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.BooksMeSH KeywordsHumansHypertension, PulmonaryImmunologic FactorsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicScleroderma, SystemicConceptsPulmonary 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 lupus
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllergy and ImmunologyBone and BonesBone RemodelingHumansImmune SystemImmunologic FactorsOsteoblastsOsteogenesisSignal TransductionConceptsRheumatoid 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