Abstract: The present invention relates to a biomarker for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis, a biomarker for diagnosing osteoporosis as a complication of rheumatoid arthritis, a biomarker for predicting the severity and prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis, and a use thereof.

Abstract: The preset invention relates to a novel 8-oxoprotoberberine derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diseases associated with the activity of NFAT5 containing the same as an active ingredient. The novel 8-oxoproteoberberine derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to the present invention can be useful in a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diseases associated with the activity of NFAT5, particularly rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory diseases, since it is ascertained that the derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has remarkably increased oral absorption compared with known protoberberine due to an improvement in the properties thereof, and inhibits the activity of NFAT5 and the secretion of inflammatory cytokines and reduces the expression of NAFT5 in mice with rheumatoid arthritis by directly inhibiting the transcription of NFT5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition and kit for rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis or activity evaluation, the composition and kit each including an agent for measuring the concentration of at least one protein selected from a group consisting of soluble CD14 (sCD14), a-1-acid glycoprotein 1 (AGP1), and a-1-acid glycoprotein 2 (AGP2). Further, the present invention relates to a use of the composition for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis or evaluating activity.

Abstract: The preset invention relates to a novel 8-oxoprotoberberine derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diseases associated with the activity of NFAT5 containing the same as an active ingredient. The novel 8-oxoproteoberberine derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to the present invention can be useful in a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diseases associated with the activity of NFAT5, particularly rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory diseases, since it is ascertained that the derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has remarkably increased oral absorption compared with known protoberberine due to an improvement in the properties thereof, and inhibits the activity of NFAT5 and the secretion of inflammatory cytokines and reduces the expression of NAFT5 in mice with rheumatoid arthritis by directly inhibiting the transcription of NFT5.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an angiogenesis-related pharmaceutical composition using connective tissue growth factor, more particularly to a pharmaceutical composition for promoting angiogenesis containing the connective tissue growth factor or a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting angiogenesis containing at least one selected from the group consisting of polypeptide, antibody and a compound binding to connective tissue growth factor.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an angiogenesis-related pharmaceutical composition using connective tissue growth factor, more particularly to a pharmaceutical composition for promoting angiogenesis containing the connective tissue growth factor or a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting angiogenesis containing at least one selected from the group consisting of polypeptide, antibody and a compound binding to connective tissue growth factor.