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Review Article

Article
A proposal for management of rheumatic disease patients with hepatitis B virus infection receiving immunosuppressive therapy
Masayoshi Harigai, Satoshi Mochida, Toshihide Mimura, Takao Koike & Nobuyuki Miyasaka
Pages: 1-7
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforA proposal for management of rheumatic disease patients with hepatitis B virus infection receiving immunosuppressive therapy | References | PDF (191.5 KB)
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Original Articles

Post-marketing surveillance of the safety and effectiveness of tacrolimus in 3,267 Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Tsutomu Takeuchi, Shinichi Kawai, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Masayoshi Harigai, Kota Ishida & Nobuyuki Miyasaka
Pages: 8-16
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforPost-marketing surveillance of the safety and effectiveness of tacrolimus in 3,267 Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (220.4 KB)
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Drug free REmission/low disease activity after cessation of tocilizumab (Actemra) Monotherapy (DREAM) study
Norihiro Nishimoto, Koichi Amano, Yasuhiko Hirabayashi, Takahiko Horiuchi, Tomonori Ishii, Mitsuhiro Iwahashi, Masahiro Iwamoto, Hitoshi Kohsaka, Masakazu Kondo, Tsukasa Matsubara, Toshihide Mimura, Hisaaki Miyahara, Shuji Ohta, Yukihiko Saeki, Kazuyoshi Saito, Hajime Sano, Kiyoshi Takasugi, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Shigeto Tohma, Tomomi Tsuru, Yukitaka Ueki, Jiro Yamana, Jun Hashimoto, Takaji Matsutani, Miho Murakami & Nobuhiro Takagi
Pages: 17-25
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforDrug free REmission/low disease activity after cessation of tocilizumab (Actemra) Monotherapy (DREAM) study | References | PDF (346 KB)
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Retreatment efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in recurrence (RESTORE) study
Norihiro Nishimoto, Koichi Amano, Yasuhiko Hirabayashi, Takahiko Horiuchi, Tomonori Ishii, Mitsuhiro Iwahashi, Masahiro Iwamoto, Hitoshi Kohsaka, Masakazu Kondo, Tsukasa Matsubara, Toshihide Mimura, Hisaaki Miyahara, Shuji Ohta, Yukihiko Saeki, Kazuyoshi Saito, Hajime Sano, Kiyoshi Takasugi, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Shigeto Tohma, Tomomi Tsuru, Yukitaka Ueki, Jiro Yamana, Jun Hashimoto, Takaji Matsutani, Miho Murakami & Nobuhiro Takagi
Pages: 26-32
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforRetreatment efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in recurrence (RESTORE) study | References | PDF (335 KB)
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Estimates of the prevalence of and current treatment practices for rheumatoid arthritis in Japan using reimbursement data from health insurance societies and the IORRA cohort (I)
Hisashi Yamanaka, Naonobu Sugiyama, Eisuke Inoue, Atsuo Taniguchi & Shigeki Momohara
Pages: 33-40
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforEstimates of the prevalence of and current treatment practices for rheumatoid arthritis in Japan using reimbursement data from health insurance societies and the IORRA cohort (I) | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Miscellany

Erratum
Correction to: Estimates of the prevalence of and current treatment practices for rheumatoid arthritis in Japan using reimbursement data from health insurance societies and the IORRA cohort (I)
Hisashi Yamanaka, Naonobu Sugiyama, Eisuke Inoue, Atsuo Taniguchi & Shigeki Momohara
Page: 41
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
CitationforErratum
Correction to: Estimates of the prevalence of and current treatment practices for rheumatoid arthritis in Japan using reimbursement data from health insurance societies and the IORRA cohort (I) | Full Text | PDF (807.9 KB)
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Original Articles

Abatacept inhibits radiographic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective analysis of 6 months of abatacept treatment in routine clinical practice. The ALTAIR study
Satoshi Kubo, Kazuyoshi Saito, Shintaro Hirata, Shunsuke Fukuyo, Kunihiro Yamaoka, Norifumi Sawamukai, Masao Nawata, Shigeru Iwata, Yasushi Mizuno & Yoshiya Tanaka
Pages: 42-51
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforAbatacept inhibits radiographic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective analysis of 6 months of abatacept treatment in routine clinical practice. The ALTAIR study | References | PDF (543 KB)
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Early diagnosis and treatment of steroid-induced diabetes mellitus in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other connective tissue diseases
Satoshi Ito, Hiroshi Ogishima, Yuya Kondo, Makoto Sugihara, Taichi Hayashi, Yusuke Chino, Daisuke Goto, Isao Matsumoto & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 52-59
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforEarly diagnosis and treatment of steroid-induced diabetes mellitus in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other connective tissue diseases | References | PDF (350.6 KB)
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Analysis of subclinical synovitis detected by ultrasonography and low-field magnetic resonance imaging in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Hiroshi Ogishima, Hiroto Tsuboi, Naoto Umeda, Masanobu Horikoshi, Yuya Kondo, Makoto Sugihara, Takeshi Suzuki, Isao Matsumoto & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 60-68
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforAnalysis of subclinical synovitis detected by ultrasonography and low-field magnetic resonance imaging in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (921.6 KB)
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Rheumatoid arthritis of the hand: a five-year longitudinal analysis of clinical and radiographic findings
Shogo Toyama, Daisaku Tokunaga, Hiroyoshi Fujiwara, Ryo Oda, Hiroaki Kobashi, Hisashi Okumura, Satoru Nakamura, Daigo Taniguchi & Toshikazu Kubo
Pages: 69-77
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforRheumatoid arthritis of the hand: a five-year longitudinal analysis of clinical and radiographic findings | References | PDF (657.1 KB)
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Pentraxin 3 is associated with disease activity but not atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Yuki Shimada, Yu Funakubo Asanuma, Kazuhiro Yokota, Yoshihiro Yoshida, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Kojiro Sato, Yuji Akiyama & Toshihide Mimura
Pages: 78-85
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforPentraxin 3 is associated with disease activity but not atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus | References | PDF (198.9 KB)
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Reduced carotid intima–media thickness in systemic lupus erythematosus patients treated with cyclosporine A
Kensuke Oryoji, Chikako Kiyohara, Takahiko Horiuchi, Hiroshi Tsukamoto, Hiroaki Niiro, Terufumi Shimoda, Koichi Akashi & Toshihiko Yanase
Pages: 86-92
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforReduced carotid intima–media thickness in systemic lupus erythematosus patients treated with cyclosporine A | References | PDF (184.2 KB)
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MEFV gene variations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Burak Erer, Fulya Cosan, Basar Oku, Duran Ustek, Murat Inanc, Orhan Aral & Ahmet Gul
Pages: 93-96
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforMEFV gene variations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus | References | PDF (178.4 KB)
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Peripheral blood mononuclear cell microchimerism in Turkish female patients with systemic sclerosis
Ali Şahin, Tülin Özkan, Nuran Türkçapar, Orhan Küçükşahin, Elif Berna Köksoy, Gülşah Özturk, Şükran Erten, Asuman Sunguroğlu, Murat Turgay & Gülay Kınıklı
Pages: 97-105
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforPeripheral blood mononuclear cell microchimerism in Turkish female patients with systemic sclerosis | References | PDF (295.4 KB)
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Clinical correlation of brachial artery flow-mediated dilation in patients with systemic sclerosis
Takehiro Takahashi, Yoshihide Asano, Eisuke Amiya, Masaru Hatano, Zenshiro Tamaki, Munenori Takata, Atsuko Ozeki, Aya Watanabe, Shuichi Kawarasaki, Takashi Taniguchi, Yohei Ichimura, Tetsuo Toyama, Masafumi Watanabe, Yasunobu Hirata, Ryozo Nagai, Issei Komuro & Shinichi Sato
Pages: 106-111
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforClinical correlation of brachial artery flow-mediated dilation in patients with systemic sclerosis | References | PDF (178.8 KB)
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Long-term damage assessment in patients with microscopic polyangiitis and renal-limited vasculitis using the Vasculitis Damage Index
Mitsuyo Itabashi, Takashi Takei, Takahito Moriyama, Syunji Shiohira, Ari Shimizu, Yuki Tsuruta, Keiko Uchida & Kosaku Nitta
Pages: 112-119
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforLong-term damage assessment in patients with microscopic polyangiitis and renal-limited vasculitis using the Vasculitis Damage Index | References | PDF (194 KB)
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The role of TNF-α in a murine model of Kawasaki disease arteritis induced with a Candida albicans cell wall polysaccharide
Toshiaki Oharaseki, Yuki Yokouchi, Hitomi Yamada, Hiroshi Mamada, Satoshi Muto, Kiyomi Sadamoto, Noriko Miura, Naohito Ohno, Tsutomu Saji, Shiro Naoe & Kei Takahashi
Pages: 120-128
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforThe role of TNF-α in a murine model of Kawasaki disease arteritis induced with a Candida albicans cell wall polysaccharide | References | PDF (960.7 KB)
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Serum level of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 as a biomarker of disease activity in relapsing polychondritis
Tomoo Sato, Yoshihisa Yamano, Utano Tomaru, Yukiko Shimizu, Hitoshi Ando, Takahiro Okazaki, Hiroko Nagafuchi, Jun Shimizu, Shoichi Ozaki, Teruomi Miyazawa, Kazuo Yudoh, Hiroshi Oka & Noboru Suzuki
Pages: 129-136
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforSerum level of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 as a biomarker of disease activity in relapsing polychondritis | References | PDF (524 KB)
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Comparison of the clinical utility of tocilizumab and anti-TNF therapy in AA amyloidosis complicating rheumatic diseases
Yasuaki Okuda, Makoto Ohnishi, Kenichiro Matoba, Kazuo Jouyama, Akihiro Yamada, Naoya Sawada, Sho Mokuda, Yousuke Murata & Kiyoshi Takasugi
Pages: 137-143
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforComparison of the clinical utility of tocilizumab and anti-TNF therapy in AA amyloidosis complicating rheumatic diseases | References | PDF (463.7 KB)
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Comparative study of the clinical efficacy of the selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor celecoxib compared with loxoprofen in patients with frozen shoulder
Satoru Ohta, Osamu Komai & Hiroyoshi Hanakawa
Pages: 144-149
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforComparative study of the clinical efficacy of the selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor celecoxib compared with loxoprofen in patients with frozen shoulder | References | PDF (219.8 KB)
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Association of HLA-B27 genetic polymorphisms with ankylosing spondylitis susceptibility worldwide: a meta-analysis
Ting Yang, Zhenhua Duan, Shanshan Wu, Si Liu, Zhen Zeng, Guixing Li, Sheng Wang, Dazhi Fan, Dongqing Ye, Shengqian Xu, Li Zhang & Faming Pan
Pages: 150-161
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforAssociation of HLA-B27 genetic polymorphisms with ankylosing spondylitis susceptibility worldwide: a meta-analysis | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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The association between varicocele and ankylosing spondylitis via color duplex sonography
Cihad Hamidi, İbrahim Batmaz, Hatice Gümüş, Necmettin Penbegül, Mehmet Guli Çetinçakmak, Mehmet Tahtasız, Aslan Bilici & Kemal Nas
Pages: 162-165
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforThe association between varicocele and ankylosing spondylitis via color duplex sonography | References | PDF (305 KB)
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Quality of life and self-reported disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Berat Meryem Alkan, Fatma Fidan, Aliye Tosun & Özge Ardıçoğlu
Pages: 166-171
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforQuality of life and self-reported disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis | References | PDF (171.9 KB)
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Knee osteoarthritis is associated with increased prevalence of vertebral fractures despite high systemic bone mineral density: a cross-sectional study in an Asian population
Sunggun Lee, Tae-Nyun Kim & Seong-Ho Kim
Pages: 172-181
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforKnee osteoarthritis is associated with increased prevalence of vertebral fractures despite high systemic bone mineral density: a cross-sectional study in an Asian population | References | PDF (187.4 KB)
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The antibodies cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP) positivity could be a promising marker in brucellosis patients presented with peripheric arthritis
Azize Gokhan, Ibrahim Halil Turkeyler, Taner Babacan, Yavuz Pehlivan, Muhammet Said Dag, Vuslat Kecik Bosnak, Mustafa Namiduru, Bunyamin Kisacik & Ahmet Mesut Onat
Pages: 182-187
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforThe antibodies cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP) positivity could be a promising marker in brucellosis patients presented with peripheric arthritis | References | PDF (192.7 KB)
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Case Reports

Article
IgG4-related epididymo-orchitis associated with bladder cancer: possible involvement of BAFF/BAFF-R interaction in IgG4-related urogenital disease
Kiyoshi Migita, Taiichiro Miyashita, Aya Mizuno, Yuka Jiuchi, Masahiro Ito, Manabu Matsuo, Yasumori Izumi, Atsushi Takeoka, Ayako Nishino & Mikio Hayashi
Pages: 188-194
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforIgG4-related epididymo-orchitis associated with bladder cancer: possible involvement of BAFF/BAFF-R interaction in IgG4-related urogenital disease | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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IgG4-related disease involving the sclera
Kyotaro Ohno, Yasuharu Sato, Koh-ichi Ohshima, Katsuyoshi Takata, Midori Ando, Lamia Abd Al-Kader, Noriko Iwaki, Mai Takeuchi, Yorihisa Orita & Tadashi Yoshino
Pages: 195-198
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforIgG4-related disease involving the sclera | References | PDF (908.6 KB)
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Refractory pseudoseptic arthritis in Behçet’s disease successfully treated with infliximab: a case report and literature review
Walter Alberto Sifuentes Giraldo, Carlos Antonio Guillén Astete, Claudia Murillo Romero, Irene Amil Casas, Ana María Rodríguez García & Francisco Javier Bachiller Corral
Pages: 199-205
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforRefractory pseudoseptic arthritis in Behçet’s disease successfully treated with infliximab: a case report and literature review | References | PDF (277.1 KB)
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A case of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa with elevated serum interleukin-6 levels complicated by leg arterial stenosis and destructive arthropathy of the left ankle
Yoshiro Horai, Ayuko Tokuyama, Remi Sumiyoshi, Yoshikazu Nakashima, Takahisa Suzuki, Akitomo Okada, Shin-ya Kawashiri, Kunihiro Ichinose, Yasumori Izumi, Taiichiro Miyashita, Mami Tamai, Satoshi Yamasaki, Hideki Nakamura, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Tomoki Origuchi & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 206-211
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforA case of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa with elevated serum interleukin-6 levels complicated by leg arterial stenosis and destructive arthropathy of the left ankle | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Article
Coexistence of familial Mediterranean fever and rheumatoid arthritis
Kiyoshi Migita, Seigo Abiru, Osamu Sasaki, Taiichiro Miyashita, Yasumori Izumi, Ayako Nishino, Yuka Jiuchi, Atsushi Kawakami & Michio Yasunami
Pages: 212-216
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforCoexistence of familial Mediterranean fever and rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (474.6 KB)
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Letter

Article
Efficacy of Il-1β blockade in refractory aseptic abscesses syndrome
Antoine Bardy, Gaëlle Guettrot-Imbert, Olivier Aumaître & Marc François Jean André
Pages: 217-219
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
First Page PreviewforEfficacy of Il-1β blockade in refractory aseptic abscesses syndrome | References | PDF (334 KB)
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List of reviewers
Pages: 220-224
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
First Page PreviewforList of reviewers | Full Text | PDF (148.9 KB)
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