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The impact of vitamin D on dendritic cell function in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Ben-Zvi, Ilan, Aranow, Cynthia, Mackay, Meggan, Stanevsky, Anfisa, Kamen, Diane L, Marinescu, L Manuela, Collins, Christopher E, Gilkeson, Gary S, Diamond, Betty, Hardin, John A

“…Excessive activity of dendritic cells (DCs) is postulated as a central disease mechanism in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Vitamin D is known to reduce…”
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Urinary TWEAK as a biomarker of lupus nephritis: a multicenter cohort study by Schwartz, Noa, Rubinstein, Tamar, Burkly, Linda C, Collins, Christopher E, Blanco, Irene, Su, Lihe, Hojaili, Bernard, Mackay, Meggan, Aranow, Cynthia, Stohl, William, Rovin, Brad H, Michaelson, Jennifer S, Putterman, Chaim

“…TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) has been implicated as a mediator of chronic inflammatory processes via prolonged activation of the NF-kappaB…”
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A Multianalyte Assay Panel With Cell‐Bound Complement Activation Products Predicts Transition of Probable Lupus to American College of Rheumatology–Classified Lupus by Ramsey‐Goldman, Rosalind, Alexander, Roberta Vezza, Conklin, John, Arriens, Cristina, Narain, Sonali, Massarotti, Elena M., Wallace, Daniel J., Collins, Christopher E., Saxena, Amit, Putterman, Chaim, Brady, Kelley, Kalunian, Kenneth C., Weinstein, Arthur

“…Objective To evaluate the usefulness of biomarkers to predict the evolution of patients suspected of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), designated as probable…”
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Baricitinib, a Janus kinase inhibitor, in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Kunwar, Sumit, Collins, Christopher E., Constantinescu, Florina

“…Janus kinases (JAKs) play an important role in intracellular signaling for multiple cytokines in the pathogenesis of RA. Baricitinib is an oral, selective JAK…”
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Cell-bound complement activation products associate with lupus severity in SLE by Arriens, Cristina, Alexander, Roberta Vezza, Narain, Sonali, Saxena, Amit, Collins, Christopher E, Wallace, Daniel J, Massarotti, Elena, Conklin, John, Kalunian, Kenneth C, Putterman, Chaim, Ramsey-Goldman, Rosalind, Buyon, Jill P, Askanase, Anca, Furie, Richard A, James, Judith A, Bello, Ghalib A, Manzi, Susan, Ahearn, Joseph, O'Malley, Tyler, Weinstein, Arthur, Dervieux, Thierry

“…ObjectivesTo evaluate the association between lupus severity and cell-bound complement activation products (CB-CAPs) or low complement proteins C3 and…”
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Complement Activation in Patients With Probable Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Ability to Predict Progression to American College of Rheumatology–Classified Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Ramsey‐Goldman, Rosalind, Alexander, Roberta Vezza, Massarotti, Elena M., Wallace, Daniel J., Narain, Sonali, Arriens, Cristina, Collins, Christopher E., Saxena, Amit, Putterman, Chaim, Kalunian, Kenneth C., O'Malley, Tyler, Dervieux, Thierry, Weinstein, Arthur

“…Objective To evaluate the frequency of cell‐bound complement activation products (CB‐CAPs) as a marker of complement activation in patients with suspected…”
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Real-World Effectiveness of Belimumab in the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Pooled Analysis of Multi-Country Data from the OBSErve Studies by Collins, Christopher E., Cortes-Hernández, Josefina, Garcia, Mercedes A., von Kempis, Johannes, Schwarting, Andreas, Touma, Zahi, Kurtinecz, Milena, Gairy, Kerry

“…Introduction The real-world effectiveness of belimumab for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in six countries was evaluated in the OBSErve program. The aim of…”
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Calcium and vitamin D supplementation and incident rheumatoid arthritis: the Women’s Health Initiative Calcium plus Vitamin D trial by Racovan, Marius, Walitt, Brian, Collins, Christopher E., Pettinger, Mary, Parks, Christine G., Shikany, James M., Wactawski-Wende, Jean, Manson, JoAnn E., Moreland, Larry, Wright, Nicole, Jackson, Rebecca, Howard, Barbara V.

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B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) isoforms in systemic lupus erythematosus: disease activity correlates better with blood leukocyte BLyS mRNA levels than with plasma BLyS protein levels by Collins, Christopher E, Gavin, Amanda L, Migone, Thi-Sau, Hilbert, David M, Nemazee, David, Stohl, William

“…Considerable evidence points to a role for B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) overproduction in murine and human systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Nevertheless,…”
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Calcium and vitamin D supplementation and incident rheumatoid arthritis: the Women’s Health Initiative Calcium plus Vitamin D trial by Racovan, Marius, Walitt, Brian, Collins, Christopher E., Pettinger, Mary, Parks, Christine G., Shikany, James M., Wactawski-Wende, Jean, Manson, JoAnn E., Moreland, Larry, Wright, Nicole, Jackson, Rebecca, Howard, Barbara V.

“…To determine whether calcium plus vitamin D supplementation (CaD) affects incidence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Participants enrolled in the Women’s Health…”
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70 years of progress: history of the Rheumatism Society of the District of Columbia, 1946–2016 by Silinsky Krupnikova, Sonia D., McNish, Sean, Croft, Joseph D., Collins, Christopher E., Plotz, Paul H., Shanmugam, Victoria K.

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Pulmonary involvement in microscopic polyangiitis by Collins, Christopher E, Quismorio, Francisco P

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWMicroscopic polyangiitis is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis that affects small vessels, resulting in a wide spectrum of organ involvement…”
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Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Voclosporin in Patients With Lupus Nephritis and Low eGFR: TH-PO488 by Saxena, Ramesh, Collins, Christopher E., Birardi, Vanessa, Pavlova-Wolf, Anna

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Winners of the 2020 American College of Rheumatology Annual Image Competition

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Winners of the 2018 and 2019 American College of Rheumatology Annual Image Competition

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Cell bound complement activation products alone and in combination with low serum complement C3 or C4 have superior diagnostic performance in systemic lupus erythematosus by Weinstein, Arthur, Wallace, Daniel J, Putterman, Chaim, Arriens, Cristina, Askanase, Anca, Kalunian, Kenneth C, Collins, Christopher E, Saxena, Amit, Massarotti, Elena M, Alexander, Roberta Vezza, Ibarra, Claudia, Chatham, Winn, Ramsey-Goldman, Rosalind, Narain, Sonali, Chandra, Tarun, Ahearn, Joseph, Manzi, Susan, Dervieux, Thierry

“…Abstract BACKGROUND Cell-bound complement activation products (CB-CAPs) are sensitive and specific diagnostic markers of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We…”
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