Optimization of medium composition and study of growth stages of <i>Mycoplasma bovis</i> “Kaluga 2020” isolate by M. Abed Alhussen, A. A. Nesterov, A. V. Sprygin, I. N. Shumilova, M. S. Bryantseva, O. P. Byadovskaya

“…Mycoplasma bovis is considered one of bovine mycoplasmosis pathogens responsible for respiratory diseases, mastitis, arthritis and keratoconjunctivitis. The paper presents results of the study on optimizing the component composition of the culture medium for Mycoplasma bovis “Kaluga 2020” isolate, as well as the study of this pathogen’s growth stages. …”
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Melanocortin Peptide Therapy for the Treatment of Arthritic Pathologies by S. J. Getting, M. Kaneva, Y. Bhadresa, D. Renshaw, Giovanna Leoni, H. B. Patel, M. J. P. Kerrigan, I. C. Locke

“…Arthritic pathologies are a major cause of morbidity within the western world, with rheumatoid arthritis affecting approximately 1% of adults. This review highlights the therapeutic potential of naturally occurring hormones and their peptides, in both arthritic models of disease and patients. …”
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Whipple’s Disease: Our Own Experience and Review of the Literature by Jan Bureš, Marcela Kopáčová, Tomáš Douda, Jolana Bártová, Jan Tomš, Stanislav Rejchrt, Ilja Tachecí

“…Whipple’s disease is a chronic infectious systemic disease caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei. Nondeforming arthritis is frequently an initial complaint. Gastrointestinal and general symptoms include marked diarrhoea (with serious malabsorption), abdominal pain, prominent weight loss, and low-grade fever. …”
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Development and Treatments of Inflammatory Cells and Cytokines in Spinal Cord Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Ping Zhu, Jia-xin Li, Masayuki Fujino, Jian Zhuang, Xiao-Kang Li

“…For treatment of several intractable autoimmune diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), where inflammatory cytokines are involved in disease progression, anti-inflammatory cytokine antagonist is now available. …”
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Study on corneal morphology and correlation between corneal thickness and serum uric acid levels in gout by Rishi Sharma, Jaya Kaushik, Ankita Singh, Aatish Saraswat, Sumit Goyal

“…Its clinical characteristics include arthritis, nephrolithiasis, nephropathy, and tophi. …”
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Association of CYP2C9∗3 and CYP2C8∗3 Non-Functional Alleles with Ibuprofen-Induced Upper Gastrointestinal Toxicity in a Saudi Patient by Amina M. Bagher

“…We presented a case of a 31-year-old Saudi female patient with a history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had taken ibuprofen at 600 mg twice daily for eight weeks. …”
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Analgesic Mechanism of Sinomenine against Chronic Pain by Wei Jiang, Weiming Fan, Tianle Gao, Tao Li, Zhenming Yin, Huihui Guo, Lulu Wang, Yanxing Han, Jian-Dong Jiang

“…Purified from the roots of the plant Sinomenium acutum, sinomenine is traditionally used in China and Japan for treating rheumatism and arthritis. Previously, we have demonstrated that sinomenine possessed a broad analgesic spectrum in various chronic pain animal models and repeated administration of sinomenine did not generate tolerance. …”
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Management of patients with dry eye syndrome with systemic autoimmune and infectious diseases by G.M. Chernakova, E.A. Kleshcheva

“…The review highlights the key aspects of pathogenesis and current therapy of DES in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, autoimmune thyroiditis, as well as in patients with HIV infection, viral hepatitis B and C, Epstein-Barr virus. …”
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Positive self-perceived health of octogenarians participating in community groups by Rodrigo Krug, Ione Schneider, Susana Confortin, Danielle Antes, Maruí Giehl, Marize Lopes, André Xavier, Eleonora d'Orsi, Giovana Mazo

“…The factors associated with positive self-perceived health were as follows: to receive a monthly income higher than six minimum wages (PR=1.39; 95%CI=0.91-2.11), to smoke currently (PR=1.75; 95%CI=1.25-2.46), to be physically active during leisure time (PR=1.33; 95%CI=1.06-1.67), to have arthritis or rheumatism (PR=0.55; 95%CI=0.37-0.80), diabetes (PR=0.54; 95%CI=0.37-0.79) and cardiovascular disease (OR=0.71; 95%CI=0.53-0.95), apart from using medications (PR=0.74; 95%CI=0.60-0.91). …”
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CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides Inhibit RANKL-Induced Osteoclast Formation by Upregulating A20 Deubiquitinase in RAW 264.7 Cells by Seong-Kyu Kim, Jung-Yoon Choe, Ki-Yeun Park

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Application progress of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing technology in pain control after total knee arthroplasty (中医护理技术在膝关节置换术后疼痛干预中的应用进展)... by LIU Fei (柳菲), YAN Qiuyan (闫秋艳)

“…Total knee arthroplasty is an effective surgery in the treatment of end-stage arthritis. However, Postoperative pain adversely affects recovery and patients’ quality of life. …”
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Epstein-Barr Virus- (EBV-) Immortalized Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines (LCLs) Express High Level of CD23 but Low CD27 to Support Their Growth by Hooi-Yeen Yap, Thin-Sam Siow, Sook-Khuan Chow, Sin-Yeang Teow

“…This study demonstrates the generation of 15 LCLs from sixteen rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and a healthy volunteer using B95-8 marmoset-derived EBV. …”
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Regulation of fibronectin and collagens type I, III and VI by TNF-α, TGF-β, IL-13, and tofacitinib by Frederik S. Gillesberg, Martin Pehrsson, Anne-Christine Bay-Jensen, Peder Frederiksen, Morten Karsdal, Bent W. Deleuran, Tue W. Kragstrup, Satoshi Kubo, Yoshiya Tanaka, Joachim H. Mortensen

“…The in vitro findings were supported by clinical observations in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis, which had elevated serum type III collagen formation, indicating ongoing fibrogenesis during inflammation. …”
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Natural Killer T (NKT) Cells and Periodontitis: Potential Regulatory Role of NKT10 Cells by Samanta Melgar-Rodríguez, Emilio A. Cafferata, Nicolás I. Díaz, Miguel A. Peña, Luis González-Osuna, Carolina Rojas, Alfredo Sierra-Cristancho, Angélica M. Cárdenas, Jaime Díaz-Zúñiga, Rolando Vernal

“…Although the tissue-specific functions of NKT cells have not been fully elucidated, their activity has been associated with the pathogenesis of different inflammatory diseases with immunopathogenic similarities to periodontitis, including osteolytic pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. In the present review, we revise and discuss the pathogenic characteristics of NKT cells in these diseases and their role in the pathogenesis of periodontitis; particularly, we analyze the potential regulatory role of the IL-10-producing NKT10 cells.…”
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Costus afer: A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Data in support of Its Medicinal Relevance by Daniel Boison, Cynthia Ayefoumi Adinortey, Godwin Kweku Babanyinah, Olga Quasie, Rosemary Agbeko, Gilbert Kofi Wiabo-Asabil, Michael Buenor Adinortey

“…It is reportedly used in traditional medicine practice (TMP) to treat and manage many ailments including diabetes mellitus, stomach ache, arthritis, inflammation, and gout. These purported ethnomedicinal uses have triggered many research studies on the plant to amass scientific evidence. …”
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The Role of Additional K-Wires on AO Type C Distal Radius Fracture Treatment with External Fixator in Young Population by Ivan Micic, Erica Kholinne, Yucheng Sun, Jae-Man Kwak, In-Ho Jeon

“…Radiologic outcome parameters include radial inclination, volar tilt, radial length, and the presence of radiocarpal arthritis according to Knirk and Jupiter. Clinical outcomes include New York Orthopedic Hospital (NYOH) wrist scoring scale. …”
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Osteoarthritis synovium as a nidus for monosodium urate crystal deposition inducing severe gout studied by label‐free stimulated Raman scattering combined with synovial organoids by Ziyi Chen, Wenjuan Wang, Yaxin Chen, Minbiao Ji, Yinghui Hua

“…Osteoarthritis (OA), the most prevalent type of arthritis, is a progressive degenerative joint disease. …”
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Severe Disfiguring Scalp and Facial Oedema due to Henoch–Schönlein Purpura in a Child by Visvalingam Arunath, Arjuna Salinda Athapathu, Thabitha Jebaseeli Hoole, Heshan Aruppala, Asanka Rathnasri, Randula Ranawaka, Sachith Mettananda

“…Henoch–Schönlein purpura is a small vessel vasculitis that usually presents with palpable purpura, arthritis, abdominal pain, and nephritis. Subcutaneous oedema of dependent areas is common; however, oedema in the scalp is extremely rare especially in children older than two years. …”
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Collapsing glomerulopathy associated with parvovirus B19 and systemic lupus erythematosus in a patient with APOL1 high-risk variant for nephropathy by Thaíza Passaglia Bernardes, Thalita Alvarenga Ferradosa Paula, Gabriel Teixeira Montezuma Sales, Patrícia Varela Calais, Renato Demarchi Foresto, Luiz Antonio Moura, Marcelino de Souza Durão Junior, João Bosco Pesquero, Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn

“…A 35-year-old woman with recent use of a JAK inhibitor due to rheumatoid arthritis presented with a 2-week history of fever, cervical adenopathy, and facial erythema. …”
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Conducting genetic epidemiology research on hyperuricaemia and gout in an indigenous community in Guam - a feasibility study by Yvette C. Paulino, Frank Camacho, Tristan VC Paulino, Delores J. Lee, Lisa Linda Natividad, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, Tony R. Merriman, Anna L. Gosling

“…Abstract Background Gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis disease, and hyperuricaemia onset are influenced by environmental and genetic factors. …”
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