Beyond Fat Mass: Exploring the Role of Adipokines in Rheumatic Diseases by Morena Scotece, Javier Conde, Rodolfo Gómez, Veronica López, Francisca Lago, Juan Jesus Gómez-Reino, Oreste Gualillo

“…The goal of this paper is to elucidate the recent findings concerning the involvement of adipokines in rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).…”
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Therapeutic Response of Alopecia Areata-Associated Nail Changes to Baricitinib by Ashley Wittmer, Katherine De Jong, Lauren Bolish, Lindsey Finklea

“…Baricitinib is an immunomodulatory drug that acts as a selective and reversible inhibitor of JAK proteins and is indicated for adult patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis who have not responded to other disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. …”
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Scaphoid and Lunate Dislocation as a Unit—A Rare Variant of Perilunate Injury: Case Report and Literature Review for Management Recommendations by Ajin Edwin, Vigneswaran Varadharajan, Praveen Bhardwaj, Shanmuganathan Raja Sabapathy

“…Clinical significance: This case underscores the importance of early identification and management of such rare injuries to maximize patient outcomes and minimize potential complications such as persistent carpal instability, reduced wrist movements, and early wrist arthritis.…”
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Prevalence and Pattern of Morbidity Triads among the Elderly Population: A Cross-sectional Study in Bankura District, West Bengal by Ujjwal Das, Nishamani Kar

“…The highest prevalence of triad morbidity among the elderly was arthritis, hypertension, and heart disease (79.6%), followed by diabetes, hypertension, and depression (78%). …”
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Environmental noise exposure and autoimmune diseases: Evidence from a national cohort study by Seunghyun Lee, Yongho Lee, Wanhyung Lee, Xiaoxue Ma

“…High noise exposure was significantly associated with an increased risk of autoimmune diseases (HR 1.03; 95 % CI: 1.01–1.05), including higher SIRs for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Hashimoto’s disease, and Graves’ disease. …”
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Phylogeny, Phytomedicines, Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Properties, and Toxicity of Croton gratissimus Burch (Euphorbiaceae) by Kirkland Dingili Magwilu, Joseph Mwanzia Nguta, Isaac Mapenay, Dorine Matara

“…It has been used to treat different ailments ranging from respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, malaria, diabetes, hypertension, dermatological conditions, arthritis, gastrointestinal disorders, fever, sexually transmitted diseases, and infertility. …”
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Rheumatoid-like hand deformities and aortic valve disease in a 13-year-old girl with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: a case report by Anjuman Ara Rahman, Abhijit Datta, Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Anindita Das Barshan, Mohammad Jahid Hasan

“…In addition, she experienced joint deformity in both hands, mimicking rheumatoid arthritis, which is uncommon. The patient was diagnosed and underwent treatment through both lifestyle changes and medication. …”
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Possible Roles of IL-33 in the Innate-Adaptive Immune Crosstalk of Psoriasis Pathogenesis by Serafinella Patrizia Cannavò, Lucrezia Bertino, Eleonora Di Salvo, Valeria Papaianni, Elvira Ventura-Spagnolo, Sebastiano Gangemi

“…In addition, it seems to be involved from the onset of disease to the development of comorbidities, as psoriatic arthritis. Conclusion. The core of the future research on psoriasis could be to fully understand the role of this complex cytokine, in order also to find a new therapeutic approach.…”
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Docking-Based Virtual Screening and Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Identify Potential Penicillin-Binding Protein 2a Inhibitors from... by Motahareh Masumi, Fatemeh Noormohammadi, Fatemeh Kianisaba, Fatemeh Nouri, Mohammad Taheri, Amir Taherkhani

“…Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is responsible for several disorders including skin and soft tissue infections, bacteremia, pulmonary infections, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, meningitis, gastroenteritis, toxic-shock syndrome, and urinary tract infections. …”
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Bioinspired artificial antioxidases for efficient redox homeostasis and maxillofacial bone regeneration by Ting Wang, Mingru Bai, Wei Geng, Mohsen Adeli, Ling Ye, Chong Cheng

“…We believe this Ru-hydroxide development offers a promising avenue for designing antioxidase-like materials to treat various inflammation-associated disorders, including arthritis, diabetic wounds, enteritis, and bone fractures.…”
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Pengaruh Mobilization With Movement terhadap Nyeri dan Lingkup Gerak Sendi Penderita Osteoarthritis Lutut di Rumah Sakit Islam Klaten by Dwi Rosella Komala Sari, Devi Arhamevia Kurniady, Suryo Saputra Perdana

“…Manipulation with Movement (MWM) is the most commonly used manual therapy technique in musculoskeletal disorders, especially in arthritis, to increase the range of movement (ROM).  …”
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome with Stroke in Puerperal Woman with High Titer of Anti-Phospholipid IgM Antibody by Hiroto Hirashima, Masahiro Iwamoto, Tadashi Ozawa, Shigeyoshi Kijima, Shigeki Matsubara, Akihide Ohkuchi

“…A 36-year-old nulliparous woman with both rheumatoid arthritis and recurrent pregnancy loss, probably due to a high titer of anti-phospholipid IgM antibody, was referred at 10 weeks of gestation. …”
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Immunoglobulin G4-related disease, constitutional symptoms, human leukocyte antigen b27 positivity, and sacroiliitis by Shallu Verma, Lubna Khurshid, Prasad Rao Voleti, Anand Narayan Malaviya

“…Here we present a 55-year-old man with back-buttock pains, a knee and ankle arthritis with moderately severe constitutional symptoms. …”
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of macrophage activation syndrome among patients attending a rheumatology tertiary care center in North India by Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo, Manesh Manoj, Prashant Bafna, Kasturi Hazarika, Anupam Wakhlu

“…Methods: Pediatric and adult patients diagnosed with rheumatologic disorders and fulfilling the 2016 European League against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for MAS associated with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) or the hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (2004) criteria, as appropriate, were included over a period of 1 year. …”
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Adalimumab: Another Medication Related to Osteonecrosis of the Jaws? by Andrea Cassoni, Umberto Romeo, Valentina Terenzi, Marco Della Monaca, Oriana Rajabtork Zadeh, Ingrid Raponi, Maria Teresa Fadda, Antonella Polimeni, Valentino Valentini

“…On August, 2014, a 63-year-old female with a history of idiopathic arthritis treated with medical treatment with Adalimumab from 2010 to 2013 presented referring pain in the right mandible. …”
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Evolving trends in the prevalence and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in Korea from 2010 to 2023: a population-based study by Yu-Seon Jung, Soo-Kyung Cho, Se Rim Choi, Sun-Young Jung, Yoon-Kyoung Sung

“…AS cases were identified using at least two ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision) codes and rare intractable disease registration codes, excluding diagnoses of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. The annual prevalence of AS was calculated and standardized to the 2017 population. …”
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Quality Assessment of Hydroxychloroquine Tablet: A Comparative Evaluation of Drug Produced by Different Pharmaceutical Companies in Bangladesh by Md. Raihanur Islam, Md. Sakhawat Hossain, Md. Sanower Hossain, Mohammad Touhidul Islam, Sharifa Sultana, Nisarat Nijhum, Kutub Uddin Ahamed, Chee-Yan Choo, Ching Siang Tan, Khang Wen Goh

“… Hydroxychloroquine is the most commonly prescribed antimalarial extensively used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. It is extensively utilized as a repurposing drug, as well, in many countries worldwide to treat COVID-19. …”
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The Effect of Periodontitis on Expression of Interleukin-21: A Systematic Review by Archana Mootha, Sankari Malaiappan, N. D. Jayakumar, Sheeja S. Varghese, Julie Toby Thomas

“…Interleukin-21 (IL-21) has been associated with systemic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease that follow a chronic inflammatory cascade. …”
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Association of Glycemic Indices (Hyperglycemia, Glucose Variability, and Hypoglycemia) with Oxidative Stress and Diabetic Complications by Eleftheria Papachristoforou, Vaia Lambadiari, Eirini Maratou, Konstantinos Makrilakis

“…Oxidative stress has been associated with a variety of pathologic conditions, including diabetes mellitus (DM), cancer, atherosclerosis, neurodegenerative diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, ischemia/reperfusion injury, obstructive sleep apnea, and accelerated aging. …”
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Drug-Induced Liver Injury Caused by Adalimumab: A Case Report and Review of the Bibliography by Bernardo Frider, Andres Bruno, Marcelo Ponte, Marcelo Amante

“…We describe a case of a 35-year-old man, with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and hepatitis C virus genotype 1a with a liver biopsy in 2001 with a METAVIR score pattern A1 F0; he received interferon alpha 2b for six months, but treatment was suspended because of reactivation of RA. …”
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