Modern Rheumatology, Volume 23, Issue 1 (2013)

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Review Article

Review Article
Management of rheumatoid arthritis: the 2012 perspective
Hisashi Yamanaka, Yohei Seto, Eiichi Tanaka, Takefumi Furuya, Ayako Nakajima, Katsunori Ikari, Atsuo Taniguchi & Shigeki Momohara
Pages: 1-7
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforManagement of rheumatoid arthritis: the 2012 perspective | References | PDF (417.7 KB)
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Original Article

Article
Resistin is associated with the inflammation process in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases undergoing glucocorticoid therapy: comparison with leptin and adiponectin
Nahoko Tanaka, Natsuko Kusunoki, Yoshie Kusunoki, Tomoko Hasunuma & Shinichi Kawai
Pages: 8-18
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforResistin is associated with the inflammation process in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases undergoing glucocorticoid therapy: comparison with leptin and adiponectin | References | PDF (376.1 KB)
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Assessment of peripheral blood CD4+ adenosine triphosphate activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Masaki Akimoto, Shingo Yunoue, Hideo Otsubo, Tamami Yoshitama, Kunihiro Kodama, Kakushi Matsushita, Yukio Suruga, Tomohiro Kozako, Shingo Toji, Sachi Hashimoto, Kimiharu Uozumi, Takemasa Matsuda & Naomichi Arima
Pages: 19-27
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAssessment of peripheral blood CD4+ adenosine triphosphate activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (273.7 KB)
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Serum amyloid A (SAA) induces pentraxin 3 (PTX3) production in rheumatoid synoviocytes
Kenshi Satomura, Takafumi Torigoshi, Tomohiro Koga, Yumi Maeda, Yasumori Izumi, Yuka Jiuchi, Taiichiro Miyashita, Satoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Kawakami, Yoshihiro Aiba, Minoru Nakamura, Atsumasa Komori, Junji Sato, Hiromi Ishibashi, Satoru Motokawa & Kiyoshi Migita
Pages: 28-35
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforSerum amyloid A (SAA) induces pentraxin 3 (PTX3) production in rheumatoid synoviocytes | References | PDF (487 KB)
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Article
Musculoskeletal ultrasonography assists the diagnostic performance of the 2010 classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis
Shin-ya Kawashiri, Takahisa Suzuki, Akitomo Okada, Satoshi Yamasaki, Mami Tamai, Hideki Nakamura, Tomoki Origuchi, Akinari Mizokami, Masataka Uetani, Kiyoshi Aoyagi, Katsumi Eguchi & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 36-43
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforMusculoskeletal ultrasonography assists the diagnostic performance of the 2010 classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (231 KB)
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Analysis of the affected joints in rheumatoid arthritis patients in a large Japanese cohort
Teruhisa Kanazawa, Jinju Nishino, Shigeto Tohma & Sakae Tanaka
Pages: 44-49
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAnalysis of the affected joints in rheumatoid arthritis patients in a large Japanese cohort | References | PDF (477.7 KB)
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Review Article

Review Article
PADI4 polymorphisms and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis
Sai Hou, Guo-peng Gao, Xiu-jun Zhang, Liang Sun, Wen-jia Peng, Han-fei Wang, Xiao-jiao Ge, Wei Huang & Ye-huan Sun
Pages: 50-60
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforPADI4 polymorphisms and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis | References | PDF (465.5 KB)
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Erratum

Correction
Erratum to: PADI4 polymorphisms and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis
Sai Hou, Guo-peng Gao, Xiu-jun Zhang, Liang Sun, Wen-jia Peng, Han-fei Wang, Xiao-jiao Ge, Wei Huang & Ye-huan Sun
Page: 61
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
CitationforErratum to: PADI4 polymorphisms and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis | PDF (96.3 KB)
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Original Article

Article
Positivity for anti-RNP antibody is a risk factor for adverse effects caused by trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole, a prophylactic agent for P. jiroveci pneumonia, in patients with connective tissue diseases
Reika Maezawa, Kazuhiro Kurasawa, Satoko Arai, Harutsugu Okada, Takayoshi Owada & Takeshi Fukuda
Pages: 62-70
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforPositivity for anti-RNP antibody is a risk factor for adverse effects caused by trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole, a prophylactic agent for P. jiroveci pneumonia, in patients with connective tissue diseases | References | PDF (313.6 KB)
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Serum antibodies against the 70k polypeptides of the U1 ribonucleoprotein complex are associated with psychiatric syndromes in systemic lupus erythematosus: a retrospective study
Yasuhiro Katsumata, Yasushi Kawaguchi, Sayumi Baba, Seisuke Hattori, Koji Tahara, Kaori Ito, Tadao Iwasaki, Nozomi Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hattori, Kinya Nagata, Yuko Okamoto, Hisashi Yamanaka & Masako Hara
Pages: 71-80
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforSerum antibodies against the 70k polypeptides of the U1 ribonucleoprotein complex are associated with psychiatric syndromes in systemic lupus erythematosus: a retrospective study | References | PDF (443.8 KB)
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Phospholipid scramblase 1 expression is enhanced in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome
Olga Amengual, Tatsuya Atsumi, Kenji Oku, Eriko Suzuki, Tetsuya Horita, Shinsuke Yasuda & Takao Koike
Pages: 81-88
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforPhospholipid scramblase 1 expression is enhanced in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome | References | PDF (311.6 KB)
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Mycophenolate mofetil versus intravenous cyclophosphamide for induction treatment of proliferative lupus nephritis in a Japanese population: a retrospective study
Akira Onishi, Daisuke Sugiyama, Go Tsuji, Takashi Nakazawa, Yoshinori Kogata, Kosaku Tsuda, Ikuko Naka, Keisuke Nishimura, Kenta Misaki, Chiyo Kurimoto, Hiroki Hayashi, Goichi Kageyama, Jun Saegusa, Takeshi Sugimoto, Seiji Kawano, Shunichi Kumagai & Akio Morinobu
Pages: 89-96
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforMycophenolate mofetil versus intravenous cyclophosphamide for induction treatment of proliferative lupus nephritis in a Japanese population: a retrospective study | References | PDF (220.9 KB)
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Article
Efficacy of weekly mizoribine pulse therapy in refractory lupus nephritis
Eiko Nishi, Hideto Kameda, Hiroe Ogawa, Hayato Nagasawa, Hirofumi Takei, Ayumi Okuyama, Takahiko Kurasawa, Tsuneo Kondo, Koji Nishimura, Yuichiro Shirai, Ryota Sakai, Tatsuya Ito, Tsutomu Takeuchi & Koichi Amano
Pages: 97-103
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforEfficacy of weekly mizoribine pulse therapy in refractory lupus nephritis | References | PDF (358.9 KB)
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Article
Protective effects of ginsenoside Rg3 on human osteoarthritic chondrocytes
Min Wook So, Eun-Ju Lee, Han Sang Lee, Bon San Koo, Yong-Gil Kim, Chang-Keun Lee & Bin Yoo
Pages: 104-111
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforProtective effects of ginsenoside Rg3 on human osteoarthritic chondrocytes | References | PDF (271.3 KB)
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Article
Clinical and radiographic evaluation of total hip arthroplasties using porous tantalum modular acetabular components: 5-year follow-up of clinical trial
Yasuharu Nakashima, Naohiko Mashima, Hiroshi Imai, Naoto Mitsugi, Naoya Taki, Yuichi Mochida, Ichiro Owan, Kaoru Arakaki, Takuaki Yamamoto, Taro Mawatari, Goro Motomura, Masanobu Ohishi, Toshio Doi, Masayuki Kanazawa & Yukihide Iwamoto
Pages: 112-118
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforClinical and radiographic evaluation of total hip arthroplasties using porous tantalum modular acetabular components: 5-year follow-up of clinical trial | References | PDF (364.1 KB)
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Article
Distribution of hip pain in osteoarthritis patients secondary to developmental dysplasia of the hip
Junichi Nakamura, Kazuhiro Oinuma, Seiji Ohtori, Atsuya Watanabe, Tomonori Shigemura, Takahisa Sasho, Masahiko Saito, Masahiko Suzuki, Kazuhisa Takahashi & Shunji Kishida
Pages: 119-124
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforDistribution of hip pain in osteoarthritis patients secondary to developmental dysplasia of the hip | References | PDF (269.8 KB)
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Article
Impact of the positive pathergy test on the performance of classification/diagnosis criteria for Behcet’s disease
Fereydoun Davatchi, Bahar Sadeghi Abdollahi, Cheyda Chams-Davatchi, Farhad Shahram, Zahra Ghodsi, Abdolhadi Nadji, Massoomeh Akhlaghi, Tahereh Faezi, Hormoz Shams, Roghieh Larimi & Farima Ashofteh
Pages: 125-132
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforImpact of the positive pathergy test on the performance of classification/diagnosis criteria for Behcet’s disease | References | PDF (188.7 KB)
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Article
HTLV-I virological and histopathological analysis in two cases of anti-centromere-antibody-seropositive Sjögren’s syndrome
Hideki Nakamura, Yoshiro Horai, Ayuko Tokuyama, Shunsuke Yoshimura, Hideki Nakajima, Kunihiro Ichinose, Satoshi Yamasaki, Tatsufumi Nakamura, Tomayoshi Hayashi & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 133-139
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforHTLV-I virological and histopathological analysis in two cases of anti-centromere-antibody-seropositive Sjögren’s syndrome | References | PDF (931.7 KB)
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Article
The role of TNF-α and PAI-1 gene polymorphisms in familial Mediterranean fever
Munis Dundar, Aslihan Kiraz, Burhan Balta, Elif Funda Emirogullari, Gokmen Zararsiz, Alper Yurci, Duran Aslan & Mevlut Baskol
Pages: 140-145
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforThe role of TNF-α and PAI-1 gene polymorphisms in familial Mediterranean fever | References | PDF (213.6 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Mizoribine for crescentic glomerulonephritis with sarcoidosis: effectiveness not only for urinalysis abnormalities but also for hilar lymph node enlargement
Maki Kabara, Naoki Nakagawa, Motoki Matsuki, Junko Chinda, Takayuki Fujino & Naoyuki Hasebe
Pages: 146-150
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforMizoribine for crescentic glomerulonephritis with sarcoidosis: effectiveness not only for urinalysis abnormalities but also for hilar lymph node enlargement | References | PDF (457.3 KB)
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Case Report
A case of MPO- and PR3-ANCA-positive hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis with elevated serum IgG4
Akira Iguchi, Yoko Wada, Daisuke Kobayashi, Hiroe Sato, Tokuhide Oyama, Takeshi Nakatsue, Shuichi Murakami, Takeshi Kuroda, Masaaki Nakano & Ichiei Narita
Pages: 151-155
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA case of MPO- and PR3-ANCA-positive hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis with elevated serum IgG4 | References | PDF (368.8 KB)
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Case Report
ANCA-associated vasculitis with dual ANCA positivity in coexistence with mixed connective tissue disease
Masanori Murakami, Kenichi Shimane, Hiroshi Takahashi, Junji Tomiyama & Masakazu Nagashima
Pages: 156-161
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforANCA-associated vasculitis with dual ANCA positivity in coexistence with mixed connective tissue disease | References | PDF (224.9 KB)
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Case Report
A case of chronic active Epstein–Barr virus infection mimicking adult-onset Still’s disease
Katsunobu Yoshioka, Hiroko Fukushima, Naomi Ishii, Akiko Kita, Yusuke Hanioka, Mieko Minami, Takeshi Inoue & Keiko Yamagami
Pages: 162-166
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA case of chronic active Epstein–Barr virus infection mimicking adult-onset Still’s disease | References | PDF (474.4 KB)
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Case Report
Accumulation of mature B cells in the inflamed muscle tissue of a patient with anti-155/140 antibody-positive juvenile dermatomyositis
Tadafumi Yokoyama, Masaki Shimizu, Sayaka Ishikawa, Kazuyuki Ueno, Yasuhito Hamaguchi, Kazuhiko Takehara & Akihiro Yachie
Pages: 167-171
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAccumulation of mature B cells in the inflamed muscle tissue of a patient with anti-155/140 antibody-positive juvenile dermatomyositis | References | PDF (357.1 KB)
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Case Report
Atypical severe central serous chorioretinopathy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus improved with a rapid reduction in glucocorticoid
Hiroe Sato, Satoshi Ito, Shingo Nagai, Akira Murasawa, Yoko Wada, Shuichi Murakami, Takeshi Kuroda, Masaaki Nakano & Ichiei Narita
Pages: 172-174
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAtypical severe central serous chorioretinopathy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus improved with a rapid reduction in glucocorticoid | References | PDF (286.3 KB)
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Case Report
Central skeletal sarcoidosis: a case report with sustained remission only on methotrexate, and a literature review on the imaging approach, treatment, and assessment of disease activity
Grigorios T. Sakellariou, Athanasios D. Anastasilakis, Dimitrios Karanikolas, Periklis Vounotrypidis & Charalampos Berberidis
Pages: 175-181
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforCentral skeletal sarcoidosis: a case report with sustained remission only on methotrexate, and a literature review on the imaging approach, treatment, and assessment of disease activity | References | PDF (556.4 KB)
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Case Report
Renal involvement in primary Sjogren syndrome of childhood: case report and literature review
Radovan Bogdanović, Gordana Basta-Jovanović, Jovana Putnik, Nataša Stajić & Aleksandra Paripović
Pages: 182-189
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforRenal involvement in primary Sjogren syndrome of childhood: case report and literature review | References | PDF (559.2 KB)
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Case Report
Early diagnosis and treatment for remission of clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis complicated by rapid progress interstitial lung disease: a report of two cases
Yoshiro Horai, Eriko Isomoto, Tomohiro Koga, Akitomo Okada, Shin-ya Kawashiri, Mami Tamai, Satoshi Yamasaki, Hideki Nakamura, Tomoki Origuchi, Yasuhito Hamaguchi, Manabu Fujimoto, Masataka Kuwana & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 190-194
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforEarly diagnosis and treatment for remission of clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis complicated by rapid progress interstitial lung disease: a report of two cases | References | PDF (381.7 KB)
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Case Report
A case of aseptic abscesses syndrome treated with corticosteroids and TNF-alpha blockade
Tomoyuki Ito, Naoko Sato, Hajime Yamazaki, Tadashi Koike, Iwao Emura & Takako Saeki
Pages: 195-199
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA case of aseptic abscesses syndrome treated with corticosteroids and TNF-alpha blockade | References | PDF (486.7 KB)
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Letter

Letter
Non-synonymous variant (Gly307Ser) in CD226 is associated with susceptibility in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients
Taku Suzuki, Katsunori Ikari, Yasushi Kawaguchi, Koichiro Yano, Takuji Iwamoto, Manabu Kawamoto, Yoshiaki Toyama, Atsuo Taniguchi, Hisashi Yamanaka & Shigeki Momohara
Pages: 200-202
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
First Page PreviewforNon-synonymous variant (Gly307Ser) in CD226 is associated with susceptibility in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients | References | PDF (161.8 KB)
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Letter
Color flow signals of six-joint Doppler sonography correlate with disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Reiji Kasukawa & Kiori Shio
Pages: 203-204
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
CitationforColor flow signals of six-joint Doppler sonography correlate with disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (139.4 KB)
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