The increased understanding of the immune mechanisms of rheumatoid arthritis has led to
the development of a considerable number of new therapeutic agents that alter the natural …

Cytokines regulate a broad range of inflammatory processes that are implicated in the
pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. In rheumatoid joints, it is well known that an imbalance …

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes progressive articular
damage, functional loss, and comorbidity. The development of effective biologics and small-…

Degenerative and inflammatory joint diseases lead to a destruction of the joint architecture.
Whereas degenerative osteoarthritis results in the formation of new bone, rheumatoid …

Background Since the publication of the European League Against Rheumatism recommendations
for the pharmacological treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in 2012, new evidence …

… Furthermore, residual proteinuria (0.3 g/g creatinine) successively improved with dose
adaptation of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors after 3 months. Nephritis ceased in …

Objective To update the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations
for the pharmacological treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods According to the …

… To separate digested protein from the Immobilized Pepsin, the solution was centrifuged at
1,000 g for 5 minutes. The supernatant-containing digested protein was decanted into a new …

… Cooperative Project (ICP) of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture
and the City of Vienna, and a grant from the Austrian National Bank (project 8715, G. Schett…

Background Giant-cell arteritis commonly relapses when glucocorticoids are tapered, and the
prolonged use of glucocorticoids is associated with side effects. The effect of the interleukin…