Martin Fleck

Local production of complement proteins in rheumatoid arthritis synovium.

Specific deletion of autoreactive T cells by adenovirus-transfected, Fas ligand-producing antigen-presenting cells.

Mature but not immature Fas ligand (CD95L)-transduced human monocyte-derived dendritic cells are protected from Fas-mediated apoptosis and can be used as killer APC.

TRAIL-R2 (DR5) mediates apoptosis of synovial fibroblasts in rheumatoid arthritis.

The JAM-assay: optimized conditions to determine death-receptor-mediated apoptosis.

Elimination of activated but not resting primary human CD4+ and CD8+ T cells by Fas ligand (FasL/CD95L)-expressing Killer-dendritic cells.

Homozygosity for the 168His variant of the minor histocompatibility antigen HA-1 is associated with reduced risk of primary Sjögren's syndrome.

Fatal pulmonary failure attributable to viral pneumonia with human herpes virus 6 (HHV6) in a young immunocompetent woman.

The adiponectin paralog CORS-26 has anti-inflammatory properties and is produced by human monocytic cells.

A patient with arthritis, severe back pain, impaired wound healing, and perforated sigmoid colon.

PD-L1 is induced in hepatocytes by viral infection and by interferon-alpha and -gamma and mediates T cell apoptosis.

Monocyte-derived human macrophages mediate anergy in allogeneic T cells and induce regulatory T cells.

Novel biosensor-based analytic device for the detection of anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies.

Regioselective [2 + 2]-photocycloaddition reactions of chiral tetronates-influence of temperature, pressure, and reaction medium.

General aneurysmatosis due to cheese consumption: complications of an endocarditis caused by Lactococcus cremoris.

Killer artificial antigen-presenting cells: a novel strategy to delete specific T cells.

Increased cortisol relative to adrenocorticotropic hormone predicts improvement during anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.

Effective treatment of steroid refractory adult-onset Still's disease with anakinra.

Total synthesis of the tetracyclic sesquiterpene (+/-)-punctaporonin C.

[Hypothyroidism with leading myopathy in a patient suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus and Hashimoto's thyroiditis].

A new flow cytometric assay for the simultaneous analysis of antigen-specific elimination of T cells in heterogeneous T cell populations.

Gastrointestinal manifestation of systemic sclerosis--thickening of the upper gastrointestinal wall detected by endoscopic ultrasound is a valid sign.

Ultrasound-guided sacroiliac joint injection in patients with established sacroiliitis: precise IA injection verified by MRI scanning does not predict clinical outcome.

Perioperative management of immunosuppression in rheumatic diseases--what to do?

[Central Patients Admission (CPA) unit--connecting inpatient and outpatient care].

Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of terguride in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome: results of a twelve-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study.

A patient with Pfeifer-Weber-Christian disease--successful therapy with cyclosporin A: case report.

Elective surgery in rheumatic disease and immunosuppression: to pause or not.

Total synthesis of punctaporonin C by a regio- and stereoselective [2+2]-photocycloaddition.

Tumor necrosis factor and norepinephrine lower the levels of human neutrophil peptides 1-3 secretion by mixed synovial tissue cultures in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Killer artificial antigen-presenting cells: the synthetic embodiment of a 'guided missile'.

Azathioprine-associated hypersensitivity reaction in a patient with Churg Strauss vasculitis.

Cryptococcosis mimicking cutaneous cellulitis in a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis: a case report.

Reversible complete heart block in ANCA-associated vasculitis.

18F-FDG PET as a diagnostic procedure in large vessel vasculitis-a controlled, blinded re-examination of routine PET scans.

Cyclosporin combined with methotrexate in two patients with recalcitrant subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus.

Alloantigen specific deletion of primary human T cells by Fas ligand (CD95L)-transduced monocyte-derived killer-dendritic cells.

Safety and clinical outcomes of rituximab therapy in patients with different autoimmune diseases: experience from a national registry (GRAID).

Rheumatoid arthritis recapitulates events relevant in blastocyst implantation and embryogenesis: a pathogenetic theory.

Risk of infections in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with tocilizumab.

Development and evaluation of a novel ultrasound score for large joints in rheumatoid arthritis: one year of experience in daily clinical practice.

Tocilizumab treatment in a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and concomitant chronic hepatitis C infection.

Anti citrullinated protein antibodies and mechanism of action of common disease modifying drugs--insights in pathomechanisms of autoimmunity.

Renal perfusion in scleroderma patients assessed by microbubble-based contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

Efficacy and safety of rituximab treatment in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitides: results from a German registry (GRAID).

A novel arthritis in vivo fluorescence optical imaging technology pushed to the limits.

The value of colour Doppler sonography of the knee joint: a useful tool to discriminate inflammatory from non-inflammatory disease?

Fibrosing connective tissue disorders of the skin: molecular similarities and distinctions.

Comment on: A novel arthritis in vivo fluorescence optical imaging technology pushed to the limits: reply.

Comment on: The value of colour Doppler sonography of the knee joint: a useful tool to discriminate inflammatory from non-inflammatory disease?: reply.

Anti-inflammatory effects of cell-based therapy with tyrosine hydroxylase-positive catecholaminergic cells in experimental arthritis.

Evaluation of the novel ultrasound score for large joints in psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis: six month experience in daily clinical practice.

Quantitative assessment of synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using fluorescence optical imaging.

Joint involvement in patients with early polymyalgia rheumatica using high-resolution ultrasound and its contribution to the EULAR/ACR 2012 classification criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica.