Background The efficacy of oral prednisolone in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS)
has not been studied to date. Methods In this double-blind, randomised, placebo-…

OBJECTIVE Reactive arthritis (ReA) triggered by Chlamydia trachomatis or enteric bacteria
such as yersinia, salmonella,Campylobacter jejuni, or shigella is an important differential …

… The criteria shown in Table 3, always in the presence of an asymmetric arthritis, were used
in this study to make a diagnosis of an arthritis that was probably or possibly induced by C …

… (c) Top view of a central cavity with openings in all four directions. (d) Cross section of a …
or 1 h at 37 C in the incubator). Cells were kept in a humidified incubator at 37 C and 5% CO 2 . …

Objective In active early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), glucocorticoids are often used for bridging,
due to the delayed action of methotrexate. This study was undertaken to compare the effect …

… Another study confirmed the importance of biomarkers of inflammation: elevated C-reactive …
may still receive some benefit from this therapy (type C response) [22]. Similarly, patients with …

… An exemplary recording is shown in comparison to a control measurement on a planar
substrate in Figure 7c. Here, the contained cells show similar characteristic action potentials of …

Spondyloarthritides (SpA) are chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases that usually affect
the axial skeleton and may involve entheses and peripheral joints. The main subtypes are …

Background In some areas of Germany, there is a shortage of specialist physicians for
patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Delegating certain medical care services to …

… of 5 C s −1 , held the temperature for 10 min at 900 C and … 6 , 70 sccm C 4 F 8 and 5 sccm O
2 at 0 C electrode temperature. … -Aldrich) over night at 37 C to support cell adhesion. Cellular …