Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of interleukin‐1 receptor antagonist (IL‐1Ra) in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Patients with active and severe RA (disease …

Despite significant efforts devotedto understanding the etiopathogenesis of fibromyalgia, its
treatment still presents achallenge to practicing clinicians, who must recognize the disorder …

The objective was to assess the performance of the SF-36 health survey (SF-36) in a sample
of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) stratified by functional class. The eight SF-36 …

Over the past few decades, the immunopathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has
become more clearly defined. 26, 35, 62 The initiation of this progressive, systemic …

Objective To determine whether improvement of more than 20% in core set parameters
should be required before patients are characterized as imporved in rheumatoid arthritis …

Objective. To develop a standardized protocol for measurement of shoulder movements
using a gravity inclinometer designed for use in clinical trials, and to assess its intra‐and …

Study Design. Cross-sectional study of cervical involvement in rheumatoid arthritis.
Objectives. To clarify the correlation between the deterioration of cervical lesions and the …

Objective. The authors compared outcomes among persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
with a rheumatologist versus a non-rheumatologist as the main physician for this condition …

Evidence supporting a role of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in the immune mediated
inflammatory process of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has grown significantly over the past few …

There are three members of the interleukin-1 (IL-1) gene family: IL-la, IL-lp, and IL-1 receptor
antagonist (IL-lra). 3, l9 IL-la and IL-1p are both agonist molecules which can influence the …