A mechanistic review on medicinal plants used for rheumatoid arthritis in traditional Persian medicine

MH Farzaei, F Farzaei, M Abdollahi… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease, which
affects synovial tissue in multiple joints. Although conventional treatments of RA commonly …

An update on dietary phenolic compounds in the prevention and management of rheumatoid arthritis

MA Rosillo, C Alarcón-de-la-Lastra… - Food & function, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Certain nutritional components influence the cellular metabolism and interfere in the
pathological inflammatory process, so that they may act as a coadjuvant in the treatment of …

Biodegradable DNA nanoparticles that provide widespread gene delivery in the brain

P Mastorakos, E Song, C Zhang, S Berry, HW Park… - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Successful gene therapy of neurological disorders is predicated on achieving widespread
and uniform transgene expression throughout the affected disease area in the brain …

Detection of the novel IL-1 family cytokines by QAH-IL1F-1 assay in rheumatoid arthritis

M Wang, B Wang, Z Ma, X Sun, Y Tang… - Cellular and …, 2016 - mail.cellmolbiol.org
Abstract The interleukin (IL)-1 family of cytokines comprises 11 members, including 7 pro-
inflammatory cytokines (IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-18, IL-33, IL-36α, IL-36β, IL-36γ) and 4 anti …

Reactivation of hepatitis B virus during targeted therapies for cancer and immune-mediated disorders

M Viganò, G Serra, G Casella, G Grossi… - Expert opinion on …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Targeted therapies have gained popularity in the treatment of several oncologic
and immune-mediated diseases. Immunosuppression caused by these drugs has been …

Evolution of patient decision‐making regarding medical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

AL Mathews, A Coleska, PB Burns… - Arthritis care & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The migration of health care toward a consumer‐driven system favors increased
patient participation during the treatment decision‐making process. Patient involvement in …

Does introducing imprecision around probabilities for benefit and harm influence the way people value treatments?

N Bansback, M Harrison… - Medical Decision Making, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Imprecision in estimates of benefits and harms around treatment choices is
rarely described to patients. Variation in sampling error between treatment alternatives (eg …

Lipid-based vesicular nanocargoes as nanotherapeutic targets for the effective management of rheumatoid arthritis

M Rahman, S Beg, G Sharma, S Saini… - Recent patents on …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an immune mediated joint-based chronic
inflammatory disorder recognized by joint inflammation, destruction, pain and remission …

Early remission is a realistic target in a majority of patients with DMARD-naive rheumatoid arthritis

T Rannio, J Asikainen, A Kokko, P Hannonen… - The Journal of …, 2016 - jrheum.org
Objective. We analyzed remission rates at 3 and 12 months in patients with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) who were naive for disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) and who …

Cytokine production by PBMC and serum from allergic and non-allergic subjects following in vitro histamine stimulation to test fexofenadine and osthole anti-allergic …

NK Kordulewska, E Kostyra, A Cieślińska… - European journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
FXF is a third-generation antihistamine drug and osthole is assumed a natural antihistamine
alternative. This paper compares peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) incubation with …