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Encyclopedia of Rheumatoid Arthritis Mary Kellar Encyclopedia of Rheumatoid Arthritis "This page is Intentionally Left Blank" Encyclopedia of Rheumatoid Arthritis Edited by Mary Kellar Published by Orange Apple, 5 Penn Plaza, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USA Encyclopedia of Rheumatoid Arthritis Edited by Mary Kellar © 2017 Orange Apple International Standard Book Number: 978-1-9789-2406-2 This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Copyright for all individual chapters remain with the respective authors as indicated. A wide variety of references are listed. Permission and sources are indicated; for detailed attributions, please refer to the permis- sions page. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the au- thors, editors and publisher cannot assume any responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. Copyright of this ebook is with Orange Apple, rights acquired from the original print publisher, Hayle Medical. The publisher’s policy is to use permanent paper from mills that operate a sustainable forestry policy. Furthermore, the publisher ensures that the text paper and cover boards used have met acceptable environmental accreditation standards. Trademark Notice: Registered trademark of products or corporate names are used only for explanation and identification without intent to infringe. Contents Preface VII Part 1 Etiology 1 Chapter 1 Cytokine Profile of T Cells in the Joints of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Murine Models 3 Takashi Usui Chapter 2 IL-12 Family Cytokines in Inflammation and Bone Erosion of Rheumatoid Arthritis 19 Ran Wei, Alastair J. Sloan and Xiao-Qing Wei Chapter 3 Invariant Natural Killer T Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Arthritides 37 Evin Sowden and Wan-Fai Ng Chapter 4 The Role of Neutrophils in Rheumatoid Arthritis – Experiments In Vitro: A Change of Conception? 59 Michal Gajewski, Przemyslaw Rzodkiewicz and Slawomir Maslinski Chapter 5 Molecular Mechanisms of Rheumatoid Arthritis Revealed by Categorizing Subtypes of Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes 73 Katsuhiko Ishihara and Hideya Igarashi Chapter 6 Innate Mechanisms of Synovitis – Fibrin Deposits Contribute to Invasion 97 Olga Sánchez-Pernaute, Antonio Gabucio, Astrid Jüngel, Michel Neidhart, María Comazzi, Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont, Renate E. Gay and Steffen Gay Chapter 7 Lysosomal Glycosidases in Degradation of Human Articular Cartilage 117 Janusz Popko, Tomasz Guszczyn, Sławomir Olszewski, Krzysztof Zwierz ________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________ VI Contents Chapter 8 Profiling Inflammatory Genes and Signaling Pathways in Rheumatoid Synoviocytes for RA Light Therapy 131 Yasuko Shibata and Yoshimitsu Abiko Chapter 9 Glycoproteomics of Lubricin-Implication of Important Biological Glyco- and Peptide-Epitopes in Synovial Fluid 149 Liaqat Ali, Chunsheng Jin and Niclas G. Karlsson Chapter 10 The Role of miRNA in Rheumatoid Arthritis 171 Seiji Kawano and Yuji Nakamachi Part 2 Consequences and Co-Morbidities 187 Chapter 11 Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Historical and Biopsychosocial Perspective 189 Yulia Zyrianova Chapter 12 Sexual Health and Intimate Relationships in Rheumatoid Arthritis 215 Kristina Areskoug Josefsson and Ulrika Öberg Chapter 13 Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infections in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients 235 Maiko Watanabe and Shogo Banno Chapter 14 Association of Cardiovascular Disease with the Metabolic Syndrome in a Predominantly Male Cohort with Rheumatoid Arthritis 255 G.S. Kerr, I. Sabahi, J.S. Richards, T.R. Mikuls, B.V. Rangan, A. Reimold, G.W. Cannon, D. Johnson and L. Caplan Chapter 15 Increased Mortality Rate in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Neurological Symptoms or Signs Secondary to Cervical Spine Subluxations – Reduced Mortality if Postoperative Ankylosis is Achieved 265 Albert C. Paus, Harald Steen, Petter Mowinckel, Jo Røislien and Jens Teigland Chapter 16 Surgical Considerations of Rheumatoid Disease Involving the Craniocervical Junction and Atlantoaxial Vertebrae 275 T.M. Murphy, L. McEvoy and C. Bolger Permissions List of Contributors ________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________ Preface An elucidative account based on the disease of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been illustrated in this book. It serves the objective of providing latest information and intriguing viewpoints associated with diversified research into current and potential treatments for rheumatoid arthritis. It includes works of internationally acclaimed researchers in rheumatology from all over the world. It serves as a valuable source of reference and provides insights into the potential areas of investigation for scientists and researchers associated with the field of RA and other inflammatory arthropathies. This book unites the global concepts and researches in an organized manner for a comprehensive understanding of the subject. It is a ripe text for all researchers, students, scientists or anyone else who is interested in acquiring a better knowledge of this dynamic field. I extend my sincere thanks to the contributors for such eloquent research chapters. Finally, I thank my family for being a source of support and help. Editor ________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________ "This page is Intentionally Left Blank" ________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________ Part 1 Etiology ________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________
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