Objective X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) is a multifunctional protein with important functions in apoptosis, cellular differentiation and cytoskeletal organisation and is emerging as ...

1 Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain 2 Department of Rheumatology, Hospìtal Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain 3 ...

Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, National University of Athens, Greece Correspondence to: Professor H M Moutsopoulos Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, University of ...

Background Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is among the mean sources of chronic pain and functional disability which may lead to anxiety and depression. Objectives The aim of this study was to determine ...

Background Microplastics (MPs) have been identified in different types of tissue, including lung, bowel, placenta and as well in human whole blood [1]. During analysis of synovial fluid samples with ...

Correspondence to Professor Christopher J Edwards, Musculoskeletal Research Unit, NIHR Southampton Clinical Rsearch Facility, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK; cedwards{at}soton.ac.uk ...

1 Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Free University, Berlin, Germany 2 Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany and Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Free University, ...

Psoriatic Arthritis Program, Centre for Prognosis Studies in The Rheumatic Diseases, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Correspondence to Dr D D Gladman, ...

1 Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA 2 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego School of ...

Background MM-II, a novel suspension of empty large multilamellar liposomes composed of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), has demonstrated beneficial ...

Background There is emerging evidence that the development and progression of osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with inflammation. C reactive protein (CRP), a systemic marker for inflammation, may be ...

Background Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most frequent and effective prescribed medication to treat patients with low back pain (LBP) but are associated with a high incidence ...