… fellow,1 Peter M Villiger, head of department and professor of rheumatology,4 Matthias Egger,
head of department and professor of epidemiology and public health,1 Peter Jüni, head of …

Background Since the publication of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) in 2009, several …

Objective To determine the effect of glucosamine, chondroitin, or the two in combination on
joint pain and on radiological progression of disease in osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. …

Background Giant cell arteritis is an immune-mediated disease of medium and large-sized
arteries that affects mostly people older than 50 years of age. Treatment with glucocorticoids …

Objective To determine the diagnostic value of sonography in patients with suspected carpal
tunnel syndrome (CTS). Methods We conducted a prospective study of 110 wrists in 74 …

Objective: To analyse the performance of a new M tuberculosis-specific interferon γ (IFNγ)
assay in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases who receive immunosuppressive drugs, …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of IL-6 blockade using tocilizumab in inducing remission
of arterial large vessel vasculitides (LVV). METHODS: Five consecutive patients with giant-…

Throughout the last decade, increasing awareness has been raised on issues related to
reproduction in rheumatic diseases including basic research to clarify the important role of …

We report about new apoptotic and non-apoptotic death pathways in neutrophils that are
initiated via the surface molecule sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin (Siglec)-9. In …

Injury to cartilage is a recognized sequela of neutrophil activation in arthritic joints. This study
examined the possibility that chondrocytes may play a direct role in intraarticular neutrophil …