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Contents of Volume 4 Suppl 1
22nd European Workshop for Rheumatology Research
Meeting abstracts
Leiden, The Netherlands. 28 February  3 March 2002 The organizer would like to thank the following companies who have generously supported the 22nd European Workshop for Rheumatology Research: Abbott/Knoll, MSD, Wyeth Ayerst, Amgen, Centocor, Novartis, Schering Plough, Aventis
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HIF-1 mediated upregulation of VEGF and VEGF-R in systemic sclerosis (SSc): Imbalance with angiostatic factors suggests VEGF as a novel option for the treatment of ischemia in patients with SSc
O Distler, A Scheid, A Del Rosso, J Rethage, M Neidhart, RE Gay, U Müller-Ladner, M Gassmann, M Matucci-Cerinic, S Gay
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):1 (4 February 2002)
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Comparison of the features of arthroscopic synovial biopsies with biopsy samples obtained at surgery
TJM Smeets, MC Kraan, E Barge, MD Smith, PP Tak
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):2 (4 February 2002)
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Epstein-Barr virus load in rheumatoid arthritis patients and normal controls: accurate quantification using real time PCR
N Pieri-Balandraud, D Reviron, J Roudier, C Roudier
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):3 (4 February 2002)
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Low levels of apoptosis and high FLIP expression in early rheumatoid arthritis synovium
A-K Ulfgren, A Anca Irinel Catrina, LG Lollo Gr ndal, SL Staffan Lindblad, LK Lars Klareskog
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):4 (4 February 2002)
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Intestinal anaerobic bacteria in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
P Toivanen, S Vartiainen, J Jalava, R Luukkainen, T Möttönen, E Eerola, R Manninen
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):5 (4 February 2002)
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Prevalence of antibodies against a Sindbis-related (Pogosta) virus, a potential cause of chronic arthritis
A Toivanen, M Laine, R Luukkainen, J Oksi, R Vainionpää
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):6 (4 February 2002)
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Production of IFN- by Natural IFN- Producing Cells (NIPC), induced by apoptotic cells and autoantibodies via Fc RII, could be a pivotal event in the etiopathogenesis of SLE
LR Rönnblom, T Lövgren, U Bsve, GV Alm
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):7 (4 February 2002)
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Serum amyloid P component (SAP) binds to late apoptotic cells and mediates their phagocytosis by macrophages
M Bijl, G Horst, H Bootsma, PC Limburg, CGM Kallenberg
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):8 (4 February 2002)
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Expression of syndecan-1 during development, growth and cartilage degeneration in a transgenic mouse model for osteoarthritis
L Pirilä, H Salminen, AM Säämänen, J Kivinemi, YT Konttinen, E Vuorio
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):9 (4 February 2002)
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Osteoclasts are essential for TNF-mediated joint destruction
KR Redlich, S Hayer, R Ricci, JP David, M Tohidast-Akrad, J Zwerina, G Kollias, G Steiner, JS Smolen, E Wagner, G Schett
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):10 (4 February 2002)
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Interaction of intimal fibroblasts with intracavitary fibrin: a morphologic follow up in ovalbumin arthritis
O Sánchez-Pernaute, R Largo, I Díez-Ortego, MA Alvarez-Soria, E Calvo, M Lopez-Armada, G Herrero-Beaumont
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):11 (4 February 2002)
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in muscle tissue and the effect of corticosteroid therapy in patients with poly- and dermatomyositis
IE Lundberg
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):12 (4 February 2002)
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Etiology of a spontaneous autoimmune joint disease in mice
J Sinkora
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):13 (4 February 2002)
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Investigation of serum cartilage oligomer protein (COMP) levels in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
M Brozik, L Hodinka, E Palkonyai, I Sznts, M Seszták, Zs Schmidt, U Böhm, K Merétey
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):14 (4 February 2002)
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Increased FcRII and III expression in synovium and on monocyte derived macrophages of RA-patients results in altered function after immune complex stimulation
AB Blom, PLEM van Lent, TRDJ Radstake, AEM Holthuysen, AW Slöetjes, RL Smeets, P Barrera, LAB Joosten, WB van den Berg
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):15 (4 February 2002)
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IL-18 expression in synovial biopsies of patients with active rheumatoid arthritis is associated with enhanced levels of both IL-1 and TNF
LAB Joosten, P Barrera, E Lubberts, AB Blom, B Oppers-Walgreen, LAM van den Bersselaa, WB van den Berg
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):16 (4 February 2002)
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A gene in the telomeric HLA complex distinct from HLA-A is involved in predisposition to juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
A Smerdel, BA Lie, R Ploski, BPC Koeleman, E Thorsby, O Førre, DE Undlien
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):17 (4 February 2002)
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Differential gene expression of proliferating synovial fibroblasts in rheumatoid arthritis
KM Masuda, R Masuda, M Neidhart, BR Simmen, BA Michel, U Müller-Ladner, RE Gay, S Gay
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):18 (4 February 2002)
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An approach to the analysis of gene expression in chronically activated T Lymphocytes
AP Cope, JM Clark, M Panesar, P Vagenas, T Freeman, PA Lyons
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):19 (4 February 2002)
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Efficacy of retroviral gene transfer into synovial fibroblasts is reduced by co-transduction with adenoviral vectors
U Müller-Ladner, O Distler, S Gay, E Neumann, M Judex, J Grifka, CH Evans, PD Robbins
Arthritis Res 2002, 4(Suppl 1):20 (4 February 2002)
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