Modern Rheumatology, Volume 27, Issue 3 (2017)

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Modern Rheumatology, Volume 27, Issue 3 (2017)

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Review Article

Review Article
Current approach to the diagnosis of IgG4-related disease – Combination of comprehensive diagnostic and organ-specific criteria
Hisanori Umehara, Kazuichi Okazaki, Takuji Nakamura, Tomomi Satoh-Nakamura, Akio Nakajima, Mitsuhiro Kawano, Tsuneyo Mimori & Tsutomu Chiba
Pages: 381-391
Published online: 05 May 2017
AbstractforCurrent approach to the diagnosis of IgG4-related disease – Combination of comprehensive diagnostic and organ-specific criteria | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Review Article
Fractalkine/CX3CL1 in rheumatoid arthritis
Toshihiro Nanki, Toshio Imai & Shinichi Kawai
Pages: 392-397
Published online: 02 Aug 2016
AbstractforFractalkine/CX3CL1 in rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Original Article

Article
High frequency of vertebral fracture and low bone quality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis—Results from TOMORROW study
Tadashi Okano, Kentaro Inui, Masahiro Tada, Yuko Sugioka, Kenji Mamoto, Shigeyuki Wakitani, Tatsuya Koike & Hiroaki Nakamura
Pages: 398-404
Published online: 02 Aug 2016
AbstractforHigh frequency of vertebral fracture and low bone quality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis—Results from TOMORROW study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is a reliable marker of treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis patients during tocilizumab therapy
Byeongzu Ghang, Ohchan Kwon, Seokchan Hong, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo & Yong-Gil Kim
Pages: 405-410
Published online: 09 Aug 2016
AbstractforNeutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is a reliable marker of treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis patients during tocilizumab therapy | Full Text | References | PDF (3.6 MB)
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Prediction of the therapeutic response to methotrexate at 24 weeks by methotrexate–polyglutamates concentration in erythrocytes at 8 weeks in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Takamasa Murosaki, Katsuya Nagatani, Takeo Sato, Yoichiro Akiyama, Kentaro Ushijima, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Akio Fujimura & Seiji Minota
Pages: 411-416
Published online: 20 Jul 2016
AbstractforPrediction of the therapeutic response to methotrexate at 24 weeks by methotrexate–polyglutamates concentration in erythrocytes at 8 weeks in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Subsidence of total ankle component associated with deterioration of an ankle scale in non-inflammatory arthritis but not in rheumatoid arthritis
Takahiro Iwata, Hiromu Ito, Moritoshi Furu, Masahiro Ishikawa, Masayuki Azukizawa, Hiroyuki Yoshitomi, Takayuki Fujii, Haruhiko Akiyama & Shuichi Matsuda
Pages: 417-424
Published online: 23 Aug 2016
AbstractforSubsidence of total ankle component associated with deterioration of an ankle scale in non-inflammatory arthritis but not in rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Musculoskeletal ultrasonography delineates ankle symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis
Yukihiro Toyota, Maasa Tamura, Yohei Kirino, Yumiko Sugiyama, Naomi Tsuchida, Yosuke Kunishita, Daiga Kishimoto, Reikou Kamiyama, Yasushi Miura, Kaoru Minegishi, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Atsuhisa Ueda & Hideaki Nakajima
Pages: 425-429
Published online: 01 Sep 2016
AbstractforMusculoskeletal ultrasonography delineates ankle symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (583.9 KB) | Supplemental
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The minimally important difference for the Japanese version of the health assessment questionnaire in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in daily practice
Kumi Shidara, Ayako Nakajima, Eisuke Inoue, Daisuke Hoshi, Naoki Sugimoto, Yohei Seto, Eiichi Tanaka, Katsunori Ikari, Atsuo Taniguchi & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 430-434
Published online: 21 Oct 2016
AbstractforThe minimally important difference for the Japanese version of the health assessment questionnaire in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in daily practice | Full Text | References | PDF (201.8 KB)
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Association of inflammatory bowel disease with ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis: A nationwide population-based study
Jung Min Bae, Ji Yoon Choo, Ki-Jo Kim & Kyung-Su Park
Pages: 435-440
Published online: 26 Jul 2016
AbstractforAssociation of inflammatory bowel disease with ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis: A nationwide population-based study | Full Text | References | PDF (421.3 KB)
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Genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in CD4+ T cells from Chinese Han patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Shicheng Guo, Qi Zhu, Ting Jiang, Rongsheng Wang, Yi Shen, Xiao Zhu, Yan Wang, Fengmin Bai, Qin Ding, Xiaodong Zhou, Guangjie Chen & Dong Yi He
Pages: 441-447
Published online: 01 Sep 2016
AbstractforGenome-wide DNA methylation patterns in CD4+ T cells from Chinese Han patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (424.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Cell-contact-dependent activation of CD4+ T cells by adhesion molecules on synovial fibroblasts
Masato Mori, Motomu Hashimoto, Takashi Matsuo, Takao Fujii, Moritoshi Furu, Hiromu Ito, Hiroyuki Yoshitomi, Jun Hirose, Yoshinaga Ito, Shuji Akizuki, Ran Nakashima, Yoshitaka Imura, Naoichiro Yukawa, Hajime Yoshifuji, Koichiro Ohmura & Tsuneyo Mimori
Pages: 448-456
Published online: 13 Sep 2016
AbstractforCell-contact-dependent activation of CD4+ T cells by adhesion molecules on synovial fibroblasts | Full Text | References | PDF (5.7 MB) | Supplemental
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Suppression of glucose-6-phosphate-isomerase induced arthritis by oral administration of transgenic rice seeds expressing altered peptide ligands of glucose-6-phosphate-isomerase
Tomoya Hirota, Hiroto Tsuboi, Mana Iizuka-Koga, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Hiromitsu Asashima, Masahiro Yokosawa, Yuya Kondo, Masaru Ohta, Yuhya Wakasa, Isao Matsumoto, Fumio Takaiwa & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 457-465
Published online: 01 Feb 2017
AbstractforSuppression of glucose-6-phosphate-isomerase induced arthritis by oral administration of transgenic rice seeds expressing altered peptide ligands of glucose-6-phosphate-isomerase | Full Text | References | PDF (5.7 MB)
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Cyr61 participates in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis via promoting MMP-3 expression by fibroblast-like synoviocytes
Tianhang Zhai, Chenxin Gao, Rongfen Huo, Huiming Sheng, Songtao Sun, Jun Xie, Yong He, Huali Gao, Huidan Li, Jie Zhang, Haichuan Li, Yue Sun, Jinpiao Lin, Baihua Shen, Lianbo Xiao & Ningli Li
Pages: 466-475
Published online: 01 Sep 2016
AbstractforCyr61 participates in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis via promoting MMP-3 expression by fibroblast-like synoviocytes | Full Text | References | PDF (7.5 MB)
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Article
Anti-Ro/SSA antibodies are associated with severe mitral valve regurgitation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Violeta Higuera-Ortiz, Tania Mora-Arias, Diana Castillo-Martinez & Luis M. Amezcua-Guerra
Pages: 476-480
Published online: 18 Jul 2016
AbstractforAnti-Ro/SSA antibodies are associated with severe mitral valve regurgitation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (210.8 KB)
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Bi-ventricular interplay in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: Detection by cardiac magnetic resonance
Atsushi Noguchi, Masaru Kato, Michihito Kono, Kazumasa Ohmura, Hiroshi Ohira, Ichizo Tsujino, Noriko Oyama-Manabe, Kenji Oku, Toshiyuki Bohgaki, Tetsuya Horita, Shinsuke Yasuda, Masaharu Nishimura & Tatsuya Atsumi
Pages: 481-488
Published online: 18 Aug 2016
AbstractforBi-ventricular interplay in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: Detection by cardiac magnetic resonance | Full Text | References | PDF (681.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Association of lubricin concentration in synovial fluid and clinical status of osteoarthritic knee
Hiroyasu Ogawa, Kazu Matsumoto, Nobuo Terabayashi, Kenji Kawashima, Kentaro Takeuchi & Haruhiko Akiyama
Pages: 489-492
Published online: 20 Jul 2016
AbstractforAssociation of lubricin concentration in synovial fluid and clinical status of osteoarthritic knee | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Exercise therapy in patients with hip osteoarthritis: Effect on hip muscle strength and safety aspects of exercise—results of a randomized controlled trial
Benjamin Steinhilber, Georg Haupt, Regina Miller, Pia Janssen & Inga Krauss
Pages: 493-502
Published online: 03 Aug 2016
AbstractforExercise therapy in patients with hip osteoarthritis: Effect on hip muscle strength and safety aspects of exercise—results of a randomized controlled trial | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Distribution of hip pain in patients with idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head
Junichi Nakamura, Kenta Konno, Sumihisa Orita, Shigeo Hagiwara, Tomonori Shigemura, Takayuki Nakajima, Takane Suzuki, Ryuichiro Akagi & Seiji Ohtori
Pages: 503-507
Published online: 26 Jul 2016
AbstractforDistribution of hip pain in patients with idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head | Full Text | References | PDF (203 KB)
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The effects of bolus supplementation of branched-chain amino acids on skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function in patients with rheumatic disorders during glucocorticoid treatment
Noritada Yoshikawa, Noriaki Shimizu, Masaaki Uehara, Aya Oda, Ryo Matsumiya, Erika Matsubara, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Osamu Hosono, Akiko Kuribara-Souta, Hiroyuki Baba, Fumitaka Nagamura, Shigeru Kiryu & Hirotoshi Tanaka
Pages: 508-517
Published online: 28 Sep 2016
AbstractforThe effects of bolus supplementation of branched-chain amino acids on skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function in patients with rheumatic disorders during glucocorticoid treatment | Full Text | References | PDF (4.5 MB)
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Temporal evolution of urate crystal deposition over articular cartilage after successful urate-lowering therapy in patients with gout: An ultrasonographic perspective
Shyamashis Das, Rudra Prosad Goswami, Alakendu Ghosh, Parasar Ghosh, Debasish Lahiri & Kaushik Basu
Pages: 518-523
Published online: 05 Aug 2016
AbstractforTemporal evolution of urate crystal deposition over articular cartilage after successful urate-lowering therapy in patients with gout: An ultrasonographic perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (3.9 MB)
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Article
Arthroscopic validation of radiographic minimum joint space width associated with the subchondral bone exposure in symptomatic hip dysplasia
Yasuharu Nakashima, Masanori Fujii, Yasuo Noguchi, Kenya Suenaga, Takuaki Yamamoto, Jun-ichi Fukushi, Goro Motomura, Satoshi Hamai, Daisuke Hara & Yukihide Iwamoto
Pages: 524-528
Published online: 02 Sep 2016
AbstractforArthroscopic validation of radiographic minimum joint space width associated with the subchondral bone exposure in symptomatic hip dysplasia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Short-term add-on tocilizumab and intravenous cyclophosphamide exhibited a remission-inducing effect in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus with refractory multiorgan involvements including massive pericarditis and glomerulonephritis
Atsuko Iwai, Taio Naniwa, Shinya Tamechika & Shinji Maeda
Pages: 529-532
Published online: 30 Dec 2014
AbstractforShort-term add-on tocilizumab and intravenous cyclophosphamide exhibited a remission-inducing effect in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus with refractory multiorgan involvements including massive pericarditis and glomerulonephritis | Full Text | References | PDF (298.3 KB)
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Case Report
Pseudo-SLE by human immunodeficiency virus infection
Sae Ochi, Shigeaki Kato, Fukumi Nakamura-Uchiyama, Kenji Ohnishi & Yasutoshi Saito
Pages: 533-535
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
AbstractforPseudo-SLE by human immunodeficiency virus infection | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Case Report
A case of anti-MDA5-positive rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease in a patient with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis ameliorated by rituximab, in addition to standard immunosuppressive treatment
Yamaguchi Koichi, Yamaguchi Aya, Uchida Megumi, Kono Shunichi, Suzuki Masafumi, Masubuchi Hiroaki, Kanbe Masahiko, Kitahara Shinsuke, Ueno Manabu, Hara Kenichiro, Aoki Fumiaki, Aoki Nozomi, Maeno Toshitaka, Yamanaka Masayoshi, Kishi Chikako, Muro Yoshinao, Suga Tatsuo & Kurabayashi Masahiko
Pages: 536-540
Published online: 12 Mar 2015
AbstractforA case of anti-MDA5-positive rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease in a patient with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis ameliorated by rituximab, in addition to standard immunosuppressive treatment | Full Text | References | PDF (866.4 KB)
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Case Report
Juvenile polymyositis associated with anti-OJ (anti-isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase) autoantibody in a 13-year-old girl
Masaaki Hamada, Ichiro Tanaka, Yoshihiko Sakurai, Yuji Hosono & Tsuneyo Mimori
Pages: 541-544
Published online: 12 Mar 2015
AbstractforJuvenile polymyositis associated with anti-OJ (anti-isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase) autoantibody in a 13-year-old girl | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Case Report
Successful treatment with glucocorticoid for secondary Fanconi syndrome caused by sarcoidosis
Daisuke Omura, Hideharu Hagiya, Yoshihisa Hanayama, Kou Hasegawa, Hiroshi Morinaga, Atsue Kikuta, Hitomi Kataoka & Fumio Otsuka
Pages: 545-547
Published online: 29 Jul 2015
AbstractforSuccessful treatment with glucocorticoid for secondary Fanconi syndrome caused by sarcoidosis | Full Text | References | PDF (610.9 KB)
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Rapid Communication

Rapid Communication
Assessing the usefulness of salivary gland biopsy for diagnosis of type-1 autoimmune pancreatitis
Kenichi Takano, Motohisa Yamamoto, Shingo Ichimiya, Hiroki Takahashi & Tetsuo Himi
Pages: 548-550
Published online: 18 Jul 2016
First Page PreviewforAssessing the usefulness of salivary gland biopsy for diagnosis of type-1 autoimmune pancreatitis | Full Text | References | PDF (4.3 MB)
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Rapid Communication
Comparison of anti-OJ antibody detection assays between an immunoprecipitation assay and line blot assay
Yasuhito Hamaguchi, Masataka Kuwana & Kazuhiko Takehara
Pages: 551-552
Published online: 03 Aug 2016
CitationforComparison of anti-OJ antibody detection assays between an immunoprecipitation assay and line blot assay | Full Text | References | PDF (767.3 KB)
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Rapid Communication
Meta-analysis confirms an association between gout and a common variant of LRRC16A locus
Hiraku Ogata, Hirotaka Matsuo, Masayuki Sakiyama, Toshihide Higashino, Makoto Kawaguchi, Akiyoshi Nakayama, Mariko Naito, Hiroshi Ooyama, Kimiyoshi Ichida & Nariyoshi Shinomiya
Pages: 553-555
Published online: 01 Sep 2016
First Page PreviewforMeta-analysis confirms an association between gout and a common variant of LRRC16A locus | Full Text | References | PDF (693.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Macrophage activation syndrome associated with tocilizumab treatment in adult-onset Still’s disease
Yumi Tsuchida, Shuji Sumitomo, Hirofumi Shoda, Kanae Kubo, Keishi Fujio & Kazuhiko Yamamoto
Pages: 556-557
Published online: 25 Oct 2016
CitationforMacrophage activation syndrome associated with tocilizumab treatment in adult-onset Still’s disease | Full Text | References | PDF (167.8 KB)
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