Osteoarthritis: an overview of the disease and its treatment strategies

P Sarzi-Puttini, MA Cimmino, R Scarpa… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) is currently defined by the American College of Rheumatology as a “heterogeneous
group of conditions that leads to joint symptoms and signs which are associated …

[HTML][HTML] Could Sars-coronavirus-2 trigger autoimmune and/or autoinflammatory mechanisms in genetically predisposed subjects?

…, A Del Puente, R Giacomelli, R Scarpa - Autoimmunity …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We have read with interest the recent article by Favalli et al. published in Autoimmunity Reviews
[1]. We agree with the Authors that Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is …

Psoriatic arthritis in psoriatic patients

R Scarpa, P ORIENTE, A PUCINO, M TORELLA… - …, 1984 - academic.oup.com
One hundred and eighty patients with psoriasis have been studied in the Neapolitan area to
find the prevalence of arthritis in psoriasis. Wright and Moll's criteria for the diagnosis of …

Risk of infections using anti-TNF agents in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, A Matucci, GM Milano, G Tocci, R Scarpa… - Expert opinion on …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Five anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents have received regulatory
approval for use in rheumatology: adalimumab, golimumab, infliximab, certolizumab, and …

Weight loss and achievement of minimal disease activity in patients with psoriatic arthritis starting treatment with tumour necrosis factor α blockers

…, S Iervolino, A Russolillo, R Lupoli, R Scarpa… - Annals of the …, 2014 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate prospectively the effect of weight loss on the achievement of minimal
disease activity (MDA) in overweight/obese patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) starting …

Microscopic inflammatory changes in colon of patients with both active psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis without bowel symptoms.

R Scarpa, F Manguso, A D'Arienzo… - The Journal of …, 2000 - europepmc.org
Objective To evaluate colonic mucosa of patients with both active psoriasis and psoriatic
arthritis (PsA) without bowel symptoms. Methods Fifteen persons (9 men, 6 women) who had …

Obesity and the prediction of minimal disease activity: a prospective study in psoriatic arthritis

…, R Lupoli, A Russolillo, R Scarpa… - Arthritis care & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We prospectively evaluated whether obesity impacts achievement of minimal
disease activity (MDA) in subjects with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods Among PsA subjects …

Carotid intima-media thickness in psoriatic arthritis: differences between tumor necrosis factor-α blockers and traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs

…, S Iervolino, R Peluso, R Scarpa… - … , and vascular biology, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective— Subjects with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have an abnormally high prevalence of
vascular risk factors (VRFs) and are predisposed to vascular mortality. Tumor necrosis factor (…

Patient global assessment in psoriatic arthritis: a multicenter GRAPPA and OMERACT study

…, PP Tak, C Sardu, I Ujfalussy, R Scarpa… - The Journal of …, 2011 - jrheum.org
Objective. During OMERACT 8, delegates selected patient global assessment (PGA) of
disease as a domain to be evaluated in randomized controlled trials in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). …

Comorbid conditions in the AMICA study patients: effects on the quality of life and drug prescriptions by general practitioners and specialists

…, MA Cimmino, P Sarzi-Puttini, R Scarpa… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) has been identified as the disease with the highest rate of
comorbidities, which may increase the likelihood of disability. The AMICA study evaluated …