Modern Rheumatology, Volume 19, Issue 3 (2009)

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Modern Rheumatology, Volume 19, Issue 3 (2009)

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Review Article

Review Article
Clinical interpretation of antinuclear antibody tests in systemic rheumatic diseases
Minoru Satoh, Monica Vázquez-Del Mercado & Edward K. L. Chan
Pages: 219-228
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforClinical interpretation of antinuclear antibody tests in systemic rheumatic diseases | References | PDF (331.8 KB)
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Original Article

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Efficacy of mizoribine pulse therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who show a reduced or insufficient response to infliximab
Masanobu Horikoshi, Satoshi Ito, Mizue Ishikawa, Naoto Umeda, Yuya Kondo, Hiroto Tsuboi, Taichi Hayashi, Daisuke Goto, Isao Matsumoto & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 229-234
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforEfficacy of mizoribine pulse therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who show a reduced or insufficient response to infliximab | References | PDF (296.4 KB)
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Power Doppler ultrasonography of symptomatic rheumatoid arthritis ankles revealed a positive association between tenosynovitis and rheumatoid factor
Takeshi Suzuki, Eiichi Tohda & Keiko Ishihara
Pages: 235-244
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforPower Doppler ultrasonography of symptomatic rheumatoid arthritis ankles revealed a positive association between tenosynovitis and rheumatoid factor | References | PDF (327.5 KB)
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A significantly impaired natural killer cell activity due to a low activity on a per-cell basis in rheumatoid arthritis
Toshiyuki Aramaki, Hiroaki Ida, Yasumori Izumi, Keita Fujikawa, Mingguo Huang, Kazuhiko Arima, Mami Tamai, Makoto Kamachi, Hideki Nakamura, Atsushi Kawakami, Tomoki Origuchi, Naoki Matsuoka & Katsumi Eguchi
Pages: 245-252
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA significantly impaired natural killer cell activity due to a low activity on a per-cell basis in rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (315.2 KB)
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Sixty percent of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Japan have used dietary supplements or health foods
Shoichiro Ikuyama, Emiko Imamura-Takase, Shoji Tokunaga, Motohiro Oribe & Junji Nishimura
Pages: 253-259
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforSixty percent of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Japan have used dietary supplements or health foods | References | PDF (293.9 KB)
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Prevalence of joint replacement surgery in rheumatoid arthritis patients: cross-sectional analysis in a large observational cohort in Japan
Jinju Nishino, Sakae Tanaka, Toshihiro Matsui, Toshihito Mori, Keita Nishimura, Yoshito Eto, Atsushi Kaneko, Koichiro Saisho, Masayuki Yasuda, Noriyuki Chiba, Yasuhiko Yoshinaga, Yukihiko Saeki, Atsuhito Seki & Shigeto Tohma
Pages: 260-264
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforPrevalence of joint replacement surgery in rheumatoid arthritis patients: cross-sectional analysis in a large observational cohort in Japan | References | PDF (176.7 KB)
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Leukocytapheresis (LCAP) decreases the level of platelet-derived microparticles (MPs) and increases the level of granulocytes-derived MPs: a possible connection with the effect of LCAP on rheumatoid arthritis
Kunihiko Umekita, Toshihiko Hidaka, Shiro Ueno, Ichiro Takajo, Yasufumi Kai, Yasuhiro Nagatomo, Akira Sawaguchi, Tatsuo Suganuma & Akihiko Okayama
Pages: 265-272
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforLeukocytapheresis (LCAP) decreases the level of platelet-derived microparticles (MPs) and increases the level of granulocytes-derived MPs: a possible connection with the effect of LCAP on rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (348.8 KB)
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A combination of biochemical markers of cartilage and bone turnover, radiographic damage and body mass index to predict the progression of joint destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
Jun Hashimoto, Patrick Garnero, Désirée Heijde, Nobuyuki Miyasaka, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Shinichi Kawai, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Hideki Yoshikawa & Norihiro Nishimoto
Pages: 273-282
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA combination of biochemical markers of cartilage and bone turnover, radiographic damage and body mass index to predict the progression of joint destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs | References | PDF (224.8 KB)
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Lupus antibodies to the HMGB1 chromosomal protein: epitope mapping and association with disease activity
Ayako Hayashi, Hiroko Nagafuchi, Ichiaki Ito, Koichi Hirota, Michiteru Yoshida & Shoichi Ozaki
Pages: 283-292
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforLupus antibodies to the HMGB1 chromosomal protein: epitope mapping and association with disease activity | References | PDF (300.4 KB)
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Time of initial appearance of renal symptoms in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus as a prognostic factor for lupus nephritis
Yuko Takahashi, Tetsuya Mizoue, Akitake Suzuki, Hiroyuki Yamashita, Junwa Kunimatsu, Kenji Itoh & Akio Mimori
Pages: 293-301
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforTime of initial appearance of renal symptoms in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus as a prognostic factor for lupus nephritis | References | PDF (226.4 KB)
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The role of heme oxygenase-1 in systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Akitaka Takahashi, Masaaki Mori, Takuya Naruto, Shoko Nakajima, Takako Miyamae, Tomoyuki Imagawa & Shumpei Yokota
Pages: 302-308
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforThe role of heme oxygenase-1 in systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis | References | PDF (262.6 KB)
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Article
Pattern of ankylosing spondylitis in an Iranian population of 98 patients
Mohammad Ali Nazarinia, Fariborz Ghaffarpasand, Hamid Reza Heiran & Zahra Habibagahi
Pages: 309-315
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforPattern of ankylosing spondylitis in an Iranian population of 98 patients | References | PDF (170.5 KB)
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Ankylosing enthesitis associated with up-regulated IFN-γ and IL-17 production in (BXSB × NZB) F1 male mice: a new mouse model
Yasuharu Abe, Mareki Ohtsuji, Naomi Ohtsuji, Qingshun Lin, Hiromichi Tsurui, Susumu Nakae, Toshikazu Shirai, Katsuko Sudo & Sachiko Hirose
Pages: 316-322
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAnkylosing enthesitis associated with up-regulated IFN-γ and IL-17 production in (BXSB × NZB) F1 male mice: a new mouse model | References | PDF (445.1 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
A case of lung tuberculosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with infliximab after antituberculosis chemoprophylaxis with isoniazid
Yuji Hirano, Toshihisa Kojima, Yasuhide Kanayama, Hisato Ishikawa & Naoki Ishiguro
Pages: 323-328
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA case of lung tuberculosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with infliximab after antituberculosis chemoprophylaxis with isoniazid | References | PDF (374.9 KB)
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Case Report
Pharmacokinetic study and Fcγ receptor gene analysis in two patients with rheumatoid arthritis controlled by low-dose infliximab
Shinichiro Nishio, Tatsuhiro Yamamoto, Kaichi Kaneko, Nahoko Tanaka-Matsumoto, Sei Muraoka, Makoto Kaburaki, Yoshie Kusunoki, Kenji Takagi & Shinichi Kawai
Pages: 329-333
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforPharmacokinetic study and Fcγ receptor gene analysis in two patients with rheumatoid arthritis controlled by low-dose infliximab | References | PDF (216.2 KB)
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Case Report
A Japanese case of Behçet’s disease complicated by recurrent optic neuropathy involving both eyes: a third case in the English literature
Yuki Nanke, Shigeru Kotake, Mari Goto, Masao Matsubara & Hiroshi Ujihara
Pages: 334-337
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA Japanese case of Behçet’s disease complicated by recurrent optic neuropathy involving both eyes: a third case in the English literature | References | PDF (253.9 KB)
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Case Report
Hydralazine-induced autoimmune disease: comparison to idiopathic lupus and ANCA-positive vasculitis
Naoto Yokogawa & Frederick B. Vivino
Pages: 338-347
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforHydralazine-induced autoimmune disease: comparison to idiopathic lupus and ANCA-positive vasculitis | References | PDF (408.2 KB)
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Rapid Communication

Immediate reduction of white blood cell count after tocilizumab administration was observed in some cases
Ryuji Nagamine, Weijia Chen, Toshihiko Hara, Keiichi Kondo & Yoichi Sugioka
Pages: 348-350
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
First Page PreviewforImmediate reduction of white blood cell count after tocilizumab administration was observed in some cases | References | PDF (135.9 KB)
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