C-Reactive Protein

Active conventional treatment and three different biological treatments in early rheumatoid arthritis: phase IV investigator initiated, randomised, observer blinded clinical trial
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare benefits and harms of three biological treatments with different modes of action versus active …
Merete Lund Hetland, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Anna Rudin, Dan Nordström, Michael Nurmohamed, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Jon Lampa, Kim Hørslev-Petersen, Till Uhlig, Gerdur Grondal, Mikkel Østergaard, Marte S. Heiberg, Jos Twisk, Kristina Lend, Simon Krabbe, Lise Hejl Hyldstrup, Joakim Lindqvist, Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall, Kathrine Lederballe Grøn, Meliha Kapetanovic, Francesca Faustini, Riitta Tuompo, Tove Lorenzen, Giovanni Cagnotto, Eva Baecklund, Oliver Hendricks, Daisy Vedder, Tuulikki Sokka-Isler, Tomas Husmark, Maud-Kristine Aga Ljoså, Eli Brodin, Torkell Ellingsen, Annika Söderbergh, Milad Rizk, Åsa Reckner Olsson, Per Larsson, Line Uhrenholt, Søren Andreas Just, David John Stevens, Trine Bay Laurberg, Gunnstein Bakland, Inge C. Olsen, Ronald van Vollenhoven, NORD-STAR study group
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Calprotectin as a marker of inflammation in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis
OBJECTIVES: Calprotectin is an inflammatory marker of interest in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We evaluated whether the level of …
Maria Karolina Jonsson, Nina Paulshus Sundlisæter, Hilde Haugedal Nordal, Hilde Berner Hammer, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Karl Albert Brokstad, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Bjørg Tilde Svanes Fevang, Siri Lillegraven, Espen A. Haavardsholm
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4β-Hydroxycholesterol Level in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Before vs. After Initiation of bDMARDs and Correlation With Inflammatory State
Systemic inflammation has been linked to suppressed CYP3A(4) activity. We determined 4β-hydroxycholesterol (4βOHC), an endogenous …
B. M. Wollmann, S. W. Syversen, E. Lie, C. Gjestad, L. L. Mehus, I. C. Olsen, E. Molden
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CRP and ASDAS are associated with future elevated arterial stiffness, a risk marker of cardiovascular disease, in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: results after 5-year follow-up
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with elevated arterial stiffness in a 5-year follow-up of patients with ankylosing …
Inger Jorid Berg, Anne Grete Semb, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Inge C. Olsen, Hanne Dagfinrud, Sella A. Provan
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Associations between APOE genotypes and disease susceptibility, joint damage and lipid levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
OBJECTIVE: Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotypes are associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and lipid levels. In rheumatoid arthritis …
Marthe T. Maehlen, Sella A. Provan, Diederik P. C. de Rooy, Annette H. M. van der Helm-van Mil, Annemarie Krabben, Tore Saxne, Elisabet Lindqvist, Anne Grete Semb, Till Uhlig, Désirée van der Heijde, Inger Lise Mero, Inge C. Olsen, Tore K. Kvien, Benedicte A. Lie
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