Rates of serious infections and malignancies among patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving either tumor necrosis factor inhibitor or rituximab therapy

…, V Rantalaiho, L Pirilä, K Puolakka, T Uusitalo… - The Journal of …, 2015 - jrheum.org
Objective. Because of the role of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in host defense, it was hypothesized
that its inhibition might lead to an increased risk of malignancies and infections. The …

[HTML][HTML] Glycoprotein YKL-40: A potential biomarker of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis during intensive treatment with csDMARDs and infliximab. Evidence from …

…, O Kaipiainen-Seppänen, R Luosujärvi, T Uusitalo… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objective YKL-40, a chitinase-like glycoprotein associated with inflammation and tissue
remodeling, is produced by joint tissues and recognized as a candidate auto-antigen in …

Cervical spine involvement among patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated actively with treat-to-target strategy: 10-year results of the NEO-RACo study

…, T Malmi, A Karjalainen, T Uusitalo… - The Journal of …, 2020 - jrheum.org
Objective. To evaluate the development of radiological changes of the cervical spine in patients
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the NEO-RACo trial treated with an intensive, remission-…

Anti-TNF therapy in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis: the Finnish experience

L Konttinen, R Tuompo, T Uusitalo, R Luosujärvi… - Clinical …, 2007 - Springer
Biological therapy for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has led to improved disease control
beyond that of conventional treatments. International recommendations encourage clinicians …

Long-term real-life experience with rituximab in adult Finnish patients with rheumatoid arthritis refractory or with contraindication to anti–tumor necrosis factor drugs

…, K Immonen, J Lähteenmäki, T Uusitalo… - JCR: Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of
repeated rituximab (RTX) infusions in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in daily clinical …

Coffee and tea consumption, dietary fat intake and serum cholesterol concentration of Finnish men and women

A Aro, P Pietinen, U Uusitalo… - Journal of internal …, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
… The association between serum lipids and the consumption of tea was generally weak.
Only non-HDL cholesterol showed a significant negative association with tea consumption in …

Bioled coffee increases serum low density lipoprotein concentration

A Aro, J Tuomilehto, E Kostiainen, U Uusitalo… - Metabolism, 1987 - Elsevier
… , and eight tea bags per day for making the tea. The number or … through paper, and the tea
by soaking tea bags in hot water. … sugar in the coffee, they were advised to use it in tea as well. …

Structure and barrier properties of human embryonic stem cell–derived retinal pigment epithelial cells are affected by extracellular matrix protein coating

…, K Kaarniranta, H Uusitalo, K Juuti-Uusitalo… - … engineering Part A, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions play a vital role in cell morphology, migration,
proliferation, and differentiation of cells. We investigated the role of ECM proteins on the structure …

Surface modified biodegradable electrospun membranes as a carrier for human embryonic stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelial cells

A Sorkio, PJ Porter, K Juuti-Uusitalo… - … Engineering Part A, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Human embryonic stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelial (hESC-RPE) cells are currently
undergoing clinical trials to treat retinal degenerative diseases. Transplantation of hESC-…

Fast screening method for the analysis of total flavonoid content in plants and foodstuffs by high‐performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization time‐of …

A Tolonen, J Uusitalo - Rapid Communications in Mass …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… Flavonoid contents of two medicinal plants (Hypericum perforatum and Rhodiola rosea),
two grape red wines, two orange juices and two green teas were evaluated using the method, …