{"title":"Reviewer acknowledgement December 2023 - November 2024.","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/03009742.2025.2434411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03009742.2025.2434411","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21424,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology","volume":"54 1","pages":"67"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143010952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultrasonographic findings in diabetic cheiroarthropathy: a pilot study.","authors":"C Löffler, J Leipe, B Hellmich","doi":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2374106","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2374106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Diabetic cheiroarthropathy (DCA) is one of the musculoskeletal manifestations of diabetes mellitus. It is clinically diagnosed using the prayer and tabletop signs. The clinical appearance, however, mimics autoimmune-mediated polyarthritis of the hands and fingers. It is therefore crucial to positively identify DCA patients.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We used high-frequency B-mode ultrasound to investigate 14 patients with DCA and seven non-DCA diabetics with anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody-positive rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We recorded the frequency of synovitis in radiocarpal, metacarpophalangeal, and proximal interphalangeal joints, the presence of tenosynovitis of the finger flexor tendons, echogenicity of the synovia and the flexor tendon sheaths, and soft tissue alterations in the digits. We compared our findings between groups to determine sonographic characteristics of DCA.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A low rate of small finger joint involvement in the presence of a high rate of finger flexor tendinopathy showed a high association with DCA in correlation (p = 0.002) and regression analysis (p < 0.001). Tendon sheaths were significantly more often hyperechoic and proliferative in DCA compared to RA (p = 0.008), and hypoechoic soft tissue alterations were almost exclusively seen in DCA patients (p = 0.003). Radiocarpal joint involvement and its echogenicity did not differ between groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Ultrasonography shows typical features in DCA, and is capable of discriminating DCA from non-DCA patients with RA and diabetes.</p>","PeriodicalId":21424,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"41-48"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141591248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Long-term association between physical activity and global functioning in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: results of a two-year prospective study.","authors":"K Y Kang, S Y Park, T H Chung","doi":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2376810","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2376810","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess the longitudinal association between physical activity and global functioning in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), and to identify the subtype of physical activity that is longitudinally related to global functioning.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Physical activity was measured using Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. Global functioning was assessed using the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society Health Index (ASAS HI). The amount and subtype (work, transport, and recreation) of physical activity, disease activity, and ASAS HI were assessed at baseline, and at 1 and 2 year follow-up. Physical activity levels were categorized as low, moderate, or high. The longitudinal association between physical activity and ASAS HI scores was analysed using a generalized estimating equation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study evaluated 160 patients. Univariate analysis identified physical activity at moderate level and higher, Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS), and syndesmophyte number as being longitudinally associated with ASAS HI over 2 years. Multivariate analysis identified physical activity at moderate level and higher as being longitudinally associated with ASAS HI. Physical activity above moderate levels was associated independently with good global functioning. In the analysis stratified by radiographic axSpA and non-radiographic axSpA, a positive association between physical activity and global functioning was observed in both groups. Only recreational activity, but not work- and transport-related activity, showed an independent longitudinal relationship with the ASAS HI score.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Physical activity at moderate level and higher was associated independently with global functioning in axSpA. Therefore, patients should maintain physical activity above moderate levels to preserve global function.</p>","PeriodicalId":21424,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"8-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141752615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Takatani, T Kobayashi, N Iwamoto, T Aramaki, K Terada, K Izumikawa, M M Ngwe Tun, K Morita, Y Ueki, A Kawakami, K Eguchi
{"title":"Methotrexate prolonged the shedding of replicable SARS-CoV-2 with re-increased antigens in a rheumatoid arthritis patient.","authors":"A Takatani, T Kobayashi, N Iwamoto, T Aramaki, K Terada, K Izumikawa, M M Ngwe Tun, K Morita, Y Ueki, A Kawakami, K Eguchi","doi":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2361994","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2361994","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21424,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"61-63"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142126576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T S Jørgensen, R L Hansen, B Pouls, B Van den Bemt, C Sjöwall, L E Kristensen
{"title":"Retention rate of a novel autoinjector e-Device introduced to patients with chronic arthritis treated with certolizumab pegol in clinical practice: an observational implementation study.","authors":"T S Jørgensen, R L Hansen, B Pouls, B Van den Bemt, C Sjöwall, L E Kristensen","doi":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2365508","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2365508","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The objectives were to explore the clinical retention rate of an e-Device aimed at empowering chronic arthritis patients using certolizumab pegol (CZP) and to analyse beliefs about medication in the Danish population.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Patients treated with CZP were recruited from the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden through rheumatology clinics at initiation of, or switching to, the e-Device. Patients were adults (aged 18-85 years) diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, or psoriatic arthritis. Patients administered three consecutive self-injections at home. Descriptive statistics regarding baseline characteristics, retention rates, and reasons for withdrawal were assessed, along with the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 59 patients participated (Netherlands 25, Denmark 15, Sweden 19). Most subjects (71%) were women, with a mean ± sd age of 55 ± 16.2 years and mean disease duration 12 ± 8.8 years. Six patients (10%) started CZP de novo and the remaining patients switched device. The overall retention rate was 42% after 52 weeks, declining to 38% after 104 weeks. A sharp decline, 34%, was seen at week 8. Between weeks 32 and 112, only four patients (6.8%) withdrew from the study. The primary reason for withdrawal was the patient's request. Stratification by country showed significant differences for some outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>An initial large dropout was evident within the first 8 weeks, with almost no dropouts thereafter. The reasons for withdrawal were primarily patient requests. Thus, the injection experience must be tailored carefully when selecting patients for new autoinjector e-Devices to enhance retention rates and patient satisfaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":21424,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"25-32"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141555427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Mahmoudian, L S Lohmander, L E Dahlberg, A Kiadaliri
{"title":"Participation in a digital self-management intervention for osteoarthritis and socioeconomic inequalities in patient-related outcomes.","authors":"A Mahmoudian, L S Lohmander, L E Dahlberg, A Kiadaliri","doi":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2361542","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2361542","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate changes in socioeconomic inequalities in patient-related outcomes and pain medication use, following participation in a digital self-management intervention for osteoarthritis (OA) in Sweden.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants with hip/knee OA enrolled in the digital intervention were included. Self-reported outcomes collected were the numerical rating scale (NRS) pain, activity impairment, general health, Knee/Hip injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS-12, HOOS-12) Pain, Function, and Quality of Life subscales, 5-level EuroQol 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D-5L), Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) for function, walking difficulties, fear of movement, wish for surgery, pain medication use, physical function measured by the 30s chair-stand test, and level of physical activity. Educational attainment was used as a socioeconomic measure and the concentration index was used to assess the magnitude of inequalities at baseline and 3 month follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 21,688 participants (mean ± sd age 64.1 ± 9.1 years, 74.4% females). All outcomes except for PASS demonstrated inequalities in favour of highly educated participants at both time-points, with highly educated participants reporting better outcomes. At 3 month follow-up, the magnitude of inequality widened for activity impairment, but narrowed for NRS pain, EQ-5D-5L, KOOS-12/HOOS-12 Pain and Function, physical function, and wish for surgery. There were no statistically conclusive changes in the magnitude of inequalities for the remaining outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There were inequalities in patient-related outcomes in favour of those with higher education among participants of a digital self-management intervention for OA, although the magnitude of these pre-existing inequalities generally narrowed after the 3 month intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":21424,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"33-40"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141427448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S Hüper, L Nagler, P P Strunz, M Froehlich, H Labinsky, M Schmalzing, M Gernert
{"title":"Lymphoma in Sjögren's syndrome: no need for repetitive screening ultrasounds of the major salivary glands and neck in asymptomatic patients.","authors":"S Hüper, L Nagler, P P Strunz, M Froehlich, H Labinsky, M Schmalzing, M Gernert","doi":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2370109","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2370109","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) have an increased risk of lymphoma, especially mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the salivary glands. Risk factors for lymphoma are well known, but there are no studies on screening by imaging. Therefore, we aimed to assess the usefulness and adverse effects of ultrasound of the major salivary glands and neck as lymphoma screening.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A retrospective, single-centre, analysis of imaging studies in pSS patients was conducted. Imaging studies were classified as either screening examinations (asymptomatic patients) or occasion-related (imaging due to signs of lymphoma or at least moderate systemic activity). Results were categorized as: not suspicious; requiring control; triggering tissue sampling with exclusion of lymphoma; or triggering tissue sampling with diagnosis of lymphoma.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 134 patients and covered 1031 patient-years. Lymphoma was diagnosed in 15 patients (11.2%), all of whom had clinical signs of lymphoma at the time of diagnosis. During this period, 569 screening examinations and 179 occasion-related examinations were conducted. None of the screening examinations detected lymphoma, but follow-up imaging was recommended in 17.1% (95% CI 14.2-20.4%) and invasive exclusion of lymphoma was performed in 0.5% (95% CI 0.1-1.5%). In contrast, lymphoma was detected in 6.1% (95% CI 3.5-10.6%) of occasion-related examinations.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>pSS patients with neither signs of lymphoma nor increased systemic disease activity did not benefit from screening. In contrast, patients with symptoms of lymphoma or at least moderate systemic activity can benefit from imaging of the neck and major salivary glands.</p>","PeriodicalId":21424,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"49-57"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141617001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Withdrawal reaction from Janus kinase inhibitor manifesting as hepatitis B virus outbreak: a case report.","authors":"F Zhu, N Liu, X Zhang, L Zhou","doi":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2363101","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2363101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21424,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"58-60"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141446918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel role for endoplasmic reticulum protein ERp72 in the pathogenesis of autoantibody-induced arthritis.","authors":"A Yang, L Lin, J Zhang, Y Wu, Z Zhao","doi":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2362040","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03009742.2024.2362040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The family of protein disulphide isomerases (PDIs) is a group of oxidoreductases that catalyze the oxidation, reduction and isomerization of disulphide bonds. Recent studies have shown that overexpression of one of the family enzymes, ERp46, potentiates arthritis severity, suggesting that the PDI family participates in arthritis pathogenesis. This study investigated the role of another PDI member, ERp72, in autoantibody-induced arthritis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using the Cre-LoxP method, a mouse strain lacking ERp72 (ERp72<sup>-/-</sup> mice) was generated. Autoantibody-induced arthritis was induced in both ERp72<sup>-/-</sup> and ERp72<sup>+/+</sup> control mice by injecting serum from K/BxN mice. The synovial inflammation severity was evaluated by joint diameter measurements and histological analysis. Proinflammatory cytokines expression in joint tissue and plasma was assessed by quantitative real-time PCR and ELISA.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>: The absence of ERp72 in the joints, white blood cells, spleen, thymus, and bone marrow of ERp72<sup>-/-</sup> mice was confirmed. In the K/BxN serum transfer-induced arthritis (STIA) model, ERp72<sup>-/-</sup> mice exhibited exacerbated arthritis compared to ERp72<sup>+/+</sup> mice, with greater joint swelling, bone and cartilage erosion, and synovial inflammation. Furthermore, ERp72<sup>-/-</sup> mice exhibited increased expression of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in inflamed joint tissues and higher IL-6 levels in plasma. Conversely, IL-10 levels were lower in ERp72<sup>-/-</sup> mice inflamed joints than in ERp72<sup>+/+</sup> mice. Notably, the basal TNF-α level in the blood of ERp72<sup>-/-</sup> mice was significantly higher than in ERp72<sup>+/+</sup> mice.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>ERp72 plays a key role in the negative regulation of autoantibody-induced arthritis.</p>","PeriodicalId":21424,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"16-24"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141555425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}