Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disorder, with the most common extra-
articular manifestation of RA being lung involvement. While essentially any of the lung …

Cigarette smoke is a representative source of toxic chemical exposures to humans, and the
adverse consequences of cigarette smoking are mediated by its effect on both neuronal and …

Objective To evaluate the global burden of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders, as well as the
five common conditions, and their relevant risk factors from 1990 to 2019. Design Data from …

Approximately 5% of the world-wide population is affected by autoimmune diseases.
Overall, autoimmune diseases are still difficult to treat, impose a high burden on patients …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease considered as a multistep
process spanning from the interaction of genetic (eg, shared epitope or non-HLA loci) …

Gene-environment association (GEA) studies are essential to understand the past and
ongoing adaptations of organisms to their environment, but those studies are complicated by …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by both genetic and
environmental factors. Smoking has been implicated as one of the most important extrinsic …

Observations from numerous clinical, epidemiological and serological studies link
periodontitis with severity and progression of rheumatoid arthritis. The strong association is …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis are both chronic inflammatory
diseases, which demonstrate similarities in terms of mechanism, histopathology, and …

Individuals with psychiatric disorders have elevated rates of autoimmune comorbidity and
altered immune signaling. It is unclear whether these altered immunological states have a …