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High prevalence of obesity in rheumatoid arthritis patients: association with disease activity, hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes, a multi-center study

Adv Rheumatol; 59 (), 2019
Abstract Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a well-documented independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Obesity may provide an additional link between inflammation and accelerated atherosclerosis in RA. Objective: To evaluate the association between obesity and disease parameters and ...

Alterações da proteína C reativa e fator reumatoide em cães naturalmente infectados por Leishmania spp

Pesqui. vet. bras; 38 (9), 2018
A leishmaniose visceral canina é uma zoonose considerada doença tropical de prioridade. A leishmaniose afeta vários sistemas do corpo dos cães, incluindo vísceras e pele. A proteína C reativa (PCR) e o fator reumatoide (FR) são exames realizados na medicina para detecção de inflamação e artrit...

Predicción del riesgo coronario en la Artritis Reumatoide mediante variables asociadas a su actividad inmunológica

Introducción: el pronóstico del riesgo coronario a partir de la actividad en la artritis reumatoide constituye un problema aún vigente. Objetivos: evaluar la capacidad predictiva de factor reumatoide, proteína C reactiva, C3-C4 complemento, y el índice de actividad de la enfermedad empleándose 28 a...

Anticuerpos antivimentina citrulinada en pacientes con sospecha de artritis reumatoide y factor reumatoide negativo
Anticitrunillated vimentin antibodies in patients with suspect of rheumatoid arthritis and negative rheumatoid factor

Analysis of four serum biomarkers in rheumatoid arthritis: association with extra articular manifestations in patients and arthralgia in relatives

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the frequency of four serum biomarkers in RA patients and their relatives and identify possible associations with clinical findings of the disease. Methods: This was a transversal analytical study. Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP), anti-mutated citrullinated...

Independence of carbohydrate-deficient isoforms of transferrin and cyclic citrullinated peptides in rheumatoid arthritis

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the two types of posttranslational modifications of proteins in RA: glycosylation on the example of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin and citrullination by means of autoantibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides. Methods...

Comparison of optical coherence tomographic findings between Behcet disease patients with and without ocular involvement and healthy subjects

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: We aimed to compare the retinal nerve fiber layer, ganglion cell layer, inner plexiform layer, and the choroid thickness between patients with Behcet disease and healthy subjects by using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Methods: Ninety eyes of 45 healthy subject...

Anti-CCP antibodies are not a marker of severity in established rheumatoid arthritis: a magnetic resonance imaging study

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction: The presence of anti-CCP is an important prognostic tool of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). But research is still ongoing on its relationship with disease activity and functional capacity. Objectives: To study the relationship between anti-CCP and disease activity, functional capacity...

Caracterização de pacientes com artrite reumatoide quanto a fatores de risco para doenças vasculares cardíacas no Mato Grosso do Sul

Rev. bras. reumatol; 55 (6), 2015
Resumo Objetivo: Caracterizar pacientes com artrite reumatoide (AR) quanto à presença de fatores de risco para doenças cardiovasculares. Material e métodos: Estudo transversal descritivo com 71 pacientes diagnosticados com AR definida. Foram usados os instrumentos: DAS-28, HAQ e SF-36 e determinados ...

Antígenos HLA de clase ii en pacientes con artritis reumatoide ecuatorianos y asociación con el factor reumatoide, anticuerpos anti-citrulinados y nódulos reumatoides
HLA antigens class ii in patients with ecuadorian rheumatoid arthritis and association with the rheumatoid factor, anti-citrulinated antibodies and rheumatoid nodules

Objetivo Determinar los antígenos de Clase II en 52 pacientes con artritis reumatoide (AR) y 52 controles, y establecer la asociación de los antígenos de Clase II DRB1* con el factor reumatoide (FR), anticuerpos anti-péptido cíclico citrulinados (anti-CCP) y nódulos reumatoides. Material y Métodos...