The majority of autoimmune diseases predominate in females. In searching for an
explanation for this female excess, most attention has focused on hormonal changes-both …

Rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts (RASFs) are the effector cells of cartilage and bone
destruction. These cells show an'intrinsically'activated and aggressive phenotype that …

Sex differences in the prevalence of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
are well described, but the literature is not as clear about sex differences in RA disease …

Основная причина преждевременной летальности при РА–сердечно сосудистые
осложнения (ССО)(ИМ, внезапная смерть, ОНМК). Ключевая роль в развитии ССО при …

Immune response is greater in females than in males and lymphocytes/monocytes from
female subjects (or tested in vitro with estrogens) show higher immune/inflammatory …

Tight control of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be guided by RAPID3 (routine assessment of
patient index data), an index without formal joint counts or laboratory tests, which can be …

In order to establish the possible gender influence on the activity of leflunomide (LEF) in
rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we evaluated the proapoptotic activity of the active LEF metabolite …

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are among the most common
rheumatic diseases. The epidemiology of these diseases highlights both similarities and …

Whether physical functioning in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) differs from that in
patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is presently uncertain. Such a comparison poses …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) differs from many chronic diseases, such as hypertension,
hypercholesterolemia, and osteoporosis, in that a ''gold standard''measure is not available …