Lupus

Induction of Cross-Reactive Anti-dsDNA Antibodies in Preautoimmune NZW/NZB Mice by Immunization with Bacterial DNA, GS Gilkeson, AMM Pippen, DS Pisetsky, J Clin Invest, 1995, 95:3, 1398-1402.

Parvovirus Infection Mimicking Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, G Nesher, TG Osborn, TL Moore, Sem in Arth & Rheum, 1995; 24:5, 297-303.

Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, KS Ginsburg, RB Kudsin, CW Walter, PH Schur, Arth & Rheum, 1992; 35:4, 429-433.

Concepts of Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, AD Steinberg, Clin Imm & Immunopath, 1992; 63:1, 19-22.

Varied Acid-Fast Bacteria in a Necropsied Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Acute Myocardial Infarction, AR Cantwell, Jr., JK Cove, Cutis, Dept of Derm, So CA Permanente Med Grp, June 1984.

Histologic Observations of Coccoid Forms Suggestive of Cell Wall Deficient Bacteria in Cutaneous and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, AR Cantwell, Jr., DW Kelso, JE Jones, Int J Derm, 1982; 21:9, 526-537.

Ultrastructure of Mycoplasma Recovered from the Bone Marrow in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, CH vonBondorff, E Jansson, U Vainio, S Tuuri, Ann Rheum Dis, 1973; 32,25-28.

Scanning Electron Microscopy of Mycoplasma Isolated from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disseminatus, E Janaaon, H Eklund, U Vainio, H Halme, S Tuuri, Scand J Rheum, 1972; 1, 113-116.

Cultivation of a Mycoplasma from the Bone Marrow in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disseminatus, E Jansson, U Vainio, S Tuuri, Acta Rheum Scand, 1971; 127, 223-226.

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia-associated Hepatitis C Virus Infection, J Rivera, A De Degio, M Trinchet, AG Monforte, Br J Rheum, 1997; 36:9; 981-985.

Mycoplasmal Infections and Chronic Fatigue Illness (Gulf War Illness) Associated with Deployment to Operation Desert Storm, GL Nicholson, NL Nicholson, M Nasralla, Int J Med, 1997 (in press)

New Treatments for Chronic Infections Found in CFS, Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Gulf War Illness, GL Nicholson, Environmental Phys, Fall 1997, 13-14.

Chlamydia pneumoniae antibodies in Myalgia of Unknown Cause (including Fibromyalgia), I Machtey, Br J Rheum, 1996; 36:10, letter, 1134.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Mycoplasmal Infections in Persian Gulf War Illness - CFIDS patients, GL Nicholson, NL Nicholson, Int. J Occup Med Immunol Tox , 1996; 5: 69-78.

Doxycycline Treatment and Desert Storm, GL Nicholson, JAMA, 1995; 273: 618-619.

Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Pravo-virus B19 Infection, AM Berg, SJ Naides, RW Simms, Established , J Rhu, 1993; 20: 1941-1943.

Do Infections Trigger Fibromyalgia? DL Goldenberg, Arth & Rhu, 1993; 36: 1489-92.

"Chronic Lyme Disease" as the Incorrect Diagnosis in Patients with Fibromyalgia, VM Hsu, SJ Patella, LH Sigal, Arth & Rheum, 1993; 36:11, 1493-1500.

Fibromyalgia and Parvovirus Infec-tions, LJ Leventhal, SJ Naides, B Freund-lich, Arth & Rhu , 1991; 34: 1319-1324.

Fibromyalgia in Human Immuno-deficiency Virus Infection, D Buskila, DD Gladman, P Langevitz, S Urowitz, HA Smythe, J Rhu, 1990; 17:9, 1202-1206.

Is There an Immunologic Component to the Fibrositis Syndrome? XJ Caro, Rhu Dis Cl N Am, 1989; 15:1, 169-186.

Fibromyalgia and Its Relation to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Viral Illness and Immune Abnormalities, DL Goldenberg, J Rhu, 1989; 16 (suppl 19); 91-93.

Illness and Immune Abnormalities, DL Goldenberg, J Rhu, 1989; 16 (suppl 19); 91-93.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Definition, Current Studies and Lessons for Fibromyalgia Research, AL Komaroff, DL Goldenberg, J Rhu, 1989; 16 (suppl 19), 23-27.

Bacterial Products, Cytokines and Sleep, JM Krueger L Johannsen, J Rhu, 1989; (Suppl 19) 16; 52-57.

Fibromyalgia and other Chronic Fatigue Syndromes: Is There Evidencefor a Chronic Viral Disease? DL Goldenberg, Seminars in Arth & Rheum, 1988; 18: 111-120.

The "Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus Infection" Symdrome and Primary Fibromyalgia, D Buchwald, DL Goldenberg, JL Sullivan, AL Komaroff, Arth & Rhu, 1987; 30:10, 1132-1136.

Osteoarthritis

Effects of Oral Doxycycline Administration on Histomorphometry and Dynamics of Subchondral Bone in a Canine Model of Osteoarthritis, LP Yu, DB Burr, KD Brandt, BL O'Connor, A Rubinow, A Albrecht J Rheum, 1996; 23:1, 137-142.

Tetracyclines Suppress Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity in Adjuvant Arthritis in Combination with Flurbiprofin, Ameliorate Bone Damage, RA Greenwald, SA Moak, NS Ramamurthy, LM Golub, J Rheum, 1992; 19:6, 928-938.

Doxycycline Inhibits Type XI Cola-genolytic Activity in Extracts from Human Osteoarthritic Cartilage and of Gelatinase, LP Yu, GN Smith, Jr., KA Hasty, KD Brandt, J Rheum, 1991; 18:10, 1450-1452.

Reiter's Syndrome

Reactive or Septic Arthritis? Comment on the Article by Li et al, T Schaever-beke, C Bebear, B Bannwarth, C Bebear, J Dehais, Arth & Rheum, 1997; 40:3, 592-593.

Reply (to Li) , HR Schumacher, WV Williams, Arth & Rheum, 1997, 40:3, 593.

Molecular Detection of Bacterial DNA in Venereal-Associated Arthritis, F Li, R Bulbal, HR Schumacher, T Kieber-Emmons, PE Callegari, JM Von Feldt, D Norden, B Freundlich, B Wang, V Imonitie, CP Chang, I Nachamkin, DB Weiner, WV Williams, Arth & Rheum, 1996; 39:6, 950-958.

Urealplasma urealyticum in Reiter's Syndrome, S Horowitz, J Horowitz, D Taylor-Robinson, S Sukenik, RN Apte, J Ben-David, B Thomas, C Gilroy, J Rheum, 1994; 21:9, 877-882.

Recurrent Arthritis in Reiter's Syndrome: A Function of Unapparent Chlamydial Infection of The Synovium, MU Rahman, HR Schumacher, AP Hudson, Sem in Arth & Rheum, 1992; 21:4, 259-266.

Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Three Month Treatment with Lymecycline in Reactive Arthritis, with Special Reference to Chlamydia Arthritis, A Lauhio, M Leorosa;o-repo, J Lahdevitra, P saikku, H repo, Arth & Rhu, 1991; 34:1, 6-14.

Poststreptoccocal Reactive Arthritis, MH Arnold, A Tyndal, Ann Rhu Dis, 1989; 48, 686-688.

Mycoplasmas / Other L-Forms

Detection of Mycoplasmal Infections in Blood of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, J Haier, M Narsalla, AR Franco, GL Nicholson, Rheum, 1999, 38:6, 504-509.

Multiplex PCR for the detection of M. fermentans, M. hominis and M. penetrans in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Gulf War Syndrome, A Vojdani, AR Franco, J Chron Fatig, 1999, 5:3/4, 187-197.

Mycoplasmas and arthritides, T Schaeverbeke, JP Vernhes, L Lequen, B Bannwarth, C Bebear, J Dehais, Rev Rehum Engl Ed, 1997, 64:2, 120-128.

Mycoplasma Infection and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Analysis of Their Relationship Using Immuno-blotting and an Ultrasensitivie Poly-merase Chain Reaction Detection Method, RW Hoffman, FX O'Sullivan, KR Schafermeyer, TL Moore, D Russell, R Watson-Mc Kown, MF Kim, KS Wise, Arth & Rhu, 1997; 40:7, 1219-1228.

Mycoplasmas: Sophisticated, Reemerging and Burdened by Their Notoriety, JB Baseman, JG Tully, CDC's Emerg Infect Dis, 1997; 3:1.

Mycoplasma fermentans, but not M penetrans, Detected by PCR Assays in Synovium from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases, T Schaeverbeke, CB Gilroy, C Bebear, J Dehais, D Taylor-Robinson, J Clin Pathol 1996; 49:10, 824-828.

Mycoplasma Interactions with the Immune System: Implications for Disease Pathology. Immune System Responses to Antigens from These Organisms Could Play Key Roles in Diseases Such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and AIDS, BC Cole, Mycoplasmology & Imunol Div of ASM, 1996, 62:9, 471-475.

Mycoplasma fermentans in Joints of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Joint Disorders, T Schaveverbeke, CB Gilroy, C Behear, J Dehais, D Taylor-Robinson, Lancet, May 18, 1996; 347, 1418.

Infections Due to Species of Mycoplasma and Urealplasma: An Update, D Taylor-Robinson, Clin Infect Dis, 1996; 23, 671-684.

A Disease Related Rheumatoid Factor Autoantibody Is Not Tolerized in a Normal Mouse; Implications for the Origins of Autoantibodies in Autoimmune Disease, LG Hannum, AM Haberman, MG Weigert, MJ Sclomchik, J Exper Med, 1996; 184, 1269-1278.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Mycoplasma genitalium in synovial Fluid Isolate, JG Tully, DL Rose, JB Baseman, SF Dallo, AL Lazzell, CP Davis, J Clin Microbiol, 1995; 33:7, 1851-1855.

The Phagocytosis of Mycoplasmas, AJ Marshall, RJ Mills, L Richards. J Med Microbiol. 1995 Oct;43(4):238-250

Pertinent Journal Articles Pertinent to Using Antibiotic for Rheumatic Disease (Page 4Microbiol, 1995; 43, 239-250.

Mechanisms of Autoimmune Disease Induction: The Role of the Immune Response to Microbial Pathogens, SM Behar, SA Porcelli, Arth & Rheum, 1995; 38:4, 458-476.

Mycoplasmas & Arthritis: a Systematic Culture Study of Synovial Fluids, T Schaeverbeke, H Renaudin, MC Clerc, B deBarbeyrac, C Bebear, B Barnswarth, J Dehais, Arth & Rheum, 1994 (abstract 925), 37: S315.925), 37: S315.

Mycoplasma genitalium in the Joints of Two Patients, D Taylor-Robinson, CB Gilroy, S Horowitz, J Horowitz, Euro J Clin Rheum, 1994; 13, 1066-1069.

Mycoplasmas and Ureaplasmas in Patients with Hypogammaglobulinaemia and Their Role in Arthritis:

Micro-Biological Observations over Twenty Years, PM Furr, D Taylor-Robinson, ABD Webster, Ann of the Rhu Dis, 1994; 53, 183-187.

Mycoplasma hominis Septic Arthritis: Two Case Reports and Review, LM Luttrell, SS Kanji, GR Corey, RE Lins, RJ Spinner, WJ Mallon, DJ Sexton, Clin Infect Dis, 1994; 19, 1067-1070.

Triggering and Exacerbation of Autoimmune Arthritis by the Mycoplasma arthritidis Superantigen MAM, BC Cole, et al, Arth & Rheum, 1993; 36:7, 994-1002.

Experience with Newer Techniques for the Laboratory Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection: Adelaide, 1978-1992, B Marmion, J Williamson, DA Worswick, TW Kok, RH harris, Clin Infect Dis, 1993; 17 (suppl 1), S90-S99.

Serological Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections: A Critical Review of Current Procedures, E Jacobs, Clin Infect Dis, 1993; 17 (Suppl 1), S79-S82.

Peculiar Properties of Mycoplasmas: the Smallest Self-Replicating Prokaryotes, S Razin, FEMS Micro Letters 100, 1992, 423-432.

The Potential Role of Mycoplasmas as Autoantigens and Immune Complexes in Chronic Vascular Pathogenesis, HW Clark, Am J Primatology, 1991; 24, 235-243.

Successive Synovial Mycoplasma hominis Isolates Exhibit Apparent Antigenic Variation, LD Olson, CA Renshaw, SW Shane, MF Barile, Infect Immun 1991, 59:9, 3327-3329.

Infectious Agents, Immunity and Rheumatic Diseases, BJ Schwartz, Arth & Rheum, 1990; 33:4, 457-465.

Detection of Mycoplasma arthritidis and Mycoplasma fermentans Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients by An Immunoenzyme Method, LG Gorina, RE Salamova, VS Taverkevo, SV Prozorovdskil, Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiuol, 1985, 6:48-52

Arthritis Caused by Mycoplasma salivarium in Hypogammaglobulinaemia, AKL So, PM Furr, D Taylor-Robinson, ABD Webster, Br J Rheum, Mar 5, 1983; 286, 762-763.

Indication of Mycoplasmas in the Synovial Fluid of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, IV Zheverzheeva, EI Koptelova, VV Neustroeva, VV Vul'fovich, OE Iaguzhinskaia, Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol 1983; 9: 63-66.

Mycoplasmal Arthritis in Man, D Taylor-Robinson, Israel J Med Sci, 1981; 17:7, 616-621.

Comparative Characteristics of Joint Changes in Rats Infected with Mycoplasma fermentans and Mycoplasma arthritidis, AV Zil'fian, IuV Vul'fovich, IV Zherzheeva, GIa Kagan, Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol 1981; 3: 42-45.

Mycoplasmas as Agents of Human Disease, GH Cassell, BC Cole, NEJM, 1981; 304:2, 80-89.

Mycoplasma Infections as Models of Chronic Joint Inflammation, BC Cole, GH Cassell, Arth & Rheum, 1979; 22:12, 1375-1381.

Arthritis Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection, A Ponka, Scand J Rheum, 1979; 8:27, 27-32.

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