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Honda K, Iwanaga N, Izumi Y, Tsuji Y, Kawahara C, Michitsuji T, Higashi S, Kawakami A, Migita K. Reactive Arthritis Caused by Yersinia enterocolitica Enteritis. Intern Med 2017; 56:1239-1242. [PMID: 28502944 PMCID: PMC5491824 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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We report a case of reactive arthritis (ReA) triggered by Yersinia enterocolitica enteritis. A 24-year-old Japanese man developed polyarthritis in the lower limbs. Two weeks prior to these symptoms, he noted diarrhea, right lower abdominal pain and a fever. Y. enterocolitica was not isolated from a stool culture; however, he was diagnosed with ReA based on the colonoscopic findings of a high anti-Y. enterocolitica antibody titer and HLA-B27 antigen positivity. Following treatment with methotrexate and steroids, his arthritis improved. This is the first reported Japanese case of ReA in the English literature after a gastrointestinal infection caused by Y. enterocolitica.
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- Kazuya Honda
- Department of Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine, Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine, Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine, Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine, Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine, Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine, Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Unit of Translational Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine, Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
- Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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[Diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydia-induced reactive arthritis]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 8 Suppl 1:S20-5. [PMID: 22421458 DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2011.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Urogenital chlamydia infections are the most prevalent of all sexually transmitted diseases although the number of chlamydia-induced reactive arthritis cases are generally below the estimated incidence of the disease. This may be related with the high rate of asymptomatic chlamydial infections and the lack of adequate diagnostic criteria. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a new system for detection of Chlamydia, is one of the most useful techniques for the diagnosis of this disease. Biologic therapy produces theoretical doubts regarding its indication and there is little information related with chlamydia induced reactive arthritis treatment efficacy. Although the usefulness of long antibiotic treatment is not clear, the use of combination antibiotics opens new therapeutic strategies for chlamydia induced reactive arthritis.
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Marquardt AL, Hackshaw KV. Reactive arthritis associated with hidradenitis suppurativa. J Natl Med Assoc 2009; 101:367-9. [PMID: 19397229 DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30886-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This is a case report of a man with chronic hidradenitis suppurativa who developed reactive arthritis. He presented with swelling and pain in his larger joints, along with conjunctivitis involving his right eye. These symptoms coincided with a flare of the hidradenitis suppurativa. His clinical picture and laboratory findings were consistent with a diagnosis of reactive arthritis. He was initially treated with prednisone, and later with methotrexate, with improvement in his symptoms. This case report is a discussion of a rare cause of reactive arthritis. A review of the literature regarding this condition is also included.
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- April L Marquardt
- The Ohio State University Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, William Davis Medical Research Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1228, USA.
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Harjacek M, Ostojic J, Djakovic Rode O. Juvenile spondyloarthropathies associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Clin Rheumatol 2006; 25:470-5. [PMID: 16391883 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-0085-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2005] [Revised: 05/29/2005] [Accepted: 05/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reactive arthritis (ReA) has been sporadically reported as triggered by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. This study examined the potential relationship between the acute M. pneumoniae infection and juvenile spondyloarthropathy (jSpA) in children. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twelve patients with ReA secondary to acute M. pneumoniae were examined. M. pneumoniae-specific IgM, IgG and IgA antibodies were serologically confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests (Savyon Diagnost., Israel). Due to the early appearance and relatively short life time of M. pneumoniae-specific IgM antibodies, their detection allowed the diagnosis of acute infection using single serum sample, confirmed by parallel serum in 7 of 12 patients. Specific IgM and IgG titers higher than 10 U/l were considered positive and those higher than 50 U/l as highly positive. Specific IgA antibodies were detected in only one patient. RESULTS Four patients were female and eight were male. The mean age at onset was 9 years, and the mean duration of follow-up was 24.1 months (range 18-32). The mean number of involved joints was 2.8, and the knee joints were involved in 7 of 12 patients. The mean recovery time was 4.5 weeks (range 1-28) in eight reactive arthritis (ReA) cases; three patients developed enthesitis-related arthritis, and in one patient, genuine juvenile ankylosing spondylitis (jAS) was diagnosed. Two patients were HLA-B27-positive, and one patient was HLA-B7/B27-positive. Six patients had preceding respiratory symptoms, and five were treated with antibiotics. CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide clear evidence of ReA diagnosis following an acute M. pneumoniae infection that in four patients progressed to chronic jSpA. Our results suggest that detecting M. pneumoniae-specific antibodies in serological screening of jSpA patients might be useful. It is presently unclear whether antibiotic treatment would change the disease course in those patients.
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- Miroslav Harjacek
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology/Immunology, Children's Hospital Zagreb, Klaiceva 16, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Pavlica L, Nikolic D, Magic Z, Brajuskovic G, Strelic N, Milicic B, Jovelic A. Successful Treatment of Postvenereal Reactive Arthritis With Synovectomy and 3 Months’ Azithromycin. J Clin Rheumatol 2005; 11:257-63. [PMID: 16357772 DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000182153.18181.81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND The effects of antibiotic therapy on the course of postvenereal reactive arthritis have not yet been elucidated. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to observe the clinical course and outcome of synovectomy and 3 months of azithromycin therapy in patients with reactive arthritis and previously diagnosed triggering bacteria. METHODS We performed an open, prospective study on 20 (14 male/6 female) patients with postvenereal reactive knee arthritis, aged 36.7 +/- 14.8 years, and with 16.5 +/- 20.4 months' duration of the disease. Detection of bacteria triggers was done by polymerase chain reaction, isolation and identification, and electron microscopy. Synovectomy was performed in all patients at entry into the study. Azithromycin was given at a dose of 500 mg per day for 5 days, and then 500 mg twice a week, during a 3-month period. Patients without remission were treated with combined antibiotic therapy using a macrolide, quinolone, and tetracycline for the next 4 months. Outcome evaluations of therapeutic efficacy and azithromycin safety were done after 1 and 3 months and 2 years of follow up. RESULTS Remission, defined by the absence of joint swelling and tenderness, and extraarticular signs, was reached after 3 months in 15 of 20 (75.0%) patients (P = 0.025). Of 5 patients with persistent knee arthritis, remission was achieved with combined antibiotic therapy in 4. Visual analog scale scores (P < 0.01), the number of patients (P = 0.002), and the number of samples (P = 0.01) with a positive finding of bacteria or their DNA were significantly lower after 3 months of therapy. During the azithromycin therapy, there were no significant adverse effects. CONCLUSIONS These patients with reactive arthritis did extremely well on the regimen described. In our study group, the number of patients and the number of samples with positive findings of bacteria or their DNA were lower after the antibiotic treatment combined with surgery, although not all bacteria were eradicated. Adverse effects of prolonged azithromycin administration were insignificant. This open treatment approach is recommended but does need a study with controls.
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- Ljiljana Pavlica
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
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Reports of infection with certain chronic persistent microbes (herpesviruses or Chlamydiae) in human autoimmune diseases are consistent with the hypothesis that these microbes are reactivated in the setting of immunodeficiency and often target the site of autoimmune inflammation. New experimental animal models demonstrate the principle. A herpesvirus or Chlamydia species can be used to infect mice with induced transient autoimmune diseases. This results in increased disease severity and even relapse. The evidence suggests that the organisms are specifically imported to the inflammatory sites and cause further tissue destruction, especially when the host is immunosuppressed. We review the evidence for the amplification of autoimmune inflammatory disease by microbial infection, which may be a general mechanism applicable to many human diseases. We suggest that patients with autoimmune disorders receiving immunosuppressing drugs should benefit from preventive antiviral therapy.
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- David N Posnett
- Immunology Program, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Flagg SD, Meador R, Hsia E, Kitumnuaypong T, Schumacher HR. Decreased pain and synovial inflammation after etanercept therapy in patients with reactive and undifferentiated arthritis: An open-label trial. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 53:613-7. [PMID: 16082643 DOI: 10.1002/art.21323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Elevated levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) have been identified in the synovium of patients with reactive and undifferentiated arthritis, implicating TNFalpha in the pathogenesis of these disorders. This finding has provided a rationale for the use of TNFalpha antagonists in the treatment of reactive arthritis; however, the possibility that the triggering microorganism might persist in affected joints and become activated with use of these agents has been of concern. METHODS The efficacy and safety of etanercept (25 mg subcutaneous twice weekly) in 16 patients with undifferentiated or reactive arthritis was assessed in a 6-month open-label trial. Synovial biopsies were performed before and after treatment with etanercept. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis was performed on the synovial biopsy samples to evaluate for the presence of nucleic acid material of bacterial organisms. Outcome measures including tender and swollen joint counts, pain assessment on a 10-point visual analog scale, and functional ability as measured by the Health Assessment Questionnaire were determined before and after etanercept therapy. RESULTS Ten of 16 patients completed the trial. Six patients withdrew, but none had a worsening of arthritis or infection. Of the 10 completers, 9 could be classified as treatment responders, despite the evidence of bacterial organisms on PCR analysis prior to initiating etanercept in 3 patients; 2 patients became PCR negative on etanercept. Five of 6 patients with adequate synovial biopsy specimens showed improvement, but not normalization of histology. CONCLUSION Etanercept was well-tolerated without clinical exacerbation of any suspected underlying infections and appeared to provide therapeutic benefit in our cohort of patients with reactive and undifferentiated arthritis.
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- Stephanie D Flagg
- University of Pennsylvania, VA Medical Centers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Reactive arthritis is one form of the seronegative Spondyloarthropathies. Susceptibility to reactive arthritis is closely linked to individuals who have the genetic predisposition to the HLA-B27 allele (gene form). Although there is a reactive-inflammatory joint reaction present, the synovium is not damaged by infectious agents (bacteria, fungi, or virus). This article discusses the pathogenesis of reactive arthritis.
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Appel H, Neure L, Kuhne M, Braun J, Rudwaleit M, Sieper J. An elevated level of IL-10- and TGFbeta-secreting T cells, B cells and macrophages in the synovial membrane of patients with reactive arthritis compared to rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 2004; 23:435-40. [PMID: 15459815 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-004-0916-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2003] [Accepted: 03/03/2004] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A relative high secretion level of IL-10 and a low secretion of TNF-alpha has been described in the synovial fluid and peripheral blood of patients with reactive arthritis (ReA), possibly contributing to the persistence of bacteria. The role of TGF-beta is less clear. We investigated these cytokines in the synovial membrane of patients with ReA and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and tried to identify their cellular source. We used sections from the synovial membrane of 4 ReA and 4 RA patients which were double stained with immunofluorescence antibodies against cell surface markers for T cells (CD3), macrophages (CD68) and B cells (CD20) in combination with antibodies against intracellular cytokines TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, TGF-beta, IL-4 and IL-10, and quantified these using a fluorescence microscope. A lower number of TNF-alpha-secreting cells were found in ReA compared to RA: CD3+: 1.78 +/- 0.54% versus 5.02% +/- 0.47% (p = 0.034). CD68+: 2.86 +/- 0.52 versus 5.37 +/- 0.53% (p = 0.034), CD20+ : 3.02 +/- 0.42% versus 3.58 +/- 0.48% (p > 0.05). A higher number of IL-10 positive cells were found in ReA compared to RA: CD3+: 3.27 +/- 1.5% versus 1.13 +/- 0.50% (p = 0.034), CD68+ 1.23 +/- 0.75% versus 0.83 +/- 0.35% (p > 0.05), CD20+: 3.70 +/- 1.6% versus 1.6 +/- 1.1% (p > 0.05). A difference between ReA and RA was also found for TGF-beta+ T cells: CD3+ 7.86 + 1.5% versus 1.78 + 0.35% (p = 0.032); CD20+: 7.91 + 2.1% versus 2.1 + 2.8% (p > 0.05), CD68+: 7.81% + 1.24% versus 2.12 + 0.28% (p = 0.032). In conclusion, we saw a different cytokine secretion pattern in the synovial membrane of ReA and RA. For T cells in ReA we found a cytokine secretion profile typical for T regulatory cells 1 (Tr1), with an elevated level of IL-10- and TGF-beta-secreting cells. Whether this is due to a more general difference in TNF-alpha, IL-10 or TGF-beta production which is genetically determined or regulated by T cells remains to be determined.
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- Heiner Appel
- Department of Rheumatology, Charité Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200, Germany.
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Colmegna I, Cuchacovich R, Espinoza LR. HLA-B27-associated reactive arthritis: pathogenetic and clinical considerations. Clin Microbiol Rev 2004; 17:348-69. [PMID: 15084505 PMCID: PMC387405 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.17.2.348-369.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Current evidence supports the concept that reactive arthritis (ReA) is an immune-mediated synovitis resulting from slow bacterial infections and showing intra-articular persistence of viable, non-culturable bacteria and/or immunogenetic bacterial antigens synthesized by metabolically active bacteria residing in the joint and/or elsewhere in the body. The mechanisms that lead to the development of ReA are complex and basically involve an interaction between an arthritogenic agent and a predisposed host. The way in which a host accommodates to invasive facultative intracellular bacteria is the key to the development of ReA. The details of the molecular pathways that explain the articular and extra-articular manifestations of the disease are still under investigation. Several studies have been done to gain a better understanding of the pathogenesis of ReA; these constitute the basis for a more rational therapeutic approach to this disease.
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- Inés Colmegna
- Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, LSU Health Science Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
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Laasila K, Laasonen L, Leirisalo-Repo M. Antibiotic treatment and long term prognosis of reactive arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2003; 62:655-8. [PMID: 12810429 PMCID: PMC1754599 DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.7.655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether a three month course of lymecycline has an effect on the long term prognosis of reactive arthritis (ReA). METHODS In 1987-88 a double-blind controlled study with three month course of lymecycline/placebo was conducted. 17 of 23 patients treated at the outpatient department of Helsinki University Central Hospital volunteered to take part in a follow up study, where a physical examination were performed, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C reactive protein, rheumatoid factor, and radiographs of the lumbosacral spine and sacroiliac joints and of symptomatic peripheral joints were examined. RESULTS 16/17 (94%) patients reported some kind of back pain and 10/17 (59%) peripheral joint symptoms during the follow up. Two patients had unilateral grade 1 sacroiliitis, one patient grade 4 sacroiliitis, and one patient bilateral grade 2 sacroiliitis. In one patient the disease had progressed to ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and in another to chronic spondyloarthropathy. In addition, two patients had small erosions in radiocarpal joints. No statistically significant differences were found between placebo and lymecycline groups in the development of chronic arthritis, sacroiliitis, or AS. CONCLUSION The results of the initial study showed that long term treatment with lymecycline in patients with acute ReA decreased the duration of arthritis in those with Chlamydia trachomatis triggered ReA, but not in other patients with ReA. Ten years after the acute arthritis one patient had developed AS, and three had radiological sacroiliitis, three patients had radiological changes at peripheral joints. Long term lymecycline treatment did not change the natural history of the disease.
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- K Laasila
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Reactive arthritis (ReA) is characterized by an aseptic inflammatory articular involvement occurring in a genetically predisposed individual secondary to an infectious process localized outside the joint. ReA usually refers to an acute or insidious oligoarthritis process after enteric (enteroarthritis) or urogenital (uroarthritis) infection. Conventional antirheumatic therapeutic modalities based on nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs, sulfasalazine, and steroids are effective in the majority of patients. In more refractory cases, the use of second-line agents including methotrexate and more recently biological agents such as etanercept and infliximab has been found highly effective. The role of antibiotics remains not well established, although they appear to be effective in acute ReA of urogenital origin.
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- Diana Flores
- Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112-2822, USA
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Griffiths DJ, Voisset C, Venables PJW, Weiss RA. Novel endogenous retrovirus in rabbits previously reported as human retrovirus 5. J Virol 2002; 76:7094-102. [PMID: 12072509 PMCID: PMC136318 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.14.7094-7102.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Human retrovirus 5 (HRV-5) represented a fragment of a novel retrovirus sequence identified in human RNA and DNA preparations. In this study, the genome of HRV-5 was cloned and sequenced and integration sites were analyzed. Using PCR and Southern hybridization, we showed that HRV-5 is not integrated into human DNA. A survey of other species revealed that HRV-5 is present in the genomic DNA of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and belongs to an endogenous retrovirus family found in rabbits. The presence of rabbit sequences flanking HRV-5 proviruses in human DNA extracts suggested that rabbit DNA was present in our human extracts, and this was confirmed by PCR analysis that revealed the presence of rabbit mitochondrial DNA sequences in four of five human DNA preparations tested. The origin of the rabbit DNA and HRV-5 in human DNA preparations remains unclear, but laboratory contamination cannot explain the preferential detection of HRV-5 in inflammatory diseases and lymphomas reported previously. This is the first description of a retrovirus genome in rabbits, and sequence analysis shows that it is related to but distinct from A-type retroelements of mice and other rodents. The species distribution of HRV-5 is restricted to rabbits; other species, including other members of the order Lagomorpha, do not contain this sequence. Analysis of HRV-5 expression by Northern hybridization and reverse transcriptase PCR indicates that the virus is transcribed at a low level in many rabbit tissues. In light of these findings we propose that the sequence previously designated HRV-5 should now be denoted RERV-H (for rabbit endogenous retrovirus H).
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- David J Griffiths
- Wohl Virion Centre, Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, University College London, United Kingdom.
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Ramsey KH, Miranpuri GS, Sigar IM, Ouellette S, Byrne GI. Chlamydia trachomatis persistence in the female mouse genital tract: inducible nitric oxide synthase and infection outcome. Infect Immun 2001; 69:5131-7. [PMID: 11447195 PMCID: PMC98609 DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.8.5131-5137.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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It was previously reported that female mice resolve a primary Chlamydia trachomatis urogenital infection independent of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). We now report that although iNOS-deficient (NOS2(-/-)) mice resolve culture-apparent infection in a fashion similar to that of normal control (NOS2(+/+)) mice, they sustain significantly increased rates of disease, as assessed by hydrosalpinx formation. PCR amplification of ompA followed by Southern blot detection of amplicands revealed the presence of chlamydial DNA in the lower genital tracts of both NOS2(-/-) and NOS2(+/+) mice at > or =120 days postinfection and in upper genital tract tissues at >120 days postinfection. However, only NOS2(-/-) mice shed low numbers of viable chlamydiae from the lower genital tract after immunosuppressive treatment at 120 days postinfection. When cultured primary murine lung fibroblasts were activated in the presence of gamma interferon (IFN-gamma), inhibition of chlamydial growth occurred in both NOS2(+/+) and NOS2(-/-) cells, but the inhibition was reversible after removal of the cytokine in the NOS2(-/-) primary cell culture only. The iNOS-independent inhibition was microbistatic but was independent of 2,3-indoleamine dioxygenase activity. We conclude that chlamydial DNA and antigens persist in mice subsequent to culture-apparent resolution. In addition, IFN-gamma induces in vivo inhibition of chlamydial growth through microbistatic mechanisms in the absence of iNOS activity, but in the presence of iNOS activity, IFN-gamma is microbicidal and effects eradication.
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- K H Ramsey
- Microbiology Department, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515, USA.
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Gérard HC, Wang Z, Wang GF, El-Gabalawy H, Goldbach-Mansky R, Li Y, Majeed W, Zhang H, Ngai N, Hudson AP, Schumacher HR. Chromosomal DNA from a variety of bacterial species is present in synovial tissue from patients with various forms of arthritis. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 2001; 44:1689-97. [PMID: 11465721 DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200107)44:7<1689::aid-art293>3.0.co;2-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We and others have reported the presence of Chlamydia and other bacterial species in joint specimens from patients with reactive arthritis (ReA). The present study was conducted to investigate whether bacteria other than those specified by diagnostic criteria for ReA could be identified in synovial fluid (SF) or tissue from patients with various arthritides, and whether the presence of such organisms corresponds to particular clinical characteristics in any patient set or subset. METHODS DNA in synovial biopsy samples and SF obtained from 237 patients with various arthritides, including ReA, rheumatoid arthritis, and undifferentiated oligoarthritis, was assayed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using "panbacterial" primers; we chose only samples known to be PCR negative for Chlamydia, Borrelia, and Mycoplasma species. PCR products were cloned, and cloned amplicons from each sample were sequenced; DNA sequences were compared against all others in GenBank for identification of bacterial species involved. RESULTS Ten percent of patient samples were PCR positive in panbacterial screening assays. Bacterial species identified belonged to the genera Neisseria, Acinetobacter, Moraxella, Salmonella, Pseudomonas, and others. Thirty-five percent of PCR-positive patients showed the presence of DNA from more than a single bacterial species in synovium; overall, however, we could identify no clear relationship between specific single or multiple bacterial species in the synovium and any general clinical characteristics of any individual or group of patients. CONCLUSION This analysis provides the first systematic attempt to relate bacterial nucleic acids in the synovium to clinical characteristics, joint findings, and outcomes. Many patients with arthritis have bacterial DNA in the joint, and, in some cases, DNA from more than a single species is present. However, except for 1 case of a control patient with staphylococcal septic arthritis, it is not clear from the present study whether the synovial presence of such organisms is related to disease pathogenesis or evolution in any or all cases.
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- H C Gérard
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Reactive arthritis is the most frequent cause of acute peripheral arthritis in young men. The aetiopathogenesis of reactive arthritis is reviewed, together with the varied clinical features. Finally the treatment and prognosis of this challenging condition are discussed.
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- N Hopkinson
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth BH7 7DW
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Wise CM. Discussion. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2000. [DOI: 10.1053/joms.2000.9576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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An inflammatory arthritis is known to follow urogenital infection with the intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis in some individuals, and recent research results have elucidated important aspects of the characteristics of this Chlamydia-associated joint disease. Although the several extra-articular features of Chlamydia-induced arthritis have been defined clinically, their detailed causes remain largely unexplained. Current data indicate that the clinical characteristics of joint disease associated with C. trachomatis infection and those associated with postenteric arthritis are not easily distinguishable, although the response of each to antibiotic therapy does differ. The biologic characteristics of Chlamydia and enteric organisms in the joint show profound differences, and these are probably responsible for the variable responses to drug treatment. Molecular analyses of synovial C. trachomatis have demonstrated that long-term infection of the joint occurs primarily in synovial tissue and that the organism exhibits highly unusual biologic properties in its synovial context. These unusual molecular, biochemical, and other characteristics provide explanations for the frequent culture negativity of joint materials for C. trachomatis and for several other aspects of the arthritogenic process. Much remains to be learned concerning the behavior of this organism in the joint and concerning its interaction with its synovial host cells.
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- R D Inman
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sieper J, Fendler C, Laitko S, Sörensen H, Gripenberg-Lerche C, Hiepe F, Alten R, Keitel W, Groh A, Uksila J, Eggens U, Granfors K, Braun J. No benefit of long-term ciprofloxacin treatment in patients with reactive arthritis and undifferentiated oligoarthritis: a three-month, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1999; 42:1386-96. [PMID: 10403266 DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199907)42:7<1386::aid-anr12>3.0.co;2-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of long-term antibiotic treatment in patients with reactive arthritis (ReA) and undifferentiated oligoarthritis. METHODS One hundred twenty-six patients were treated with ciprofloxacin (500 mg twice a day) or placebo for 3 months, in a double-blind, randomized study. Of these patients, 104 (48 treated with ciprofloxacin and 56 treated with placebo) were valid for clinical evaluation: 55 were diagnosed as having ReA with a preceding symptomatic urogenic or enteric infection and 49 as having undifferentiated oligoarthritis. These 2 groups were randomized separately. The triggering bacterium was sought by serology and/or culture. The percentage of patients in remission after 3 months of treatment was chosen as the primary efficacy parameter. RESULTS A triggering bacterium could be identified in 52 patients (50%): Chlamydia trachomatis in 13, Yersinia in 14, and Salmonella in 25. No patient was positive for Campylobacter jejuni or for Shigella. No difference in outcome was found between treatment with ciprofloxacin or placebo in the whole group or in subgroups of patients with ReA or undifferentiated oligoarthritis. No difference was seen in patients with a disease duration <3 months. Ciprofloxacin was not effective in Yersinia- or Salmonella-induced arthritis but seemed to be better than placebo in Chlamydia-induced arthritis. This difference was not significant, however, which might be due to the small sample size. CONCLUSION Long-term treatment of ReA with ciprofloxacin is not effective; however, it might be useful in the subgroup of patients who have Chlamydia-induced arthritis. This has to be proven in a bigger study focusing on patients with Chlamydia-induced arthritis.
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- J Sieper
- Klinikum Benjamin Franklin, Free University, and Deutsches Rheumaforschungszentrum, Berlin, Germany
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Macrina FL. Identification of Chlamydia trachomatis in the human temporomandibular joint. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0278-2391(99)90433-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Schumacher HR, Bardin T. The spondylarthropathies: classification and diagnosis. Do we need new terminologies? BAILLIERE'S CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY 1998; 12:551-65. [PMID: 9928495 DOI: 10.1016/s0950-3579(98)80037-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The present classification of a number of arthropathies linked to the B27 antigen under the term spondylarthropathy emphasises the frequent familial aggregation and clustering during follow-up of these diseases. This article is an attempt to review the progress elicited by the introduction of classification criteria for spondylarthropathy and the limitations of the concept. In particular, we address the continued need for better understanding of aetiology and pathogenesis. This makes it likely that we will need new classifications in the future and that this will evolve along with improvements in disease understanding. Working classifications that include the infectious triggers and features of the host response might be useful to guide new approaches.
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- H R Schumacher
- University of Pennsylvania, Rheumatology Division, Philadelphia 19104, USA
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