2018
Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis in a Young Adult With Down Syndrome
Mensah KA, Pascha V, Moeckel G, Danve A. Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis in a Young Adult With Down Syndrome. JCR Journal Of Clinical Rheumatology 2018, 24: 153-156. PMID: 29200025, DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000000633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAntibodies, Antineutrophil CytoplasmicBiopsyBlood TransfusionDiagnosis, DifferentialDown SyndromeGlucocorticoidsGranulomatosis with PolyangiitisHemoptysisHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousImmunologic FactorsKidneyMalePatient Care ManagementPatient SelectionRespiration, ArtificialRespiratory InsufficiencyRituximabTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment Outcome
2017
Pulmonary arterial hypertension in the setting of scleroderma is different than in the setting of lupus: A review
Bazan IS, Mensah KA, Rudkovskaia AA, Adonteng-Boateng PK, Herzog EL, Buckley L, Fares WH. Pulmonary arterial hypertension in the setting of scleroderma is different than in the setting of lupus: A review. Respiratory Medicine 2017, 134: 42-46. PMID: 29413506, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2017.11.020.BooksConceptsPulmonary arterial hypertensionConnective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertensionConnective tissue diseasePulmonary hypertensionSSc-PAHArterial hypertensionSystemic sclerosisTissue diseaseElevated left ventricular filling pressurePathobiology of PAHLeft ventricular filling pressureMixed connective tissue diseasePre-capillary pulmonary hypertensionWorld Health Organization classificationSetting of lupusSetting of sclerodermaPulmonary vascular resistanceRight heart failureVentricular filling pressurePAH etiologyPathophysiologic criteriaSLE-PAHVascular resistanceProgressive diseaseSystemic lupusCyanosis of the foot.
Shi VJ, Leventhal JS, Mensah KA, Galan A, Choate KA. Cyanosis of the foot. Cutis 2017, 100: 206;209;210. PMID: 29136053.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Atypical Femoral Fractures
Unnanuntana A, Saleh A, Mensah KA, Kleimeyer JP, Lane JM. Atypical Femoral Fractures. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2013, 95: e8. PMID: 23324969, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.l.00568.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Regulation of human osteoclast development by dendritic cell‐specific transmembrane protein (DC‐STAMP)
Chiu Y, Mensah KA, Schwarz EM, Ju Y, Takahata M, Feng C, McMahon LA, Hicks DG, Panepento B, Keng PC, Ritchlin CT. Regulation of human osteoclast development by dendritic cell‐specific transmembrane protein (DC‐STAMP). Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2011, 27: 79-92. PMID: 21987375, PMCID: PMC3304467, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic cell-specific transmembrane proteinImmunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifOC precursorsInflammatory arthritisTransmembrane proteinSH2 domain-containing tyrosine phosphataseTransmembrane receptor-like proteinErosive inflammatory arthritisCell fusionTumor giant cellsMetabolic bone diseaseReceptor-like proteinDC-STAMP expressionTyrosine-based inhibitory motifCell surface receptorsBone diseaseHuman PBMCsTyrosine phosphataseOsteoclast developmentCytoplasmic tailGiant cellsCellular transformationOC formationOsteoclastogenesisSHP-1
2010
CD16 (FcRγIII) as a potential marker of osteoclast precursors in psoriatic arthritis
Chiu YG, Shao T, Feng C, Mensah KA, Thullen M, Schwarz EM, Ritchlin CT. CD16 (FcRγIII) as a potential marker of osteoclast precursors in psoriatic arthritis. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12: r14. PMID: 20102624, PMCID: PMC2875642, DOI: 10.1186/ar2915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD16 expressionOC precursorsInflammatory arthritisHealthy controlsMethodsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsNuclear factor kappa-B ligandCD16-positive monocytesSubset of CD14Chronic inflammatory arthritisBlood mononuclear cellsHuman peripheral bloodCD16 surface expressionColony-stimulating factorPsA patientsPsoriatic arthritisBone erosionDendritic cellsPsoriasis subjectsMononuclear cellsPeripheral bloodTumor necrosisCD16Receptor activatorBone wafersArthritis
2009
The emerging field of osteoimmunology
Mensah KA, Li J, Schwarz EM. The emerging field of osteoimmunology. Immunologic Research 2009, 45: 100-113. PMID: 19184540, PMCID: PMC2934875, DOI: 10.1007/s12026-009-8093-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRheumatoid arthritisAdaptive immune effector cellsImmune effector cellsTreatment of autoimmuneField of osteoimmunologyMetabolic bone diseaseSkeletal systemImmune cell ontogenySubsequent effector functionsBasic science findingsEffector cellsAutoimmune diseasesInflammatory diseasesBone diseaseEffector functionsBone microenvironmentBiologic drugsDiseaseCell ontogenyBone biologyClinical applicationEffector moleculesOsteoimmunologyRecent findingsRecent studies
2008
Altered bone remodeling in psoriatic arthritis
Mensah KA, Schwarz EM, Ritchlin CT. Altered bone remodeling in psoriatic arthritis. Current Rheumatology Reports 2008, 10: 311-317. PMID: 18662512, PMCID: PMC2656567, DOI: 10.1007/s11926-008-0050-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsoriatic arthritisTumor necrosis factor inhibitionInflammatory joint diseaseNecrosis factor inhibitionBasic science findingsInflammatory arthritisNew bone formationBone resorptionFactor inhibitionJoint diseaseBone homeostasisArthritisBone formationAltered boneSkeletal systemBone biologyDynamic organClinical applicationPivotal roleRecent studiesBoneOsteoimmunologyScience findings