Osteitis and synovitis, but not bone erosion, is associated with proteoglycan loss and microstructure damage in the cartilage of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Herz, Barbara; Albrecht, Andreas; Englbrecht, Matthias; Welsch, Götz H; Uder, Michael; Renner, Nina; Schlechtweg, Philipp; Paul, Dominik; Lauer, Lars; Engelke, Klaus; Janka, Rolf; Rech, Jürgen; Schett, Georg; Finzel, Stephanie

Herz, Barbara; Albrecht, Andreas; Englbrecht, Matthias; Welsch, Götz H; Uder, Michael; Renner, Nina; Schlechtweg, Philipp; Paul, Dominik; Lauer, Lars; Engelke, Klaus; Janka, Rolf; Rech, Jürgen; Schett, Georg; Finzel, Stephanie.

Affiliation

Herz B; Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, , Erlangen, Germany.

Ann Rheum Dis ; 73(6): 1101-6, 2014 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23625980

Subject(s)

Arthritis, Rheumatoid/metabolism; Cartilage, Articular/metabolism; Metacarpophalangeal Joint/metabolism; Osteitis/metabolism; Proteoglycans/metabolism; Synovitis/metabolism; Adult; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/pathology; Bone Resorption; Cartilage, Articular/pathology; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Metacarpophalangeal Joint/pathology; Middle Aged; Osteitis/pathology; Synovial Membrane/metabolism; Synovial Membrane/pathology; Synovitis/pathology

Key words

Inflammation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Outcomes research; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Synovitis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Osteitis / Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Proteoglycans / Synovitis / Cartilage, Articular / Metacarpophalangeal Joint Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Ann Rheum Dis Year: 2014 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Germany Country of publication: United kingdom

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