G. Burmester

Publication List Details

Period

2002 - 2005

Number

33

Co-Authors

Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi by polymerase chain reaction in synovial membrane, but not in synovial fluid from patients with persisting Lyme arthritis after antibiotic therapy

Priem, S., Burmester, G., Kamradt, T., Wolbart, K., Rittig, M., Krause, A.

OBJECTIVES—To identify possible sites of bacterial persistence in patients with treatment resistant Lyme arthritis. It was determined whether Borrelia burgdorferi DNA may be detectable by...

The p68 autoantigen characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis is reactive with carbohydrate epitope specific autoantibodies

Meier, C., Vohr, H, Schwochau, M, Specker, C., Burmester, G

OBJECTIVE—The autoantigen p68 is a target of autoantibodies as well as autoreactive T cells with a high specificity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The binding characteristics of the autoantibodies...

Monocytes from systemic lupus erythematous patients are severely altered in phenotype and lineage flexibility

Steinbach, F., Henke, F., Krause, B., Thiele, B., Burmester, G., Hiepe, F.

OBJECTIVE—Cells of the myeloid lineage comprise a very heterogeneous population with many phenotypes and functional activities including macrophages and dendritic cells. To investigate the status,...

Prolactin enhances the in vitro production of IgG in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus but not from healthy controls

Jacobi, A, Rohde, W, Volk, H, Dorner, T, Burmester, G, Hiepe, F

OBJECTIVES—Recent evidence suggests that prolactin (PRL) plays a part in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Because B cell hyperreactivity and autoantibodies are characteristic...

Impaired catecholaminergic signalling of B lymphocytes in patients with chronic rheumatic diseases

Wahle, M, Kolker, S, Krause, A, Burmester, G, Baerwald, C

OBJECTIVE—To investigate further the influence of the autonomic nervous system on chronic rheumatic diseases.
METHODS—The density and affinity of β2 adrenergic receptors (β2R) on CD19+...

Prospective two year follow up study comparing novel and conventional imaging procedures in patients with arthritic finger joints

Backhaus, M, Burmester, G, Sandrock, D, Loreck, D, Hess, D, Scholz, A, ...

Objective: To carry out a prospective two year follow up study comparing conventional radiography, three-phase bone scintigraphy, ultrasonography (US), and three dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance...

Standardised nomenclature for glucocorticoid dosages and glucocorticoid treatment regimens: current questions and tentative answers in rheumatology

Buttgereit, F, Da Silva, J A P, Boers, M, Burmester, G, Cutolo, M, Jacobs, J, ...

In rheumatology and other medical specialties there is a discrepancy between the widespread use and the imprecise designation of glucocorticoid treatment regimens. Verbal descriptions of...

T cell reactivity against the SmD183–119 C terminal peptide in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Riemekasten, G, Weiss, C, Schneider, S, Thiel, A, Bruns, A, Schumann, F, ...

Background: The SmD183–119 peptide is a major target of the B cell response in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Efficacy and safety of the fully human anti-tumour necrosis factor α monoclonal antibody adalimumab (D2E7) in DMARD refractory patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a 12 week, phase II study

Van De Putte, L B A, Rau, R, Breedveld, F, Kalden, J, Malaise, M, Van Riel, P L C M, ...

Objectives: To evaluate efficacy, dose response, safety, and tolerability of adalimumab (D2E7) in disease modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) refractory patients with longstanding, active rheumatoid...

Bioenergetics of immune cells to assess rheumatic disease activity and efficacy of glucocorticoid treatment

Kuhnke, A, Burmester, G, Krauss, S, Buttgereit, F

Objective: To investigate whether activity and glucocorticoid treatment of rheumatic diseases are reflected by selected parameters of cellular energy metabolism of peripheral blood mononuclear cells...

Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi DNA in urine of patients with ocular Lyme borreliosis

Pleyer, U., Priem, S., Bergmann, L., Burmester, G., Hartmann, C., Krause, A.

AIM—To evaluate the diagnostic value of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect Borrelia burgdorferi DNA in patients with ocular Lyme borreliosis.
METHODS—Of 256 consecutive uveitis...

Two year maintenance of efficacy and safety of infliximab in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis

Braun, J, Brandt, J, Listing, J, Zink, A, Alten, R, Burmester, G, ...

Objective: To obtain results of the second year extension of an original 3 month randomised, placebo controlled trial (and the 1 year extension study) assessing the use of infliximab, a monoclonal...

First clinical evaluation of sagittal laser optical tomography for detection of synovitis in arthritic finger joints

Scheel, A, Backhaus, M, Klose, A, Moa-Anderson, B, Netz, U, Hermann, K, ...

Objective: To identify classifiers in images obtained with sagittal laser optical tomography (SLOT) that can be used to distinguish between joints affected and not affected by synovitis.