Z Albar – Vitamin D and inflammation The discovery that most body cells and tissues have vitamin D receptors and that some of them have the enzymatic machinery to convert the circulating form of vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D) into the...

S Hadi, D Sudarsono, B Suntoko – Hyperuricemia and Pro Inflammatory Cytokine (IL-1?, IL-6, and TNF-?) Background. Rugerio et al 2006 reported that there were a positive correlation between the level of hyperuricemia and the level of IL-1β, IL-6, and...

M Suwito, K Handono, H Kalim, BPP Suryana, CS Wahono – Correlation between anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies and the severity of clinical manifestation,laboratory manifestation, and radiological joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis patients Background. The second generation anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide test...

O Mesanti, B Setiyohadi, YI Kasjmir, U Budihusodo, M Oemardi – Profile of osteophyte location in different grades of functional status in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Background. Osteophyte is a reparative response to cartilage breakdown in osteoarthritis (OA) and osteophyte...

N Akil, B Setiyohadi, AMT Lubis, A Fawziah – Case Report: Osteoarticular tuberculosis of the right foot: a diagnostic delayed Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) involving the musculoskeletal system occurs in approximately 1% to 3% of patients with extrapulmonary TB. Concurrent pulmonary...

S Dewi, RG Wachjudi – Case Report: Calcinosis and myocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus patient Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have multi-organ involvement related to their chronic infl ammatory, autoimmune disease. Calcinosis can be clinical manifestations of SLE. Tissue calcinosis...

W Hambali, Sumariyono, K Chen – Case Report: Septic arthritis caused by Salmonella sp. Septic arthritis is a rare joint disorder, and can be caused by various pathogenic microorganisms, including bacteria, virus, mycobacterium, and fungus. The incidence of this infection...

AS Haribowo, BPP Suryana, K Handono – Case Report: Chronic polyarthritis mimicking rheumatoid arthritis in a patient with leprosy Currently leprosy is now still a global threat in the world even after the introduction of multidrug therapy (MDT), including in...

IN Suarjana – Role of leptin in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus. Leptin is a 16 kDa adipocyte-secreted hormone that regulates weight centrally and links nutritional status to neuroendocrine and immune functions. Several studies indicate that leptin plays an...