Issue 1/2025
Content (57 Articles)
From the editor’s office: empowering authors and protecting science communication—integrating ChatGPT and large language models ethically
- Artificial Intelligence
- EDITORIAL
Cesar Ramos-Remus, Wendy J. Pontefract, Adewale Adebajo
The frequency of fibromyalgia in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Fibromyalgia
- REVIEW ARTICLE
Sohi Mistry, Ansaam Daoud, Marina Nighat Magrey, Omer Nuri Pamuk
Meta-analysis of mortality-associated factors in primary Sjögren’s syndrome patients with interstitial lung disease
- Open Access
- Primary Sjögren Syndrome
- REVIEW ARTICLE
Ruochen Pang, Xiaopeng Ma, Huifang Guo, Xuan Qi
Lupus activity and pregnancy outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus patients undergoing assisted reproductive therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- REVIEW ARTICLE
Fatemeh Zahra Seyed-Kolbadi, Alireza Malektojari, Mohammad Hossein Zarei, Mina Keshavarz, Kosar Gorgin, Marzieh Bonyadi, Mohammad Hamed Ersi, Reza Farrokhseresht
Clinicopathological and imaging differences between pediatric and adult patients with anti-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase necrotizing myopathy
- Myopathy
- REVIEW ARTICLE
MengTing Yang, YiKang Wang, YaWen Zhao, JingChu Yuan, YiMing Zheng, HongJun Hao, Wei Zhang, ZhaoXia Wang, Yun Yuan
Global research trends of MicroRNAs in rheumatoid arthritis: bibliometrics and visualization analysis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Review Article
Xue Pang, Fengxia Xu, Chang Fan, Hui Jiang
Tea consumption, serum uric acid levels and hyperuricemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- REVIEW ARTICLE
Wenhao Zhu, Qiwang Wang, Liye Xu, Xiaoying Yang, Yu Lei
A systematic review of botulinum toxin as a treatment for Raynaud’s disease secondary to scleroderma
- Open Access
- Botulinum Toxin
- REVIEW ARTICLE
Calver Pang, Despina Iakovou, Danny Fraser, Baptiste Leurent, Laura Awad, Benjamin Langridge, Peter Butler
Immune thrombocytopenia in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- REVIEW ARTICLE
Ziqiang Zheng, Jiali Liu, Mingzhu Yun, Li Deng, Pingping Xiang, Miao Jiang, Rui Wang, Chang Liu
Rates of glucocorticoid taper in the management of polymyalgia rheumatica: the science behind the “art”
- Polymyalgia Arteritica
- REVIEW ARTICLE
Jenny Li, Jill Hall, William Dafoe, Elaine Yacyshyn
HIPK3 hypomethylation as a potential epigenetic biomarker in rheumatic immune diseases with emphasis on rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- BRIEF REPORT
Ping Jiang, Yi Shen, Cen Chang, Yiming Shi, Kai Wei, Jianan Zhao, Yu Shan, Yixin Zheng, Fuyu Zhao, Shicheng Guo, Dongyi He
Rheumatoid arthritis and gliostatin: a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis and RT-PCR validation
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Zhongbin Xia, Siwen Zong, Sibin Zhou, Yujie Rao, Zhenjiang Li
Weight-adjusted waist index associated with bone mineral density in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Qian Lyu, Linxiao Ma, Huijie Liu, Haiyan Shao
Prediction model for bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis based on musculoskeletal ultrasound and clinical risk factors
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Lei Yan, Minghang Lin, Xiaojian Ye, Wenting Li, Jing Xu, Yabin Fang, Shuqiang Chen
Identifying the genetic association between rheumatoid arthritis and the risk of pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Leilei Yang, Xiaoqin Wang, Bingjie Gu, Dinglei Su
Inadequate identification of high cardiovascular risk and carotid plaques in rheumatoid arthritis patients by the 2024 Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular EVENTs and the 2013 Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease algorithms: findings from a Mexican cohort
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Natalia Guajardo-Jauregui, Jesus Alberto Cardenas-de la Garza, Dionicio Angel Galarza-Delgado, Jose Ramon Azpiri-Lopez, Rosa Icela Arvizu-Rivera, Rebeca Lizeth Polina-Lugo, Iris Jazmin Colunga-Pedraza
The relationship between low-carbohydrate diet score, dietary macronutrient intake, and rheumatoid arthritis: results from NHANES 2011–2016
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Wenqiang Zhan, Ruiqiang Li, Xingxing Xu
The importance of developing reproducible primary endpoints for clinical trials in systemic lupus erythematosus
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- BRIEF REPORT
Bingyi Yang, Yiran Chen, Jiao Jiang, Christopher Chang, Haijing Wu, M. Eric Gershwin, Qianjin Lu
Exploring genetic associations in systemic lupus erythematosus through Mendelian randomization: implications for novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Qi Liu, Yuyang Liu, Hui Feng, Lin Zhao, Tao Wan
Performance of the systemic lupus erythematosus risk probability index (SLERPI) in the Egyptian college of rheumatology (ECR) study cohort
- Open Access
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Nevin Hammam, Ahmed Elsaman, Esam Abualfadl, Soha Senara, Nada M. Gamal, Mona H. Abd-Elsamea, Abdelhfeez Moshrif, Osman Hammam, Tamer A. Gheita, Samar Tharwat
TLR10 expression in unswitched memory B associates with the disease activity of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Lumin Zhang, Linchang Yu, Quanfu Li, Meiping Ni, Qiongzhu Dong, Yufang Bao, Jinguan Zhang, Danping Ruan, Zhefeng Meng, Nannan Lai
Disease activity at the onset of diagnosis as a predictor of disease outcomes in a cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A post hoc retrospective analysis of the COMOSLE-EGYPT study
- Open Access
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Abir Mokbel, Nermeen A. Fouad, Alkhateeb Alkemary, Marwa Abdo
Downregulated YTHDF2 expression in systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with inflammatory and neutrophil cytokine production
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Hongshuai Zhao, Mengfan Lan, Zikun Huang, Peng Fu, Biqi Fu, Yang Guo, Junming Li, Qing Luo
Effectiveness and safety of Belimumab and Telitacicept in systemic lupus erythematosus: a real-world, retrospective, observational study
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Hui-Zhi Jin, Ming-Long Cai, Xin Wang, Zhijun Li, Bin Ma, Lin Niu, Peng Wang, Hai-feng Pan, Si-dong Li, Wei Bao, Guo-sheng Wang, Xiao-mei Li, Changhao Xie, Zhu Chen
Cardiovascular risk according to biological agent exposure in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a nationwide population-based study
- TNF-Inhibitors
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Oh Chan Kwon, Hye Sun Lee, Juyeon Yang, Min-Chan Park
Relationships between emotional state, sleep disturbance and health-related quality of life in patients with axial spondyloarthritis
- Anxiety
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Yunping Cai, Jie Chen, Jingjing Dou, Nihong Zhou, Han Shao, Xian Shen, Min Hong, Juanjuan Chen, Xiaoli Fan, Qiongyi Hu, Cui Lu
Risk prediction model for psoriatic arthritis: NHANES data and multi-algorithm approach
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Jinshan Zhan, Fangqi Chen, Yanqiu Li, Changzheng Huang
Association between patient's psychological health and discordance in patient-physician assessment of psoriatic arthritis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Minjia Tan, Xiaowen Xie, Jingjin Hu, Xingyu Li, Kun Hu, Jing Yang, Mi Zhang, Junchen Chen, Wu Zhu, Yehong Kuang
Barnidipine as a potential alternative treatment for Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis: a retrospective pilot study
- Nifedipine
- BRIEF REPORT
Riccardo Bixio, Francesca Mastropaolo, Matteo Appoloni, Davide Bertelle, Eugenia Bertoldo, Andrea Morciano, Stefano Di Donato, Giovanni Adami, Ombretta Viapiana, Maurizio Rossini, Idolazzi Luca
Progression and clinical implications of frailty in patients with systemic sclerosis
- Systemic Sclerosis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Jessica L. Fairley, Dylan Hansen, Susanna Proudman, Joanne Sahhar, Gene-Siew Ngian, Jennifer Walker, Lauren V. Host, Wendy Stevens, Mandana Nikpour, Laura Ross
Ovarian reserve in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome: a cross-sectional study
- Open Access
- Primary Sjögren Syndrome
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Chiara Mandosi, Viviana Matys, Marianna Deroma, Valentina Del Negro, Lucia Merlino, Marianna Mariani, Roberta Priori, Enrico Ciminello, Emanuela Anastasi, Maria Grazia Porpora, Maria Grazia Piccioni
Serum level of IFN-λ is elevated in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
- Interferon
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Jingping Wen, Mianjing Zhou, Yimei Lai, Lili Zhuang, Jia Shi, Zhangmei Lin, Binfeng Chen, Mengyuan Li, Niansheng Yang, Shuyi Wang
Low serum S100A6 levels are associated RP-ILD risk in anti-MDA5-positive dermatomyositis
- Dermatomyositis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Wei Yan, Qin Wu, Yumeng Shi, Hanxiao You, Jieting Jia, Defang Meng, Li Ma, Xuexiang Zhang, Xindi Yu, Wenfeng Tan, Hua Wei
Clinical characteristics and risk factors analysis of abdominal symptoms in IgA vasculitis patients: a retrospective cohort study
- IgA Vasculitis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Yuhan Gu, Yu Zhang, Zhixin Zheng, Ping Zhu
Brain computed tomography perfusion alterations in patients with Takayasu arteritis with steno-occlusive carotid arteries: a retrospective study
- Takayasu's Arteriitis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Jin Ding, Hongmei Zhang, Hongliang Zhao, Wenjuan Wang, Penghua Jiao, Junfeng Jia, Kui Zhang, Ping Zhu, Zhaohui Zheng
Relationships between patient and physician global assessments in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
- Vasculitis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Ajinkya Bhonsle, Timothy Coughlan, Rachel Graven, Paula Bussa, Michael Gingold, Kevan R. Polkinghorne, Jessica Ryan, A. Richard Kitching
Impact of glucocorticoids on muscle biopsy findings in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
- Glucocorticoid
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Yoshitaka Ueda, Takahiro Nunokawa, Eisuke Takamasu, Haruka Okada, Kota Shimada, Naoto Yokogawa
Clinical characteristics of coronary artery involvement in children with Behcet’s syndrome
- Thrombosis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Xinning Wang, Jinru Zhang, Jing Wu, Xiaolei Wang, Xin Yao, Wenquan Niu, Xiaohui Li, Jianguo Li
Maternal and fetal outcomes in those with autoimmune connective tissue disease
- Systemic Sclerosis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Nada Alrifai, Anushree Puttur, Fares Ghanem, Yadhu Dhital, Ahmad Jabri, Ahmad Al-Abdouh, Laith Alhuneafat
Association of NLRP3 single nucleotide polymorphisms with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a case–control study
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Shaghayegh Khanmohammadi, Amirhossein Habibzadeh, Parisa Fallahtafti, Arezou Rezaei, Maryam Sadr, Vahid Ziaee, Nima Rezaei
Bibliometric and visual assessment of research trends in the management of hyperuricemia (HUA)
- Gout
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Yun Chen, Guomin Li, Ali Asghar, Qiao Fang, Junwen Yang, Yinqin Zhong, Meixia Ye
Correlation of systemic immune inflammation and serum uric acid with gout: based on NHANES
- Gout
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Jin Yan, Yanmei Liu
Interplay of calcium pyrophosphate crystals, oxidative stress, and clinical features on knee osteoarthritis severity
- Osteoarthrosis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Javier Fernández-Torres, Karina Martínez-Flores, Indira Xiomara Puerta-Escalante, Nathalie Montaño-Armendariz, Carlos Suárez-Ahedo, Víctor Ilizaliturri-Sánchez, Rolando Espinosa-Morales, Carlos Alberto Lozada-Pérez, Yessica Zamudio-Cuevas
Electroacupuncture with extensor exercise improves the contraction elastic density of quadriceps in short and long term for knee osteoarthritis
- Open Access
- Osteoarthrosis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Bingfeng Xing, Yuanyuan Liu, Xin Zhou, Guanheng He, Wenya Pei, Zhanmou Liang, Jingwen Ruan, Yinghua Duan
Screening of potential biomarkers of osteoarthritis: a bioinformatics analysis
- Osteoarthrosis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Yongwang Hou, Zhicong Yang, Junshuai Ma, Jiangmin Liu, Xiaojie Sun, Jingqi Li, Bin Zhang
Causal effects of circulating inflammatory proteins on knee and hip osteoarthritis: A two sample Mendelian randomization study
- Osteoarthritis of the Hip
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Rongjie Lin, Qingcong Zheng, Rui Zhang, Quan Liu, Jianlong Lin, Shaohuang Weng, Min Chen
Effectiveness of ozone nucleolysis in alleviating pain and enhancing function in lumbar sciatica due to disc herniation: a minimally invasive approach
- Lumbar Disc Herniation
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Abdelkader Kharrat, Najah Elmounedi, Mohamed Ali Tmar, Walid Bahloul, Ahmed Racem Guidara, Achraf Lajmi, Nizar Sahnoun, Moez Trigui, Zoubaier Ellouz, Hassib Keskes
Comparison of group versus individual patient education for promoting safety skills of patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases treated with biologics: a multicentre randomised controlled trial
- Spondyloarthropathy
- BRIEF REPORT
Francoise Fayet, Catherine Beauvais, Bruno Pereira, Martine Béranger, Malory Rodere, Béatrice Pallot-prades, Patricia Peyrard, Sophie Pouplin, Marine Grandjean, Delphine Chu Miow Lin, Marc Ardizzone, Marie Sophie Cherillat, Anne Tournadre, Angélique Fan, Martin Soubrier
A small-scale preliminary study utilizing mass cytometry to distinguish two forms of arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- BRIEF REPORT
Hester Koppejan, Sophie-Anne I. Smith, Marjolijn Hameetman, René E. M. Toes, Floris A. van Gaalen
An insight for Fracture Liaison Service implementation: a qualitative study from a developing country
- Osteoporosis
- ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Foziye Tahmasbi, Mozhdeh Zabihiyeganeh, Farahnaz Sadoughi, Abbas Sheikhtaheri
Are seronegative patients with rheumatoid arthritis and clinically suspect arthralgia properly represented in randomized clinical trials?
- Open Access
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- PERSPECTIVES IN RHEUMATOLOGY
Bernardo D’Onofrio, Carlo Selmi, Elisa Gremese
Oligosymptomatic B cell lymphoma presenting as an ANA-positive polyarthritis with PET/CT full-body infiltration
- Lymphoma
- CLINICAL IMAGE
C. Karsulovic, J. Oportus, L. Hojman
Non-Hodgkin’s B-lymphoblastic lymphoma—presentation only synovitis
- Lymphoma
- CLINICAL IMAGE
Yan Li, Xiaomei Liu, Guixiu Shi
A rebuttal to “The ineffectiveness of stretching exercises in patients with fibromyalgia: A systematic review discussion” — comments on “The effectiveness of stretching exercises in patients with fibromyalgia”
- Fibromyalgia
- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Morten Pallisgaard Støve, Anne Mette Lücke Dissing, Janus Laust Thomsen, Stig Peter Magnusson, Allan Riis
Response to the letter to the Editor: Social determinants of health as barriers to care for vasculitis
- Vasculitis
- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Kareena Nanda, Pamela Mathura, Katharina Kovacs Burns, Christian Pagnoux, Stephanie Garner, Jon Stewart, Elaine Yacyshyn