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Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo

Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo

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D-Index
78
Citations
24322
World Ranking
17982
National Ranking
202

Overview

Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Rheumatology. Their work spans several subfields including Genetics, Hematology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's research topics cover a variety of areas within biomedical science, notably:

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments

Leirisalo-Repo has contributed to multiple publications in renowned journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Arthritis Research & Therapy
  • Clinical & Experimental Immunology

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Leirisalo-Repo are:

  • "Tofacitinib Suppresses Several JAK-STAT Pathways in Rheumatoid Arthritis In Vivo and Baseline Signaling Profile Associates With Treatment Response," 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Certolizumab pegol, abatacept, tocilizumab or active conventional treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis: 48-week clinical and radiographic results of the investigator-initiated randomised controlled NORD-STAR trial," 2023, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "The biological activity of serum bacterial lipopolysaccharides associates with disease activity and likelihood of achieving remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis," 2022, Arthritis Research & Therapy
  • "Tofacitinib treatment modulates the levels of several inflammation-related plasma proteins in rheumatoid arthritis and baseline levels of soluble biomarkers associate with the treatment response," 2022, Clinical & Experimental Immunology
  • "Adult-Onset Anti-Citrullinated Peptide Antibody-Negative Destructive Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Characterized by a Disease-Specific CD8+ T Lymphocyte Signature," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Ritva Peltomaa
  • Riitta Koivuniemi
  • Pia Isomäki
  • Tiina Kelkka
  • Paula Savola

Best Publications

  • 2010 update of the ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis

    J Braun;R van den Berg;X Baraliakos;H Boehm

  • Comparison of combination therapy with single-drug therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised trial

    Timo Möttönen;Pekka Hannonen;Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo;Martti Nissilä

  • The development of Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (part I): classification of paper patients by expert opinion including uncertainty appraisal

    M Rudwaleit;R Landewé;D van der Heijde;J Listing

  • ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis

    J. Zochling;D. Van Der Heijde;R. Burgos-Vargas;E. Collantes

  • New criteria for inflammatory back pain in patients with chronic back pain: a real patient exercise by experts from the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS)

    J. Sieper;D.M. Van der Heijde;RB Landewe;J. Brandt

  • Delay to institution of therapy and induction of remission using single-drug or combination-disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis.

    Timo Möttönen;Pekka Hannonen;Markku Korpela;Martti Nissilä

  • SULFASALAZINE IN THE TREATMENT OF SPONDYLARTHROPATHY - A RANDOMIZED, MULTICENTER, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY.

    Maxime Dougados;Sjef Van Der Linden;Marjatta Leirisalo‐Repo;Bernhard Huitfeldt

  • Crossreaction between antibodies to oxidised low-density lipoprotein and to cardiolipin in systemic lupus erythematosus

    O. Vaarala;K. Aho;T. Palosuo;G. Alfthan

  • 2010 Update of the ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis

    J. Braun;R. Van Den Berg;X. Baraliakos;H. Boehm

  • Retardation of joint damage in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis by initial aggressive treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs : five-year experience from the FIN-RACo study

    Markku Korpela;Leena Laasonen;Pekka Hannonen;Hannu Kautiainen

  • Outcomes of a multicentre randomised clinical trial of etanercept to treat ankylosing spondylitis

    A Calin;B A C Dijkmans;P Emery;M Hakala

  • Combination therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised, controlled, double blind 52 week clinical trial of sulphasalazine and methotrexate compared with the single components

    Maxime Dougados;Bernard Combe;Alain Cantagrel;Philippe Goupille

  • Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of three-month treatment with lymecycline in reactive arthritis, with special reference to Chlamydia arthritis

    Anneli Lauhio;Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo;Juhani Lähdevirta;Pekka Saikku

  • Early suppression of disease activity is essential for maintenance of work capacity in patients with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis: five-year experience from the FIN-RACo trial.

    Kari Puolakka;Hannu Kautiainen;Timo Möttönen;Pekka Hannonen

  • Impaired Responsiveness to NO in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Robert Bergholm;Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo;Satu Vehkavaara;Sari Mäkimattila

  • Campylobacter-triggered reactive arthritis: a population-based study.

    T. Hannu;L. Mattila;H. Rautelin;P. Pelkonen

  • High frequency of silent inflammatory bowel disease in spondylarthropathy.

    Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo;Ulla Turunen;Svante Stenman;Petri Helenius

  • Annual incidence of inflammatory joint diseases in a population based study in southern Sweden

    Maria Söderlin;Olle Börjesson;Hannu Kautiainen;Thomas Skogh

  • Sonographic analysis of enthesopathy in the lower extremities of patients with spondylarthropathy.

    Lehtinen A;Taavitsainen M;Leirisalo-Repo M

  • Inadequately low serum levels of steroid hormones in relation to interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor in untreated patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and reactive arthritis.

    Rainer H. Straub;Leena Paimela;Ritva Peltomaa;Jürgen Schölmerich

Frequent Co-Authors

Hannu Kautiainen
Hannu Kautiainen University of Helsinki
Anja Siitonen
Anja Siitonen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Maxime Dougados
Maxime Dougados Hôpital Cochin
Kaisa Granfors
Kaisa Granfors University of Turku
Eeva Moilanen
Eeva Moilanen Tampere University
Paul Emery
Paul Emery University of Leeds
Jukka H. Meurman
Jukka H. Meurman University of Helsinki
Robert Landewé
Robert Landewé University of Amsterdam
Herman Mielants
Herman Mielants Ghent University Hospital
Satu Mustjoki
Satu Mustjoki University of Helsinki

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