acetyllysine, are hallmarks of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The ...
BMJ9d
Compendium of skin molecular signatures identifies key pathological features associated with fibrosis in systemic sclerosis
Correspondence to Dr Ki-Jo Kim, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 93, Jungbu-daero, Paldal-gu, ...
BMJ2d
Joachim Robert Kalden: one of the founders of autoimmunity research and immunotherapy
Correspondence to Prof. Dr. Gerd R Burmester, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany; gerd.burmester{at}charite.de Born in ...
BMJ2d
THU0265 Identifying the links between iron deficiency and fatigue in adolescents and young adults with systemic lupus erythematosus
Background Between 80–90% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) report fatigue to be the single most troublesome and debilitating symptom of their illness. 1 Recent studies have found ...
BMJ9d
Molecular signature characterisation of different inflammatory phenotypes of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Objectives The International League of Associations for Rheumatology classification criteria define systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) by the presence of fever, rash and chronic arthritis.
BMJ13d
Treat-to-target study for improved outcome in polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Background Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is one of the most prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases in children. Evidence suggests that early effective treatment minimises the burden of disease during ...
BMJ11d
Leflunomide versus azathioprine for maintenance therapy of lupus nephritis: a prospective, multicentre, randomised trial and long-term follow-up
Correspondence to Professor Chunde Bao, Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; baochunde_1678{at}126.com; Professor Liangjing Lu ...