Fibrosis plays an important role in many different pathologies. It results from tissue injury,
chronic inflammation, autoimmune reactions and genetic alterations, and it is characterized …

Over the last decades, ultrasound (US) has undergone a dramatic evolution in the field of
inflammatory joint diseases. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is probably the pathology that has …

Objective. The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Ultrasound (US) Working
Group (WG) operates research activities for the validation of US as an outcome …

Objective Non-specific musculoskeletal pain is common in subjects destined to develop
psoriatic arthritis (PsA). We evaluated psoriatic patients with arthralgia (PsOAr) compared …

Background Although the effects of interleukin-17A (IL-17A) inhibition on the signs and
symptoms of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are well defined, little is known about its impact of local …

Objective Pain catastrophizing is conceptualized as a negative cognitive–affective response
to anticipated or actual pain and has been associated with important pain‐related outcomes …

Objectives To assess whether high patient global assessment (PGA) scores by patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) otherwise in remission reflect subclinical inflammation. Methods …

Objective To study the potential role of semaphorins in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). Methods Microarray experiments were performed on Affymetrix GeneChip …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review summarizes the literature about the transition from
psoriasis to psoriatic arthritis (PsA), focusing on musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) for …

Background Development of reliable disease activity biomarkers is critical for diagnostics,
prognostics, and novel drug development. Although computed tomography (CT) is the gold …