Management of rheumatoid arthritis: an overview

AF Radu, SG Bungau - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multifactorial autoimmune disease of unknown etiology,
primarily affecting the joints, then extra-articular manifestations can occur. Due to its …

The pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis

IB McInnes, G Schett - New England Journal of Medicine, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
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Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis

L Padyukov - Seminars in immunopathology, 2022 - Springer
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease involving symmetric joints
and is generally characterized by persistent pain, tenderness, and destruction of joints. The …

The immunopathogenesis of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis: from triggering to targeting

V Malmström, AI Catrina, L Klareskog - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2017 - nature.com
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis can be divided into two major subsets characterized by the
presence versus absence of antibodies to citrullinated protein antigens (ACPAs) and of …

Where genotype is not predictive of phenotype: towards an understanding of the molecular basis of reduced penetrance in human inherited disease

DN Cooper, M Krawczak, C Polychronakos… - Human genetics, 2013 - Springer
Some individuals with a particular disease-causing mutation or genotype fail to express
most if not all features of the disease in question, a phenomenon that is known as 'reduced …

Autoantibodies recognizing carbamylated proteins are present in sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and predict joint damage

J Shi, R Knevel, P Suwannalai… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Autoimmune responses against posttranslationally modified antigens are a hallmark of
several autoimmune diseases. For example, antibodies against citrullinated protein antigens …

The role of autoantibodies in the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis

V Derksen, TWJ Huizinga… - Seminars in …, 2017 - Springer
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by joint inflammation.
The presence of autoantibodies in the sera of RA patients has provided many clues to the …

Linkage of periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis: current evidence and potential biological interactions

RS de Molon, C Rossa Jr, RM Thurlings… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontal disease (PD) has been
the focus of numerous investigations driven by their common pathological features. RA is an …

Autoimmunity to specific citrullinated proteins gives the first clues to the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis

N Wegner, K Lundberg, A Kinloch, B Fisher… - Immunological …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is now clearly a true autoimmune disease with accumulating
evidence of pathogenic disease‐specific autoimmunity to citrullinated proteins. Citrullination …

Host and bacterial factors linking periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis

A Krutyhołowa, K Strzelec, A Dziedzic… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Observations from numerous clinical, epidemiological and serological studies link
periodontitis with severity and progression of rheumatoid arthritis. The strong association is …