Background B-cell-depleting therapies increase the risk of morbidity and mortality due to
COVID-19. Evidence-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccination strategies for patients on B-cell-depleting …

Objective Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in whom the response to anti–tumor
necrosis factor (anti‐TNF) therapy is inadequate have several therapeutic options, such as …

Objective. To examine whether the G-to-A polymorphism at position −308 in the promoter of
the tumour necrosis factor-α (TNFα) gene influences the therapeutic response to TNFα-…

Blockade of cytokines, particularly of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), in immuno-inflammatory
diseases, has led to the greatest advances in medicine of recent years. We did a …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether treatment of anemia of chronic disease (ACD) in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with recombinant human erythropoietin (rHu-Epo) in …

Objectives The aim of the present study was to assess human and bacterial peptidylarginine
deiminase (PAD) activity in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) in the context of serum levels …

Objective To evaluate the reliability and validity of a novel ultrasound (US) imaging method
to measure metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) finger joint …

Objectives: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) exert their anti-inflammatory activity predominantly by
cell contact-dependent mechanisms. A study was undertaken to investigate the regulatory …

Objectives To investigate whether the transient reduction in rheumatology services imposed
by virus containment measures during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with …

Objectives Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may cause kidney damage. This
study assessed the impact of prolonged NSAID exposure on renal function in a large …