Heritability of Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is highlighted by several familial studies and a high
association with the presence of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B* 27. Though it has been …

Objective To assess the baseline condition of the SI joints (SIJs) in healthy individuals
without symptoms of back pain and to study the effect of mechanical stress caused by …

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a heterogeneous and inflammatory disease with diverse clinical
manifestations, including psoriasis, nail psoriasis, peripheral joint disease, axial joint …

Abstract The IL-23/IL-17 cytokine axis is related to spondyloarthropathy (SpA) pattern
diseases that target the skin, eye, gut and joints. These share overlapping target tissues with …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic joint disease characterized by cartilage degradation,
osteophyte formation, subchondral bone sclerosis, and synovitis. Systemic factors such as …

Objectives To investigate the complex relationship between inflammation, mechanical stress
and radiographic progression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), using job type as …

Objective Non-specific musculoskeletal pain is common in subjects destined to develop
psoriatic arthritis (PsA). We evaluated psoriatic patients with arthralgia (PsOAr) compared …

Objective Although the association between obesity and risk of rheumatic disease is well
established, the precise causal relation has not been conclusively proven. Here, we …

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by inflammatory
back pain and spinal ankylosis due to pathological new bone formation. Here, we identified …

The intestinal microbiota is firmly implicated not only in the pathogenesis of inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD) but increasingly also in the development of inflammation at …