Ρευματολογικό – Δημοσιεύσεις

ΡΕΥΜΑΤΟΛΟΓΙΚΟ ΤΜΗΜΑ – ΔΗΜΟΣΙΕΥΣΕΙΣ (2015-2018)

Kravvariti E, Kitas GD, Mitsikostas DD, Sfikakis PP. Nocebos in rheumatology: emerging concepts and their implications for clinical practice. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2018 Oct 25. doi: 10.1038/s41584-018-0110-9. PMID: 30361674.

Psichogiou M, Kapelios CJ, Konstantonis G, Argyris A, Nasothimiou E, Papadopoulou M, Kitas G, Papaioannou TG, Daikos GL, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou AD. Prevalence, Incidence, and Contributors of Subclinical Atheromatosis, Arteriosclerosis, and Arterial Hypertrophy in HIV-Infected Individuals: A Single-Center, 3-Year Prospective Study. Angiology. 2018 Sep 20:3319718801093. doi: 10.1177/0003319718801093.PMID: 30235944.

Mavrogeni SI, Sfikakis PP, Dimitroulas T, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Poulos G, Kolovou G, Theodorakis G, Kitas GD. Prospects of using cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the identification of arrhythmogenic substrate in autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Rheumatol Int. 2018 Sep;38(9):1615-1621. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4110-5. Epub 2018 Jul 24. PMID: 30043238.

Eleftheriadou I, Drosos GC, Tentolouris A, George K, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou AD, Tentolouris N. Pulse pressure amplification and cardiac autonomic dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Hum Hypertens. 2018 Sep;32(8-9):531-539. doi: 10.1038/s41371-018-0070-1. Epub 2018 May 23. PMID: 29789692.

Pentazos G, Laskari K, Prekas K, Raftakis J, Sfikakis PP, Siores E. Microwave  Radiometry-Derived Thermal Changes of Small Joints as Additional Potential Biomarker in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Pilot Study. J Clin Rheumatol. 2018 Aug;24(5):259-263. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000000719. PMID: 29652702.

Arida A, Protogerou AD, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP. Systemic Inflammatory Response  and Atherosclerosis: The Paradigm of Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases. Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Jun 27;19(7). pii: E1890. doi: 10.3390/ijms19071890. PMID: 29954107; PMCID: PMC6073407.

Kravvariti E, Konstantonis G, Sfikakis PP, Tektonidou MG. Progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus versus rheumatoid arthritis: the impact of low disease activity. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018 Aug 8. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key233. PMID: 30102390.

Panopoulos S, Bournia VK, Konstantonis G, Fragiadaki K, Sfikakis PP, Tektonidou MG. Predictors of morbidity and mortality in early systemic sclerosis: Long-term follow-up data from a single-centre inception cohort. Autoimmun Rev. 2018 Aug;17(8):816-820. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2018.02.008. Epub 2018 Jun 6. PMID: 29885536.

Argyris AA, Nasothimiou E, Aissopou E, Papaioannou TG, Zhang Y, Blacher J, Safar ME, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou AD. Mechanisms of pulse pressure amplification  dipping pattern during sleep time: the SAFAR study. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2018 Feb;12(2):117-127. doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2017.12.005. Epub 2017 Dec 14. PMID: 29287945.

Tektonidou MG, Lewandowski LB, Hu J, Dasgupta A, Ward MM. Survival in adults and children with systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis of studies from 1950 to 2016. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Dec;76(12):2009-2016. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211663. Epub 2017 Aug 9. Erratum in: Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Mar;77(3):472. PMID: 28794077.

Kravvariti E, Konstantonis G, Tentolouris N, Sfikakis PP, Tektonidou MG. Carotid and femoral atherosclerosis in antiphospholipid syndrome: Equivalent risk with diabetes mellitus in a case-control study. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2018 Jun;47(6):883-889. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2017.10.015. Epub 2017 Oct 23. ΠMID: 29150207.

Tektonidou MG. Antiphospholipid Syndrome Nephropathy: From Pathogenesis to Treatment. Front Immunol. 2018 May 31;9:1181. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01181. eCollection 2018. PMID: 29904380; PMC5990608.

Argyropoulou OD, Protogerou AD, Sfikakis PP. Accelerated atheromatosis and arteriosclerosis in primary systemic vasculitides: current evidence and future perspectives. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2018 Jan;30(1):36-43. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0000000000000453. PMID: 29040156.

Protogerou AD, Nasothimiou EG, Sfikakis PP, Tzioufas AG. Non-invasive vascular biomarkers in patients with Behçet’s disease: review of the data and future perspectives. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2017 Nov-Dec;35 Suppl 108(6):100-107. Epub 2017 Oct 6. PMID: 29148423.

Karamanolis GP, Denaxas K, Panopoulos S, Bournia KV, Zorbala A, Kamberoglou D, Schizas D, Ladas SD, Sfikakis PP. Severe oesophageal disease and its associations with systemic sclerosis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2017 Sep-Oct;35 Suppl 106(4):82-85. Epub 2017 Aug 30. PMID: 28869413.

Tentolouris N, Kanellos PT, Siami E, Athanasopoulou E, Chaviaras N, Kolovou G, Sfikakis PP, Katsilambros N. Erratum to: Assessment of the Validity and Reproducibility of a Novel Standardized Test Meal for the Study of Postprandial Triacylglycerol Concentrations. Lipids. 2017 Sep;52(9):801. doi: 10.1007/s11745-017-4284-8. PMID: 28853039.

Sfikakis PP, Arida A, Panopoulos S, Fragiadaki K, Pentazos G, Laskari K, Tektonidou M, Markomichelakis N. Brief Report: Drug-Free Long-Term Remission in Severe Behçet’s Disease Following Withdrawal of Successful Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Treatment. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 Dec;69(12):2380-2385. doi: 10.1002/art.40235. Epub 2017 Nov 8. PMID: 28834393.

Tentolouris N, Kanellos PT, Siami E, Athanasopoulou E, Chaviaras N, Kolovou G, Sfikakis PP, Katsilambros N. Assessment of the Validity and Reproducibility of a Novel Standardized Test Meal for the Study of Postprandial Triacylglycerol Concentrations. Lipids. 2017 Aug;52(8):675-686. doi: 10.1007/s11745-017-4275-9. Epub 2017 Jun 26. Erratum in: Lipids. 2017 Aug 29; PMID: 28653085; PMCID: PMC5649391.

Markomichelakis NN, Aissopou EK, Maselos S, Tugal-Tutkun I, Sfikakis PP. Biologic Treatment Options for Retinal Neovascularization in Behçet’s Disease. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2017 Jul 12:1-7. doi: 10.1080/09273948.2017.1332228. [Epub  ahead of print] PMID: 28700280.

Chi C, Yu SK, Auckle R, Argyris AA, Nasothimiou E, Tountas C, Aissopou E, Blacher J, Safar ME, Sfikakis PP, Zhang Y, Protogerou AD. Association of left ventricular structural and functional abnormalities with aortic and brachial blood pressure variability in hypertensive patients: the SAFAR study. J Hum Hypertens. 2017 Oct;31(10):633-639. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2017.37. Epub 2017 Jun 1. PMID: 28569260.

Toutouzas K, Benetos G, Koutagiar I, Barampoutis N, Mitropoulou F, Davlouros  P, Sfikakis PP, Alexopoulos D, Stefanadis C, Siores E, Tousoulis D. Noninvasive detection of increased carotid artery temperature in patients with coronary artery disease predicts major cardiovascular events at one year: Results from a prospective multicenter study. Atherosclerosis. 2017 Jul;262:25-30. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.04.019. Epub 2017 Apr 23. PMID: 28482222.

Papaioannou TG, Protogerou AD, Argyris A, Aissopou E, Georgiopoulos G, Nasothimiou E, Tountas C, Sfikakis PP, Stergiopulos N, Tousoulis D. Total arterial compliance, estimated by a novel method, is better related to left ventricular mass compared to aortic pulse wave velocity: The SAFAR study. Clin Exp Hypertens. 2017;39(3):271-276. doi: 10.1080/10641963.2016.1247165. PMID: 28448191.

Sfikakis PP, Bournia VK, Sidiropoulos P, Boumpas DT, Drosos AA, Kitas GD, Konstantonis G, Liossis SN, Manoussakis MN, Sakkas L, Tektonidou M, Tzioufas AG, Vlachoyiannopoulos PG, Kani C, Paterakis P, Litsa P, Vassilopoulos D. Biologic treatment for rheumatic disease: real-world big data analysis from the Greek country-wide prescription database. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2017 Jul-Aug;35(4):579-585. Epub 2017 Mar 3. PMID: 28281458.

Mavrogeni S, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Dimitroulas T, Bratis K, Kitas GD, Sfikakis P, Tektonidou M, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Katsifis G, Boki KA, Kitsiou A, Filaditaki V, Gialafos E, Plastiras S, Vartela V, Kolovou G. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging pattern at the time of diagnosis of treatment naïve patients with connective tissue diseases. Int J Cardiol. 2017 Jun 1;236:151-156. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.01.104. Epub 2017 Feb PMID: 28185705.

Arida A, Protogerou AD, Konstantonis G, Fragiadaki K, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP.  Atherosclerosis is not accelerated in rheumatoid arthritis of low activity or remission, regardless of antirheumatic treatment modalities. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2017 Jun 1;56(6):934-939. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kew506. PMID: 28160488.

Chorepsima S, Eleftheriadou I, Tentolouris A, Moyssakis I, Protogerou A, Kokkinos A, Sfikakis PP, Tentolouris N. Pulse wave velocity and cardiac autonomic function in type 2 diabetes mellitus. BMC Endocr Disord. 2017 May 19;17(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s12902-017-0178-2. PMID: 28526073; PMC5438530.

Tektonidou MG, Ward MM. Methodological Quality of Studies of Endstage Renal Disease in Lupus Nephritis, 1970 to 2015. J Rheumatol. 2017 May;44(5):626-630. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.160546. Epub 2017 Feb 15. PMID: 28202746; PMC5413417.

Sfikakis PP, Vlachogiannis NI, Christopoulos PF. Cadherin-11 as a therapeutic target in chronic, inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Clin Immunol. 2017 Mar;176:107-113. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2017.01.008. Epub 2017 Jan 21. PMID: 28115292.

Tektonidou MG, Kravvariti E, Konstantonis G, Tentolouris N, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A. Subclinical atherosclerosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Comparable risk with Diabetes Mellitus and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Autoimmun Rev. 2017 Mar;16(3):308-312. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2017.01.009. Epub 2017 Jan 29. PMID: 28147263.

Eleftheriadou I, Grigoropoulou P, Kokkinos A, Mourouzis I, Perrea D, Katsilambros N, Sfikakis PP, Tentolouris N. Association of plasma fetuin-a levels with peripheral arterial disease and lower extremity arterial calcification in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Diabetes Complications. 2017 Mar;31(3):599-604. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.11.006. Epub 2016 Nov 12. PMID: 27899247.

Laskari K, Boura P, Dalekos GN, Garyfallos A, Karokis D, Pikazis D, Settas L, Skarantavos G, Tsitsami E, Sfikakis PP. Longterm Beneficial Effect of Canakinumab in Colchicine-resistant Familial Mediterranean Fever. J Rheumatol. 2017 Jan;44(1):102-109. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.160518. Epub 2016 Nov 15. PMID: 28042127.

Karatzi K, Aissopou EK, Katsana K, Moiragia M, Tentolouris N, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou AD. Retinal microcirculation in association with caffeinated and alcoholic drinks in subjects at increased cardiovascular risk. Microcirculation.  2016 Oct;23(7):591-596. doi: 10.1111/micc.12320. PMID: 27653024.

Bournia VK, Kitas G, Protogerou AD, Sfikakis PP. Impact of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on cardiovascular risk: Is it the same in osteoarthritis  and rheumatoid arthritis? Mod Rheumatol. 2017 Jul;27(4):559-569. doi: 10.1080/14397595.2016.1232332. Epub 2016 Sep 23. PMID: 27659504.

Karatzi K, Aissopou EK, Tsirimiagou C, Fatmeli E, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou AD. Reply from the authors to “Comments on ‘Association of consumption of dairy products and meat with retinal vessel calibers in subjects at increased cardiovascular risk'”. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2017 Jan;27(1):89-90. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2016.06.002. Epub 2016 Jun 17. PMID: 27484753.

Tektonidou MG, Wang Z, Ward MM. Brief Report: Trends in Hospitalizations Due to Acute Coronary Syndromes and Stroke in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, 1996 to 2012. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 Nov;68(11):2680-2685. doi: 10.1002/art.39758. PMID: 27273732; PMCID: PMC5083218.

Vassilopoulos D, Delicha EM, Settas L, Andrianakos A, Aslanidis S, Boura P, Katsounaros M, Athanassiou P, Tempos K, Skarantavos G, Antoniadis C, Papazoglou S, Sakkas L, Galanopoulou V, Skopouli F, Boki K, Daoussis D, Vritzali E, Sfikakis PP. Safety profile of repeated rituximab cycles in unselected rheumatoid arthritis patients: a long-term, prospective real-life study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2016 Sep-Oct;34(5):893-900. Epub 2016 Jul 5. PMID: 27383049.

Papaioannou TG, Protogerou AD, Vrachatis D, Konstantonis G, Aissopou E, Argyris A, Nasothimiou E, Gialafos EJ, Karamanou M, Tousoulis D, Sfikakis PP. Mean arterial pressure values calculated using seven different methods and their  associations with target organ deterioration in a single-center study of 1878 individuals. Hypertens Res. 2016 Sep;39(9):640-7. doi: 10.1038/hr.2016.41. Epub 2016 May 19. PMID: 27194570.

Karamanolis GP, Panopoulos S, Denaxas K, Karlaftis A, Zorbala A, Kamberoglou  D, Ladas SD, Sfikakis PP. The 5-HT1A receptor agonist buspirone improves esophageal motor function and symptoms in systemic sclerosis: a 4-week, open-label trial. Arthritis Res Ther. 2016 Sep 1;18:195. doi: 10.1186/s13075-016-1094-y. PMID: 27586891; PMC5009650.

Souliotis VL, Vougas K, Gorgoulis VG, Sfikakis PP. Defective DNA repair and chromatin organization in patients with quiescent systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Res Ther. 2016 Aug 4;18(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s13075-016-1081-3. PMID: 27492607; PMCID: PMC4973109.

Liatis S, Dafoulas GE, Kani C, Politi A, Litsa P, Sfikakis PP, Makrilakis K.  The prevalence and treatment patterns of diabetes in the Greek population based on real-world data from the nation-wide prescription database. Diabetes Res Clin  Pract. 2016 Aug;118:162-7. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.06.018. Epub 2016 Jun 17. PMID: 27372056.

Karatzi K, Aissopou EK, Tsirimiagou C, Fatmeli E, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou AD. Association of consumption of dairy products and meat with retinal vessel calibers in subjects at increased cardiovascular risk. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2016 Aug;26(8):752-7. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2016.03.006. Epub 2016 Mar 19. PMID: 27139515.

Protogerou AD, Aissopou EK, Argyris A, Nasothimiou EG, Konstantonis GD, Karamanou M, Papaioannou TG, Blacher J, Safar ME, Sfikakis PP. Phenotypes of office systolic blood pressure according to both brachial and aortic measurements: frequencies and associations with carotid hypertrophy in 1861 adults. J Hypertens. 2016 Jul;34(7):1325-30. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000955. PMID: 27203579.

Mavrogeni S, Karabela G, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Stavropoulos E, Katsifis G, Plastiras SC, Kitas GD, Panopoulos S, Pentazos G, Tzatzaki E, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Kolovou G, Sfikakis PP. Pseudo-infarction pattern in diffuse systemic sclerosis. Evaluation using cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jul 1;214:465-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.235. Epub 2016 Apr 8. PMID: 27096964.

Tektonidou MG, Dasgupta A, Ward MM. Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease in Patients With Lupus Nephritis, 1971-2015: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Meta-Analysis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 Jun;68(6):1432-41. doi: 10.1002/art.39594. PMID: 26815601; PMC5071782.

Andrade D, Tektonidou M. Emerging Therapies in Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2016 Apr;18(4):22. doi: 10.1007/s11926-016-0566-z. PMID: 26995745.

Basoulis D, Fragiadaki K, Tentolouris N, Sfikakis PP, Kokkinos A. Anti-TNFα treatment for recalcitrant ulcerative necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum: A case report and review of the literature. Metabolism. 2016 Apr;65(4):569-73. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2015.12.014. Epub 2016 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 26975548.

Mavrogeni SI, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD, Kolovou G, Tektonidou MG. Cardiac involvement in antiphospholipid syndrome: The diagnostic role of noninvasive cardiac imaging. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2016 Apr;45(5):611-6. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2015.09.005. Epub 2015 Oct 8. Review. PMID: 26616201.

Arida A, Protogerou AD, Konstantonis G, Konsta M, Delicha EM, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP. Subclinical Atherosclerosis Is Not Accelerated in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis with Low Disease Activity: New Data and Metaanalysis of Published Studies. J Rheumatol. 2015 Nov;42(11):2098-105. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.150316. Epub 2015 Oct 1. PMID: 26428207.

Aissopou EK, Papathanassiou M, Nasothimiou EG, Konstantonis GD, Tentolouris N, Theodossiadis PG, Papaioannou TG, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou AD. The Keith-Wagener-Barker and Mitchell-Wong grading systems for hypertensive retinopathy: association with target organ damage in individuals below 55 years. J Hypertens. 2015 Nov;33(11):2303-9. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000702. PMID: 26335430.

Aissopou EK, Argyris AA, Nasothimiou EG, Konstantonis GD, Tampakis K, Tentolouris N, Papathanassiou M, Theodossiadis PG, Papaioannou TG, Stehouwer CD, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou AD. Ambulatory Aortic Stiffness Is Associated With Narrow Retinal Arteriolar Caliber in Hypertensives: The SAFAR Study. Am J Hypertens. 2016 May;29(5):626-33. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpv145. Epub 2015 Aug 24. PMID: 26304958.

Siakavellas SI, Sfikakis PP, Bamias G. The TL1A/DR3/DcR3 pathway in autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2015 Aug;45(1):1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2015.02.007. Epub 2015 Feb 20. PMID: 25887448.

Protogerou AD, Fransen J, Zampeli E, Argyris AA, Aissopou E, Arida A, Konstantonis GD, Tentolouris N, Makrilakis K, Psichogiou M, Daikos G, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP. The Additive Value of Femoral Ultrasound for Subclinical Atherosclerosis Assessment in a Single Center Cohort of 962 Adults, Including High Risk Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. PLoS One. 2015 Jul 31;10(7):e0132307. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132307. eCollection 2015. PMID: 26230728; PMCID: PMC4521696.

Karamanolis GP, Panopoulos S, Karlaftis A, Denaxas K, Kamberoglou D, Sfikakis PP, Ladas SD. Beneficial effect of the 5-HT1A receptor agonist buspirone on esophageal dysfunction associated with systemic sclerosis: A pilot study. United  European Gastroenterol J. 2015 Jun;3(3):266-71. doi: 10.1177/2050640614560453. PMID: 26137301; PMCID: PMC4480533.

Arida A, Zampeli E, Konstantonis G, Fragiadaki K, Kitas GD, Protogerou AD, Sfikakis PP. Rheumatoid arthritis is sufficient to cause atheromatosis but not arterial stiffness or hypertrophy in the absence of classical cardiovascular risk factors. Clin Rheumatol. 2015 May;34(5):853-9. doi: 10.1007/s10067-015-2914-1. Epub 2015 Mar 11. PMID: 25754335.

Souliotis VL, Sfikakis PP. Increased DNA double-strand breaks and enhanced apoptosis in patients with lupus nephritis. Lupus. 2015 Jul;24(8):804-15. doi: 10.1177/0961203314565413. Epub 2014 Dec 26. PMID: 25542905.

Zhang Y, Kollias G, Argyris AA, Papaioannou TG, Tountas C, Konstantonis GD, Achimastos A, Blacher J, Safar ME, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou AD. Association of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction with 24-h aortic ambulatory blood pressure: the SAFAR study. J Hum Hypertens. 2015 Jul;29(7):442-8. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2014.101. Epub 2014 Nov 13. PMID: 25391758.

Aissopou EK, Bournia VK, Protogerou AD, Panopoulos S, Papaioannou TG, Vlachoyiannopoulos PG, Matucci-Cerinic M, Sfikakis PP. Intact calibers of retinal vessels in patients with systemic sclerosis. J Rheumatol. 2015 Apr;42(4):608-13. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.141425. Epub 2015 Feb 1. PMID: 25641886.

Stamatelopoulos K, Georgiou S, Kanakakis I, Papamichael C, Oikonomidis N, Mantzou A, Samouilidou E, Loizos S, Zakopoulos N, Sfikakis PP. Circulating levels of TNF-like cytokine 1A correlate with reflected waves and atherosclerosis extent and may predict cardiac death in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Cytokine. 2015 Mar;72(1):102-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2014.12.016. Epub 2015 Jan 3. PubMed PMID: 25563533.

Makrilakis K, Fragiadaki K, Smith J, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD. Interrelated reduction of chemerin and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 serum levels in rheumatoid arthritis after interleukin-6 receptor blockade. Clin Rheumatol. 2015  Mar;34(3):419-27. doi: 10.1007/s10067-014-2704-1. Epub 2014 Jun 10. PMID: 24912961.

Makrilakis K, Fragiadaki K, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD. Chemerin and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis after interleukin 6 receptor blockade. J Rheumatol. 2015 Feb;42(2):349. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.141115. PMID: 25641970.