Herpes zoster risk factors in a national cohort of veterans with rheumatoid arthritis

…, AL Zeringue, L Caplan, P Ranganathan… - Clinical infectious …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background. . Herpes zoster occurs more commonly in patients taking immunosuppressive
medications, although the risk associated with different medications is poorly understood. …

Methotrexate (MTX) pathway gene polymorphisms and their effects on MTX toxicity in Caucasian and African American patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

P Ranganathan, R Culverhouse, S Marsh… - The Journal of …, 2008 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: Research has examined the association of folate-dependent gene polymorphisms
with methotrexate (MTX) toxicity in racially homogenous patients with rheumatoid …

Risk of non-melanoma skin cancer in a national cohort of veterans with rheumatoid arthritis

…, L Caplan, SA Eisen, P Ranganathan - …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objective. To determine the incidence of and risk factors for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC)
in a national cohort of veterans with RA. Methods. We examined skin cancer risk in a …

Immunologic rheumatic disorders

A Joseph, R Brasington, L Kahl, P Ranganathan… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2010 - Elsevier
We provide the basics for clinicians who might be called on to consider the diagnosis of
diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in their …

Methotrexate pharmacogenetics in rheumatoid arthritis: a status report

F Malik, P Ranganathan - Pharmacogenomics, 2013 - Future Medicine
Methotrexate (MTX), an antifolate drug, is the first-line disease-modifying agent for the treatment
of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) worldwide. MTX has excellent long-term efficacy, tolerability …

TNF-α antagonist use and risk of hospitalization for infection in a national cohort of veterans with rheumatoid arthritis

…, AL Zeringue, L Caplan, JR Curtis, P Ranganathan… - Medicine, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may confer an increased risk of infection.
We conducted a retrospective cohort study of veterans with RA followed in the United States …

Pharmacogenetics: implications for therapy in rheumatic diseases

L Davila, P Ranganathan - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2011 - nature.com
DMARDs not only improve the joint pain and swelling associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
but also slow down the joint damage associated with the disease. The efficacy of …

[PDF][PDF] A potential role for stress-induced microbial alterations in IgA-associated irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea

…, EV Russler-Germain, P Ranganathan… - Cell Reports …, 2020 - cell.com
Stress is a known trigger for flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS); however, this process is not well understood. Here, we find that restraint …

Vitamin D deficiency, interleukin 17, and vascular function in rheumatoid arthritis

P Ranganathan, S Khalatbari, S Yalavarthi… - The Journal of …, 2013 - jrheum.org
Objective. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) disease risk
in the general population. We examined the association between vitamin D deficiency and …

Neoplastic and paraneoplastic vasculitis, vasculopathy, and hypercoagulability

HJ Park, P Ranganathan - Rheumatic Disease Clinics, 2011 - rheumatic.theclinics.com
Rheumatologists are often consulted regarding both typical and atypical vasculitides,
vasculopathies, and hypercoagulability. It is important to keep in mind that all of these can come …