Modern Rheumatology, Volume 23, Issue 3 (2013)

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Modern Rheumatology, Volume 23, Issue 3 (2013)

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REVIEW ARTICLE

Review Article
JAK inhibitor tofacitinib for treating rheumatoid arthritis: from basic to clinical
Yoshiya Tanaka & Kunihiro Yamaoka
Pages: 415-424
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforJAK inhibitor tofacitinib for treating rheumatoid arthritis: from basic to clinical | References | PDF (516.9 KB)
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Review Article
Guidance on the use of canakinumab in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome in Japan
Shumpei Yokota, Ryuta Nishikomori, Hidetoshi Takada, Masako Kikuchi, Tomo Nozawa, Taichi Kanetaka, Toshitaka Kizawa, Takako Miyamae, Masaaki Mori, Toshio Heike, Toshiro Hara & Tomoyuki Imagawa
Pages: 425-429
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforGuidance on the use of canakinumab in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome in Japan | References | PDF (285.4 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Article
Concomitant iguratimod therapy in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite stable doses of methotrexate: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Naoki Ishiguro, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Kou Katayama, Masakazu Kondo, Takayuki Sumida, Tsuneyo Mimori, Satoshi Soen, Kota Nagai, Tomonobu Yamaguchi, Masako Hara & Iguratimod-Clinical Study Group
Pages: 430-439
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforConcomitant iguratimod therapy in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite stable doses of methotrexate: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial | References | PDF (329.4 KB)
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Original Article

Article
Analysis of perioperative clinical features and complications after orthopaedic surgery in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with tocilizumab in a real-world setting: results from the multicentre TOcilizumab in Perioperative Period (TOPP) study
Shigeki Momohara, Jun Hashimoto, Hideki Tsuboi, Hisaaki Miyahara, Natsuko Nakagawa, Atsushi Kaneko, Naoki Kondo, Hiroaki Matsuno, Takahiko Wada, Tohgo Nonaka, Katsuaki Kanbe, Haruki Takagi, Akira Murasawa, Tsukasa Matsubara & Toru Suguro
Pages: 440-449
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAnalysis of perioperative clinical features and complications after orthopaedic surgery in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with tocilizumab in a real-world setting: results from the multicentre TOcilizumab in Perioperative Period (TOPP) study | References | PDF (271.6 KB)
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Article
Clinical results of alendronate monotherapy and combined therapy with menatetrenone (VitK2) in postmenopausal RA patients
Kouji Suzuki, Shigeyoshi Tsuji, Yaeko Fukushima, Takanobu Nakase, Masayuki Hamada, Tetsuya Tomita & Hideki Yoshikawa
Pages: 450-455
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforClinical results of alendronate monotherapy and combined therapy with menatetrenone (VitK2) in postmenopausal RA patients | References | PDF (200.5 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Article
Ultrasonography is a potent tool for the prediction of progressive joint destruction during clinical remission of rheumatoid arthritis
Ryusuke Yoshimi, Maasa Hama, Kaoru Takase, Atsushi Ihata, Daiga Kishimoto, Kayo Terauchi, Reikou Watanabe, Takeaki Uehara, Sei Samukawa, Atsuhisa Ueda, Mitsuhiro Takeno & Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo
Pages: 456-465
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforUltrasonography is a potent tool for the prediction of progressive joint destruction during clinical remission of rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (377 KB)
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Article
Twenty-four-week clinical results of adalimumab therapy in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: retrospective analysis for the best use of adalimumab in daily practice
Atsushi Kaneko, Yuji Hirano, Takayoshi Fujibayashi, Yosuke Hattori, Kenya Terabe, Toshihisa Kojima & Naoki Ishiguro
Pages: 466-477
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforTwenty-four-week clinical results of adalimumab therapy in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: retrospective analysis for the best use of adalimumab in daily practice | References | PDF (369.7 KB)
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Article
Layilin, a talin-binding hyaluronan receptor, is expressed in human articular chondrocytes and synoviocytes and is down-regulated by interleukin-1β
Minako Murata, Kazuo Yudoh, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Moroe Beppu, Hiroshi Nakamura, Tomohiro Kato & Kayo Masuko
Pages: 478-488
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforLayilin, a talin-binding hyaluronan receptor, is expressed in human articular chondrocytes and synoviocytes and is down-regulated by interleukin-1β | References | PDF (564.9 KB)
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Article
Association between tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) promoter −308 G/A and response to TNF-α blockers in rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis
Zhen Zeng, Zhenhua Duan, Tianchen Zhang, Sheng Wang, Guixing Li, Jing Gao, Dongqing Ye, Shengqian Xu, Jianhua Xu, Li Zhang & Faming Pan
Pages: 489-495
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAssociation between tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) promoter −308 G/A and response to TNF-α blockers in rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis | References | PDF (280.2 KB)
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Original Article

Article
Anti-CADM-140/MDA5 autoantibody titer correlates with disease activity and predicts disease outcome in patients with dermatomyositis and rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease
Shinji Sato, Masataka Kuwana, Takashi Fujita & Yasuo Suzuki
Pages: 496-502
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAnti-CADM-140/MDA5 autoantibody titer correlates with disease activity and predicts disease outcome in patients with dermatomyositis and rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease | References | PDF (264.8 KB)
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Article
Mortality factors in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: focusing on malignancy and interstitial lung disease
Jin-Hyun Woo, Yun Jung Kim, Jin Ju Kim, Chan-Bum Choi, Yoon-Kyoung Sung, Tae-Hwan Kim, Jae-Bum Jun, Sang-Cheol Bae & Dae-Hyun Yoo
Pages: 503-508
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforMortality factors in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: focusing on malignancy and interstitial lung disease | References | PDF (207.8 KB)
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Article
Adjusted neutropenia is associated with early serious infection in systemic lupus erythematosus
Sang-Won Lee, Min-Chan Park, Soo-Kon Lee & Yong-Beom Park
Pages: 509-515
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAdjusted neutropenia is associated with early serious infection in systemic lupus erythematosus | References | PDF (190.4 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Article
Scleroderma dermal fibroblasts overexpress vascular endothelial growth factor due to autocrine transforming growth factor β signaling
Ikko Kajihara, Masatoshi Jinnin, Noritoshi Honda, Katsunari Makino, Takamitsu Makino, Shinichi Masuguchi, Keisuke Sakai, Satoshi Fukushima, Yuji Inoue & Hironobu Ihn
Pages: 516-524
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforScleroderma dermal fibroblasts overexpress vascular endothelial growth factor due to autocrine transforming growth factor β signaling | References | PDF (425.9 KB)
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Article
The time course of gastric methotrexate intolerance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis
Ediz Dalkilic, Mustafa Sahbazlar, Mustafa Gullulu, Mahmut Yavuz, Kamil Dilek, Alpaslan Ersoy, Guven Ozkaya & Mustafa Yurtkuran
Pages: 525-528
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforThe time course of gastric methotrexate intolerance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis | References | PDF (184.5 KB)
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Article
Effects of adalimumab therapy on musculoskeletal manifestations and health-related quality of life in patients with active psoriatic arthritis
Shigeyoshi Tsuji, Mari Higashiyama, Masahiro Inaoka, Tetsuya Tomita, Akinori Yokomi, Ayako Satoh, Ayuko Hirano, Misa Hayashi, Maki Tsuji, Yasuo Kunugiza, Masayuki Hamada & Hideki Yoshikawa
Pages: 529-537
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforEffects of adalimumab therapy on musculoskeletal manifestations and health-related quality of life in patients with active psoriatic arthritis | References | PDF (527.4 KB)
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Article
Association of KIR genotype with susceptibility to HLA-B27-positive ankylosing spondylitis
Sheng Wang, Guixing Li, Rui Ge, Zhenhua Duan, Zhen Zeng, Tianchen Zhang, Jing Gao, Ting Yang, Si Liu, Shanshan Wu, Dazhi Fan, Shengqian Xu, Jianhua Xu, Li Zhang, Zongwen Shuai, Dongqing Ye, Yanfeng Zou & Faming Pan
Pages: 538-541
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAssociation of KIR genotype with susceptibility to HLA-B27-positive ankylosing spondylitis | References | PDF (159.4 KB)
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Article
Serum level of APRIL/BLyS in Behçet’s disease patients: clinical significance in uveitis and disease activity
Tamer A. Gheita, Hala Raafat, Hossam Khalil & Hani Hussein
Pages: 542-546
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforSerum level of APRIL/BLyS in Behçet’s disease patients: clinical significance in uveitis and disease activity | References | PDF (251.3 KB)
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Differences in clinical manifestations, treatment, and concordance rates with two major sets of criteria for Behçet’s syndrome for patients in the US and Japan: data from a large, three-center cohort study
Tatsuo Kobayashi, Mitsumasa Kishimoto, Christopher J. Swearingen, Maria T. Filopoulos, Yuri Ohara, Yasuharu Tokuda, Hideto Oshikawa, Kazuki Yoshida, Masako Utsunomiya, Makiko Kimura, Masato Okada, Kazuo Matsui & Yusuf Yazici
Pages: 547-553
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforDifferences in clinical manifestations, treatment, and concordance rates with two major sets of criteria for Behçet’s syndrome for patients in the US and Japan: data from a large, three-center cohort study | References | PDF (195.7 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Four cases of MPO-ANCA-positive vasculitis with otitis media, and review of the literature
Nobuyuki Ono, Kyoko Yoshihiro, Daisuke Oryoji, Motohiro Matsuda, Yoshihiro Ueki, Shigehiro Uezono, Yasufumi Kai, Daisuke Himeji, Hiroaki Niiro & Akira Ueda
Pages: 554-563
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforFour cases of MPO-ANCA-positive vasculitis with otitis media, and review of the literature | References | PDF (696.5 KB)
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Case Report
A case of ANCA-associated vasculitis with glomerular eosinophilic infiltration: a possible pathogenic implication
Hiroko Suzuki, Takayuki Fujita, Yoshinobu Fuke, Minako Yabuki, Mamiko Kajiwara, Yuko Ishihara, Seiichiro Hemmi & Masayoshi Soma
Pages: 564-571
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA case of ANCA-associated vasculitis with glomerular eosinophilic infiltration: a possible pathogenic implication | References | PDF (714.4 KB)
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Case Report
Takayasu arteritis developing during treatment of ulcerative colitis with infliximab
Yoshiro Horai, Oka Satoru, Samuel Lapalme-Remis, Remi Sumiyoshi, Yoshikazu Nakashima, Takahisa Suzuki, Akitomo Okada, Shin-ya Kawashiri, Kunihiro Ichinose, Mami Tamai, Satoshi Yamasaki, Hideki Nakamura, Fuminao Takeshima, Tomoki Origuchi & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 572-576
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforTakayasu arteritis developing during treatment of ulcerative colitis with infliximab | References | PDF (373.2 KB)
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CASE REPORT

Case Report
Successful treatment with tocilizumab in a case of Cogan’s syndrome complicated with aortitis
Mihoko Shibuya, Keishi Fujio, Kaoru Morita, Hiroaki Harada, Hiroko Kanda & Kazuhiko Yamamoto
Pages: 577-581
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforSuccessful treatment with tocilizumab in a case of Cogan’s syndrome complicated with aortitis | References | PDF (227.6 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Usefulness of ultrasonography-proven tenosynovitis to monitor disease activity of a patient with very early rheumatoid arthritis treated by abatacept
Shin-ya Kawashiri, Keita Fujikawa, Ayako Nishino, Takahisa Suzuki, Akitomo Okada, Hideki Nakamura & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 582-586
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforUsefulness of ultrasonography-proven tenosynovitis to monitor disease activity of a patient with very early rheumatoid arthritis treated by abatacept | References | PDF (576.7 KB)
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CASE REPORT

Case Report
Synovial cyst of the hip in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
Makoto Kawasaki, Hisayoshi Inoue, Ken Sabanai, Takashi Sawai & Katsumi Sato
Pages: 587-592
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforSynovial cyst of the hip in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (403.8 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
A case of fibromyalgia syndrome with anaphylaxis induced by intradermal injection of purified protein derivative
Etsuko Maeshima & Kanako Furukawa
Pages: 593-596
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA case of fibromyalgia syndrome with anaphylaxis induced by intradermal injection of purified protein derivative | References | PDF (207.9 KB)
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CASE REPORT

Case Report
A case of Epstein–Barr virus-related lymphadenopathy mimicking the clinical features of IgG4-related disease
Yoko Wada, Masaru Kojima, Kazuhiro Yoshita, Mihoko Yamazaki, Daisuke Kobayashi, Shuichi Murakami, Shinichi Nishi, Masaaki Nakano & Ichiei Narita
Pages: 597-603
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA case of Epstein–Barr virus-related lymphadenopathy mimicking the clinical features of IgG4-related disease | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Case Report
Magnetic resonance imaging can detect thoracic inflammation due to familial Mediterranean fever
Takashi Ishiguro, Noboru Takayanagi, Kenji Kobayashi, Kiyoshi Migita, Tsutomu Yanagisawa, Toshiko Hoshi & Yutaka Sugita
Pages: 604-607
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforMagnetic resonance imaging can detect thoracic inflammation due to familial Mediterranean fever | References | PDF (291.4 KB)
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Case Report
Spontaneous tendon rupture of the extensor digitrum communis in systemic lupus erythematosus
Hisao Oishi, Ryo Oda, Shinsuke Morisaki, Hiroyoshi Fujiwara, Daisaku Tokunaga & Toshikazu Kubo
Pages: 608-610
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforSpontaneous tendon rupture of the extensor digitrum communis in systemic lupus erythematosus | References | PDF (353.7 KB)
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LETTER

Letter
Biliary hamartomas (von Meyenburg complex) complicated with microscopic polyangiitis
Shuzo Sato, Hiroshi Watanabe, Tomoyuki Asano, Rie Saito, Haruyo Iwadate, Hiroko Kobayashi & Hiromasa Ohira
Pages: 611-613
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
First Page PreviewforBiliary hamartomas (von Meyenburg complex) complicated with microscopic polyangiitis | References | PDF (247.7 KB)
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RAPID COMMUNICATION

The crucial roles of IFN-γ in the development of M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor induced Sjögren’s syndrome-like sialadenitis
Mana Iizuka, Hiroto Tsuboi, Naomi Matsuo, Yuya Kondo, Hiromitsu Asashima, Minoru Matsui, Isao Matsumoto & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 614-616
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
First Page PreviewforThe crucial roles of IFN-γ in the development of M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor induced Sjögren’s syndrome-like sialadenitis | References | PDF (308 KB)
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