Markers of inflammation are negatively correlated with serum leptin in rheumatoid arthritis

…, PL van Riel, P Barrera, JWM van der Meer - Annals of the …, 2005 - ard.bmj.com
Background: Leptin regulates food intake and modulates immunity and inflammation. A
positive feedback mechanism has been described between tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and …

Tumour necrosis factor alpha-driven IL-32 expression in rheumatoid arthritis synovial tissue amplifies an inflammatory cascade

…, MI Koenders, PL van Riel, FA van de Loo… - Annals of the …, 2011 - ard.bmj.com
Objective To investigate the interplay between IL-32 and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα)
during the chronic inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to assess whether anti-…

Down-titration and discontinuation of infliximab in rheumatoid arthritis patients with stable low disease activity and stable treatment: an observational cohort study

…, FHJ van den Hoogen, PL van Riel… - Annals of the …, 2012 - ard.bmj.com
Down-titration, or discontinuing infliximab, has proven to be feasible in RA patients. Therefore,
our local treatment protocol includes tapering infliximab dose. This observational study …

Increased fascial thickness of the deltoid muscle in dermatomyositis and polymyositis: an ultrasound study

…, BG Van Engelen, MC Vonk, PL Van Riel… - Muscle & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: We investigated the use of ultrasound to detect fascial thickening of the deltoid,
vastus lateralis (VL), and rectus femoris (RF) muscles in dermatomyositis (DM) and …

Should we redefine treatment targets in rheumatoid arthritis? Low disease activity is sufficiently strict for patients who are anticitrullinated protein antibody-negative

…, AA den Broeder, EV Pascual, PL van Riel… - The Journal of …, 2013 - jrheum.org
Objective. Clinical remission currently is the treatment target for all patients with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). At the same level of inflammation, the prognosis regarding joint damage is …

[HTML][HTML] IL-32 promoter SNP rs4786370 predisposes to modified lipoprotein profiles in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

…, S Holewijn, J de Graaf, JC Dos Santos, PL van Riel… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases
(CVD). Interleukin (IL)-32 has previously been shown to be involved in the pathogenesis …

[HTML][HTML] Functional consequences of DECTIN-1early stop codon polymorphism Y238X in rheumatoid arthritis

…, R Stienstra, PL van Riel, WB van den Berg… - Arthritis research & …, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Dectin-1, a pattern recognition receptor expressed by the innate immune system,
is known to be a major receptor inducing Th17-type adaptive immune responses that have …

Cytokine production of stimulated whole blood cultures in rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving short-term infliximab therapy

…, PL van Riel, BJ Kullberg, JWM Van der Meer - Cytokine, 2005 - Elsevier
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) strategies
have an increased susceptibility to infections, especially those caused by intracellular …

Role of NOD1 polymorphism in susceptibility and clinical progression of rheumatoid arthritis

…, AHM van der Helm-van Mil, WB van den Berg… - …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objective. One of the disease hallmarks of RA is progressive cartilage and bone destruction
in the joints. The exact mechanism underlying this disease process is largely unknown. …

Risk factors of second-line antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis

…, PL van Riel, FW Gribnau, LB van de Putt - Seminars in arthritis and …, 1990 - Elsevier
D RUGS PLAY an important role in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Unlike nonsteroidal antiinllammatory drugs (NSAIDs), disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (…