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Depression and anxiety in systemic lupus erythematosus: The crosstalk between i...
Figueiredo-Braga, M; Cornaby, C; Cortez, A; Bernardes, M; Terroso, G; Figueiredo, M; Mesquita, CS; Costa, L; Poole, BDepression and anxiety cause severe loss of quality of life for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. The causes and factors that contribute to these psychological manifestations in lupus are difficult to disentangle. This study compared clinical, psychological, and demographic factors between lupus patients, depressed patients, and rheumatoid arthritis patients to discover lupus-specific contributors to ...
Influence of Biological Therapeutics, Cytokines, and Disease Activity on Depres...
Figueiredo-Braga, M; Cornaby, C; Cortez, A; Bernardes, M; Terroso, G; Figueiredo, M; Mesquita, CS; Costa, L; Poole, BPurpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an often debilitating autoinflammatory disease. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are often troubled by co-occurring depression or other psychological manifestations. RA patients have a variety of treatment options available, including biologicals that inhibit cytokines or immune cells. If these cytokines influence the psychological symptoms, then the use of cytokine inhib...