Throughout the last decade, increasing awareness has been raised on issues related to
reproduction in rheumatic diseases including basic research to clarify the important role of …

Despite evidence for the important role of oestrogens in the aetiology and pathophysiology
of chronic immune/inflammatory diseases, the previous view of an unequivocal beneficial …

Abstract Objective. Reactive arthritis (ReA) in tuberculosis (TB) is known as Poncet's
disease. It is a rare aseptic form of arthritis observed in patients with active TB. We present …

A European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) task force was established to define
points to consider on use of antirheumatic drugs before pregnancy, and during pregnancy …

Objective According to common knowledge and retrospective studies, approximately 75–
90% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will improve during pregnancy. Prospective …

Abstract Objective Both Th1 cells and Th17 cells have been recognized in rheumatoid
arthritis (RA); however, it remains unclear whether Th1 cells and/or Th17 cells are involved …

Objective. To investigate whether T cells in the inflamed joints of patients with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) preferentially produce the T helper 1 (Th1) cytokines, interferon‐γ (IFNγ) and …

Introduction Improvement of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during pregnancy has been
causatively associated with increased galactosylation of immunoglobulin G (IgG) N-glycans …

All four subclasses of human serum IgG contain a single N‐glycosylation site in the constant
region of their heavy chain, which is occupied by biantennary, largely core‐fucosylated and …

Objective To determine the outcome of pregnancy in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in
relation to disease activity and medication use during the pregnancy. Methods In a …