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Juergen Braun

Researcher at Ruhr University Bochum

Publications -  113
Citations -  4805

Juergen Braun is an academic researcher from Ruhr University Bochum. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ankylosing spondylitis & Psoriatic arthritis. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 113 publications receiving 3935 citations. Previous affiliations of Juergen Braun include Leiden University Medical Center.

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Clinical response to discontinuation of anti-TNF therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after 3 years of continuous treatment with infliximab.

TL;DR: Discontinuation of long-term therapy with infliximab eventually led to relapse of disease activity in all patients but one and patients who were in partial remission according to the ASAS criteria and those with normal C-reactive protein levels at the time point of withdrawal had longer times to relapse after discontinuation of the treatment.
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Both structural damage and inflammation of the spine contribute to impairment of spinal mobility in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

TL;DR: Spinal mobility impairment in AS is independently determined both by irreversible spinal damage and by reversible spinal inflammation, as assessed by MRI in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
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The relationship between inflammation and new bone formation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

TL;DR: These findings obtained in patients treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents suggest linkage and some dissociation of inflammation and new bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis.