Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a T-cell-dependent, antigen-driven vasculitis of large-and
medium-sized arteries. Glucocorticosteroids are considered the cornerstone in GCA therapy. Such …

Between 1985 and 1987 a total of 521 people underwent temporal artery biopsy with no
histological evidence of arteritisin Göteborg, Sweden. Two-hundred-and-twenty people were …

Objective. To assess criteria for individual response and remission based on the Disease
Activity Score (DAS) in patients with RA participating in a long‐term observational study. …

Context The hormone kisspeptin has crucial and well-characterized roles in reproduction.
Emerging data from animal models also suggest that kisspeptin has important metabolic …

Objective. To investigate T cell receptor (TCR) V α /V β (and in selected cases, J β ) usage
in CD4+ and CD8+ peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), …

Objectives To identify the first time point of an MRI-verified response to certolizumab pegol (CZP)
therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Forty-one patients with …

The aim of the study was to investigate T cell receptor (TCR) usage at the time of diagnosis
of giant cell arteritis (GCA) and to estimate the degree of clonality of T-cells infiltrating the …

Nordborg E, Schaufelberger C, Andersson R, Bosaeus I, Bengtsson B‐Å (Sahlgrenska
University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden). The ineffectiveness of cyclical oral clodronate on bone …

The aim of the present prospective study over a follow-up period of two years was to assess
the influence of various doses of glucocorticosteroids on the total body fat and lean tissue …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a common disease in the elderly. It is characterized by focal
inflammatory lesions dominated by T lymphocytes and macrophages. The etiology of GCA is, …