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Valdenassi L, Chierchia M, Pandolfi S, Bellardi D, Chirumbolo S, Franzini M. Adjunct treatment with ozone to enhance therapy of knee osteoarthritis: preliminary results. Clin Rheumatol 2024; 43:2093-2101. [PMID: 38671261 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-024-06972-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Knee osteoarthritis (knee OA), commonly known as gonarthrosis, is a chronic pathology involving knee at the joint level causing progressive pain, stiffness and difficulty in ambulation and leg movements. So far in situ infiltration therapies such as platelet rich plasma, conditioned autologous serum or hyaluronic acid, provided some encouraging though limited hopes for a routinely recommended therapy for knee OA. Recent clinical successful observations about the use of whole autologous blood ozonated with a calibrated mixture of oxygen and ozone, has promoted the present research study, in order to treat knee OA. A number of 250 patients suffering with knee OA of different Ahlback scores, were treated with infiltration of ozonated blood and evaluated for their WOMAC and Lequesne indexes, pre- and post-treatment, to evaluate pain, disability and stiffness. Patients recovered about 50% of their health status, reducing pain, stiffness and disability by only 5 sessions, one/week, with 20 μg/ml O3 ozonated autologous blood knee infiltrations. The evidence asks for further supporting results yet encourages our efforts to go ahead in this research issue. Key Points •The oxygen-ozone therapy via ozonated blood infiltration was used in this study. •Ozone reduced pain, disability, and stiffness in both female and male patients. •The treatment with ozone improved WOMAC both in type I and type II Ahlback knee OA. •The oxygen-ozone therapy via ozonated blood ameliorated Lequesne functional index.
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- Luigi Valdenassi
- Magenta Medical Center, Genoa, Italy
- Italian Scientific Society of Oxygen Ozone Therapy (SIOOT) and Master School of Oxygen Ozone Therapy, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Caserta "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
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- Italian Scientific Society of Oxygen Ozone Therapy (SIOOT) and Master School of Oxygen Ozone Therapy, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Engineering and Innovation Medicine (DIMI), University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134, Verona, Italy.
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- Italian Scientific Society of Oxygen Ozone Therapy (SIOOT) and Master School of Oxygen Ozone Therapy, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Tsushima H, Takahide S, Akasaki Y, Fujiwara T, Hara D, Ikemura S, Sakuraba K, Kamura S, Miyahara H, Yamada H, Fukushi JI, Nakashima Y. Is there a reduction in hip destruction under a treat-to-target strategy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? Mod Rheumatol 2024; 34:334-339. [PMID: 36806453 DOI: 10.1093/mr/road021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been greatly improved, and the tight control of disease activity yields superior clinical outcomes. This study aimed to elucidate the accompanying changes in hip destruction following the implementation of a treat-to-target strategy for patients with RA. METHODS We extracted 190 hips over two periods, i.e. the early period (1998-2003) and the late period (2013-19), with 103 and 87 hips, respectively. The observed rheumatic changes, such as inward migration, upward migration, and femoral head collapse, were quantitatively evaluated, while osteoarthritic changes, such as the formation of a capital drop, were investigated from radiographs before primary total hip arthroplasty. RESULTS A comparison of the two periods' data showed that the degree of inward migration (-3.44 vs. -7.45 mm; P < .001) and upward migration (+4.3 vs. +0.95 mm; P < .001) significantly decreased in the late-period group. The collapse of the femoral head was not significantly different. The incidence of capital drops was significantly higher in the late-period group (7.8% vs. 27.5%; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS The degree of inward and upward migration representative of rheumatic changes reduced, whereas the frequency of capital drops as osteoarthritic changes increased during the late period.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Moen HV, Hänel M, Therkildsen J, Klose-Jensen R, Keller KK, Hauge EM. Bony proliferations in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and osteoarthritis using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography-A systematic literature review. Int J Rheum Dis 2024; 27:e15068. [PMID: 38334245 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.15068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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PURPOSE Osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can all lead to the formation of bony proliferations (BP). This systematic review aimed to examine the characteristics of BPs in patients with RA, PsA, OA, and healthy controls (HC) using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT). Secondarily, we examined any treatment-related effect on BP number and size. METHODS A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed and Embase, and a total of 15 studies were included. RESULTS Seven studies demonstrated a disease-specific variation in BP location. One study showed no difference in the number of BPs between patients with PsA and OA. The number of BPs was greater in patients with PsA compared to RA in one study, and to HC in another study, while one study documented no difference in the number of BPs between patients with RA and HC. Five studies showed larger BPs in patients with PsA compared to HC, and one study larger BPs in patients with PsA compared to RA. One study showed no difference in BP size between patients with PsA and OA. Secukinumab may have a potential effect on arresting BP progression. Otherwise, no other treatment was reported to influence BP size and progression. No standard definitions or measurement techniques for BPs using HR-pQCT have been identified. CONCLUSION BPs showed disease-specific variations in location, size, and number. Results regarding treatment-related effects are sparse. An agreement on the definition and measurement technique for BPs using HR-pQCT is warranted for diagnostic accuracy, disease comparability, and monitoring potential.
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- Haakon Vilstrup Moen
- Department of Internal Medicine, Gødstrup Regional Hospital, Gødstrup, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Chirumbolo S, Valdenassi L, Tirelli U, Ricevuti G, Pandolfi S, Vaiano F, Galoforo A, Loprete F, Simonetti V, Chierchia M, Bellardi D, Richelmi T, Franzini M. The Oxygen-Ozone Adjunct Medical Treatment According to the Protocols from the Italian Scientific Society of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy: How Ozone Applications in the Blood Can Influence Clinical Therapy Success via the Modulation of Cell Biology and Immunity. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1512. [PMID: 38132338 PMCID: PMC10740843 DOI: 10.3390/biology12121512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ozone is an allotrope of oxygen whose use in medicine has rapidly grown in recent years. Ozonated blood allows for the use of ozone in a safe modality, as plasma and blood cells are endowed with an antioxidant system able to quench ozone's pro-oxidant property and to elicit the Nrf2/Kwap1/ARE pathway. METHODS We present two clinical studies, a case-series (six patients) observational study adopting ozone as a major autohemotherapy and topical ozone to address infected post-surgical wounds with multi-drug resistant bacteria and an observational study (250 patients) using ozonated blood for treating knee osteoarthritis. RESULTS Ozonated blood via major autohemotherapy reduced the extent of infections in wounds, reduced the inflammatory biomarkers by more than 75% and improved patients' QoL, whereas ozonated blood via minor autohemotherapy improved significantly (p < 0.001) WOMAC and Lequesne's parameters in knee osteoarthritis. CONCLUSIONS The models described, i.e., ozone autohemotherapy in wound antimicrobial treatment and ozonated blood in knee osteoarthrosis, following our protocols, share the outstanding ability of ozone to modulate the innate immune response and address bacterial clearance as well as inflammation and pain.
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- Salvatore Chirumbolo
- Department of Engineering for Innovation Medicine, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Italian Scientific Society of Oxygen–Ozone Therapy (SIOOT), High Master School of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.V.); (S.P.); (F.V.); (A.G.); (F.L.); (V.S.); (M.C.); or (T.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Drug Science, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Italian Scientific Society of Oxygen–Ozone Therapy (SIOOT), High Master School of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.V.); (S.P.); (F.V.); (A.G.); (F.L.); (V.S.); (M.C.); or (T.R.); (M.F.)
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- Italian Scientific Society of Oxygen–Ozone Therapy (SIOOT), High Master School of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.V.); (S.P.); (F.V.); (A.G.); (F.L.); (V.S.); (M.C.); or (T.R.); (M.F.)
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- Italian Scientific Society of Oxygen–Ozone Therapy (SIOOT), High Master School of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.V.); (S.P.); (F.V.); (A.G.); (F.L.); (V.S.); (M.C.); or (T.R.); (M.F.)
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- Italian Scientific Society of Oxygen–Ozone Therapy (SIOOT), High Master School of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.V.); (S.P.); (F.V.); (A.G.); (F.L.); (V.S.); (M.C.); or (T.R.); (M.F.)
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- Italian Scientific Society of Oxygen–Ozone Therapy (SIOOT), High Master School of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.V.); (S.P.); (F.V.); (A.G.); (F.L.); (V.S.); (M.C.); or (T.R.); (M.F.)
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- Italian Scientific Society of Oxygen–Ozone Therapy (SIOOT), High Master School of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.V.); (S.P.); (F.V.); (A.G.); (F.L.); (V.S.); (M.C.); or (T.R.); (M.F.)
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- Italian Scientific Society of Oxygen–Ozone Therapy (SIOOT), High Master School of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.V.); (S.P.); (F.V.); (A.G.); (F.L.); (V.S.); (M.C.); or (T.R.); (M.F.)
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- Italian Scientific Society of Oxygen–Ozone Therapy (SIOOT), High Master School of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.V.); (S.P.); (F.V.); (A.G.); (F.L.); (V.S.); (M.C.); or (T.R.); (M.F.)
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Ribeiro SCCR, Sales LP, Fernandes AL, Perez MO, Takayama L, Caparbo VF, Assad APL, Aiwaka NE, Goldenstein-Schainberg C, Borba EF, Domiciano DS, Figueiredo CP, Pereira RM. Bone erosions associated with systemic bone loss on HR-pQCT in women with longstanding polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2023; 63:152247. [PMID: 37595510 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To analyze longstanding polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) for possible associations between localized bone damage (erosions), and systemic bone loss. Besides, to compare the systemic bone mass of pJIA with healthy controls. METHODS Thirty-four pJIA women and 99 healthy controls (HC) were included. Radius and tibia of all subjects were scanned by HR-pQCT. Volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), bone microarchitecture, and -finite element parameters were analyzed. Patients underwent HR-pQCT of 2nd and 3rd metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints of the dominant hand, for bone erosions quantification. RESULTS The mean age of patients was 31.5 ± 7.4yrs with a mean disease duration of 21.7 ± 9.2yrs. Bone erosions were detectable in 79% of patients. The number of bone erosions was positively correlated with cortical porosity (Ct.Po) at tibia (r = 0.575, p = 0.001), and radius (r = 0.423, p = 0.018); and negatively correlated with cortical vBMD at tibia (r=-0.420, p = 0.015). In a logistic regression analysis, adjusted for anti-CCP, the presence of bone erosions was independently associated with Ct.Po at radius (p = 0.018) and cortical vBMD at tibia (p = 0.020). Moreover, cortical and trabecular vBMD, trabecular number, and μ-finite element parameters were decreased in patients compared to HC (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Bone erosions in longstanding pJIA women were associated with decreased cortical bone parameters, and these patients showed systemic bone impairment at peripheral sites compared with healthy controls.
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- Surian Clarisse C R Ribeiro
- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Giulini M, Brinks R, Vordenbäumen S, Acar H, Richter JG, Baraliakos X, Ostendorf B, Schneider M, Sander O, Sewerin P. High Frequency of Osteophytes Detected by High-Resolution Ultrasound at the Finger Joints of Asymptomatic Factory Workers. J Pers Med 2023; 13:1343. [PMID: 37763111 PMCID: PMC10532985 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13091343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Hand Osteoarthritis (HOA) is a frequently occurring musculoskeletal disease that impacts health. Diagnostic criteria often incorporate osteophytes documented through imaging procedures. Radiographic imaging is considered the gold standard; however, more sensitive and safer methods like ultrasound imaging are becoming increasingly important. We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study to examine the prevalence, grade, and pattern of osteophytes using high-resolution ultrasound investigation. Factory workers were recruited on-site for the study. Each participant had 26 finger joints examined using ultrasonography to grade the occurrence of osteophytes on a semi-quantitative scale ranging from 0-3, where higher scores indicate larger osteophytes. A total of 427 participants (mean age 53.5 years, range 20-79 years) were included, resulting in 11,000 joints scored. At least one osteophyte was found in 4546 out of 11,000 (41.3%) joints or in 426 out of 427 (99.8%) participants, but only 5.0% (553) of the joints showed grade 2 or 3 osteophytes. The total osteophyte sum score increased by 0.18 per year as age increased (p < 0.001). The distal interphalangeal joints were the most commonly affected, with 61%, followed by the proximal interphalangeal joints with 48%, carpometacarpal joint 1 with 39%, and metacarpophalangeal joints with 16%. There was no observed impact of gender or workload. In conclusion, ultrasound imaging proves to be a practical screening tool for osteophytes and HOA. Grade 1 osteophytes are often detected in the working population through ultrasound assessments and their incidence increases with age. The occurrence of grade 2 or 3 osteophytes is less frequent and indicates the clinical presence of HOA. Subsequent evaluations are imperative to ascertain the predictive significance of early osteophytes.
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- Mario Giulini
- Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr University Bochum, Claudiusstrasse 45, 44649 Herne, Germany
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- Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr University Bochum, Claudiusstrasse 45, 44649 Herne, Germany
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Yin L, Gao W, Tang H, Yin Z. BASP1 knockdown suppresses chondrocyte apoptosis and extracellular matrix degradation in vivo and in vitro: A possible therapeutic approach for osteoarthritis. Exp Cell Res 2023:113648. [PMID: 37207971 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2023.113648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Osteoarthritis(OA) is an age-related degenerative disease involving chondrocyte apoptosis and extracellular matrix(ECM) degradation.Brain acid soluble protein 1(BASP1) has been reported to induce apoptosis.Thus, we speculated that BASP1 might regulate OA progression by inducing apoptosis, which is also the purpose of this study.The cartilage of the knee joint was collected from OA patients who received the joint replacement.In OA cartilage tissue,we found BASP1 expression was highly expressed, which inferred that BASP1 might be involved in OA.To validate our hypothesis, destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM) surgery-induced male C57BL/6mice and interleukin-1β (IL-1β)-treated human chondrocytes were used to mimic the OA environment.BASP1 knockdown in mice and chondrocytes was achieved by adenovirus carried with BASP1-specific shRNA.High expression of BASP1 was observed in OA mice, which was also verified in IL-1β-treated chondrocytes.The potential mechanism of BASP1 in OA was further explored in vitro.BASP1 knockdown alleviated IL-1β-induced apoptosis and ECM degradation, as reflected by the decreased number of apoptotic cells and matrix metalloproteases 13 expression,and the increased collagen II expression.Our findings indicated that BASP1 knockdown alleviated OA progression by inhibiting apoptosis and ECM degradation, suggesting that inhibiting BASP1 may be a potentially applicable method for preventing OA.
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- Li Yin
- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
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Kenney HM, Wood RW, Ramirez G, Bell RD, Chen KL, Schnur L, Rahimi H, Korman BD, Xing L, Ritchlin CT, Schwarz EM, Cole CL. Implementation of automated behavior metrics to evaluate voluntary wheel running effects on inflammatory-erosive arthritis and interstitial lung disease in TNF-Tg mice. Arthritis Res Ther 2023; 25:17. [PMID: 36732826 PMCID: PMC9893562 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-022-02985-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although treatment options and algorithms for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have improved remarkably in recent decades, there continues to be no definitive cure or pharmacologic intervention with reliable long-term efficacy. For this reason, the combination of medications and healthy lifestyle modifications are essential for controlling joint disease, and extra-articular manifestations of RA, such as interstitial lung disease (ILD) and other lung pathologies, which greatly impact morbidity and mortality. Generally, exercise has been deemed beneficial in RA patients, and both patients and clinicians are motivated to incorporate effective non-pharmacologic interventions. However, there are limited evidence-based and specific exercise regimens available to support engagement in such activities for RA patients. Here, we provided the continuous opportunity for exercise to mice and implemented automated recording and quantification of wheel running behavior. This allowed us to describe the associated effects on the progression of inflammatory-erosive arthritis and ILD in the tumor necrosis factor transgenic (TNF-Tg) mouse model of RA. METHODS Wild-type (WT; males, n=9; females, n=9) and TNF-Tg (males, n=12; females, n=14) mice were singly housed with free access to a running wheel starting at 2 months until 5 to 5.5 months of age. Measures of running included distance, rate, length, and number of run bouts, which were derived from continuously recorded data streams collected automatically and in real-time. In vivo lung, ankle, and knee micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), along with terminal micro-CT and histology were performed to examine the association of running behaviors and disease progression relative to sedentary controls. RESULTS TNF-Tg males and females exhibited significantly reduced running distance, rate, length, and number of run bouts compared to WT counterparts by 5 months of age (p<0.0001). Compared to sedentary controls, running males and females showed increased aerated lung volumes (p<0.05) that were positively correlated with running distance and rate in female mice (WT: Distance, ρ=0.705/rate, ρ=0.693 (p<0.01); TNF-Tg: ρ=0.380 (p=0.06)/ρ=0.403 (p<0.05)). Talus bone volumes were significantly reduced in running versus sedentary males and negatively correlated with running distance and rate in TNF-Tg mice (male: ρ=-903/ρ=-0.865; female: ρ=-0.614/ρ=-0.594 (p<0.001)). Histopathology validated the lung and ankle micro-CT findings. CONCLUSIONS Implementation of automated wheel running behavior metrics allows for evaluation of longitudinal activity modifications hands-off and in real-time to relate with biomarkers of disease severity. Through such analysis, we determined that wheel running activity increases aerated lung volumes, but exacerbates inflammatory-erosive arthritis in TNF-Tg mice. To the end of a clinically relevant model, additional functional assessment of these outcomes and studies of pain behavior are warranted.
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- H. Mark Kenney
- grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA
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- grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Neuroscience, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA
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- grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA
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- grid.239915.50000 0001 2285 8823Department of Research, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY USA
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- grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA
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- grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA
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- grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA
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- grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA
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- grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA
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- grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA
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- grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Orthopaedics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA
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- grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Orthopaedics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA ,grid.412750.50000 0004 1936 9166Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA
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Oshiro H, Tome Y, Tsuha Y, Aoki Y, Mizuta K, Nishida K. Packing with alpha-tricalcium phosphate followed by curettage and phenol-ethanol ablation for appendicular giant cell tumor of bone. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e32055. [PMID: 36626415 PMCID: PMC9750708 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000032055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) is an intermediate and locally aggressive bone tumor. Alpha-tricalcium phosphate (alpha-TCP) is an adjustable bone substitute used to fill various sizes of bone cavities after curettage for GCTB. This study aimed to evaluate the surgical outcome of packing with alpha-TCP followed by curettage and phenol-ethanol ablation. We retrospectively reviewed data of 16 patients with GCTB who underwent primary surgery in our institute between January 2009 and April 2021. Data of Campanacci grading system; number of local recurrences and distant metastases; local recurrence-free survival rate using the Kaplan-Meier method; oncological outcomes; and complications after surgery (secondary osteoarthritis and postoperative fracture) were evaluated in this study. Regarding the Campanacci grading system, 2 patients were classified as grade I, 14 as grade II, and none as grade III. The 5-year local recurrence-free survival rate was 77.8% in all cases. Lung metastasis was not detected in this study. Oncological outcomes were: continuous disease free, 13 patients; alive with disease, 3 patients; and no evidence of disease or death of disease, none of the patients. Secondary osteoarthritis after surgery was not detected in the present study. Packing with alpha-TCP followed by curettage and phenol-ethanol ablation for appendicular GCTB may be safe and effective in suppressing the risk of secondary osteoarthritis.
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- Hiromichi Oshiro
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
- * Correspondence: Yasunori Tome, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0125, Japan (e-mail: )
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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Dougados M, Taylor PC, Bingham CO, Fallon L, Brault Y, Roychoudhury S, Wang L, Kessouri M. The effect of tofacitinib on residual pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. RMD Open 2022; 8:rmdopen-2022-002478. [PMID: 36814062 PMCID: PMC9454076 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Post hoc analysis of pooled data from nine randomised controlled trials to assess the effect of tofacitinib (oral Janus kinase inhibitor for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA)) on residual pain in patients with RA or PsA with abrogated inflammation. METHODS Patients who received ≥1 dose of tofacitinib 5 mg twice daily, adalimumab or placebo with/without background conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and had abrogated inflammation (swollen joint count (SJC)=0 and C reactive protein (CRP)<6 mg/L) after 3 months' therapy were included. Assessments included Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain at month 3 (Visual Analogue Scale [VAS] 0-100 mm). Scores were summarised descriptively; treatment comparisons assessed by Bayesian network meta-analyses (BNMA). RESULTS From the total population with RA/PsA, 14.9% (382 of 2568), 17.1% (118 of 691) and 5.5% (50 of 909) of patients receiving tofacitinib, adalimumab and placebo, respectively, had abrogated inflammation after 3 months' therapy. Patients with RA/PsA with abrogated inflammation receiving tofacitinib/adalimumab had higher baseline CRP versus placebo; patients with RA receiving tofacitinib/adalimumab had lower SJC and longer disease duration versus placebo. Median residual pain (VAS) at month 3 was 17.0, 19.0 and 33.5 in patients with RA treated with tofacitinib, adalimumab or placebo, and 24.0, 21.0 and 27.0 in patients with PsA, respectively. Residual pain reductions with tofacitinib/adalimumab versus placebo were less prominent in patients with PsA versus patients with RA, with no significant differences between tofacitinib/adalimumab, per BNMA. CONCLUSION Patients with RA/PsA with abrogated inflammation receiving tofacitinib/adalimumab had greater residual pain reduction versus placebo at month 3. Results were similar between tofacitinib and adalimumab. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ClinicalTrials.gov registry (NCT00960440; NCT00847613; NCT00814307; NCT00856544; NCT00853385; NCT01039688; NCT02187055; NCT01877668; NCT01882439).
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- Maxime Dougados
- Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Cochin, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Global Medical Affairs, Rheumatology, Pfizer Inc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Global Product Development, Pfizer Inc, Groton, Connecticut, USA
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Ling K, Kim M, Nazemi A, Smolev E, Komatsu DE, Wang ED. Chronic steroid use and readmission following total shoulder arthroplasty. JSES Int 2022; 6:775-780. [PMID: 36081686 PMCID: PMC9446210 DOI: 10.1016/j.jseint.2022.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Degenerative arthritis is a major indication for both anatomic and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). Degenerative arthritis is an age-related process that can be secondary to mechanical wear or inflammatory or autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus. Management of these diseases can include chronic corticosteroid for their anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. Given the well-known complications of chronic steroid use on other surgical procedures, investigation into postoperative complications specific to TSA will assist physicians in risk stratification and preoperative planning. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between chronic preoperative steroid use and postoperative complications following TSA. Methods The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement database was queried for all patients who underwent TSA between 2015 and 2020. Patient demographics, comorbidities, surgical characteristics, and 30-day postoperative complication data were collected. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify postoperative complications associated with chronic preoperative steroid use. Reasons and risk factors for readmission among chronic steroid users were subsequently identified, as well. Results A total of 26,669 patients were included in this study: 25,376 (95.2%) were included in the nonsteroid cohort and 1293 (4.8%) were included in the chronic steroid cohort. The postoperative complications that were significantly associated with chronic preoperative steroid use were septic shock (P = .007), urinary tract infection (P = .016), myocardial infarction (P = .022), ventilator >48 hours (P = .028), readmission (P < .001), nonhome discharge (P < .001), and mortality (P = .007). The only postoperative complication independently associated with chronic preoperative steroid use was readmission (odds ratio, 1.36; 95% confidence interval, 1.04-1.79; P = .027). Conclusion Preoperative chronic steroid use is an independent predictor for readmission following TSA. As procedural improvement increases surgical volume for TSA, a better understanding of preoperative risk factors can improve perioperative risk stratification and help to minimize adverse outcomes.
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Ma KSK, Lai JN, Thota E, Yip HT, Chin NC, Wei JCC, Van Dyke TE. Bidirectional Relationship Between Osteoarthritis and Periodontitis: A Population-Based Cohort Study Over a 15-year Follow-Up. Front Immunol 2022; 13:909783. [PMID: 35958545 PMCID: PMC9358960 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.909783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective To identify the relationship between osteoarthritis and periodontitis. Methods 144,788 periodontitis patients and 144,788 propensity score-matched controls without history of periodontitis were enrolled in this cohort study. A Cox proportional hazard model was used to estimate the risk of osteoarthritis. Survival analysis was utilized to assess the time-dependent effect of periodontitis on osteoarthritis. Age and gender were stratified to identify subgroups at risk. A symmetrical case-control analysis was designed to determine the relationship between present periodontitis and history of osteoarthritis. Results Patients with periodontitis had higher risk of osteoarthritis (hazard ratio, HR =1.15, 95% CI =1.12-1.17, p < 0.001) and severe osteoarthritis that led to total knee replacement or total hip replacement (TKR/THR) (HR =1.12, 95% CI =1.03-1.21, p < 0.01) than controls, which was time-dependent (log-rank test p < 0.01). The effect of periodontitis on osteoarthritis was significant in both genders and age subgroups over 30 years-old (all p < 0.001). Among them, females (HR=1.27, 95% CI = 1.13-1.42, p < 0.001) and patients aged over 51 (HR= 1.21, 95% CI =1.10-1.33, p < 0.001) with periodontitis were predisposed to severe osteoarthritis. In addition, periodontitis patients were more likely to have a history of osteoarthritis (odds ratio = 1.11, 95% CI = 1.06 - 1.17, p < 0.001). Conclusions These findings suggest an association between periodontitis and a higher risk of osteoarthritis, including severe osteoarthritis that led to TKR/THR. Likewise, periodontitis is more likely to develop following osteoarthritis. A bidirectional relationship between osteoarthritis and periodontitis was observed.
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- Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
- Center for Global Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Management office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Orthopedics, Antai Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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Figueiredo CP, Perez MO, Sales LP, Domiciano DS, Sampaio-Barros MM, Caparbo VDF, Pereira RMR. Lower hand grip in rheumatoid arthritis patients is associated with low finite element analysis using high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography scan of the 2nd metacarpophalangeal joint. Int J Rheum Dis 2022; 25:1038-1045. [PMID: 35766182 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.14376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIM To evaluate hand function by hand grip test in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, and its association with bone erosions and the estimated bone strength (finite element - FE analysis) through the analysis of the 2nd metacarpal head of the dominant hand using high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT). METHOD Eighty-two female RA patients between 18-50 years old were selected. Demographic data, Health Questionnaire Assessment Disability Index (HAQ), Disease Activity Score of 28 joints (DAS)-28, simplified disease activity index (SDAI) and the hand grip test were set. The HR-pQCT scans of 2nd metacarpophalangeal joints of the dominant hand of all patients were performed according to SPECTRA group protocols. The images were used to assess bone erosions and FE analysis. The hand grip test was categorized in 2 groups and separately compared (< 18 vs ≥18 kgf). A logistic regression was performed using hand grip test <18 kgf as a dependent variable. RESULTS A significant difference was found between the 2 groups regarding HAQ, inflammatory markers (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein), DAS-28, SDAI, total volume of erosion and bone strength parameter (FE analysis - Failure Load [F.Load]). The logistic regression analysis showed that the risk factors associated with hand grip test <18 kgf were higher SDAI (odds ratio [OR] 0.912; 95% CI 0.837-0.993) and lower values of bone strength parameter (F.Load) (OR 1.007; 95% CI 1.002-1.012). CONCLUSION Lower values of hand grip test were associated with higher disease activity score-SDAI and lower bone strength of 2nd metacarpal bone head of the dominant hand evaluated here through a FE analysis using HR-pQCT scan.
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- Camille Pinto Figueiredo
- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.,Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Ozasa R, Matsugaki A, Ishimoto T, Kamura S, Yoshida H, Magi M, Matsumoto Y, Sakuraba K, Fujimura K, Miyahara H, Nakano T. Bone fragility via degradation of bone quality featured by collagen/apatite micro-arrangement in human rheumatic arthritis. Bone 2022; 155:116261. [PMID: 34826630 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.116261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Although increased bone fragility is a well-recognized consequence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the essential cause of degenerate bone strength remains unknown. This study aimed to determine factors contributing to bone dysfunction in RA by focusing on the bone matrix micro-arrangement, based on the preferential orientation of collagen and the related apatite c-axis as a bone quality index. The classical understanding of RA is limited to its severe pathological conditions associated with inflammation-induced bone loss. This study examined periarticular proximal tibiae from RA patients as compared with osteoarthritis (OA) patients as controls. Bone tissue material strength was disrupted in the RA group compared with the control. Collagen/apatite micro-arrangement and vBMD were significantly lower in the RA group, and the rate of decrease in apatite c-axis orientation (-45%) was larger than that in vBMD (-22%). Multiple regression analysis showed that the degree of apatite c-axis orientation (β = 0.52, p = 1.9 × 10-2) significantly contributed to RA-induced bone material impairment as well as vBMD (β = 0.46, p = 3.8 × 10-2). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to demonstrate that RA reduces bone material strength by deteriorating the micro-arrangement of collagen/apatite bone matrix, leading to decreased fracture resistance. Our findings represent the significance of bone quality-based analysis for precise evaluation and subsequent therapy of the integrity and soundness of the bone in patients with RA.
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- Ryosuke Ozasa
- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyouhama chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan
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- Product Research Department, Kamakura Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 200 Kajiwara, Kamakura, Kanagawa 247-8530, Japan
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- Product Research Department, Kamakura Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 200 Kajiwara, Kamakura, Kanagawa 247-8530, Japan
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- Product Research Department, Kamakura Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 200 Kajiwara, Kamakura, Kanagawa 247-8530, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyouhama chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyouhama chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyouhama chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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Mussawy H, Zustin J, Luebke AM, Strahl A, Krenn V, Rüther W, Rolvien T. The histopathological synovitis score is influenced by biopsy location in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2022; 142:2991-2997. [PMID: 33837812 PMCID: PMC9522683 DOI: 10.1007/s00402-021-03889-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) represent the most common forms of arthritis, which are mainly caused by mechanical and inflammatory components, respectively. Determination of synovial inflammation in synovial biopsies via the histopathological Krenn score may be crucial for correct diagnosis and treatment. Specifically, it remains unclear whether synovitis scores differ among multiple biopsy locations within a single joint. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty synovial samples were taken from four standardized regions of the knee in 20 patients (ten primary OA, ten secondary OA) undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total synovectomy. The Krenn synovitis score (grade 0-9) was determined in a blinded manner by two expert pathologists in all biopsies. Next to the inter-rater reliability, we evaluated the agreement of the determined scores among the four biopsy locations within each knee. RESULTS The inter-rater reliability between the two pathologists was very high (Cohen's kappa = 0.712; r = 0.946; ICC = 0.972). The mean synovitis score was significantly higher in knees with secondary than in primary OA (p = 0.026). Importantly, we found clear differences between the scores of the four different biopsy locations within the individual knee joints, with an average deviation of 10.6%. These deviations were comparable in knees with primary and secondary OA (p = 0.64). CONCLUSIONS While we confirmed the synovitis score as a reliable and reproducible parameter to assess the histopathological synovitis grade in the knee, the considerable variability within the joint indicates that multiple synovial biopsies from different regions should be obtained to enable reliable results of the synovitis score.
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- Haider Mussawy
- grid.13648.380000 0001 2180 3484Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Histopathology Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- grid.13648.380000 0001 2180 3484Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- grid.13648.380000 0001 2180 3484Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- grid.13648.380000 0001 2180 3484Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- grid.13648.380000 0001 2180 3484Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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Fujimura K, Haraguchi A, Sakurai R, Kamura S, Sakuraba K, Miyahara H, Fukushi JI. Have the Radiographic Characteristics of Total Knee Arthroplasty Recipients in Rheumatoid Arthritis Changed After the Induction of Biologic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs? Mod Rheumatol 2021; 32:1047-1053. [PMID: 34850099 DOI: 10.1093/mr/roab114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Whether the characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have changed in the era of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) is unclear. We compared the radiographic findings of the knees in TKA recipients with RA before and after the introduction of bDMARDs. METHODS Consecutive patients who underwent primary TKA between 1999 and 2002 (115 knees; 79 patients, group A) and between 2013 and 2017 (117 knees; 95 patients, group B) were retrospectively evaluated. Clinical data, including disease duration, medication, C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and rheumatoid factor (RF), were collected. The Larsen classification, joint space narrowing (JSN), bone erosion, geode and osteophyte formation were evaluated on preoperative radiographs. RESULTS Osteophyte formation was significantly increased, and bone erosion and geode formation were significantly decreased in group B. In addition, medial-dominant JSN was significantly increased, and bicompartmental JSN was significantly decreased in group B. Medial-dominant JSN was positively, and bone erosion was negatively associated with osteophyte formation. CONCLUSIONS Following the introduction of bDMARDs, typical radiographic findings of rheumatoid knees have decreased, and secondary osteoarthritis (OA)-like changes, characterized by osteophyte formation and medial-dominant JSN, have increased in the knees of TKA recipients.
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- Kenjiro Fujimura
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Zaki S, Smith MM, Little CB. Pathology-pain relationships in different osteoarthritis animal model phenotypes: it matters what you measure, when you measure, and how you got there. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2021; 29:1448-1461. [PMID: 34332049 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2021.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether osteoarthritis (OA) pain characteristics and mechanistic pathways in pre-clinical models are phenotype-specific. DESIGN Male 11-week-old C57BL6 mice had unilateral medial-meniscal-destabilization (DMM) or antigen-induced-arthritis (AIA), vs sham-surgery/immunised-controls (Sham/Im-CT). Pain behaviour (allodynia, mechanical- and thermal-hyperalgesia, hindlimb static weight-bearing, stride-length) and lumbar dorsal root ganglia (DRG) gene-expression were measured at baseline, day-3, week-1/-2/-4/-8/-16, and pain-behaviour:gene-expression:joint-pathology associations investigated. RESULTS DMM and AIA induced structural OA defined by progressively increasing cartilage erosion, subchondral bone sclerosis and osteophyte size and maturation. All pain-behaviours were modified, with model-specific differences in severity and temporal pattern. Tactile allodynia developed acutely in both models and persisted to week-16. During early-OA (wk4-8) there was; reduced right hindlimb weight-bearing in AIA; thermal-hyperalgesia and reduced stride-length in DMM. During chronic-OA (wk12-16); mechanical-hyperalgesia and reduced right hindlimb weight-bearing were observed in DMM only. There were no associations in either model between different pain-behaviour outcomes. A coordinated DRG-expression profile was observed in sham and Im-CT for all 11 genes tested, but not in AIA and DMM. At wk-16 despite equivalent joint pathology, changes in DRG-expression (Calca, Trpa1, Trpv1, Trpv4) were observed only in DMM. In AIA mechanical-hyperalgesia was associated with Trpv1 (r = -0.79) and Il1b (r = 0.53). In DMM stride-length was associated with Calca, Tac1, Trpv1, Trpv2, Trpv4 and Adamts5 (r = 0.4-0.57). DRG gene-expression change was correlated with subchondral-bone sclerosis in DMM, and cartilage damage in AIA. Positive pain-behaviour:joint-pathology associations were only present in AIA - for synovitis, subchondral-bone resorption, chondrocyte-hypertrophy and cartilage damage. CONCLUSION Pain and peripheral sensory neuronal responses are OA-phenotype-specific with distinct pathology:pain-outcome:molecular-mechanism relationships.
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- S Zaki
- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Australia; Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, at Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia.
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- Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, at Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia.
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- Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, at Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia.
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Jensen R, Christensen AF, Hartlev LB, Thomsen JS, Boel L, Laursen M, Revald PH, Varnum C, Keller KK, Hauge EM. Calcified cartilage differs in patients with end-stage primary osteoarthritis and secondary osteoarthritis due to rheumatoid arthritis of the hip joint. Scand J Rheumatol 2021; 51:441-451. [PMID: 34514946 DOI: 10.1080/03009742.2021.1952754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Objectives: Despite distinct aetiologies, the end-stages of primary osteoarthritis (OA) and secondary OA are described by common radiological features. However, the morphology of the bone-cartilage unit may differ depending on the pathogenesis. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to investigate the histological differences in the bone-cartilage unit of the femoral head between patients with primary OA and secondary OA due to rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Method: Femoral heads were obtained from 12 patients with primary OA, six patients with secondary OA due to RA, and 12 control subjects. The femoral heads were investigated using stereological methods to ensure unbiased quantification.Results: The volume (mean difference [95% confidence interval]) (2.1 [0.5;3.8] cm3, p = 0.016) and thickness (413 [78.9;747] µm, p = 0.029) of the articular cartilage and the thickness of the calcified cartilage (56.4 [0.4;113] µm, p = 0.017) were larger in patients with primary OA than in patients with secondary OA due to RA. Femoral head volume (1.2 [-3.6;6.1] cm3, p = 0.598), bone volume fraction (-1.1 [-2.8;5.1] cm3, p = 0.553), subchondral bone thickness (-2.5 [-212;207] µm, p = 0.980), and osteophyte area (25.3 [-53.6;104] cm2, p = 0.506) did not differ between patients.Conclusion: The thicker calcified cartilage in primary OA preceding the loss of articular cartilage can be attributed to endochondral ossification. Patients with secondary OA due to RA had severely thinner calcified cartilage as the pathogenesis is driven by inflammation and is characterized by a generalized and more severe loss of articular cartilage.
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- R Jensen
- Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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- Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Orthopaedic Surgery Research Unit, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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- Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Perez MO, Figueiredo CP, Sales LP, Medeiros-Ribeiro AC, Takayama L, Domiciano DS, Bonfiglioli K, Caparbo VF, Pereira RM. Bone erosions and osteophytes in premenopausal women with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis: association with systemic bone involvement by HR-Pqct. Arthritis Rheumatol 2021; 74:407-417. [PMID: 34463054 DOI: 10.1002/art.41961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate premenopausal women with long-standing RA and to explore the relationship between parameters of systemic and localized bone involvement. METHODS Eighty consecutive RA premenopausal women were evaluated. Volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), microarchitecture and finite element analysis were performed using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) at the distal radius (DR) and tibia (DT) and compared with parameters from 160 female healthy controls matched by age and body mass index. Localized bone involvement was also analyzed using HR-pQCT in the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints to identify erosions and osteophytes. RESULTS The mean age of RA patients was 39.4±6.7years and disease duration 9.8±5.3years. RA patients had impaired trabecular, cortical and bone strength parameters, at DR and DT, compared with healthy controls (p<0.05). Bone erosions and osteophytes were found in 75% and 41.3% of patients, respectively. Comparing patients with and without erosions, at DR and DT, a lower cortical vBMD (DR: 980±72 versus 1021±47mgHA/cm3 , p=0.03; DT:979±47 versus 1003±34 mgHA/cm3 , p=0.04) and higher cortical porosity (DR:2.8±2.5 versus 1.8±1.6%, p=0.04; and DT:3.7±1.6 versus 2.7±1.6%, p=0.01) were observed in patients with erosions. At the DR, osteophyte volume was positively correlated with trabecular vBMD (0.392, p=0.02), trabecular number (0.381, p=0.03) and stiffness (0.411, p=0.02), and negatively with trabecular separation (-0.364, p=0.04). CONCLUSION Our findings showed that premenopausal women with long-standing RA had systemic bone fragility at peripheral sites. Moreover, erosions were associated mainly with cortical bone fragility at the DR and DT, and osteophytes correlated with repair of trabecular bone at the radius.
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- Mariana O Perez
- Division of Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Mathias K, Amarnani A, Pal N, Karri J, Arkfeld D, Hagedorn JM, Abd-Elsayed A. Chronic Pain in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2021; 25:59. [PMID: 34269913 DOI: 10.1007/s11916-021-00973-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and can cause various physical and psychological impairments. Unfortunately, the appropriate diagnosis of chronic pain syndromes in this population can be challenging because pain may be primary to RA-specific inflammation and/or secondary to other conditions, typically osteoarthritis (OA) and fibromyalgia (FM). This disparity further poses a clinical challenge, given that chronic pain can often be discordant or undetected with standard RA-specific surveillance strategies, including serological markers and imaging studies. In this review, we provide a robust exploration of chronic pain in the RA population with emphasis on epidemiology, mechanisms, and management strategies. RECENT FINDINGS Chronic pain associated with RA typically occurs in patients with anxiety, female sex, and elevated inflammatory status. Up to 50% of these patients are thought to have chronic pain despite appropriate inflammatory suppression, typically due to peripheral and central sensitization as well as secondary OA and FM. In addition to the standard-of-care management for OA and FM, patients with RA and chronic pain benefit from behavioral and psychological treatment options. Moreover, early and multimodal therapies, including non-pharmacological, pharmacological, interventional, and surgical strategies, exist, albeit with varying efficacy, to help suppress inflammation, provide necessary analgesia, and optimize functional outcomes. Overall, chronic pain in RA is a difficult entity for both patients and providers. Early diagnosis, improved understanding of its mechanisms, and initiation of early, targeted approaches to pain control may help to improve outcomes in this population.
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- Kristen Mathias
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California (LAC + USC) and Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Texas A&M School of Medicine, Bryan, TX, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California (LAC + USC) and Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Pain Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Division of Pain Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
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Figueiredo CP, Perez MO, Sales LP, Caparbo VDF, Pereira RMR. Evaluation of bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis patients by high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography scans: Comparison between two semi-automated programs in a three-dimensional setting. Int J Rheum Dis 2021; 24:948-953. [PMID: 34151526 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.14157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to compare OsiriX software with the previous published Medical Image Analysis Framework (MIAF) method to assess the volume of erosion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Forty RA patients underwent high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography scans of the second and third metacarpophalangeal joints, and thirty-four patients with any bone erosion were enrolled. Two techniques were applied to erosion evaluation: (a) semi-automated MIAF software, and (b) semi-automated segmentation by free open-source Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine viewer, OsiriX software. MIAF has been published before, but this is the first time that OsiriX has been used in this way in rheumatology. Bland & Altman plots described agreement between methods. RESULTS Forty-eight erosions from 34 patients were analyzed. Mean age was 40.74 ± 5.32 years and mean disease duration was 10.68 ± 4.96 years. Both methods demonstrated a strong correlation regarding erosion volume (r = 0.96, P < 0.001). Median (interquartile range) of erosion volume was 12.14 (4.5-36.07) when MIAF was considered, and 11.80 (3.45-29.42) when the OsiriX tool was used (P = 0.139). MIAF and OsiriX showed good agreement when the Bland & Altman plot was performed. Evaluation by MIAF took 22.69 ± 6.71 minutes, whereas OsiriX took only 2.62 ± 1.09 minutes (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION The three-dimensional segmentation of bone erosions can be done by both MIAF and OsiriX software with good agreement. However, because OsiriX is a widespread tool and faster, its method seems to be more feasible for evaluating peripheral bone damage, especially bone erosions.
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- Camille Pinto Figueiredo
- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Gessl I, Balint PV, Filippucci E, Keen HI, Pineda C, Terslev L, Wildner B, D'Agostino MA, Mandl P. Structural damage in rheumatoid arthritis assessed by musculoskeletal ultrasound: A systematic literature review by the Structural Joint Damage Task Force of the OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2021; 51:627-639. [PMID: 33810864 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To identify and synthesize the evidence for the use and measurement properties of musculoskeletal ultrasound in assessing structural joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS A systematic literature search (SLR) of the PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library was performed. Original articles were included published in English reporting on ultrasound of bone erosion, cartilage damage and the measurement properties of ultrasound according to the OMERACT filter 2.1. RESULTS Of the 1.495 identified articles 149 were included in the final review, most of which reported on cross-sectional studies and used the OMERACT definitions for ultrasonographic pathology. Among these, bone erosions were assessed in 139 (93.3%), cartilage damage in 24 (16.1%), enthesophytes in 8 (5.4%), osteophytes in 15 (10.1%) and malalignment and ankylosis in a single (0.9%) study, respectively. Most studies (126/149, 84.6%) assessed the joints of the hands. The overwhelming majority of studies (127/149, 85.2%) assessed structural joint damage bilaterally. Validity, reliability and responsiveness were assessed in 21 (14.1%), 34 (22.8%) and 17 (11.4%) studies, respectively. CONCLUSION While the results of this SLR suggest that ultrasound is a sensitive, reliable and feasible tool to detect damage in RA, they also highlight the need for further research and validation. Findings of this SLR will inform the next steps of the OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group in developing an ultrasound score for assessing structural joint damage in patients with RA.
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- I Gessl
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, 18-20 Währinger Gürtel, Vienna, Austria
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- 3rd Rheumatology Department, National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Rheumatology, Universita` Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi, Ancona, Italy
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- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Division of Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Disorders, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research and Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre of Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- University Library, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; UFR Simone Veil, Versailles-Saint-Quentin-Paris Saclay University, Versailles, France
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, 18-20 Währinger Gürtel, Vienna, Austria.
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Mühlenfeld M, Strahl A, Bechler U, Jandl NM, Hubert J, Rolvien T. Bone mineral density assessment by DXA in rheumatic patients with end-stage osteoarthritis undergoing total joint arthroplasty. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2021; 22:173. [PMID: 33573628 PMCID: PMC7879515 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-021-04039-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with rheumatic diseases have a high risk for joint destruction and secondary osteoarthritis (OA) as well as low bone mineral density (BMD, i.e., osteoporosis). While several factors may lead to low BMD in these patients, the value of BMD measurements in rheumatic patients with end-stage OA scheduled for total joint arthroplasty is unknown. METHODS In this retrospective cross-sectional study of 50 adults with secondary OA due to rheumatic diseases, we evaluated dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements of both hips and the spine performed within 3 months prior to arthroplasty (n = 25 total hip arthroplasty, THA; n = 25 total knee arthroplasty, TKA). We analyzed various demographic and disease-specific characteristics and their effect on DXA results by using group comparisons and multivariate linear regression models. RESULTS Although patients undergoing TKA were younger (63.2 ± 14.2 vs. 71.0 ± 10.8 yr., p = 0.035), osteoporosis was observed more frequently in patients scheduled for TKA than THA (32% vs. 12%). Osteopenia was detected in 13/25 patients (52%) in both the THA and TKA cohort. In the THA cohort, female sex, lower BMI and prednisolone use were associated with lower T-score in the hip. In TKA patients, higher OA grade determined by Kellgren-Lawrence score was associated with lower T-score in the hip of the affected side. CONCLUSIONS Osteoporosis is present in a considerable frequency of rheumatic patients with end-stage OA, and THA and TKA patients show distinct frequencies and risk factors of low BMD. Our findings point to a potential value of DXA regarding preoperative evaluation of bone status.
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- Moritz Mühlenfeld
- Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Lottestrasse 59, 22529, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. .,Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Lottestrasse 59, 22529, Hamburg, Germany.
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Figueiredo CP, Perez MO, Sales LP, Medeiros AC, Caparbo VF, Pereira RMR. Bone erosion in the 2nd metacarpophalangeal head: association with its bone mineral density by HR-pQCT in rheumatoid arthritis patients. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2021; 22:109. [PMID: 33494725 PMCID: PMC7836594 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-021-03992-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
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Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease depicted by synovial inflammation leading to local and systemic bone loss. The aim of this study was to evaluate by a HR-pQCT (High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography) study which parameters are associated with volume of bone erosions including bone mineral density (BMD) around erosions (VOI 1 to 4 = volume of interest), BMD of metacarpophalangeal (MCP) head, BMD of radius, presence of osteophytes and joint space width (JSW). Methods Fifty female RA patients (18–50 years) were enrolled in this study. Demographic and disease-specific data, laboratory inflammatory parameters and handgrip test were performed. All patients underwent HR-pQCT of 2nd and 3rd MCP joints and distal radius, according to established protocols. The volume of bone erosions was evaluated by MIAF (Medical Image Analysis Framework) software. Osteophytes were analyzed by manual method. Results The mean of age and disease duration were 40.0 ± 6.0 yrs. and 10.8 ± 4.8 yrs., respectively. According to DAS-28 (Disease Activity Score), 54% (27) of the sample were in remission. However, when SDAI (Simplified Disease Activity Index) was used, only 18% (9) were under remission. The mean of HAQ (Health Assessment Questionnaire), ESR (Erythrocyte sedimentation rate) and CRP (C reactive protein) were 0.9 ± 0.7, 13.9 ± 12.2 mm and 5.6 ± 7.5 mg/mL, respectively. Forty-six bone erosions (0.9 ± 1.2 erosion/patient) and 14 osteophytes (0.3 ± 0.7 osteophyte/patient) were found in 2nd MCP head. The median (IQR-Interquartile range) of volume of erosion and volume of osteophytes were 14.9 (5.7;35.9)mm3 and 3.1 (2.1, 4.3)mm3, respectively. The mean of JSW was 80.5 ± 34.2 mm3. The volume of bone erosions was negatively correlated with BMD of 2nd MCP head, VOI-4 and JSW; and it was positively correlated with osteophytes number. Regarding absence or presence of erosion in 2nd MCP head, a significant difference was found between BMD of MCP head, osteophyte number and JSW. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that only BMD of 2nd MCP head was independently associated with volume of bone erosions. Conclusion BMD of MCP head was independently associated with volume of bone erosion, suggesting that this parameter should be used to analyze and monitoring bone destruction, as well as to evaluate treatment response in RA patients.
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- Camille P Figueiredo
- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 455, 3° andar, sala 3105, Sao Paulo, 01246-903, Brazil.
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 455, 3° andar, sala 3105, Sao Paulo, 01246-903, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 455, 3° andar, sala 3105, Sao Paulo, 01246-903, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 455, 3° andar, sala 3105, Sao Paulo, 01246-903, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 455, 3° andar, sala 3105, Sao Paulo, 01246-903, Brazil. .,Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Okumura N, Kawasaki T, Kubo M, Yayama T, Mimura T, Kumagai K, Maeda T, Imai S. Effects of malalignment and disease activity on osteophyte formation in knees of rheumatoid arthritis patients. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2020; 28:2309499020911852. [PMID: 32223493 DOI: 10.1177/2309499020911852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with secondary osteoarthritis (OA) in a knee joint following a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedure have been increasing. Here, we investigated osteophyte formation in knee joints of RA patients and associated factors. METHODS We retrospectively examined findings of 35 knees in 30 RA patients (26 females, 4 males; mean age: 63.0 years; median disease duration: 15 years) who underwent TKA, including preoperative anteroposterior view radiographs of the knee joint. Using the ImageJ software package, osteophyte size in the medial femur (MF), medial tibia (MT), lateral femur (LF), and lateral tibia (LT) regions was also determined. RESULTS The mean femorotibial angle was 179°, while Larsen grade was 2 in 1, 3 in 12, 4 in 18, and 5 in 2 patients. Osteophyte sizes in the MF, MT, LF, and LT regions were 37.2, 17.0, 27.2, and 4.57 mm2, respectively, and significantly greater in the medial compartment (MC; MF+MT) than the lateral compartment (LC; LF+LT) (p < 0.001). In varus cases, osteophyte size in the MC was significantly larger than normal and valgus cases (p = 0.0016). Furthermore, osteophyte size in the MC was negatively correlated with the inflammatory markers C-reactive protein (r = -0.492, p = 0.0027) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (r = -0.529, p = 0.0016), whereas that in the LC was negatively correlated with disease activity (r = -0.589, p = 0.0023). CONCLUSION Our results suggest that alignment and disease activity influence osteophyte formation in RA patients, with secondary OA a more prominent symptom in RA patients with controlled inflammation.
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- Noriaki Okumura
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto Okamoto Memorial Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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Figueiredo CP, Perez MO, Sales LP, Schett G, Pereira RMR. HR-pQCT in vivo imaging of periarticular bone changes in chronic inflammatory diseases: Data from acquisition to impact on treatment indications. Mod Rheumatol 2020; 31:294-302. [PMID: 32735144 DOI: 10.1080/14397595.2020.1804669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Imaging is essential for the assessment of bone and inflammatory joint diseases. There are several imaging techniques available that differ regarding resolution, radiation exposure, time expending, precision, cost, availability or ability to predict disease progression. High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) that was introduced in 2004 allows the in vivo evaluation of peripheral bone microarchitecture and demonstrated high precision in assessing bone changes in inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases. This review summarizes the use of HR-pQCT for the evaluation of the hand skeleton in inflammatory joint diseases. We conducted a review of the literature regarding the protocols that involve hand joints assessment and evaluation of bone changes as erosions and osteophytes in chronic inflammatory diseases. Apart from measuring bone density and structure of the radius and the tibia, HR-pQCT has contributed to assessment of bone erosions and osteophytes, considered the hallmark of diseases as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis, respectively. In this way, there are some conventions recently established by rheumatic study groups that we just summarized here in order to standardize HR-pQCT measurements.
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- Camille P Figueiredo
- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina, FMUSP da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina, FMUSP da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina, FMUSP da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitatsklinikum, Erlangen, Germany
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- Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina, FMUSP da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Klose-Jensen R, Tse JJ, Keller KK, Barnabe C, Burghardt AJ, Finzel S, Tam LS, Hauge EM, Stok KS, Manske SL. High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography for Bone Evaluation in Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease. Front Med (Lausanne) 2020; 7:337. [PMID: 32766262 PMCID: PMC7381125 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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High resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) is a 3-dimensional imaging modality with superior sensitivity for bone changes and abnormalities. Recent advances have led to increased use of HR-pQCT in inflammatory arthritis to report quantitative volumetric measures of bone density, microstructure, local anabolic (e.g., osteophytes, enthesiophytes) and catabolic (e.g., erosions) bone changes and joint space width. These features may be useful for monitoring disease progression, response to therapy, and are responsive to differentiating between those with inflammatory arthritis conditions and healthy controls. We reviewed 69 publications utilizing HR-pQCT imaging of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and/or wrist joints to investigate arthritis conditions. Erosions are a marker of early inflammatory arthritis progression, and recent work has focused on improvement and application of techniques to sensitively identify erosions, as well as quantifying erosion volume changes longitudinally using manual, semi-automated and automated methods. As a research tool, HR-pQCT may be used to detect treatment effects through changes in erosion volume in as little as 3 months. Studies with 1-year follow-up have demonstrated progression or repair of erosions depending on the treatment strategy applied. HR-pQCT presents several advantages. Combined with advances in image processing and image registration, individual changes can be monitored with high sensitivity and reliability. Thus, a major strength of HR-pQCT is its applicability in instances where subtle changes are anticipated, such as early erosive progression in the presence of subclinical inflammation. HR-pQCT imaging results could ultimately impact decision making to uptake aggressive treatment strategies and prevent progression of joint damage. There are several potential areas where HR-pQCT evaluation of inflammatory arthritis still requires development. As a highly sensitive imaging technique, one of the major challenges has been motion artifacts; motion compensation algorithms should be implemented for HR-pQCT. New research developments will improve the current disadvantages including, wider availability of scanners, the field of view, as well as the versatility for measuring tissues other than only bone. The challenge remains to disseminate these analysis approaches for broader clinical use and in research.
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- Rasmus Klose-Jensen
- Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Centre - University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Periarticular osteophyte formation protects against total knee arthroplasty in rheumatoid arthritis patients with advanced joint damage. Clin Rheumatol 2020; 39:3331-3339. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-020-05140-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Asai N, Asai S, Takahashi N, Ishiguro N, Kojima T. Factors associated with osteophyte formation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing total knee arthroplasty. Mod Rheumatol 2019; 30:937-939. [PMID: 31554443 DOI: 10.1080/14397595.2019.1673132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Nobuyuki Asai
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Berlin A, Simon D, Tascilar K, Figueiredo C, Bayat S, Finzel S, Klaus E, Rech J, Hueber AJ, Kleyer A, Schett G. The ageing joint-standard age- and sex-related values of bone erosions and osteophytes in the hand joints of healthy individuals. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2019; 27:1043-1047. [PMID: 30890457 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 01/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the age-related changes of the physiological hand joint architecture. METHOD To address this concept, healthy individuals (each 10 women and 10 men in six different age decades spanning from 21 to 80 years) were recruited through a field campaign, investigated for the absence of rheumatic diseases and other comorbidities and received high-resolution quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) examination of the hand joints. Number and extent of erosions and osteophytes were quantified across the ages and different sexes. RESULTS Bone erosions [median (Q1-Q3), 1 (0-2)] and osteophytes [2 (1-4)] were found in healthy women and men with no significant sex differences. Structural changes however accumulated with age: the overall incidence rate ratio (IRR) for the number of erosions and osteophytes per age were 1.04 (95% CI: erosions 1.03-1.06; osteophytes: 1.03-1.05). This means a 4% increase in the number of erosions and osteophytes per year. Using third decade as reference, healthy individuals in the age decades from 50 years had higher IRR for erosion numbers (sixth, seventh, eigth decade: 4.87 (2.20-11.75), 6.81 (3.08-16.46) and 6.92 (3.11-16.79)) compared to younger subjects (fourth, fifth decade: 1.80 (0.69-4.87), 1.53 (0.59-4.10)). The IRRs of osteophytes also indicate a gradual increase after the fifth decade, with IRRs of 2.32 (1.32-4.17), 4.17 (2.38-7.49) and 6.86 (3.97-12.20) for the sixth, seventh and eigth decades, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Structural changes in the hand joints of healthy individuals are age dependent. While being rare under 50 years of age, erosions and osteophytes accumulate above the age of 50, suggesting that the threshold between "normal" and "pathological" is shifted with the increase of age.
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- A Berlin
- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Institute of Medical Physics (IMP), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
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Loef M, Kroon FPB, Bergstra SA, van der Pol JA, Lems WF, Kerstens PJSM, Allaart CF, Kloppenburg M. TNF inhibitor treatment is associated with a lower risk of hand osteoarthritis progression in rheumatoid arthritis patients after 10 years. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2019; 57:1917-1924. [PMID: 29471377 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/key016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Objective To investigate the effect of TNF inhibitors (TNFis) on incidental and progressive hand OA in recent-onset RA patients after a 10 year follow-up. Methods Radiographs of 262 RA patients (mean age 52 years, 66% women) from the BeSt study were scored for osteophytes in DIP/PIP joints using the Osteoarthritis Research Society International atlas (0-3; summed score 0-54) and according to the Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) score (0-4; summed score 0-72) at baseline and 10 year follow-up. TNFi treatment was assessed on visits every 3 months. Associations between TNFi treatment and hand OA were analysed on the patient and joint level using generalized linear models and generalized estimating equations, respectively. Results Fifty-eight percent of the patients were treated with TNFi, with a median duration of 42 months. A total of 143 patients (55%) had hand OA in any IP joint at baseline based on the Osteoarthritis Research Society International osteophyte score. On the patient level, TNFi treatment duration did not affect incidental hand OA. However, every month of TNFi treatment resulted in a reduced relative risk (RR) of hand OA progression in DIP joints [relative risk (RR) 0.987 (95% CI 0.978, 0.996)] but not in PIP joints. On the joint level, the effect on hand OA progression was observed in DIP joints [RR 0.996 (95% CI 0.991, 1.000)] but not in PIP joints. The results from the KL score analyses were comparable to the osteophyte score. Conclusion TNFi treatment was associated with a reduced risk on radiographic hand OA progression in DIP joints but not in PIP joints after 10 years. Although the effect sizes are small, these results provide evidence for influence of TNF-α in hand OA pathogenesis.
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- Marieke Loef
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Shin A, Shin S, Kim JH, Ha YJ, Lee YJ, Song YW, Kang EH. Association between socioeconomic status and comorbidities among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results of a nationwide cross-sectional survey. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2019; 58:1617-1622. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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We examined the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and comorbidity distribution among patients with RA.
Methods
Information on comprehensive health status of 1088 RA patients (weighted n = 612 303) was obtained from the 2007–2015 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database. SES components were household equivalence income, education and area of residence. To minimize confounding by age, patients were stratified by median age (63 years). Age-adjusted odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was estimated, comparing weighted prevalence of individual comorbidities between low and high SES groups in each age stratum.
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Among RA patients aged <63 years (mean 49 years, 70% female), we observed age-adjusted associations of depression (OR 2.13, 95% CI 1.01, 4.53), depressive mood (OR 2.68, 95% CI 1.54, 4.65), suicide ideation (OR 3.01, 95% CI 1.79, 5.07), diabetes (OR 3.09, 95%CI 1.31, 7.29), obesity (OR 2.04, 95% CI 1.30, 3.20), hypertriglyceridemia (OR 2.36, 95% CI 1.28, 4.34) and osteoarthritis (OR 2.12, 95% CI 1.13, 3.99) with low income, of suicide ideation with low education (OR 2.25, 95% CI 1.14, 4.44), but no association of any comorbidities with area of residence. Unhealthy behavior patterns were comparable between low- and high-income groups but patients with low income reported a numerically higher rate of failed access to necessary healthcare services. We did not find any association between SES and comorbidities among those aged ⩾63 years (mean 72 years, 83% female).
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Among Korean RA patients aged <63 years, socioeconomic inequalities of multiple comorbidities in mental, cardiometabolic and musculoskeletal systems were found.
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- Anna Shin
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital
- WCU Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Medical Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam
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A novel method to assess subchondral bone formation using [18F]NaF-PET in the evaluation of knee degeneration. Nucl Med Commun 2018; 39:451-456. [PMID: 29505483 DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0000000000000819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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PURPOSE Fluorine-18-sodium fluoride-PET ([F]NaF-PET) facilitates direct assessment of subchondral bone formation to evaluate degeneration in articulating joints. No standards exist for the quantification of joint activity using [F]NaF-PET, and many techniques rely on focal uptake to characterize an entire region of interest. This study proposes a novel method of quantitative global knee analysis to assess regions of expected bone remodeling in the evaluation of knee degeneration. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study population consisted of 18 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who underwent [F]NaF-PET/computed tomography imaging. The maximum standardized uptake value (knee SUVmax) in addition to a target-to-background ratio (TBR) that represents global knee activity adjusted for systemic bone formation measured at the lateral femoral neck (global knee TBR) were calculated. A radiologist scored standard radiographs of the knee in nine patients using the Kellgren-Lawrence grading system. RESULTS Patients with greater [F]NaF uptake demonstrated greater knee deterioration, which was corroborated by the radiograph findings. Average Kellgren-Lawrence grading was strongly associated with both global knee TBR (Spearman ρ=0.69, P=0.04) and knee SUVmax scores (Spearman ρ=0.93, P=0.0003). CONCLUSION Assessment of global activity within the joint is a feasible and clinically useful technique for characterizing disease activity with a single value. Furthermore, a ratio based on systemic bone turnover in a nonarticulating, weight-bearing site adjusts for differences in bone formation related to bodyweight or metabolic bone diseases. We hypothesize that a global knee TBR score may be more sensitive at detecting changes in disease progression, as new spatially distinct lesions with a lower SUV that develop within an region of interest would not be detected by the SUVmax methodology. Longitudinal studies assessing sensitivity with larger patient cohorts are needed to further validate this methodology.
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Lechtenboehmer CA, Jaeger VK, Kyburz D, Walker UA, Hügle T. Brief Report: Influence of Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis on Radiographic Progression of Concomitant Interphalangeal Joint Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol 2018; 71:43-49. [PMID: 30073800 DOI: 10.1002/art.40684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints are commonly considered to be unaffected by rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Despite synovitis and bone marrow edema being associated with radiographic progression in hand osteoarthritis (OA) and hand RA, radiographic courses differ substantially. This study was undertaken to analyze incidence and progression of radiographically evident DIP joint OA in RA patients, in relation to RA activity and patient characteristics. METHODS In sequential radiographs of 1,988 RA patients in the Swiss Clinical Quality Management in Rheumatic Diseases registry, we evaluated and scored 15,904 DIP joints. Scoring was based on the presence of central erosions and subchondral sclerosis and on the severity of osteophytes and joint space narrowing, according to the modified Kellgren/Lawrence (K/L) grade. The presence of DIP joint OA was defined as ≥1 joint with a K/L grade of ≥2, and progression was defined as an increase in a summed K/L grade. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated. RESULTS The median follow-up time was 4.5 years (interquartile range 3.1-7.0), and the mean ± SD age was 56.1 ± 11.1 years. DIP joint OA was present in 60% of patients at baseline. Higher mean age (OR 1.09 [95% CI 1.08-1.10]), female sex (OR 1.37 [95% CI 1.08-1.74]), and higher mean body mass index (OR 1.03 [95% CI 1.00-1.06]) were associated with the presence of DIP joint OA, but neither the presence of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) (OR 0.72 [95% CI 0.50-1.03]) nor the presence of rheumatoid factor (OR 1.01 [95% CI 0.74-1.38]) were associated with it. Disease Activity Score using the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint erosions were not associated with DIP joint OA progression. RA disease duration had no relevant effect size associated with DIP joint OA progression (OR 0.97 [95% CI 0.96-0.99]). CONCLUSION Known risk factors for DIP joint OA were replicated in patients with RA. The observation that RA activity, the presence of ACPA, and MCP joint erosions were not associated with the prevalence or progression of DIP joint OA indicates that there are distinct roles of inflammation in the pathogenesis of RA and DIP joint OA.
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- University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Yue J, Wu D, Tam LS. The role of imaging in early diagnosis and prevention of joint damage in inflammatory arthritis. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2018; 14:499-511. [PMID: 29754519 DOI: 10.1080/1744666x.2018.1476849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Inflammatory arthritis is characterized by chronic inflammation in the synovium, associated with degradation of cartilage and erosion of juxta-articular bone. The bone loss and joint destruction mediated by aberrant immunological responses resulting in proinflammatory cytokine release and various immune cell activation are known as osteoimmunology. Areas covered: A structured literature search including Medline and PubMed, Cochrane meta-analyses and abstracts of international congresses was performed to review joint damage in inflammatory arthritis in terms of pathogenesis, novel imaging assessment, and prevention. Expert commentary: Deeper understanding of the integration of the skeletal and immune as well as inflammatory system is paving the way to prevent bone loss and bone destruction in inflammatory arthritis. With the availability of various imaging modalities such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT), we are now able to detect early joint damage, early diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis, monitor the progression or even ascertain whether the inflammatory process is effectively suppressed to allow repair of joint damage by novel therapeutic agents.
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- Jiang Yue
- a Department of Medicine & Therapeutics , The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , Hong Kong
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- a Department of Medicine & Therapeutics , The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , Hong Kong
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- a Department of Medicine & Therapeutics , The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , Hong Kong
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Wilkinson DJ, Arques MDC, Huesa C, Rowan AD. Serine proteinases in the turnover of the cartilage extracellular matrix in the joint: implications for therapeutics. Br J Pharmacol 2018; 176:38-51. [PMID: 29473950 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Cartilage destruction is a key characteristic of arthritic disease, a process now widely established to be mediated by metzincins such as MMPs. Despite showing promise in preclinical trials during the 1990s, MMP inhibitors for the blockade of extracellular matrix turnover in the treatment of cancer and arthritis failed clinically, primarily due to poor selectivity for target MMPs. In recent years, roles for serine proteinases in the proteolytic cascades leading to cartilage destruction have become increasingly apparent, renewing interest in the potential for new therapeutic strategies that utilize pharmacological inhibitors against this class of proteinases. Herein, we describe key serine proteinases with likely importance in arthritic disease and highlight recent advances in this field. LINKED ARTICLES: This article is part of a themed section on Translating the Matrix. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v176.1/issuetoc.
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- David J Wilkinson
- Skeletal Research Group, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Skeletal Research Group, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Environmental Health Research, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK
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- Skeletal Research Group, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Wang C, Zang H, Zhou D. Bone morphogenetic protein-2 exhibits therapeutic benefits for osteonecrosis of the femoral head through induction of cartilage and bone cells. Exp Ther Med 2018; 15:4298-4308. [PMID: 29849774 PMCID: PMC5962870 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.5941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Osteonecrosis of the femoral head is an orthopedic disease caused by femoral head damage or insufficient blood supply, which leads to the death of bone cells and bone marrow. Osteonecrosis of the femoral head leads to changes in the structure of the femoral head, femoral head collapse and joint dysfunction. Bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) exhibits beneficial effects on bone formation, repair and angiogenesis at the femoral head. In the present study, the therapeutic effects of recombinant human BMP-2 containing an Fc fragment (rBMP-2/Fc) were investigated on a steroid induced mouse model of osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Bone cell viability was used to determine the in vitro effects of rBMP-2/Fc. The therapeutic efficacies of rBMP-2/Fc on mice with osteonecrosis of the femoral head were evaluated using clinical arthritis scores. The expression levels of inflammatory factors in the mice were analyzed by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Histological analysis was used to evaluate the effects of rBMP-2/Fc on the femoral head. The results revealed that rBMP-2/Fc treatment significantly increased the IL-6, IL-10, vascular endothelial growth factor and macrophage colony-stimulating factor expression levels in synovial cells compared with the control group (P<0.01). Furthermore, it was observed that rBMP-2/Fc significantly improved the viability and growth of synovial cells (P<0.01) through the nuclear factor (NF)-κB signaling pathway. Treatment with rBMP-2/Fc significantly decreased receptor activator of NF-κB ligand expression levels. Furthermore, in vivo experiments demonstrated that rBMP-2/Fc treatment markedly relieved the arthralgia and damage caused by osteonecrosis of the femoral head. In conclusion, rBMP-2/Fc treatment may be beneficial for articular cartilage repair by the upregulation of angiogenesis factors through the down regulation of the NF-κB signaling pathway in mice with osteonecrosis of the femoral head. This preclinical data suggests that rBMP-2/Fc may be a promising novel agent for treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
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- Chunhui Wang
- Department of Orthopedics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, P.R. China
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Tong S, Yin J, Liu J. Platelet-rich plasma has beneficial effects in mice with osteonecrosis of the femoral head by promoting angiogenesis. Exp Ther Med 2018; 15:1781-1788. [PMID: 29434765 PMCID: PMC5776555 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.5655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is autologous and multifunctional. Platelet concentrate from blood contains highly concentrated platelets and various types of cells, including growth factors. PRP promotes the recovery of cell proliferation and differentiation. Osteonecrosis of the femoral head is a disease caused by femoral head damage or an insufficient blood supply, which leads to the death of bone cells and abnormal bone marrow composition. The subsequent repair of bone cells may result in changes to the structure of femoral head, femoral head collapse and joint dysfunction. PRP may promote the repair of injured articular cartilage in patients with joint diseases through the removal of harmful inflammatory factors. In the present study, the therapeutic effects and primary mechanism of PRP action were investigated using a glucocorticoid-induced femoral head osteonecrosis mouse model. Dexamethasone (DEX) and phosphate-buffered saline were used as controls. The therapeutic efficacy of PRP to treat osteonecrosis in murine femoral heads was evaluated by assessing clinical arthritis scores. The present study indicated that mice with osteonecrosis of the femoral head treated with PRP exhibited downregulated expression of interleukin (IL)-17A, IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α, receptor activator of nuclear factor κ-B ligand, IL-6 and interferon-γ in the inflammatory tissue. In addition, the levels of hepatocyte growth factor, intercellular adhesion molecule-1, osteopontin, platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, insulin-like growth factor-1 and transforming growth factor-β were increased following treatment with PRP. Joint tissue histological staining demonstrated that PRP alleviated osteonecrosis of the femoral head and reduced humoral and cellular immune responses that promoted beneficial effects on the histological parameters. Furthermore, the concentration of glucocorticoids were significantly decreased in the serum of PRP-treated mice with osteonecrosis compared with the DEX group (P<0.01). Notably, PRP promoted beneficial effects in mice with osteonecrosis of the femoral head by stimulating angiogenesis. Therefore, the present study indicated that treatment with PRP promotes beneficial effects by preventing joint inflammation, cartilage destruction and bone damage, and stimulating the repair of joint tissue in mice with osteonecrosis of the femoral head. These preclinical data suggest that PRP may be developed as a novel method of treating osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
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- Shichao Tong
- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200231, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200231, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Ruijin Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, P.R. China
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Ramos-Bello D, Abud-Mendoza C. Comorbidities of Inflammatory Arthropathies in the Art of Diego Velázquez. J Rheumatol 2017; 44:1878-1879. [PMID: 29196547 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.170818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Dolores Ramos-Bello
- Regional Unit of Rheumatology and Osteoporosis, Central Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Regional Unit of Rheumatology and Osteoporosis, Central Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México.
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Sakthiswary R, Rajalingam S, Hussein H, Sridharan R, Asrul AW. Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) in rheumatoid arthritis and its correlation with sonographic knee cartilage thickness and disease activity. Clin Rheumatol 2017; 36:2683-2688. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-017-3817-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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