Synovial tissue response to treatment in psoriatic arthritis

Codullo, V. and McInnes, I. B. (2011) Synovial tissue response to treatment in psoriatic arthritis. Open Rheumatology Journal, 5(1), pp. 133-137. (doi: 10.2174/1874312901105010133) (PMID:22279513) (PMCID:PMC3263446)

Abstract

Following its validation and wide application in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), synovial tissue analysis has recently been applied to studies on Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA). Such studies aim to thereby clarify its distinctive features and the nature of specific responses upon administration of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) or biologic agents. In consequence, insights to disease pathogenesis, drugs’ mechanisms of action (MOA) and biomarkers of response have emerged. Data from pilot and open-label studies, and recently from randomized controlled trials, have helped in refining the therapeutic approaches to PsA patients, by improving understanding of MOA and in provision of biomarkers of response. The availability of less invasive and reproducible analysis techniques to obtain and evaluate synovial biopsies will further enhance the utility of this approach in due course.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: McInnes, Professor Iain
• Authors: Codullo, V., and McInnes, I. B.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity
• Journal Name: Open Rheumatology Journal
• Publisher: Bentham Open
• ISSN: 1874-3129
• ISSN (Online): 1874-3129
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2011 Codullo and McInnes
• First Published: First published in Open Rheumatology Journal 5(1):133-137
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License