Stallings Spencer

The adjuvant-induced arthritis model displays coronary endothelial dysfunction associated with myocardial hypertrophy and a reduced tolerance to ischemia. This model might be useful for deciphering the pathophysiology of cardiac dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis and paves the way for studying the role of endothelin-1 and angiotensin II.

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Longitudinal studies assessing depression and anxiety effects on cognition in multiple sclerosis (MS) are limited.

We tested whether within-person fluctuations in symptoms of depression or anxiety over time affect cognition in persons with MS, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and a lifetime history of…[Read more]