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Open AccessVaspin in atherosclerotic disease and cardiovascular risk in axial spondyloarthritis: a genetic and serological study
Vaspin is a novel anti-inflammatory adipokine associated with cardiovascular (CV) disease and inflammation in chronic inflammatory conditions different from axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Given the high inci...
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The effect of methotrexate versus other disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs on serum drug levels and clinical response in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors
To investigate the effect of concomitant conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) with adalimumab or infliximab on maintaining serum drug and clinical outcomes after the first y...
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Open AccessAssociation between concomitant csDMARDs and clinical response to TNF inhibitors in overweight patients with axial spondyloarthritis
The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) and body mass index (BMI) on circulating drug levels and clinical response to t...
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Opportunistic Infections Associated with Biologic Therapy
Opportunistic infections are a severe complication in immunocompromised patients and in those receiving treatments that impair the homeostasis of the immunologic system. Biologics to treat autoimmune disorders...
