Annals ofAutoimmunity

Volume: 3 - Number: 25 - July 15, 2004

Outstanding

Current and new antitumor necrosis factor agents in perspective

Do anti-TNF agents have equal efficacy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

Does route of administration affect the outcome of TNF antagonist therapy?

Effective use of TNF antagonists

Effective use of TNF antagonists

Current and new antitumor necrosis factor agents in perspective

Do anti-TNF agents have equal efficacy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

Does safety make a difference in selecting the right TNF antagonist?

Does route of administration affect the outcome of TNF antagonist therapy?

Effective use of TNF antagonists

Treating psoriatic arthritis: how effective are TNF antagonists?

Expanding the armamentarium for the spondyloarthropathies

Meeting abstract

Infliximab treatment reduces synovial cellularity as early as 48 hours after initiation of treatment, but not by induction of apoptosis

Secreted IL-1Ra exerts a protective effect on atherosclerotic lesion development in apolipoprotein-E-deficient mice

Anti CD4 antibodies directly suppress TNF-? production in human Th1 T-cell clones but not IL-4 production in Th2 clones

A GATA-3 binding site in the first intron of the interleukin-4 gene defines a critical element for the memory expression of interleukin-4 in Th lymphocytes

A polymorphism in the IL-10 promoter affects autoantibody production and subsequent joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis

Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms within cytokine genes to juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Czech children

Molecular cross-talk between the TRAIL and TGF-? pathways in human lung fibroblasts

Isolated and combined inhibition of TNF-, IL-1 and RANKL-pathways in TNF-induced arthritis: effects on synovial inflammation, bone erosion and cartilage destruction

Interaction between hsp73 and rheumatoid-arthritis-associated HLA-DR alleles

The presentation of the immunodominant epitope of HC gp-39 in the context of the RA-associated HLA class II molecules is specific for RA synovium

Localisation of MHC Class II/HC gp-39 complexes in synovia of rheumatoid arthritis patients using complex-specific monoclonal antibodies

Impaired T-cell stimulation by antigen-presenting cells results from defective accessory cell function in HLA-B27 transgenic rat

HLA DRB101 and macrophagic myofasciitis

Influence of HLA-DRB1 P4 binding pocket electric charge on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility

CD25+ regulatory cells from HLA-DQ8 transgenic mice are capable of modulating collagen-induced arthritis

Effect of synovial fluid on adeno-associated virus mediated gene transfer to chondrocytes

Tetracycline transcriptional silencer (tTS) tightly controls transgene expression in the skeletal muscle: in vivo intramuscular IL-10 DNA electrotransfer application to arthritis

Immunotherapy through injection of immature dendritic cells prevents collagen-induced arthritis

Gene therapy of destructive arthritis in SCID mice

Treatment with OPG and cellular gene therapy with IL-4 decrease bone resorption-associated inflammation in collagen-induced arthritis

Gene transfer using artificial chromosomes containing a marker gene in primary cells and rat adjuvant arthritis

The mutation P392L of the sequestosome 1 gene in Paget's disease of bone is frequent in the French population

RA-specific expression profiles and new candidate genes

Association between ASCA-positivity and carrier of a CARD-15 mutation in patients with Crohn's disease

Epstein–Barr virus load is higher in rheumatoid arthritis patients than in normal controls

Fast and sensitive method for the detection of bacteria in synovial fluid by multiplex PCR

Increased frequency of T cells specific for EBV gp110 in the synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Covariation of MHC class I and CD163 positive macrophages in skeletal muscle tissue of polymyositis and dermatomyositis patients after treatment with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg)

HMGB1, a new proinflammatory molecule of interest in polymyositis and dermatomyositis patients

Rhabdomyolysis and myalgia associated with anticholesterolemic treatment as potential signs of susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia

The diagnostic value of synovial histopathology in undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis: a prospective study in 154 consecutive patients