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  • New findings suggest that neutrophil extracellular traps and their components have a functional role as triggers of IL-17-mediated inflammation and associated bone destruction in periodontitis.

    • Sarah Onuora
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  • Researchers have co-cultured human mesenchymal stromal cells and monocytes to generate bone-like structures that have the potential to facilitate the study of bone remodelling in vitro.

    • Robert Phillips
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  • The ACR has developed its first guideline for managing rheumatoid arthritis using integrative interventions, to aid in decision-making regarding such approaches alongside pharmacological treatment.

    • Jessica McHugh
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  • Cognitive functional therapy is a safe, effective and low-cost intervention for individuals with persistent disabling low back pain, according to results from the phase III RESTORE trial.

    • Jessica McHugh
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  • Results of a population-based cohort study of more than 20 million individuals in the UK reveal that the incidence of several autoimmune disorders, and of rheumatic diseases in particular, continues to increase over time.

    • Sarah Onuora
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  • A new treatment for osteoarthritis that combines cells from the patient in vitro prior to intra-articular injection has demonstrated beneficial effects on arthritic joints in a compassionate use study.

    • Robert Phillips
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  • In a retrospective study, risk–benefit analyses suggest that primary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia is beneficial in patients receiving rituximab and high-dose glucocorticoids.

    • Sarah Onuora
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  • In a retrospective study, biologic DMARD therapy was associated with faster control of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated arthritis but also with a shorter time to cancer progression, compared with methotrexate therapy.

    • Sarah Onuora
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  • Clinical and molecular analysis of autoantibodies against the endonuclease DNase1L3 in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus led to the identification of a subset of pathogenetic antibodies that are cross-reactive with double-stranded DNA.

    • Sarah Onuora
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  • In screening for post-translational modifications associated with ankylosing spondylitis, researchers have identified a microbiome-metabolite-mediated modification that can lead to neoantigen generation and subsequent autoimmunity.

    • Jessica McHugh
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  • Characterization of a new mouse model highlights allogeneic bone marrow transplantation and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor neutralization as potential avenues for the treatment of APLAID.

    • Jessica McHugh
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  • Phase II trial results demonstrate rapid remission of macrophage activation syndrome in patients treated with the anti-IFNγ antibody emapalumab.

    • Robert Phillips
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  • New findings suggest that inhibition of macrophage fumarate hydratase leads to the release of mitochondrial RNA, which in turn mediates type I interferon production.

    • Sarah Onuora
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  • Following a fracture, γδ T cell expansion in the bone induces the expansion and migration of T helper 17 cells from the gut to the bone to help mediate fracture healing.

    • Jessica McHugh
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  • Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies precede the development of rheumatoid arthritis, but new results indicate that these antibodies are not necessarily pathogenic, and some might even protect against arthritis.

    • Robert Phillips
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