Infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biologic agents

J Listing, A Strangfeld, S Kary, R Rau… - Arthritis & …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To estimate the incidence rates of serious and nonserious infections in patients
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who start treatment with a biologic agent, and to compare …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality in rheumatoid arthritis: the impact of disease activity, treatment with glucocorticoids, TNFα inhibitors and rituximab

J Listing, J Kekow, B Manger, GR Burmester… - Annals of the …, 2015 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate the impact of disease activity, the course of the disease, its
treatment over time, comorbidities and traditional risk factors on survival. Methods Data of …

Does tumor necrosis factor α inhibition promote or prevent heart failure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

J Listing, A Strangfeld, J Kekow… - … : Official Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the hazard risk of developing or worsening heart failure in
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) inhibitors …

Rheumatoid arthritis, a complex multifactorial disease: on the way toward individualized medicine

MO Glocker, R Guthke, J Kekow… - Medicinal research …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
With the availability of the human genome sequence and those of related species like
chimpanzee, mouse, and rat, data driven research for tackling the molecular grounds of …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and functional remission: even though biologics are superior to conventional DMARDs overall success rates remain low–results from RABBIT, the …

J Listing, A Strangfeld, R Rau, J Kekow… - Arthritis research & …, 2006 - Springer
We investigated the frequency of remission according to the disease activity score (DAS28)
definition, modified American Rheumatology Association (ARA) criteria, and the frequency of …

Comparative effects of teriparatide and strontium ranelate on bone biopsies and biochemical markers of bone turnover in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

RR Recker, F Marin, S Ish‐Shalom… - Journal of Bone and …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
We assessed the effects on bone remodeling and histomorphometry after daily
subcutaneous injections of teriparatide (n= 39, 20 μg/d) or oral strontium ranelate (SrR, n …

Capsule Impedes Adhesion to and Invasion of Epithelial Cells by Klebsiella pneumoniae

H Sahly, R Podschun, TA Oelschlaeger… - Infection and …, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
The adhesion of K21a, K26, K36, and K50 capsulated Klebsiella strains to ileocecal (HCT-8)
and bladder (T24) epithelial cell lines was significantly lower than that of their corresponding …

Mass spectrometric proteome analyses of synovial fluids and plasmas from patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and comparison to reactive arthritis or …

A Sinz, M Bantscheff, S Mikkat, B Ringel… - …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Differential proteome analysis is used to study body fluids from patients suffering from
rheumatoid arthritis (RA), reactive arthritis (reaA) or osteoarthritis (OA). Mass spectrometric …

Comparative effectiveness of tumour necrosis factor α inhibitors in combination with either methotrexate or leflunomide

A Strangfeld, F Hierse, J Kekow… - Annals of the …, 2009 - ard.bmj.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a combination of
tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) inhibitors with either methotrexate or leflunomide in the …

Transforming growth factor beta and noncytopathic mechanisms of immunodeficiency in human immunodeficiency virus infection.

J Kekow, W Wachsman… - Proceedings of the …, 1990 - National Acad Sciences
This study examines the contribution of transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta), one of
the most potent endogenous immunosuppressive factors, to the development of …