Advances in Rheumatology

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Maintained activity in ankylosing spondylitis patients treated with TNFi and/or NSAID for at least 12 weeks: a cross-sectional study in Brazil	34
Could ultrasound and muscle elastography be associated with clinical assessment, laboratory and nailfold capillaroscopy in juvenile dermatomyositis patients?	23
Takayasu’s arteritis associated with tuberculosis: a retrospective study	22
Efficacy of two doses of intra-articular ozone therapy for pain and functional mobility in knee osteoarthritis: a double-blind randomized trial	21
Brazilian guidelines for the management of tuberculosis infection in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: is retesting in latent tuberculosis screening appropriate and Safe?	20
Effect of curcumin on the expression of NOD2 receptor and pro-inflammatory cytokines in fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients	20
Comparative study of two laboratory techniques for the detection of HLA-B27 in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: a cross-sectional analysis	19
A brazilian nationwide multicenter study on deficiency of deaminase-2 (DADA2)	19
COVID-19 vaccination of patients with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disease	19
Reply to correspondence on the comment regarding the article “Shortened telomere length, anxiety and psychological stress in systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study” (Advances in Rheumat	19
“In Memoriam” – Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira (1958 – 2022)	18
Role of type 2 ryanodine receptor stabilisation in autoimmune cell modulation	17
Systemic lupus erythematosus and risk factors for adverse outcomes in pregnancy: a single center retrospective cohort study in Northern Brazil	17
Sacroiliac and spine imaging in spondyloarthritis: Does phenotype or sex matter?	16
Syndecan-4 is correlated with disease activity and serological characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis	15
Screening tools for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus	15
Post-acute COVID-19 in three doses vaccinated autoimmune rheumatic diseases patients: frequency and pattern of this condition	14
Evaluation of the presence of neuropathic pain and/or central sensitization in patients with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis followed at a tertiary hospital	13
Incidence, prevalence and clinical features of systemic sclerosis patients from a southern Brazilian city	13
Efficacy of switching from originator adalimumab to biosimilar adalimumab-AACF in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a 12-month observational study	13
Ultrasound joint examination by an automated system versus by a rheumatologist: from a patient perspective	13
Eye signs as a novel risk predictor in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with systemic lupus erythematosus	13
Registry of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (REMAS) from nine Brazilian research centers linked to tertiary care and teaching hospitals	13
Tuberculin skin test repetition after TNF-α inhibitors in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis: a long-term retrospective cohort in endemic area	12
Predictive value of total CSVD burden scores in cognitive impairment among SLE patients on the basis of MRI evaluation	12

2023 Brazilian Society of Rheumatology guidelines for the treatment of systemic sclerosis	12
Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the salivary glands of patients with primary and associated Sjögren’s disease, and non-Sjögren’s sicca syndrome: a comparative analysis and the influence of chloroquine	12
Inflammatory cytokines and their potential role in Sjogren’s syndrome risk: insights from a mendelian randomization study	12
Development of a questionnaire to assess the patient perspective regarding challenges in psoriatic arthritis treatment—a mixed-methods study	12
Patients with longstanding psoriatic arthritis can achieve DAPSA remission or low disease activity and it correlates to better functional outcomes: results from a Latin-American real-life cohort	12
HLA-B27 positivity in a large miscegenated population of 5,389,143 healthy blood marrow donors in Brazil	11
Cytokine-induced memory-like natural killer cells in systemic lupus erythematosus patients	11
Determinants of self-perceived burden among rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study	11
Prevalence of subclinical systolic dysfunction in Takayasu’s arteritis and its association with disease activity: a cross-sectional study	11
Comment on “Shortened telomere length, anxiety and psychological stress in systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study”	11
Rare primary vasculitis: update on multiple complex diseases and the new kids on the block	10
The impact of normal serum complement levels on the disease classification and clinical characteristics in systemic lupus erythematosus	10
IgG4-related disease—rare but you should not forget it	10
Safety of CoronaVac and ChAdOx1 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from the Brazilian multicentric study safer	10
Evaluation of core decompression outcome in systemic lupus erythematosus with hip osteonecrosis: a retrospective cohort study	9
Translation, transcultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese and concurrent validity of the rheumatoid arthritis assessment scale (RAKAS–13/Brazil)	9
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) biology and its proposed role in rheumatic diseases pathogenesis	9
Tripled and sustained change in pregnancy-related annual mortality rates with systemic lupus erythematosus involvement: a nationwide temporal trends study, Brazil, 2006–2022	9
The use of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I in assessing cardiac involvement and Disease prognosis in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy	9
Brazilian recommendations for the management of tuberculosis infection in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases	9
Baricitinib improves pulmonary fibrosis in mice with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease by inhibiting the Jak2/Stat3 signaling pathway	9
Transition clinics in pediatric rheumatology in Colombia: reflection on a necessary shortcomings	9
Morphofunctional analysis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes in human rheumatoid arthritis and mouse collagen-induced arthritis	9
SIRT1 is transcriptionally repressed by YY1 and suppresses ferroptosis in rheumatoid arthritis	8
Reply to the letter on “Brazilian guidelines for the management of tuberculosis infection in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: is retesting in latent tuberculosis screening appropriate and safe?”	8
Risk factors for osteoporotic hip fracture among community-dwelling older adults: a real-world evidence study	8
A comparative study of the efficacy of single and double centrifuged platelet-rich plasma and placebo (normal saline injection) on pain, ROM, and physical function of patients with knee osteoarthritis	8
Rituximab combined with intravenous immunoglobulin in autoimmune diseases: a systematic review	8
Decreasing delays in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Brazil: a nationwide multicenter observational study	8
Comparison of clinical features, disease activity, treatment and outcomes between late-onset and early-onset patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. A sex- and year at diagnosis-matched controlled	8
Impact of sex in axial spondyloarthritis: insights from the Brazilian Registry of Spondyloarthritis	8
Screening crucial lncRNAs and genes in osteoarthritis by integrated analysis	7
Comparative effectiveness of abatacept versus TNF inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis patients who are ACPA and shared epitope positive	7
Recommendations for evaluation and diagnosis of extra-glandular manifestations of primary sjogren syndrome: results of an epidemiologic systematic review/meta-analysis and a consensus guideline from t	7
Immunomodulatory effects of atorvastatin on MRL/lpr mice	7
Effect of fatigue on quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the chain mediating role of resilience and self-efficacy	6
Non-cirrhotic Idiopathic portal hypertension in systemic sclerosis patients: report of one case and a systematic review of previous case reports	6
Performance of ultrasonography in diagnosis of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease amongst Bangladeshi patients: an observational study	6
Gout comorbidities: results from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	6
Radiographic aspects in individuals infected by human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) with joint pain	6
Fibronectin extra domain A as a drug delivery targeting epitope for rheumatoid arthritis	6
Correction: Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the salivary glands of patients with primary and associated Sjögren’s disease, and non-Sjögren’s sicca syndrome: a comparative analysis and the influence of	6
Hyperuricemia and intravenous fat emulsion are risk factors for gout flares during active gastrointestinal bleeding: a case control study	6
The role of proteasome in muscle wasting of experimental arthritis	6
Patients with overlapping dermatomyositis and psoriasis: an experience from a tertiary center and review of the literature	6
Effect of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs on body composition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
CD19+CD24highCD27+ B cell and interleukin 35 as potential biomarkers of disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients	6
Hypocitraturia as a biomarker of renal tubular acidosis in patients with Sjögren’s disease	6
Extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis remain a major challenge: data from a large, multi-centric cohort	5
Update to “guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination in patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases: a Brazilian Society of Rheumatology task force”	5

Warrick score in rheumatoid-arthritis interstitial lung disease: a promising tool for assessing the extent and progression of lung involvement	5
Exercises plus intra-articular injection for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review with meta-analysis	5
Extra-musculoskeletal manifestations driving the therapeutic decision-making in patients with Spondyloarthritis: a 12-month follow-up prospective cohort study	5
Sarcoidosis: a general overview	5
Spotlight on latent tuberculosis infection screening for juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two countries, comparing high and low risk patients	5
Challenges in implementing treat-to-target in rheumatoid arthritis: a perspective from Brazilian rheumatologists	5
Validation of a semi-quantitative ultrasonography score for knee synovitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and its association with clinical findings	5
AFG2B gene variants and elevated protein expression in lupus nephritis: new insights into childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus	5
Effectiveness and safety of biological and target synthetic drugs treatment for psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review with network meta-analysis	5
Does [18F]F-FDG-PET/MRI add metabolic information to magnetic resonance image in childhood-onset Takayasu’s arteritis patients? A multicenter case series	5
Correction: The effect of systemic lupus erythematosus on sexual function in women: an updated meta-analysis based on cross-sectional studies	5
Association of Tramadol Versus Codeine Prescriptions with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular diseases among patients with osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of propensity score-	5
Fasciola hepatica extract suppresses fibroblast-like synoviocytes in vitro and alleviates experimental arthritis	4
Evaluation of clinical impact of Interleukin 8 gene expression in patients with fibromyalgia	4
Safety and immunogenicity of influenza A(H3N2) component vaccine in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus	4
Prevalence, comorbidities, and disease-related complications of rheumatoid arthritis in Colombia: a national cross-sectional study based on administrative claims data	4
Prolonged skin involvement distinguishes adolescent from childhood-onset IgA vasculitis: a large multicenter study with 687 patients	4
A retrospective cohort study of 203 patients with Takayasu arteritis: experience from a Brazilian tertiary center	4
Glycosaminoglycans in osteoarthritis cartilage promote inflammation by preferential activation of the lipoxygenase rather than the cyclooxygenase pathway	4
Association of systemic lupus erythematosus standard of care immunosuppressants with glucocorticoid use and disease outcomes: a multicentre cohort study	4
Evaluating the role of active TGF-β1 as inflammatory biomarker in Kashmiri (North-Indian) patients with systemic sclerosis: a case-control study	4
Juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies assessment by magnetic resonance imaging: a scoping review of protocols, scoring systems, and applications	4
Complicated grief following pregnancy loss in women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a comparative cross-sectional study	4
Effectiveness of prior intra-articular corticosteroid injection in elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis undergoing progressive resistance training: a randomized controlled trial	4
Referrals for rheumatologic evaluation following a positive antinuclear antibody test result. A cross-sectional single center Brazilian study	4
Four-years retention rate of golimumab administered after discontinuation of non-TNF inhibitors in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases	4
Principles of clinical genetics for rheumatologists: clinical indications and interpretation of broad-based genetic testing	4
Determinants of myocardial fibrosis in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases	4
Tetramethylpyrazine alleviates hypoxia-induced proliferation, migration, and inflammatory response of fibroblast-like synoviocytes via inhibiting the HIF-1α- circCDC42BPB pathway	4
Clinical course of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis	3
Treatment with biological therapy is associated with faster recovery and lower frequency of treatment switch among rheumatic patients with Chikungunya fever	3
Ketamine in fibromyalgia: a systematic review	3
Uncovering the knowledge about systemic amyloidosis relevant to the rheumatologists	3
Reference range of serum uric acid and prevalence of hyperuricemia: a cross-sectional study from baseline data of ELSA-Brasil cohort	3
Recommendations for evaluation and diagnosis of extra-glandular manifestations of primary Sjögren syndrome: results of an epidemiologic systematic review/meta-analysis and a consensus guideline from t	3
Evaluating the performance and acceptability of an artificial intelligence digital health exercise platform in females with and without axial spondyloarthritis: a phase I study	3
Ultrasound grayscale histogram analysis for early rheumatoid arthritis cartilage assessment	3
Compared efficacy of rituximab, abatacept, and tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis refractory to methotrexate or TNF inhibitors agents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	3
The influence of demography and referral medical specialty on the detection of autoantibodies to HEP-2 cells in a large sample of patients	3
TP53 and p21 (CDKN1A) polymorphisms and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus	3
The vital role of CD19+CD24hiCD38hi regulatory B cells in rheumatoid arthritis: correlations with disease activity and treatment response	3
Blood levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in systemic lupus erythematous (SLE): a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Systemic and local antiinflammatory effect of magnesium chloride in experimental arthritis	3
Shortened telomere length, anxiety and psychological stress in systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study	3
Neuropathic pain and central sensitization in patients with rheumatoid arthritis attending a tertiary hospital	3
Evaluation of the prevalence of overactive bladder syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis	3
Evaluation of rheumatologists’ knowledge of biosimilars	3
Measurement properties of the Brazilian online version of the Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool (FiRST)	3
Spirulina ingestion and autoimmune disease onset or flare	3
Investigating the causal relationship between immune factors and ankylosing spondylitis: insights from a Mendelian Randomization study	3
Effectiveness and safety of secukinumab in ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis: a 52-week real-life study in an Italian cohort	3
Hyperinflammatory status associated with COVID-19: clinical features of a pediatric series	3
Primary Sjögren syndrome and development of another autoimmune rheumatic disease during the follow-up	3
Role of Interleukin-17 family cytokines in disease severity of patients with knee osteoarthritis	3
Effectiveness of secukinumab in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in a Saudi real-world setting	2
Correction to: Morphofunctional analysis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes in human rheumatoid arthritis and mouse collagen-induced arthritis	2
Exploring somatosensory temporal discrimination deficits in rheumatoid arthritis: associations with disease activity and functionality	2
Effects of intra-articular injection of platelet-rich plasma on the inflammatory process and histopathological characteristics of cartilage and synovium in animals with osteoarthritis: a systematic re	2
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in low-income childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus patients	2
Ultrasound-detected synovitis in symptomatic hand osteoarthritis is associated with functional impairment: data from the LIHOA cohort	2
Having chronic back pain did not impact COVID-19 outcome in a low-income population – a retrospective observational study	2
The impact of hospitalization on mortality in patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease: a medical records review study	2
Diagnostic accuracy of the leukocyte esterase test for native joint septic arthritis and prosthetic joint infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Drug survival and change of disease activity using a second janus kinase inhibitor in patients with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis who failed to a janus kinase inhibitor and subsequent biolog	2
Position statement of the Biotechnology Committee of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology on the interchangeability of originator and biosimilar biologics in immune-mediated rheumatic diseases	2
Serum MMP-9, SP-D, and VEGF levels reflect the severity of connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases	2
Correction to: Baricitinib improves pulmonary fibrosis in mice with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease by inhibiting the Jak2/Stat3 signaling pathway	2
Effect of multidimensional physiotherapy on non-specific chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial	2
Patients with anti-PM/Scl-positive and idiopathic inflammatory myopathy resemble anti-synthetase syndrome	2
COVID-19 on patients with immune-mediated rheumatic disease: a comparative study of disease activity, fatigue, and psychological distress over six months	2
Carotid atherosclerosis in the first five years since rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis: a cross sectional study	2
Development of a new scoring system for predicting recurrent thrombosis in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome	2
Lyme disease and Whipple’s disease: a comprehensive review for the rheumatologist	2
Integrated safety analysis of tofacitinib from Phase 2 and 3 trials of patients with ankylosing spondylitis	2
II Brazilian Society of Rheumatology consensus for lupus nephritis diagnosis and treatment	2
Factors associated with hospitalizations for Covid-19 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from the Reumacov Brazil registry	2
Vitamin D supplementation modulates autophagy in the pristane-induced lupus model	2
Demographic, clinical, treatment, outcome, and comorbidities of patients with relapsing polychondritis: experience from Brazilian tertiary center, and literature review	2
Correction: Brazilian recommendations for the management of tuberculosis infection in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases	2
Nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir in patients with underlying rheumatological diseases, in preventing COVID-19 related hospitalization and death	2

Psoriatic arthritis mutilans: a descriptive study from a Brazilian tertiary center	2
Clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with bone erosion in patients with tophi	2
Misconceptions about trigger finger: a scoping review. Definition, pathophysiology, site of lesion, etiology. Trigger finger solving a maze	2
Progranulin mediates the onset of pristane induced systemic lupus erythematosus	2
PLCL1 regulates fibroblast-like synoviocytes inflammation via NLRP3 inflammasomes in rheumatoid arthritis	2
Effects of interventions with resistance exercises on muscle strength, physical disability, and quality of life in systemic sclerosis patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis	2
Fever in the initial stage of IIM patients: an early clinical warning sign for AE-ILD	2
Prevalence of solid tumors and lymphoma in the Brazilian Sjögren’s Disease Registry (BRAS): an important concern for clinical practice	2
Social conditions impact functional outcome in patients with hand osteoarthritis: the low-income hand osteoarthritis (LIHOA) cohort	2
Brazilian Registry of Sjögren’s Disease (BRAS): a full picture of Sjögren’s disease in Brazil	2