Changhai Ding

Summary

Affiliation: University of Tasmania
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Do NSAIDs affect the progression of osteoarthritis?
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania, Australia
    Inflammation 26:139-42. 2002
  2. ncbi Genetic mechanisms of knee osteoarthritis: a population-based longitudinal study
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
    Arthritis Res Ther 8:R8. 2006
  3. ncbi Knee meniscal extrusion in a largely non-osteoarthritic cohort: association with greater loss of cartilage volume
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, 199 Macquarie Street, Hobart 7000, Australia
    Arthritis Res Ther 9:R21. 2007
  4. ncbi Oral administration of type II collagen suppresses pro-inflammatory mediator production by synoviocytes in rats with adjuvant arthritis
    C H Ding
    Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
    Clin Exp Immunol 132:416-23. 2003
  5. ncbi Meniscal tear as an osteoarthritis risk factor in a largely non-osteoarthritic cohort: a cross-sectional study
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
    J Rheumatol 34:776-84. 2007
  6. ncbi Familial, structural, and environmental correlates of MRI-defined bone marrow lesions: a sibpair study
    Guangju Zhai
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Level 2, Surrey House, 199 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
    Arthritis Res Ther 8:R137. 2006
  7. ncbi Subchondral bone and cartilage damage: a prospective study in older adults
    Dawn Dore
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Arthritis Rheum 62:1967-73. 2010
  8. ncbi Correlates of knee pain in younger subjects
    Guangju Zhai
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia
    Clin Rheumatol 26:75-80. 2007
  9. ncbi The genetic contribution and relevance of knee cartilage defects: case-control and sib-pair studies
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
    J Rheumatol 32:1937-42. 2005
  10. ncbi The association between leptin, interleukin-6, and hip radiographic osteoarthritis in older people: a cross-sectional study
    Oliver P Stannus
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
    Arthritis Res Ther 12:R95. 2010

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  1. ncbi Do NSAIDs affect the progression of osteoarthritis?
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania, Australia
    Inflammation 26:139-42. 2002
    ..Therefore, it is necessary and valuable to clarify the effects of these NSAIDs on cartilage in patients with OA using validated non-invasive methods such as MRI...
  2. ncbi Genetic mechanisms of knee osteoarthritis: a population-based longitudinal study
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
    Arthritis Res Ther 8:R8. 2006
    ..Importantly, the cartilage changes are largely dependent on baseline differences in cartilage volume, tibial bone area, BMI and knee pain, suggesting that these factors might have a role in their initiation...
  3. ncbi Knee meniscal extrusion in a largely non-osteoarthritic cohort: association with greater loss of cartilage volume
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, 199 Macquarie Street, Hobart 7000, Australia
    Arthritis Res Ther 9:R21. 2007
    ....
  4. ncbi Oral administration of type II collagen suppresses pro-inflammatory mediator production by synoviocytes in rats with adjuvant arthritis
    C H Ding
    Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
    Clin Exp Immunol 132:416-23. 2003
    ..Bystander active suppression may be the main mechanism of oral CII in the suppression of synoviocyte function...
  5. ncbi Meniscal tear as an osteoarthritis risk factor in a largely non-osteoarthritic cohort: a cross-sectional study
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
    J Rheumatol 34:776-84. 2007
    ..To examine the associations between meniscal tear, knee structure, osteoarthritis (OA) risk factors, radiographic change, and symptoms in a largely non-osteoarthritic cohort...
  6. ncbi Familial, structural, and environmental correlates of MRI-defined bone marrow lesions: a sibpair study
    Guangju Zhai
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Level 2, Surrey House, 199 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
    Arthritis Res Ther 8:R137. 2006
    ..They commonly coexist with chondral defects and ROA but only share common genetic mechanisms to a limited degree. They are also more common with increasing age, male sex, and increasing BMI...
  7. ncbi Subchondral bone and cartilage damage: a prospective study in older adults
    Dawn Dore
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Arthritis Rheum 62:1967-73. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to describe the association between baseline tibial bone area and tibial subchondral bone mineral density (BMD) with tibial cartilage defect development and cartilage volume loss...
  8. ncbi Correlates of knee pain in younger subjects
    Guangju Zhai
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia
    Clin Rheumatol 26:75-80. 2007
    ..MRI and biochemical measures can add to radiographs in defining unexplained knee pain in younger subjects...
  9. ncbi The genetic contribution and relevance of knee cartilage defects: case-control and sib-pair studies
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
    J Rheumatol 32:1937-42. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: Knee cartilage defects are common, have a genetic component that is linked to the genetic contribution to knee pain and bone size, and may have a role in the genetic pathogenesis of knee OA...
  10. ncbi The association between leptin, interleukin-6, and hip radiographic osteoarthritis in older people: a cross-sectional study
    Oliver P Stannus
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
    Arthritis Res Ther 12:R95. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to describe the associations between leptin, IL-6, and hip radiographic osteoarthritis (ROA) in older adults...
  11. ncbi Natural history of knee cartilage defects and factors affecting change
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart
    Arch Intern Med 166:651-8. 2006
    ..Knee cartilage defects may play an important role in early osteoarthritis, but little is known about their natural history...
  12. ncbi A longitudinal study of the association between knee alignment and change in cartilage volume and chondral defects in a largely non-osteoarthritic population
    Guangju Zhai
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
    J Rheumatol 34:181-6. 2007
    ..We investigated whether baseline malalignment of the knee predicts subsequent change in knee cartilage volume and chondral defects in subjects with and without radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA)...
  13. ncbi Bone marrow lesions predict site-specific cartilage defect development and volume loss: a prospective study in older adults
    Dawn Dore
    Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, 7000, Australia
    Arthritis Res Ther 12:R222. 2010
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  14. ncbi Knee structural alteration and BMI: a cross-sectional study
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
    Obes Res 13:350-61. 2005
    ..Preventing these changes may prevent knee osteoarthritis in overweight and obese subjects...
  15. ncbi The genetic contribution to longitudinal changes in knee structure and muscle strength: a sibpair study
    Guangju Zhai
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia
    Arthritis Rheum 52:2830-4. 2005
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  16. ncbi Smoking interacts with family history with regard to change in knee cartilage volume and cartilage defect development
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Arthritis Rheum 56:1521-8. 2007
    ..To describe the effects of smoking on change in knee cartilage volume and increases in knee cartilage defects, and to test for interaction between smoking and family history of osteoarthritis (OA)...
  17. ncbi Natural history and clinical significance of MRI-detected bone marrow lesions at the knee: a prospective study in community dwelling older adults
    Dawn Dore
    Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, 7000, Australia
    Arthritis Res Ther 12:R223. 2010
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  18. ncbi Knee cartilage defects: association with early radiographic osteoarthritis, decreased cartilage volume, increased joint surface area and type II collagen breakdown
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage 13:198-205. 2005
    ..Furthermore, knee cartilage defects may result in increased cartilage breakdown leading to decreased cartilage volume and joint space narrowing suggesting an important role for knee cartilage defects in early knee OA...
  19. ncbi Serum levels of vitamin D, sunlight exposure, and knee cartilage loss in older adults: the Tasmanian older adult cohort study
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania
    Arthritis Rheum 60:1381-9. 2009
    ..To determine the associations between serum levels of vitamin D, sunlight exposure, and knee cartilage loss cross-sectionally and longitudinally in older adults...
  20. ncbi Knee and hip radiographic osteoarthritis predict total hip bone loss in older adults: a prospective study
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
    J Bone Miner Res 25:858-65. 2010
    ..In conclusion, older subjects with radiographic hip and knee OA have higher total hip bone loss over 2.6 years regardless of symptoms, suggesting that consideration should be given to the monitoring of bone mass in these subjects...
  21. ncbi Correlates of knee pain in older adults: Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study
    Guangju Zhai
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
    Arthritis Rheum 55:264-71. 2006
    ..The association between radiographic hip OA and knee pain indicates that referred pain from the hip needs to be considered in unexplained knee pain...
  22. ncbi Do NSAIDs affect longitudinal changes in knee cartilage volume and knee cartilage defects in older adults?
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Am J Med 122:836-42. 2009
    ..The aim of this longitudinal study was to determine the associations between use of NSAIDs and changes in knee cartilage volume and knee cartilage defects over 2.9 years in older adults...
  23. ncbi A longitudinal study of the effect of sex and age on rate of change in knee cartilage volume in adults
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 46:273-9. 2007
    ..To describe the association between sex, age and rate of change in knee cartilage volume in adults...
  24. ncbi Association of prevalent and incident knee cartilage defects with loss of tibial and patellar cartilage: a longitudinal study
    Changhai Ding
    University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Arthritis Rheum 52:3918-27. 2005
    ..Both increases and decreases in knee cartilage defects are associated with changes in knee cartilage volume, which implies a potential for reversal of knee cartilage loss...
  25. ncbi Optimal sampling of MRI slices for the assessment of knee cartilage volume for cross-sectional and longitudinal studies
    Guangju Zhai
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 6:10. 2005
    ..The aim of this study was to determine the optimal sampling of 1.5 mm thick slices of MRI scans to estimate knee cartilage volume in males and females for cross-sectional and longitudinal studies...
  26. ncbi Physical activity and knee structural change: a longitudinal study using MRI
    Stella Foley
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:426-34. 2007
    ..Exercise therapy is effective in improving symptoms of knee osteoarthritis, but its effect on structural change remains unclear...
  27. ncbi A longitudinal study of the association between dietary factors, serum lipids, and bone marrow lesions of the knee
    Dawn Dore
    Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
    Arthritis Res Ther 14:R13. 2012
    ..Bone marrow lesions (BMLs) play an important role in knee osteoarthritis, but their etiology is not well understood. The aim of this longitudinal study was to describe the association between dietary factors, serum lipids, and BMLs...
  28. ncbi Association of baseline knee bone size, cartilage volume, and body mass index with knee cartilage loss over time: a longitudinal study in younger or middle-aged adults
    Benny Antony
    Menzies Research Institute, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
    J Rheumatol 38:1973-80. 2011
    ..To determine the association of knee bone size, cartilage volume, and body mass index (BMI) at baseline with knee cartilage loss over 2 years in younger or middle-aged adults...
  29. ncbi Factors associated with hip cartilage volume measured by magnetic resonance imaging: the Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study
    Guangju Zhai
    University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Arthritis Rheum 52:1069-76. 2005
    ..Furthermore, the generally stronger associations with volume compared with radiographic OA suggest that MRI may be superior at identifying risk factors for hip OA...
  30. ncbi The association between parity and knee cartilage in young women
    Shuying Wei
    Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, 17 Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 51:2039-45. 2012
    ..This association was more apparent with increasing number of live births, suggesting a possible adverse effect of parity on knee cartilage...
  31. ncbi The genetic contribution to muscle strength, knee pain, cartilage volume, bone size, and radiographic osteoarthritis: a sibpair study
    Guangju Zhai
    University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Arthritis Rheum 50:805-10. 2004
    ..Cartilage volume, bone size, and muscle strength all have the potential to be studied in quantitative trait linkage analyses, but their exact relevance with regard to OA remains uncertain at this time...
  32. ncbi Correlates of subchondral BMD: a cross-sectional study
    Dawn Dore
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
    J Bone Miner Res 24:2007-15. 2009
    ..10, p < 0.01). In conclusion, this study identified a large number of factors associated with sBMD, of which the most novel is cartilage defects. Longitudinal studies are required to address causality...
  33. ncbi Anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody treatment in inflammatory autoimmune diseases
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Rev Recent Clin Trials 1:193-200. 2006
    ..Like other anti-cytokine immunotherapies, caution and close monitoring for the adverse events, especially infection, are necessary in subsequent clinical trials...
  34. ncbi ABT-874, a fully human monoclonal anti-IL-12/IL-23 antibody for the potential treatment of autoimmune diseases
    Changhai Ding
    University of Tasmania, Menzies Research Institute, 199 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
    Curr Opin Investig Drugs 9:515-22. 2008
    ..ABT-87 was previously being developed for the potential treatment of multiple sclerosis; however, by May 2007, development for this indication was discontinued...
  35. ncbi Drug evaluation: VX-702, a MAP kinase inhibitor for rheumatoid arthritis and acute coronary syndrome
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
    Curr Opin Investig Drugs 7:1020-5. 2006
    ..In June 2005, a phase II clinical trial of VX-702 was initiated in rheumatoid arthritis. In July 2006, Vertex was planning to file an IND in the second half of 2006...
  36. ncbi A prospective study of the associations between 25-hydroxy-vitamin D, sarcopenia progression and physical activity in older adults
    David Scott
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart School of Human Life Sciences, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS, Australia
    Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 73:581-7. 2010
    ..Our objective was to describe prospective associations between 25OHD, muscle parameters, and PA in community-dwelling older adults...
  37. ncbi Associations between serum levels of inflammatory markers and change in knee pain over 5 years in older adults: a prospective cohort study
    Oliver P Stannus
    Menzies Research Institute, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
    Ann Rheum Dis 72:535-40. 2013
    ..To determine the association between inflammatory markers and change in knee pain over 5 years...
  38. ncbi Circulating levels of inflammatory markers predict change in bone mineral density and resorption in older adults: a longitudinal study
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:1952-8. 2008
    ..IL-1, IL-6, and TNF-alpha play an important role in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis in animals; however, evidence that these play a similar role in bone loss in human studies is limited...
  39. ncbi B-cell-targeted therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus: an update
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    BioDrugs 22:239-49. 2008
    ..g. ocrelizumab) and agents that interrupt B-cell/T-cell interactions also have potential, and the efficacy of these, along with rituximab, belimumab and epratuzumab, needs to be determined by randomized controlled trials...
  40. ncbi Knee articular cartilage development in children: a longitudinal study of the effect of sex, growth, body composition, and physical activity
    Graeme Jones
    Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, GPO Box 252 23, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 7000
    Pediatr Res 54:230-6. 2003
    ..These results provide novel data on articular cartilage development in humans. The long-term significance of these results with regard to osteoarthritis of the knee in later life remains hypothetical...
  41. ncbi How important is MRI for detecting early osteoarthritis?
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 4:4-5. 2008
  42. ncbi Early radiographic osteoarthritis is associated with substantial changes in cartilage volume and tibial bone surface area in both males and females
    G Jones
    Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, GPO Box 252 23, Tasmania 7000, Hobart, Australia
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage 12:169-74. 2004
    ..To describe the association between early radiographic osteoarthritis of the knee (ROA), knee cartilage volume and tibial bone surface area...
  43. ncbi Technology evaluation: MRA, Chugai
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania, 17 Liverpool Street, Hobart, 7000 TAS, Australia
    Curr Opin Mol Ther 5:64-9. 2003
    ..MRA is currently undergoing phase II clinical trials for these indications...
  44. ncbi Targeting IL-6 in the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases
    Changhai Ding
    Monash University, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Commercial Road, Melbourne 3004, Australia
    Expert Opin Investig Drugs 18:1457-66. 2009
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  45. ncbi The association between oral contraceptive use, bone mineral density and fractures in women aged 50-80 years
    Shuying Wei
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
    Contraception 84:357-62. 2011
    ..The associations between oral contraceptive (OC) use, bone mineral density (BMD) and the risk of fractures remain controversial...
  46. ncbi Vitamin D supplementation in the management of knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
    Yuelong Cao
    Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
    Trials 13:131. 2012
    ....
  47. ncbi Belimumab Human Genome Sciences/Cambridge Antibody Technology/GlaxoSmithKline
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart 7000, Tasmania, Australia
    Curr Opin Investig Drugs 7:464-72. 2006
    ..By January 2006, belimumab had completed phase II clinical trials in SLE and RA; a phase III clinical SLE trial is scheduled to begin later this year...
  48. ncbi Licofelone (Merckle)
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart 7000, Tasmania, Australia
    IDrugs 6:802-8. 2003
    ..EuroAlliance (a consortium of Alfa Wassermann SpA, Lacer SA and Merckle GmbH) is developing licofelone, a dual cyclooxygenase and 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor for the potential treatment of inflammatory disorders including osteoarthritis...
  49. ncbi Bertilimumab Cambridge Antibody Technology Group
    Changhai Ding
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart 7000, Tasmania, Australia
    Curr Opin Investig Drugs 5:1213-8. 2004
    ..By September 2003, CAT had released results from phase I/II trials, and was seeking to outlicense rights for bertilimumab...
  50. ncbi Belimumab, an anti-BLyS human monoclonal antibody for potential treatment of inflammatory autoimmune diseases
    Changhai Ding
    University of Tasmania, Menzies Research Institute, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
    Expert Opin Biol Ther 8:1805-14. 2008
    ..Belimumab (LymphoStat-B), a human monoclonal antibody that inhibits BlyS, was developed for the treatment of these diseases...
  51. ncbi Association of ACE gene polymorphism with genetic susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus in a Chinese population: a family-based association study
    Jianhua Xu
    Department of Rheumatology, First Affiliated Hospital, Hefei, China
    J Rheumatol 34:2408-11. 2007
    ..Family-based association analysis was performed to investigate whether the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-G261T and ACE-A592G polymorphisms are risk factors for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a Chinese population...
  52. ncbi Tocilizumab: a review of its safety and efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis
    Graeme Jones
    Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
    Clin Med Insights Arthritis Musculoskelet Disord 3:81-9. 2010
    ..In summary, there is sufficient evidence to make TCZ a first line biologic therapy for rheumatoid arthritis especially for those who are unable to take methotrexate or who fail anti-TNF therapy...
  53. ncbi Does diclofenac induce accelerated progression of hip and knee radiographic osteoarthritis? Comment on the article by Reijman et al
    Changhai Ding
    Arthritis Rheum 54:1027; author reply 1028. 2006
  54. ncbi Association of cartilage defects with loss of knee cartilage in healthy, middle-age adults: a prospective study
    Flavia Cicuttini
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
    Arthritis Rheum 52:2033-9. 2005
    ..The aim of this study was to examine the association between cartilage defects in the knee and cartilage volume both cross-sectionally and longitudinally in healthy, middle-age adults...
  55. ncbi Static knee alignment is associated with the risk of unicompartmental knee cartilage defects
    Neela Janakiramanan
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
    J Orthop Res 26:225-30. 2008
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  56. ncbi Predictors of clinical response to intraarticular Hylan injections -- a prospective study using synovial fluid measures, clinical outcomes, and magnetic resonance imaging
    Ananthila Anandacoomarasamy
    Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    J Rheumatol 35:685-90. 2008
    ..To evaluate synovial fluid (SF) and clinical and imaging predictors of clinical response in patients receiving intraarticular Hylan GF-20 injections...
  57. ncbi Leflunomide, a new disease-modifying drug for treating active rheumatoid arthritis in methotrexate-controlled phase II clinical trial
    Chunde Bao
    Department of Clinical Immunology, Shanghai Renji Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200001, China
    Chin Med J (Engl) 116:1228-34. 2003
    ..To evaluate the efficacy and safety of leflunomide in comparison with methotrexate (MTX) on patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in China...