Assessment of salivary gland function in Sjögren's syndrome: the role of salivary gland scintigraphy

F Vinagre, MJ Santos, A Prata, JC da Silva… - Autoimmunity reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Salivary gland scintigraphy (SGS) is a non invasive method of salivary gland function
assessment. This technique is easy to perform, reproducible and well tolerated by patients …

Etanercept 50 mg once weekly is as effective as 25 mg twice weekly in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

D van der Heijde, JC Da Silva, M Dougados… - Annals of the …, 2006 - ard.bmj.com
Objective: To compare the efficacy, pharmacokinetics and safety of etanercept 50 mg once
weekly with 25 mg twice weekly and placebo in patients with ankylosing spondylitis …

Clinical features and long-term outcomes of systemic lupus erythematosus: comparative data of childhood, adult and late-onset disease in a national register

S Sousa, MJ Gonçalves, LS Inês, G Eugénio… - Rheumatology …, 2016 - Springer
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) affects predominantly women at reproductive age but
may present at any age. Age at disease onset has a modulating effect on presentation and …

Refractory adult onset Still's disease successfully treated with anakinra

FMV Godinho, MJP Santos, JC Da Silva - Annals of the rheumatic …, 2005 - ard.bmj.com
METHODS AND RESULTS We treated 168 patients with RA between 1 April 2000 and 1
October 2002, 82% female, with a median disease duration of 10 years (range 1–49) …

[HTML][HTML] Early vascular alterations in SLE and RA patients—a step towards understanding the associated cardiovascular risk

…, D Carmona-Fernandes, H Canhao, J Canas da Silva… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Accelerated atherosclerosis represents a major problem in both systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, and endothelial damage is a …

Characterization of damage in Portuguese lupus patients: analysis of a national lupus registry

…, A Barcelos, C Macieira, J Canas da Silva… - Lupus, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Although the survival rate has considerably improved, many patients with
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop irreversible organ damage. Objectives: The …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative effectiveness of tocilizumab and TNF inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis patients: data from the Rheumatic Diseases Portuguese Register, Reuma …

…, JC Branco, J Canas da Silva… - BioMed research …, 2015 - hindawi.com
Objectives. To compare the effectiveness of TNF inhibitors (TNFi) and tocilizumab in
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment, according to different response criteria. Methods. We …

Effect of Comedication With Conventional Synthetic Disease‐Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs on Retention of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Patients With …

…, MJ Salvador, J Canas da Silva… - Arthritis & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate whether use of comedication with conventional synthetic disease‐
modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) influences the retention of tumor necrosis factor …

Economic considerations and patients' preferences affect treatment selection for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a discrete choice experiment among European …

M Hifinger, M Hiligsmann, S Ramiro… - Annals of the …, 2017 - ard.bmj.com
Objective To compare the value that rheumatologists across Europe attach to patients'
preferences and economic aspects when choosing treatments for patients with rheumatoid …

TNF promoter-308 G> A and LTA 252 A> G polymorphisms in Portuguese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

…, B Vidal, S Capela, J Canas da Silva… - Rheumatology …, 2012 - Springer
The polymorphism of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) promoter gene at position-308 and that
of the lymphotoxin alpha (LTA) gene at position 252 have been implicated as genetic risk …