Tobacco smoking is a major threat to health. There is no doubt about the need to promote
and support cessation at every opportunity. Smoking has a clear role in RA, but what …

The cholinergic anti‐inflammatory pathway (CAP) is a classic neuroimmune pathway,
consisting of the vagus nerve, acetylcholine (ACh)—the pivotal neurotransmitter of the vagus …

Background Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the enthesis
and synovial membrane of the spine, the sacroiliac vertebrae and peripheral joints. Genetic …

Background Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) plays an important role in the inflammation
and immune responses, but its association with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is under …

Objectives: Smoking has a well-established detrimental effect on the prognosis and
treatment success in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. It is important to encourage and …

Objective To analyze pathobiology of ischiocavernosus (IC) and bulbospongiosus (BS)
muscles in long-term diabetic male rats and its implication on erectile dysfunction (ED) …

Aim of the work To evaluate sexual function in Tunisian men with spondyloarthritis (SpA)
and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to healthy controls. The association between …

Introduction: Successful approaches to managing physical and psychosocial impacts on
quality of life (QoL) of people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are grounded in their …

Objective To study erectile function in male patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) trying
to correlate it with sexual hormonal profile and disease activity. Methods We included 35 AS …

目的探讨吸烟与强直性脊柱炎(AS) 患者疾病活动度, 功能和健康状况的关系. 方法对687 例AS
患者进行横断面调查研究, 收集患者的年龄, 性别, 吸烟等情况, 其中吸烟状况分为从不吸烟 …