Rhinologic Manifestations in Systemic Rheumatic Disease.
Sinonasal symptoms are a common early manifestation of several systemic inflammatory diseases and may precede multisystem involvement by days to years. Because nasal obstruction, drainage, epistaxis, crusting, and hyposmia are frequently attributed to chronic rhinosinusitis, diagnoses such as antine…
Novel therapies for refractory idiopathic inflammatory myopathy-associated interstitial lung disease.
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases in which interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a frequent extra-muscular manifestation and a major driver of morbidity and mortality. ILD occurs most commonly in antisynthetase syndrome and anti-melanoma differentiation…
The utility of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography in relapsing polychondritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Relapsing polychondritis is a rare chronic autoimmune inflammation of the cartilage associated with life-threatening respiratory complications. Currently, no clear role of imaging modalities such as 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/computed tomography (CT) is defined in the literature. This systemat…
A systematic review of abatacept and belatacept in immune-mediated diseases.
Abatacept (ABA) and belatacept (BEL) are immunomodulatory fusion proteins in which the extracellular domain of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) is linked to the Fc fragment of human IgG1. Functionally, they bind to cell surface antigens CD80 and CD86 on antigen-presenting cells,…
WIPButyrate produced by the Lycium ruthenicum polysaccharide alleviated sleep deprivation-induced chronic fatigue syndrome in mice through promoting microglial autophagy.
This study explored whether Lycium ruthenicum polysaccharide (LRP) influences gut microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and neuroinflammatory responses in a sleep deprivation-induced CFS-like mouse model. Oral LRP was associated with improved fatigue-related behavioral performance, redu…
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Relapsing Polychondritis Presenting With Diffuse Tracheal Inflammation.
A 59-year-old man presented with sore throat and cough, and chest computed tomography and bronchoscopy revealed airway stenosis. Four McAdam's criteria supported the diagnosis of relapsing polychondritis. High-dose prednisolone and cyclophosphamide improved symptoms and airway lesions, highlighting…
Microvascular barrier - Transdermal and Topical drug delivery in Raynaud's Phenomenon.
Raynaud Phenomenon (RP) is a peripheral vascular disease that results in episodes of vasospasm of the microcirculation of hands and feet, which causes ischemia, pain and functional deficiency. Traditional systemic treatments of RP, such as calcium channel blockers and phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibi…
Identifying candidate core domains for clinical trials in systemic sclerosis-associated Raynaud's phenomenon and digital ulcers.
The OMERACT Scleroderma Vascular Disease Working Group sought to identify essential core outcome domains for inclusion in clinical trials focusing on Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) and/or digital ulcers (DUs) related to systemic sclerosis (SSc). Candidate domains identified from previous qualitative work…