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Clinically relevant radiographic progression in joint destruction in RA patients with abnormal MMP-3 or high levels of CRP despite 1-year treatment with infliximab
Masao Nawata, Kazuyoshi Saito, Shunsuke Fukuyo, Shintaro Hirata & Yoshiya Tanaka
Pages: 807-812
Published online: 26 Apr 2016
AbstractforClinically relevant radiographic progression in joint destruction in RA patients with abnormal MMP-3 or high levels of CRP despite 1-year treatment with infliximab | Full Text | References | PDF (472.2 KB)
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A novel method predicting clinical response using only background clinical data in RA patients before treatment with infliximab
Fumihiko Miyoshi, Kyoko Honne, Seiji Minota, Masato Okada, Noriyoshi Ogawa & Toshihide Mimura
Pages: 813-816
Published online: 05 May 2016
AbstractforA novel method predicting clinical response using only background clinical data in RA patients before treatment with infliximab | Full Text | References | PDF (242.2 KB) | Supplemental
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One-year maintenance with routine assessment of patient index data 3-based remission may inhibit radiographic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with routine clinical therapy: A retrospective comparison of radiographic outcome and its prognostic factors between maintained remissions with patient-reported outcome index and physician-oriented disease activity indices
Kou Katayama, Takanobu Okubo, Toshikazu Sato, Kiyomi Kamiya, Richio Fukai, Satomi Abe, Hiroshi Ito, Yuichi Makino & Tamotsu Kamishima
Pages: 817-827
Published online: 22 Mar 2016
AbstractforOne-year maintenance with routine assessment of patient index data 3-based remission may inhibit radiographic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with routine clinical therapy: A retrospective comparison of radiographic outcome and its prognostic factors between maintained remissions with patient-reported outcome index and physician-oriented disease activity indices | Full Text | References | PDF (539.9 KB)
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Clinical and structural remission rates increased annually and radiographic progression was continuously inhibited during a 3-year administration of tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A multi-center, prospective cohort study by the Michinoku Tocilizumab Study Group
Yasuhiko Hirabayashi, Yasuhiko Munakata, Masayuki Miyata, Yukitomo Urata, Koichi Saito, Hiroshi Okuno, Masaaki Yoshida, Takao Kodera, Ryu Watanabe, Seiya Miyamoto, Tomonori Ishii, Shigeshi Nakazawa, Hiromitsu Takemori, Takanobu Ando, Takashi Kanno, Masataka Komagamine, Ichiro Kato, Yuichi Takahashi, Atsushi Komatsuda, Kojiro Endo, Chihiro Murai, Yuya Takakubo, Takao Miura, Yukio Sato, Kazunobu Ichikawa, Tsuneo Konta, Noriyuki Chiba, Tai Muryoi, Hiroko Kobayashi, Hiroshi Fujii, Yukio Sekiguchi, Akira Hatakeyama, Ken Ogura, Hirotake Sakuraba, Tomoyuki Asano, Hiroshi Kanazawa, Eiji Suzuki, Satoshi Takasaki, Kenichi Asakura, Kota Sugisaki, Yoko Suzuki, Michiaki Takagi, Takahiro Nakayama, Hiroshi Watanabe, Keiki Miura, Yu Mori & for the Michinoku Tocilizumab Study Group
Pages: 828-835
Published online: 21 Apr 2016
AbstractforClinical and structural remission rates increased annually and radiographic progression was continuously inhibited during a 3-year administration of tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A multi-center, prospective cohort study by the Michinoku Tocilizumab Study Group | Full Text | References | PDF (463.4 KB)
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Effectiveness of tacrolimus in comparison with methotrexate or biologics in propensity score-matched patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Ayako Nakajima, Eisuke Inoue, Atsuo Taniguchi, Shigeki Momohara & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 836-843
Published online: 02 Jun 2016
AbstractforEffectiveness of tacrolimus in comparison with methotrexate or biologics in propensity score-matched patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (472.9 KB)
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The synovial grade corresponding to clinically involved joints and a feasible ultrasound-adjusted simple disease activity index for monitoring rheumatoid arthritis
Yusuke Yamada, Michihiro Ogasawara, Misa Gorai, Yuko Matsuki, Go Murayama, Nagachika Sugisaki, Takuya Nemoto, Seiichiro Ando, Kentaro Minowa, Souichiro Nakano, Takayuki Kon, Kurisu Tada, Masakazu Matsushita, Ken Yamaji, Naoto Tamura & Yoshinari Takasaki
Pages: 844-849
Published online: 26 Apr 2016
AbstractforThe synovial grade corresponding to clinically involved joints and a feasible ultrasound-adjusted simple disease activity index for monitoring rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (598 KB) | Supplemental
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Association of the multi-biomarker disease activity score with joint destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor treatment in clinical practice
Shintaro Hirata, Wanying Li, Satoshi Kubo, Shunsuke Fukuyo, Yasushi Mizuno, Kentaro Hanami, Norifumi Sawamukai, Kunihiro Yamaoka, Kazuyoshi Saito, Nadine A. Defranoux & Yoshiya Tanaka
Pages: 850-856
Published online: 30 Mar 2016
AbstractforAssociation of the multi-biomarker disease activity score with joint destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor treatment in clinical practice | Full Text | References | PDF (362 KB) | Supplemental
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Association of anti-Ro/SSA antibody with response to biologics in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Shinya Hagiwara, Hiroto Tsuboi, Fumika Honda, Hidenori Takahashi, Izumi Kurata, Ayako Ohyama, Mizuki Yagishita, Saori Abe, Yuko Kurashima, Syunta Kaneko, Hoshimi Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Hiroshi Ebe, Masahiro Yokosawa, Hiromitsu Asashima, Tomoya Hirota, Naoto Umeda, Yuya Kondo, Isao Matsumoto & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 857-862
Published online: 22 Mar 2016
AbstractforAssociation of anti-Ro/SSA antibody with response to biologics in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (375.9 KB)
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Clinical features of organizing pneumonia associated with rheumatoid arthritis
Harutsugu Okada, Kazuhiro Kurasawa, Ryutaro Yamazaki, Ayae Tanaka, Satoko Arai, Takayoshi Owada, Reika Maezawa & Yoshiki Ishii
Pages: 863-868
Published online: 04 Apr 2016
AbstractforClinical features of organizing pneumonia associated with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (358.5 KB)
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Article
Subcutaneous flexor tendon rupture in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Takuya Funahashi, Taku Suzuki, Takuji Iwamoto, Kanae Shizu, Noboru Matsumura, Kensuke Ochi, Katsunori Ikari, Kazuki Sato, Masaya Nakamura, Morio Matsumoto, Shigeki Momohara, Katsuji Suzuki & Harumoto Yamada
Pages: 869-872
Published online: 15 Mar 2016
AbstractforSubcutaneous flexor tendon rupture in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (245 KB)
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Fractures lead to worsening of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis
Kensuke Koyama, Michitomo Sakuma, Tetsuro Ohba, Kohta Suzuki & Hirotaka Haro
Pages: 873-877
Published online: 11 Mar 2016
AbstractforFractures lead to worsening of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (254.9 KB)
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An effective medical partnership in Nagasaki, Japan for patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Hideki Nakamura, Naoki Iwamoto, Takehiro Matsumoto & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 878-884
Published online: 22 Mar 2016
AbstractforAn effective medical partnership in Nagasaki, Japan for patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (620.7 KB)
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Near-infrared fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green-lactosomes in a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis
Shinzo Onishi, Masataka Sakane, Toshinori Tsukanishi, Toru Funayama, Eiichi Ozeki, Isao Hara & Masashi Yamazaki
Pages: 885-890
Published online: 04 May 2016
AbstractforNear-infrared fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green-lactosomes in a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Effectiveness of abatacept for patients with Sjögren’s syndrome associated with rheumatoid arthritis. An open label, multicenter, one-year, prospective study: ROSE (Rheumatoid Arthritis with Orencia Trial toward Sjögren’s syndrome Endocrinopathy) trial
Hiroto Tsuboi, Isao Matsumoto, Shinya Hagiwara, Tomoya Hirota, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Hiroshi Ebe, Masahiro Yokosawa, Mizuki Yagishita, Hidenori Takahashi, Izumi Kurata, Ayako Ohyama, Fumika Honda, Hiromitsu Asashima, Haruka Miki, Naoto Umeda, Yuya Kondo, Shintaro Hirata, Kazuyoshi Saito, Yoshiya Tanaka, Yoshiro Horai, Hideki Nakamura, Atsushi Kawakami & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 891-899
Published online: 26 Jul 2016
AbstractforEffectiveness of abatacept for patients with Sjögren’s syndrome associated with rheumatoid arthritis. An open label, multicenter, one-year, prospective study: ROSE (Rheumatoid Arthritis with Orencia Trial toward Sjögren’s syndrome Endocrinopathy) trial | Full Text | References | PDF (775 KB)
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Corticosteroid-free treatment of tocilizumab monotherapy for microscopic polyangiitis: a single-arm, single-center, clinical trial
Ryota Sakai, Tsuneo Kondo, Jun Kikuchi, Akiko Shibata, Kentaro Chino, Ayumi Okuyama, Hirofumi Takei & Koichi Amano
Pages: 900-907
Published online: 21 Apr 2016
AbstractforCorticosteroid-free treatment of tocilizumab monotherapy for microscopic polyangiitis: a single-arm, single-center, clinical trial | Full Text | References | PDF (417.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Renal outcomes in mixed proliferative and membranous lupus nephritis (Class III/IV + V): A long-term observational study
Hidekazu Ikeuchi, Keiju Hiromura, Ken Kayakabe, Kadiombo Anastasie Tshilela, Kazuhiko Uchiyama, Hiroko Hamatani, Toru Sakairi, Yoriaki Kaneko, Akito Maeshima & Yoshihisa Nojima
Pages: 908-913
Published online: 26 Apr 2016
AbstractforRenal outcomes in mixed proliferative and membranous lupus nephritis (Class III/IV + V): A long-term observational study | Full Text | References | PDF (258.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Serum metabolomic profiling in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by GC/MS
Bei Yan, Jia Huang, Chunmei Zhang, Xin Hu, Ming Gao, Aixin Shi, Weibin Zha, Luyi Shi, Cibo Huang & Liping Yang
Pages: 914-922
Published online: 11 May 2016
AbstractforSerum metabolomic profiling in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by GC/MS | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Article
Analysis of IgG4-positive clones in affected organs of IgG4-related disease
Yasushi Kakuchi, Kazunori Yamada, Kiyoaki Ito, Satoshi Hara, Hiroshi Fujii, Masakazu Yamagishi & Mitsuhiro Kawano
Pages: 923-928
Published online: 26 Apr 2016
AbstractforAnalysis of IgG4-positive clones in affected organs of IgG4-related disease | Full Text | References | PDF (922.8 KB)
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Serum ferritin levels as a useful diagnostic marker for the distinction of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and Kawasaki disease
Mao Mizuta, Masaki Shimizu, Natsumi Inoue, Kazuko Kasai, Yasuo Nakagishi, Tadamori Takahara, Kiyoshi Hamahira & Akihiro Yachie
Pages: 929-932
Published online: 19 Jul 2016
AbstractforSerum ferritin levels as a useful diagnostic marker for the distinction of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and Kawasaki disease | Full Text | References | PDF (374.5 KB)
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Early-stage hip involvement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A Chinese study based on magnetic resonance imaging
Dongying Chen, Shiwen Yuan, Zhongping Zhan, Youjun Xiao, Hao Li, Liuqin Liang & Xiuyan Yang
Pages: 933-939
Published online: 04 Mar 2016
AbstractforEarly-stage hip involvement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A Chinese study based on magnetic resonance imaging | Full Text | References | PDF (523.6 KB)
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Involvement of multiple CCN family members in platelets that support regeneration of joint tissues
Chikako Hara, Satoshi Kubota, Takashi Nishida, Miki Hiasa, Takako Hattori, Eriko Aoyama, Yoshinori Moriyama, Hiroshi Kamioka & Masaharu Takigawa
Pages: 940-949
Published online: 21 Apr 2016
AbstractforInvolvement of multiple CCN family members in platelets that support regeneration of joint tissues | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Article
Adherence with urate-lowering therapies among male patients with gout in a routine clinical setting
Sunggun Lee & Min Wook So
Pages: 950-955
Published online: 04 May 2016
AbstractforAdherence with urate-lowering therapies among male patients with gout in a routine clinical setting | Full Text | References | PDF (204.7 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Erythematosus plaques with macrophage infiltration as an initial manifestation of macrophage activation syndrome in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
Mari Tochihara, Mikiko Kasai, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Eri Sato, Naoko Ishiguro, Hiroshi Kazama, Naoki Sugimoto, Hisae Ichida, Yasushi Kawaguchi & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 956-957
Published online: 18 Jul 2014
AbstractforErythematosus plaques with macrophage infiltration as an initial manifestation of macrophage activation syndrome in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (494.7 KB)
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Case Report
Transverse myelitis extended to disseminated encephalitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: Histological evidence for vasculitis
Toshihiro Tono, Tatsuo Nagai, Takayuki Hoshiyama, Yuko Sakuma, Tatsuhiko Wada, Sumiaki Tanaka & Shunsei Hirohata
Pages: 958-962
Published online: 13 Aug 2014
AbstractforTransverse myelitis extended to disseminated encephalitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: Histological evidence for vasculitis | Full Text | References | PDF (8.2 MB)
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Original Article

Article
Usefulness of tacrolimus for refractory adult-onset still's disease: Report of six cases
Hiroyuki Nakamura, Toshio Odani, Yuka Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Takeda & Hideaki Kikuchi
Pages: 963-967
Published online: 18 Jul 2014
AbstractforUsefulness of tacrolimus for refractory adult-onset still's disease: Report of six cases | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Rapid onset of small intestinal perforation after successful steroid treatment in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Keigo Ikeda, Yoshinari Takasaki & Iwao Sekigawa
Pages: 968-970
Published online: 11 Aug 2014
AbstractforRapid onset of small intestinal perforation after successful steroid treatment in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis | Full Text | References | PDF (7.6 MB)
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Case Report
Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of rheumatoid arthritis-like arthritis in a patient with adult T-cell leukemia
Shin-ya Kawashiri, Hideki Nakamura, Tomoki Origuchi, Kiyoshi Aoyagi & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 971-975
Published online: 13 Aug 2014
AbstractforUltrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of rheumatoid arthritis-like arthritis in a patient with adult T-cell leukemia | Full Text | References | PDF (3.5 MB)
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Possible preventive effect of salazosulfapyridine against development of Pneumocystis pneumonia in methotrexate-receiving patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Kennosuke Mizushina, Ayako Hirata, Norihide Hayashi, Sayaka Takenaka, Hideki Ito, Takehisa Ogura, Yuki Fujisawa, Munetsugu Imamura, Naoko Yamashita, Rie Kujime, Sumie Nakahashi & Hideto Kameda
Pages: 976-978
Published online: 23 Dec 2015
First Page PreviewforPossible preventive effect of salazosulfapyridine against development of Pneumocystis pneumonia in methotrexate-receiving patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (178.9 KB)
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Letter
A unique case of polymyositis with anti-signal recognition particle antibody complicated by subacute interstitial lung disease and subluxing arthropathy, resembling anti-synthetase syndrome
Hironari Hanaoka, Yuko Kaneko, Shigeaki Suzuki, Tetsuya Takada, Michito Hirakata, Tsutomu Takeuchi & Masataka Kuwana
Pages: 979-980
Published online: 16 Feb 2016
CitationforA unique case of polymyositis with anti-signal recognition particle antibody complicated by subacute interstitial lung disease and subluxing arthropathy, resembling anti-synthetase syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (487 KB)
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Letter
A Strongyloides stercoralis infection presenting as arthritis of sternoclavicular joint
Alberto Lo Gullo, Caterina Oriana Aragona, Marco Ardesia, Antonio Giovanni Versace, Antonio Cascio, Antonino Saitta & Giuseppe Mandraffino
Pages: 981-983
Published online: 16 Feb 2016
First Page PreviewforA Strongyloides stercoralis infection presenting as arthritis of sternoclavicular joint | Full Text | References | PDF (574.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Erratum

Correction
Erratum
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Published online: 26 Oct 2016
CitationforErratum | Full Text | PDF (142.1 KB)
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