Objectives. There are no valid instruments to measure disease activity in Takayasu arteritis (TA).
We aim to provide a valid measure to assess clinical disease activity with or without …

OBJECTIVE: Cytokines are the major mediators of joint damage in chronic arthritis. Data on
synovial fluid (SF) concentration of Th17 cell-derived cytokine interleukin 17 (IL-17) in …

Objective. To evaluate the efficacy of tadalafil as add-on therapy in secondary RP resistant
to vasodilators. Methods. Patients with scleroderma and MCTD having four or more RP …

OBJECTIVE: Data on synovial fluid (SF) cytokine concentrations in patients with reactive
arthritis (ReA) or undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy (uSpA) are limited and contradictory. We …

Introduction: Autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are useful both for diagnosis and
prognosis. Antibodies directed against citrullinated antigens have recently been shown to …

Quality of life (QOL) of patients affected by various diseases is now recognized as an important
outcome variable. Consenting patients with rheumatoid arthritis (American College of …

Management of patient with Lupus Nephritis (LN) continues to remain a challenge for the
treating physicians because of considerable morbidity and even mortality. The search of …

OBJECTIVE: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have high cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality as compared to the general population. Indians are also at increased risk of …

Lupus nephritis ( LN ) has significant impact on the outcome of patients with systemic lupus
erythematosus ( SLE ). In the absence of any new breakthrough for management of LN over …

Apoptosis of lymphocytes is increased in patients with lupus. This may be pathogenic leading
to increased load of autoantigens or may be a bystander effect of immune activation. A …