Modern Rheumatology, Volume 26, Issue 4 (2016)

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Article
Post-hoc analysis showing better clinical response with the loading dose of certolizumab pegol in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis
Tsutomu Takeuchi, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Hisashi Yamanaka, Naoki Ishiguro, Yoshiya Tanaka, Katsumi Eguchi, Akira Watanabe, Hideki Origasa, Mariko Kobayashi, Toshiharu Shoji, Osamu Togo, Nobuyuki Miyasaka & Takao Koike
Pages: 473-480
Published online: 14 Dec 2015
AbstractforPost-hoc analysis showing better clinical response with the loading dose of certolizumab pegol in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (520 KB)
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Clinical efficacy, radiographic progression, and safety through 156 weeks of therapy with subcutaneous golimumab in combination with methotrexate in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite prior methotrexate therapy: final results of the randomized GO-FORTH trial
Yoshiya Tanaka, Masayoshi Harigai, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Hisashi Yamanaka, Naoki Ishiguro, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Miyasaka, Takao Koike, Daniel Baker, Yutaka Ishii, Toru Yoshinari & the GO-FORTH study group
Pages: 481-490
Published online: 23 Dec 2015
AbstractforClinical efficacy, radiographic progression, and safety through 156 weeks of therapy with subcutaneous golimumab in combination with methotrexate in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite prior methotrexate therapy: final results of the randomized GO-FORTH trial | Full Text | References | PDF (851.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Postmarketing surveillance of the safety and effectiveness of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Masayoshi Harigai, Naoki Ishiguro, Shigeko Inokuma, Tsuneyo Mimori, Junnosuke Ryu, Syuji Takei, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Yoshiya Tanaka, Yoshinari Takasaki, Hisashi Yamanaka, Masahiko Watanabe, Hiroshi Tamada & Takao Koike
Pages: 491-498
Published online: 08 Jan 2016
AbstractforPostmarketing surveillance of the safety and effectiveness of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (716.8 KB) | Supplemental
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The efficacy of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: 104 weeks radiographic and clinical results in clinical practice
Takeshi Mochizuki, Koichiro Yano, Katsunori Ikari, Ryo Hiroshima, Hiromitsu Takaoka, Kosei Kawakami, Naoko Koenuma, Toshikatsu Shirahata & Shigeki Momohara
Pages: 499-506
Published online: 23 Dec 2015
AbstractforThe efficacy of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: 104 weeks radiographic and clinical results in clinical practice | Full Text | References | PDF (631.8 KB)
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Impaired NFKBIE gene function decreases cellular uptake of methotrexate by down-regulating SLC19A1 expression in a human rheumatoid arthritis cell line
Hitoshi Imamura, Sawako Yoshina, Katsunori Ikari, Keiji Miyazawa, Shigeki Momohara & Shohei Mitani
Pages: 507-516
Published online: 04 Jan 2016
AbstractforImpaired NFKBIE gene function decreases cellular uptake of methotrexate by down-regulating SLC19A1 expression in a human rheumatoid arthritis cell line | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Radiographic progression of large joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
Arata Nakajima, Yasuchika Aoki, Masato Sonobe, Hiroshi Takahashi, Masahiko Saito, Keiichiro Terayama & Koichi Nakagawa
Pages: 517-521
Published online: 14 Dec 2015
AbstractforRadiographic progression of large joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs | Full Text | References | PDF (451.9 KB)
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High prevalence of cardiovascular comorbidities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis from a population-based cross-sectional study of a Japanese health insurance database
Ryoko Sakai, Fumio Hirano, Mari Kihara, Waka Yokoyama, Hayato Yamazaki, Sayoko Harada, Toshihiro Nanki, Ryuji Koike, Nobuyuki Miyasaka & Masayoshi Harigai
Pages: 522-528
Published online: 14 Dec 2015
AbstractforHigh prevalence of cardiovascular comorbidities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis from a population-based cross-sectional study of a Japanese health insurance database | Full Text | References | PDF (228.9 KB)
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The impact of joint disease on the Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire scores in rheumatoid arthritis patients: A cross-sectional study using the National Database of Rheumatic Diseases by iR-net in Japan
Kumiko Ono, Satoru Ohashi, Hiroyuki Oka, Yuho Kadono, Tetsuro Yasui, Yasunori Omata, Jinju Nishino, Sakae Tanaka & Shigeto Tohma
Pages: 529-533
Published online: 20 Nov 2015
AbstractforThe impact of joint disease on the Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire scores in rheumatoid arthritis patients: A cross-sectional study using the National Database of Rheumatic Diseases by iR-net in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (410.6 KB)
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A comparison of the ultrasonography images of the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and the corresponding synovial histological findings
Asami Abe, Hajime Ishikawa, Kiyoshi Nakazono, Akira Murasawa & Kunihiko Wakaki
Pages: 534-539
Published online: 20 Nov 2015
AbstractforA comparison of the ultrasonography images of the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and the corresponding synovial histological findings | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Association between trabecular bone score and risk factors for fractures in Korean female patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Dam Kim, Soo-Kyung Cho, Ji Young Kim, Yun Young Choi & Yoon-Kyoung Sung
Pages: 540-545
Published online: 07 Nov 2015
AbstractforAssociation between trabecular bone score and risk factors for fractures in Korean female patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (299.1 KB)
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Preventing delayed union after distal shortening oblique osteotomy of metatarsals in the rheumatoid forefoot
Koichiro Yano, Katsunori Ikari, Mina Ishibashi & Shigeki Momohara
Pages: 546-550
Published online: 14 Dec 2015
AbstractforPreventing delayed union after distal shortening oblique osteotomy of metatarsals in the rheumatoid forefoot | Full Text | References | PDF (455.2 KB)
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Prediction of long-term remission of oligo/polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis with S100A12 and vascular endothelial growth factor
Yuichi Yamasaki, Syuji Takei, Hiroyuki Imanaka, Yasuhito Nerome, Tomohiro Kubota, Yukiko Nonaka, Harumi Akaike, Tomoko Takezaki & Yoshifumi Kawano
Pages: 551-556
Published online: 14 Dec 2015
AbstractforPrediction of long-term remission of oligo/polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis with S100A12 and vascular endothelial growth factor | Full Text | References | PDF (572.3 KB)
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Safety and efficacy of upfront graded administration of trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole in systemic lupus erythematosus: A retrospective cohort study
Yasuhiro Suyama, Masato Okada, Ryo Rokutanda, Chisun Min, Belinda Sassé, Daiki Kobayashi, Osamu Takahashi, Gautam A. Deshpande, Kazuo Matsui, Yasushi Kawaguchi & Mitsumasa Kishimoto
Pages: 557-561
Published online: 17 Feb 2016
AbstractforSafety and efficacy of upfront graded administration of trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole in systemic lupus erythematosus: A retrospective cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (272.1 KB)
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Antibodies to microtubule-associated protein-2 in the cerebrospinal fluid are a useful diagnostic biomarker for neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus
Yusuke Yamada, Kazuhisa Nozawa, Soichiro Nakano, Yukiko Mitsuo, Kaori Hiruma, Kentaro Doe, Iwao Sekigawa, Kenjiro Yamanaka & Yoshinari Takasaki
Pages: 562-568
Published online: 16 Feb 2016
AbstractforAntibodies to microtubule-associated protein-2 in the cerebrospinal fluid are a useful diagnostic biomarker for neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (487.8 KB)
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Maternal predictive factors for fetal congenital heart block in pregnant mothers positive for anti-SS-A antibodies
Hiroto Tsuboi, Takayuki Sumida, Hisashi Noma, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Ai Anami, Kotaro Fukushima, Hitoshi Horigome, Yasuki Maeno, Mitsumasa Kishimoto, Yoshinari Takasaki, Masahiro Nakayama, Masako Waguri, Haruhiko Sago & Atsuko Murashima
Pages: 569-575
Published online: 20 Nov 2015
AbstractforMaternal predictive factors for fetal congenital heart block in pregnant mothers positive for anti-SS-A antibodies | Full Text | References | PDF (420.3 KB)
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Clinical predictors of silent but substantial liver fibrosis in primary Sjogren’s syndrome
Sang-Won Lee, Beom Kyung Kim, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Jungsik Song, Yong-Beom Park, Soo-Kon Lee, Kwang-Hyub Han & Seung Up Kim
Pages: 576-582
Published online: 16 Feb 2016
AbstractforClinical predictors of silent but substantial liver fibrosis in primary Sjogren’s syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (412.9 KB)
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Establishment of a serum IgG4 cut-off value for the differential diagnosis of IgG4-related disease in Chinese population
Ping Li, Hua Chen, Chuiwen Deng, Ziyan Wu, Wei Lin, Xiaofeng Zeng, Wen Zhang, Fengchun Zhang & Yongzhe Li
Pages: 583-587
Published online: 23 Dec 2015
AbstractforEstablishment of a serum IgG4 cut-off value for the differential diagnosis of IgG4-related disease in Chinese population | Full Text | References | PDF (401.4 KB)
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Incidence and predictors of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in Thai patients with early systemic sclerosis: Inception cohort study
Suparaporn Wangkaew, Juntima Euathrongchit, Pittaporn Wattanawittawas, Nuntana Kasitanon & Worawit Louthrenoo
Pages: 588-593
Published online: 23 Dec 2015
AbstractforIncidence and predictors of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in Thai patients with early systemic sclerosis: Inception cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (304.9 KB)
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Impact of esophagogastroduodenoscopy and ileocolonoscopy on diagnosis and therapy in patients with rheumatic diseases—a retrospective cohort study
Valentin Sebastian Schäfer, Martin Fleck, Boris Ehrenstein, Ann-Kathrin Peters & Wolfgang Hartung
Pages: 594-597
Published online: 21 Apr 2016
AbstractforImpact of esophagogastroduodenoscopy and ileocolonoscopy on diagnosis and therapy in patients with rheumatic diseases—a retrospective cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (191.2 KB)
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Article
Incidence and risk factors of calcaneal enthesophytes in spondyloarthritis and trauma patients
Kenta Kamo & Ken-ichiro Yahiro
Pages: 598-600
Published online: 18 May 2016
AbstractforIncidence and risk factors of calcaneal enthesophytes in spondyloarthritis and trauma patients | Full Text | References | PDF (362.9 KB)
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Radiographic progression is associated with increased cardiovascular risk in patients with axial spondyloarthritis
Kwi Young Kang, Youn Hee Her, Ji Hyeon Ju, Yeon Sik Hong & Sung-Hwan Park
Pages: 601-606
Published online: 23 Dec 2015
AbstractforRadiographic progression is associated with increased cardiovascular risk in patients with axial spondyloarthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (249.9 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Radial deviation of the finger caused by an occult intramuscular ganglion in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
Tomoyuki Kato, Takuji Iwamoto, Noboru Matsumura, Kazuki Sato, Toshiyasu Nakamura & Yoshiaki Toyama
Pages: 607-609
Published online: 16 May 2014
AbstractforRadial deviation of the finger caused by an occult intramuscular ganglion in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (407.6 KB)
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Successful treatment with humanized anti–interleukin-6 receptor antibody (tocilizumab) in a case of AA amyloidosis complicated by familial Mediterranean fever
Satoshi Hamanoue, Tatsuya Suwabe, Junichi Hoshino, Keiichi Sumida, Koki Mise, Noriko Hayami, Naoki Sawa, Kenmei Takaichi, Takeshi Fujii, Kenichi Ohashi, Masahide Yazaki, Shuichi Ikeda & Yoshifumi Ubara
Pages: 610-613
Published online: 25 Jan 2015
AbstractforSuccessful treatment with humanized anti–interleukin-6 receptor antibody (tocilizumab) in a case of AA amyloidosis complicated by familial Mediterranean fever | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Case Report
Anti-MDA-5 antibody-positive bullous dermatomyositis with palmar papules complicating rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease
Noriki Fujimoto, Shinichiro Honda, Makiko Wakabayashi, Yasuhito Hamaguchi, Manabu Fujimoto & Toshihiro Tanaka
Pages: 614-616
Published online: 20 May 2014
AbstractforAnti-MDA-5 antibody-positive bullous dermatomyositis with palmar papules complicating rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease | Full Text | References | PDF (498.9 KB)
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Successful therapy of macrophage activation syndrome with dexamethasone palmitate
Yasuo Nakagishi, Masaki Shimizu, Kazuko Kasai, Mari Miyoshi & Akihiro Yachie
Pages: 617-620
Published online: 23 Apr 2014
AbstractforSuccessful therapy of macrophage activation syndrome with dexamethasone palmitate | Full Text | References | PDF (412 KB)
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Case Report
Rapid progression to cardiac tamponade in Erdheim–Chester disease despite treatment with interferon alpha
Afif Nakhleh, Gleb Slobodin, Nizar Elias, Jacob Bejar & Majed Odeh
Pages: 621-624
Published online: 23 Apr 2014
AbstractforRapid progression to cardiac tamponade in Erdheim–Chester disease despite treatment with interferon alpha | Full Text | References | PDF (666.6 KB)
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Rapid Communication

Rapid Communication
Clinical experience in 115 patients with arthritis and/or enthesitis who met the classification criteria for psoriatic arthritis (CASPAR) within the last two years—Possible association with malignant disorders
Kiyofumi Hagiwara, Yasuhiro Suyama & Kunihiko Fukuda
Pages: 625-629
Published online: 07 Nov 2015
AbstractforClinical experience in 115 patients with arthritis and/or enthesitis who met the classification criteria for psoriatic arthritis (CASPAR) within the last two years—Possible association with malignant disorders | Full Text | References | PDF (432.9 KB)
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Rapid Communication
Deletion of FAST (Fas-activated serine/threonine phosphoprotein) ameliorates immune complex arthritis in mice
Maria Simarro, Mei Chen, Miguel A. De la Fuente, José M. Eiros, Antonio Orduña & Paul Anderson
Pages: 630-632
Published online: 07 Nov 2015
First Page PreviewforDeletion of FAST (Fas-activated serine/threonine phosphoprotein) ameliorates immune complex arthritis in mice | Full Text | References | PDF (482.7 KB)
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Letter

Letter
Tofacitinib can decrease anti-DNA antibody titers in inactive systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by rheumatoid arthritis
Motohisa Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Yokoyama, Yui Shimizu, Hidetaka Yajima, Nodoka Sakurai, Chisako Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Naishiro & Hiroki Takahashi
Pages: 633-634
Published online: 03 Aug 2015
CitationforTofacitinib can decrease anti-DNA antibody titers in inactive systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (448.7 KB)
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Letter
Comment on “Corticosteroid-sparing effect of tacrolimus in the initial treatment of dermatomyositis and polymyositis” by Yokoyama et al.
Takao Nagashima & Seiji Minota
Page: 635
Published online: 19 Aug 2015
CitationforComment on “Corticosteroid-sparing effect of tacrolimus in the initial treatment of dermatomyositis and polymyositis” by Yokoyama et al. | Full Text | References | PDF (243.3 KB)
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Corrigendum

Correction
Correction to: Postmarketing surveillance of the safety and effectiveness of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Page: x
Published online: 05 May 2016
CitationforCorrection to: Postmarketing surveillance of the safety and effectiveness of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | PDF (255.3 KB)
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