Association between a history of periodontitis and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide, population-based, case–control study

…, P Chou, YL Lee, YJ Chou, JL Lan, KL Lai… - Annals of the …, 2013 - ard.bmj.com
Objective To investigate the association between the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and a
history of periodontitis. Methods This nationwide, population-based, case–control study used …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacology and adverse events of emergency-use authorized medication in moderate to severe COVID-19

JY Hsu, YC Mao, PY Liu, KL Lai - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Some effective drugs have been approved or issued an Emergency Use Authorization for
the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients, but post-market surveillance is warranted …

[HTML][HTML] Rheumatoid arthritis risk associated with periodontitis exposure: a nationwide, population-based cohort study

YY Chou, KL Lai, DY Chen, CH Lin, HH Chen - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background The risk of periodontitis (PD) is increased in the patient group of rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). RA and PD also shared some pathological mechanism. The aim of this study is to …

Elevated expression of the NLRP3 inflammasome and its correlation with disease activity in adult-onset Still disease

…, CC Lin, KT Tang, HH Chen, WT Hung, KL Lai… - The Journal of …, 2017 - jrheum.org
Objective. The dysregulation of the NLRP3 (NLR containing a pyrin domain) inflammasome
is involved in autoinflammatory diseases. Adult-onset Still disease (AOSD) is regarded as an …

Naja atra snakebite in Taiwan

YC Mao, PY Liu, LC Chiang, CS Lai, KL Lai… - Clinical …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Naja atra snakebite is uncommon in Taiwan and causes distinct effects on its
victims. Although the Taiwan government produces its own specific antivenom, little …

[HTML][HTML] Involvement of TLR7 MyD88-dependent signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of adult-onset Still's disease

…, YM Chen, JL Lan, WT Hung, HH Chen, KL Lai… - Arthritis research & …, 2013 - Springer
Introduction The objective of this study was to investigate the potential role of the Toll-like
receptor 7 (TLR7) signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD). …

[HTML][HTML] The risk of tuberculosis disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients on biologics and targeted therapy: a 15-year real world experience in Taiwan

…, TY Hsieh, CW Hsieh, WT Hung, CT Lin, KL Lai… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The objective of this study is to determine the risk of tuberculosis (TB) disease in biologics
users among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in Taiwan from 2000 to 2015. This …

[HTML][HTML] Gender difference in ASAS HI among patients with ankylosing spondylitis

HH Chen, YM Chen, KL Lai, TY Hsieh, WT Hung… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objective To assess the associations of the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International
Society Health Index (ASAS HI) with gender and other factors in patients with ankylosing …

Onset age affects mortality and renal outcome of female systemic lupus erythematosus patients: a nationwide population-based study in Taiwan

…, TY Hsieh, WT Hung, CW Hsieh, KL Lai… - …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objective. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of disease onset age on
mortality and renal survival in female SLE patients. Methods. This nationwide, population-…

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of drug survival for biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs in rheumatoid arthritis: Analysis from the TRA Clinical Electronic Registry

…, WT Hung, TY Hsieh, HH Chen, CW Hsieh, KL Lai… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
In this study we aimed to identify the predictors of drug survival for biologic and targeted
synthetic DMARDs (bDMARDs and tsDMARDs) among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in …