Osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed as a degenerative disease of cartilage, but
accumulating evidence indicates that inflammation has a critical role in its pathogenesis …

Osteoarthritis (OA) has traditionally been classified as a noninflammatory arthritis; however,
the dichotomy between inflammatory and degenerative arthritis is becoming less clear with …

The use of biomarkers is becoming increasingly intrinsic to the practice of medicine and
holds great promise for transforming the practice of rheumatology. Biomarkers have the …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a prototypical autoimmune arthritis affecting nearly 1% of the
world population and is a significant cause of worldwide disability. Though prior studies …

A bacterial etiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been suspected since the beginnings of
modern germ theory. Recent studies implicate mucosal surfaces as sites of disease …

Objective To examine the degree to which shared risk factors explain the relationship of
periodontitis (PD) to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to determine the associations of PD and …

Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with the presence of anti–citrullinated
protein antibodies (ACPAs). Nearly two‐thirds of patients with ACPA‐positive RA have …

Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease characterized by cartilage
breakdown in the synovial joints. The presence of low-grade inflammation in OA joints is …

Objectives While various monocyte chemokine systems are increased in expression in
osteoarthritis (OA), the hierarchy of chemokines and chemokine receptors in mediating …

Objective The co‐occurrence of rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti–citrullinated protein
antibody (ACPA) positivity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is well described. However, the …