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Vasculopathy and disordered angiogenesis in selected rheumatic diseases: rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm

1 Comment rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis. Rheumatoid arthritis is the rheumatic disease in which the role of angiogenesis has been studied most extensively. However, whereas rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by excessive angiogenesis, the situation is not as clear cut in other rheumatic diseases. For example, systemic sclerosis is characterized Read on »

Scleroderma is Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease. by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm as rheumatic diseases. Some rheumatic diseases affect the supporting framework of the body and its internal organs. Others, such as the autoimmune diseases affect the immune system by harming the body’s own healthy tissues. Rheumatic diseases are characterized by inflammation (signs are redness and/or heat, swelling, and pain) and loss of function of one Read on »

Role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in diet of patients with rheumatic diseases by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:58pm of clinical symptoms in subjects affected by rheumatic diseases, in particular rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Nutritional supplementation with omega-3 may represent an additional therapy... rich in omega-3 or on supplementation with fish oil capsules, proved to be a valid support to he treatment of chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Read on »

Copper-dependent antioxidase defenses in inflammatory and autoimmune rheumatic diseases by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:56pm Abstract Gel-filtered sera of patients with various inflammatory and autoimmune rheumatic diseases (N=354) were screened for the presence of the inflammation marker Cu... rheumatic diseases were almost totally depleted of this low-molecular-weight copper protein that exerts pronounced Superoxide dismutase activity and scavenges effectively hydroxyl Read on »

Arthritis, One Of The Many Rheumatic Diseases by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm . The most affected by rheumatic diseases are the articulations, ligaments, bones, tendons and muscles that become painful, swollen and rigid. Some of the 100 types of rheumatic... the articulations. There are some rheumatic diseases that are considered disorders of connective tissues, while others are seen as auto immune Some rheumatic diseases Read on »

The eyes have it – eye involvement in rheumatic diseases by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:55pm It's not widely known, but eye problems, visual impairment and even blindness are not uncommon features of many forms of arthritis and rheumatic disease. Systemic... about eye involvement other rheumatic diseases Read on »

Esophageal manometric findings in autoimmune rheumatic diseases: is scleroderma esophagus a specific entity? by Jan Posted Wed 25 Nov 2009 10:05pm hypomotility in scleroderma is unique to this disease or not, we studied 25 normal volunteers and 109 patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (27 with primary Sjögren's syndrome, 25 with idiopathic Raynaud's phenomenon, 25 with rheumatoid arthritis, 19 with scleroderma, 5 with undifferentiated connective tissue disease, 3 with systemic lupus erythematosus, 2 with mixed Read on »

Oxidative stress and nutritional prevention in autoimmune rheumatic diseases by Jan Posted Fri 04 Jun 2010 12:00am By Samir G. Sukkara and Edoardo Rossi Abstract The hypothesis that oxidative stress favours flogistic and immune processes inducing autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) and their complications is still under discussion. In this review we take into consideration both the aetiopathological role of the diet in such diseases Read on »

Ophthalmological involvement in rheumatic disease by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:58pm Article by Cojocaru VM. and Colleague. PURPOSE: The main objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of ocular manifestations in rheumatic patients admitted in a specialized clinic. METHODS: Information regarding rheumatic and ocular diseases was extracted from medical records system available in "Dr. I. Cantacuzino" Clinical Hospital from Read on »

Leptin, Anti-HSP60, Anti-HSP65 and Anti-oxLDL in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:56pm By R. Wu and Colleague To investigate whether leptin, heat shock proteins (HSP), oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) are involved in the autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRD). We studied sera of 47 patients with vasculitis, 38 patients with Sjogren’s syndrome (SS), 44 patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and 154 sex-matched healthy Read on »