Rheumatoid Arthritis RA

HBV, hepatitis B HCV, hepatitis C IAP, inhibitor of apoptosis protein DBM, IAP binding motifs INCA, inhibitory CARD NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis PCD, programmed cell death PCI, pan-caspase inhibitor OA, osteoarthritis RA, rheumatoid arthritis Smac, second mitochondria-derived activator of caspases TRAIL, tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand. 

RA Rheumatoid arthritis RANTES A member of the IL8 supergene family (Jlegulated on activation, normal T expressed and recreted)... 

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease MS, multiple sclerosis RA, rheumatoid arthritis. 

AOSD, adult onset Still disease AS, ankylosing spondylitis CA, crystal-induced arthritis ERA, enthesitis-related arthritis JA, juvenile arthritis PA, psoriatic arthritis RA, rheumatoid arthritis SE, synovium explants SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus SPCIA, solid phase 2 site chemiluminescent immunometric assay RP, relapsing polychondritis. 

FIGURE 3-1. Bone health therapeutic algorithm for women. (BMD, bone mineral density CBC, complete blood count DXA, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry PTH, parathyroid hormone RA, rheumatoid arthritis TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.)... 

OSPS oral sodium phosphate solution RA rheumatoid arthritis... 

FIGURE 89-4. Algorithm for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. RA, rheumatoid arthritis NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Rx, therapy DMARD, disease-modifying anti rheumatic drug. 

See note at end of text regarding cardiovascular problems with coxibs. RA, rheumatoid arthritis SR, sustained-release. 

RA rheumatoid arthritis right atrium right auricle right arm room air... 

RA rheumatoid arthritis, RNS reactive nitrogen species, ROS reactive oxygen species, SF synovial fluid, SOD superoxide dismutase, SPAMl sperm adhesion molecule-1, TGF- transforming growth factor beta, TNB 5-thio-2-nitrobenzoic acid, TNF-a tumor necrosis factor alpha, UDP uridine diphosphate... 

RA-Rheumatoid Arthritis JRA-Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Ps-Psoriasis PsA-Psoriatic Ankylosing Spondylitis. 

AITD, autoimmune thyroid disease ALPS, autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome AS, ankylosing spondylitis CD, celiac disease HSP, Henoch-Schonlein purpura MG, myasthenia gravis RA, rheumatoid arthritis TID, type 1 diabetes. 

The IR-based diagnoses are from principal component analysis and LDA of synovial fluid NIR spectra (see text) SA = spondyloarthropathy RA = rheumatoid arthritis OA = osteoarthritis. The table indicates, for example, that of the 29 spectra corresponding to patients with osteoarthritis, 27 were classified correctly but two were misdassified as rheumatoid arthritis, (see Shaw et al. ). 

RA rheumatoid arthritis. CHO Chinese hamster ovary cells Sp2/0, BALB/c mouse spleen cells fused with P3 myeloma. Cells do not secrete Ig, are resistant to 8-azaguanine, and are HAT sensitive. 

Abbreviations. RA, rheumatoid arthritis SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus SSc, systemic sclerosis DM/PM, dermatomyositis/polymyositis SjS, Sjogren s syndrome MCTD, mixed connective tissue disease PH, pulmonary hypertension. 

Abbreviations-. ILA, interstitial lung disease RA, rheumatoid arthritis SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus SSc, systemic sclerosis DM, dermatomyositis PM, polymyositis SjS, Sjogren s syndrome MCTD, mixed connective tissue disease NSIP, non-specific interstitial pneumonia UIP, usual interstitial pneumonia OP, organizing pneumonia DAD, diffuse alveolar damage DIP, desquamative interstitial pneumonia LIP, lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia. 

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