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Hormone replacement therapy, calcium and vitamin D3 versus calcium and vitamin D3 alone decreases markers of cartilage and bone metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN46523456]Helena Forsblad d'Elia
Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Arthritis Res Ther 6:R457-68. 2004..We suggest that biochemical markers of bone and cartilage turnover may provide a useful tool for assessing novel treatment modalities in arthritis, concerning both joint protection and prevention of osteoporosis...
Epidemiology of biopsy-positive giant cell arteritis: an overviewE Nordborg
Department of Rheumatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Clin Exp Rheumatol 18:S15-7. 2000..Seasonal variations may indicate a role of infection or other environmental factors in the pathogenesis of GCA...
Giant cell arteritis: epidemiological clues to its pathogenesis and an update on its treatmentE Nordborg
Department of Rheumatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 413 45, Goteborg, Sweden
Rheumatology (Oxford) 42:413-21. 2003..The mortality is not increased in adequately treated patients. Although, alternative steroid-sparing agents have been proposed, corticosteroids are still the first treatment choice...
Estrogen receptors in giant cell arteritis. An immunocytochemical, western blot and RT-PCR studyV Petursdottir
Department of Pathology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Clin Exp Rheumatol 17:671-7. 1999..The aim of this study was to analyse the presence of estrogen receptor alpha (ER) in the temporal arteries of patients with GCA...
Expression of the class I interferon-related MxA protein in temporal arteries in polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritisC Nordborg
Department of Pathology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 41345 Goteborg, Sweden
Scand J Rheumatol 38:144-8. 2009..The aim of this study was to assess the expression of the interferon type I (IFN-I)-associated MxA protein in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and temporal arteritis (TA)...
Calcification of the internal elastic membrane in temporal arteries: its relation to age and genderC Nordborg
Department of Pathology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 413 45 Goteborg, Sweden
Clin Exp Rheumatol 19:565-8. 2001..To investigate the age and sex distribution of calcifications of the internal elastic membrane (IEM) in temporal arteries...
Giant cell arteritis. Epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesisC Nordborg
Department of Pathology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
APMIS 108:713-24. 2000..In the future, comprehensive morphological, cell biological and immunological research will be required for a better understanding of the complex etiology and pathogenesis of GCA...
The epidemiology of biopsy-positive giant cell arteritis: special reference to changes in the age of the populationC Nordborg
Department of Clinical Pathology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Rheumatology (Oxford) 42:549-52. 2003..The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the increasing incidence of biopsy-proven GCA in Göteborg, Sweden, could be explained in terms of a change in the age composition of the general population...
A Western blot and molecular genetic investigation of the estrogen receptor beta in giant cell arteritisK Larsson
Department of Rheumatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Clin Exp Rheumatol 24:S17-9. 2006..The object of the present study was to investigate the size of the estrogen receptor beta (ERBeta), and the size and nucleotide sequence of the ERBeta gene in temporal arteries in GCA...
An uneven expression of T cell receptor V genes in the arterial wall and peripheral blood in giant cell arteritisC Schaufelberger
Department of Rheumatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45, Goteborg, Sweden
Inflammation 31:372-83. 2008....
Lower level of education in young adults with arthritis starting in the early adulthoodB Archenholtz
Department of Rheumatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg Sweden
Scand J Rheumatol 30:353-5. 2001..The educational level was lower in patients with rheumatic disease starting in early adulthood. Educational issues and counselling should be focused on the care of young adults with arthritis...
Early menopause, low body mass index, and smoking are independent risk factors for developing giant cell arteritisK Larsson
Department of Pathology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, , Sweden
Ann Rheum Dis 65:529-32. 2006..The results suggest a possible role of oestrogen deficiency in the pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis. To confirm the results, an extended study will be needed, including women older than 70...
Cell-type-specific expression of p53 and p21 in giant cell arteritisC Nordborg
Department of Pathology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteberg, Sweden
APMIS 113:594-9. 2005..The current observations suggest cellular stress in GCA, the nature of which requires further investigation...
