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Modern Rheumatology, Volume 29, Issue 2 (2019)

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Special Review: IgG4-RD

Editorial
IgG4-related disease – A new disease entity developed in the twenty-first century
Tsuneyo Mimori
Page: 213
Published online: 19 Feb 2019
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The front line of research into immunoglobin G4-related disease - Do autoantibodies cause immunoglobin G4-related disease?
Hisanori Umehara, Kazuichi Okazaki, Mitsuhiro Kawano & Yoshiya Tanaka
Pages: 214-218
Published online: 17 Jan 2019
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Review Article
Cytokines produced by innate immune cells in IgG4-related disease
Tomoe Yoshikawa, Tomohiro Watanabe, Kosuke Minaga, Ken Kamata & Masatoshi Kudo
Pages: 219-225
Published online: 11 Dec 2018
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Immunophenotype involved in IgG4-related disease
Satoshi Kubo, Shingo Nakayamada & Yoshiya Tanaka
Pages: 226-230
Published online: 09 Jan 2019
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Review Article
IgG4-related kidney disease and retroperitoneal fibrosis: An update
Mitsuhiro Kawano, Takako Saeki & Hitoshi Nakashima
Pages: 231-239
Published online: 08 Jan 2019
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IgG4-related periaortitis/periarteritis: An under-recognized condition that is potentially life-threatening
Ichiro Mizushima, Satomi Kasashima, Yasunari Fujinaga, Mitsuhiro Kawano & Nobukazu Ishizaka
Pages: 240-250
Published online: 08 Mar 2019
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IgG4-related respiratory disease
Shoko Matsui
Pages: 251-256
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
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Special Review: IL-6 inhibitor

Editorial
“IL-6 is a treatment target for a variety of immune diseases”– The benefit and prospect of IL-6 inhibitor –
Yutaka Kawahito
Page: 257
Published online: 01 Feb 2019
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IL-6 inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: A comprehensive review
Atsushi Ogata, Yasuhiro Kato, Shinji Higa & Kazuyuki Yoshizaki
Pages: 258-267
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
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AA amyloidosis – Benefits and prospects of IL-6 inhibitors
Yasuaki Okuda
Pages: 268-274
Published online: 02 Oct 2018
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Interleukin-6 in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Shinji Akioka
Pages: 275-286
Published online: 08 Mar 2019
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Pathophysiology of large vessel vasculitis and utility of interleukin-6 inhibition therapy
Hajime Yoshifuji
Pages: 287-293
Published online: 04 Feb 2019
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The benefits and prospects of interleukin-6 inhibitor on systemic sclerosis
Yoshihito Shima
Pages: 294-301
Published online: 06 Feb 2019
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A benefit and the prospects of IL-6 inhibitors in idiopathic multicentric Castleman's disease
Tomohiro Koga, Remi Sumiyoshi, Atsushi Kawakami & Kazuyuki Yoshizaki
Pages: 302-305
Published online: 14 Jan 2019
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Original Article

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Efficacy and safety of sirukumab in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis who were refractory or intolerant to anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy: Subgroup analysis of a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, phase 3 study (SIRROUND-T)
Yoshiya Tanaka, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Masayoshi Harigai, Hisashi Yamanaka, Toshikazu Nakano, Koshiro Akagi, Yoshifumi Ukyo & Benjamin Hsu
Pages: 306-313
Published online: 13 Apr 2018
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of sirukumab in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis who were refractory or intolerant to anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy: Subgroup analysis of a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, phase 3 study (SIRROUND-T) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Safety and effectiveness of iguratimod in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Final report of a 52-week, multicenter postmarketing surveillance study
Tsuneyo Mimori, Masayoshi Harigai, Tatsuya Atsumi, Takao Fujii, Masataka Kuwana, Hiroaki Matsuno, Shigeki Momohara, Syuji Takei, Naoto Tamura, Yoshinari Takasaki, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Satoshi Ikeuchi, Satoru Kushimoto & Takao Koike
Pages: 314-323
Published online: 27 Apr 2018
AbstractforSafety and effectiveness of iguratimod in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Final report of a 52-week, multicenter postmarketing surveillance study | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Risk factors for hypersensitivity reactions to tocilizumab introduction in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Ryuhei Yasuoka, Naomi Iwata, Naoki Abe, Toaki Kohagura, Haruna Nakaseko, Masaki Shimizu & Shinji Kawabe
Pages: 324-327
Published online: 16 Apr 2018
AbstractforRisk factors for hypersensitivity reactions to tocilizumab introduction in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (445.9 KB) | EPUB
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The utility of 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale for evaluating functional ability and disease activity in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients: A cross-sectional study using NinJa database
Naohiro Izawa, Jun Hirose, Tomoko Fujii, Hiroyuki Oka, Kosuke Uehara, Masashi Naito, Takumi Matsumoto, Sakae Tanaka & Shigeto Tohma
Pages: 328-334
Published online: 18 Apr 2018
AbstractforThe utility of 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale for evaluating functional ability and disease activity in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients: A cross-sectional study using NinJa database | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB
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Overall benefits provided by orthopedic surgical intervention in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Hajime Ishikawa, Asami Abe, Toshihisa Kojima, Masayo Kojima, Naoki Ishiguro, Yumi Nomura, Hiroshi Otani, Eriko Hasegawa, Daisuke Kobayashi, Satoshi Ito, Kiyoshi Nakazono & Akira Murasawa
Pages: 335-343
Published online: 16 Apr 2018
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Original Article/ Connective tissue diseases and related diseases

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Associations between maternal clinical features and fetal outcomes in pregnancies of mothers with connective tissue diseases
Ayako Ohyama, Hiroto Tsuboi, Hisashi Noma, Mayu Terasaki, Masaru Shimizu, Hirofumi Toko, Fumika Honda, Mizuki Yagishita, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Hiromitsu Asashima, Shinya Hagiwara, Yuya Kondo, Isao Matsumoto & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 344-350
Published online: 05 Apr 2018
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Myositis-specific autoantibodies in Japanese patients with juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Masahiro Ueki, Ichiro Kobayashi, Shunichiro Takezaki, Yusuke Tozawa, Yuka Okura, Masafumi Yamada, Masataka Kuwana & Tadashi Ariga
Pages: 351-356
Published online: 09 Apr 2018
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The ocular involvement did not accompany with the genital ulcer or the gastrointestinal symptoms at the early stage of Behçet’s disease
Akiko Suwa, Nobuyuki Horita, Takehito Ishido, Masaki Takeuchi, Tatsukata Kawagoe, Etsuko Shibuya, Takahiro Yamane, Takahiko Hayashi, Akira Meguro, Mizuho Ishido, Kaoru Minegishi, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Yohei Kirino, Shingo Kato, Jun Arimoto, Takeshi Fukumoto, Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo, Michiko Kurosawa, Takeshi Kaneko, Mitsuhiro Takeno & Nobuhisa Mizuki
Pages: 357-362
Published online: 15 May 2018
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Original Article/ Others

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Efficacy and safety of interleukin-1 inhibitors in familial Mediterranean fever patients complicated with amyloidosis
Özkan Varan, Hamit Kucuk, Hakan Babaoglu, Serdar Can Guven, Mehmet Akif Ozturk, Seminur Haznedaroglu, Berna Goker & Abdurrahman Tufan
Pages: 363-366
Published online: 27 Apr 2018
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of interleukin-1 inhibitors in familial Mediterranean fever patients complicated with amyloidosis | Full Text | References | PDF (438.3 KB) | EPUB
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Case Reports

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Appearance of hindfoot valgus deformity and recurrence of hallux valgus in the very early period after hallux valgus surgery in a poorly controlled rheumatoid arthritis case: A case report
Makoto Hirao, Kosuke Ebina, Hideki Tsuboi, Takaaki Noguchi, Jun Hashimoto & Hideki Yoshikawa
Pages: 367-369
Published online: 18 Jul 2016
AbstractforAppearance of hindfoot valgus deformity and recurrence of hallux valgus in the very early period after hallux valgus surgery in a poorly controlled rheumatoid arthritis case: A case report | Full Text | References | PDF (601.9 KB) | EPUB
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Asymptomatic rheumatoid meningitis revealed by magnetic resonance imaging, followed by systemic rheumatic vasculitis: A case report and a review of the literature
Shogo Matsuda, Shuzo Yoshida, Tohru Takeuchi, Yohei Fujiki, Ayaka Yoshikawa & Shigeki Makino
Pages: 370-376
Published online: 23 Sep 2016
AbstractforAsymptomatic rheumatoid meningitis revealed by magnetic resonance imaging, followed by systemic rheumatic vasculitis: A case report and a review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (770.8 KB) | EPUB
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Imaging and pathological features of gastric lesion of immunoglobulin G4-related disease: A case report and review of the recent literature
Dai Inoue, Norihide Yoneda, Kotaro Yoshida, Hiromi Nuka, Jun Kinoshita, Sachio Fushida, Fumihito Toshima, Tetsuya Minami, Masayuki Takahira, Shoko Hamaoka, Hiroko Ikeda, Toshifumi Gabata & Mitsuhiro Kawano
Pages: 377-382
Published online: 21 Jul 2016
AbstractforImaging and pathological features of gastric lesion of immunoglobulin G4-related disease: A case report and review of the recent literature | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Ocular adnexal marginal zone lymphoma arising in a patient with IgG4-related ophthalmic disease
Kenji Nishida, Yuka Sogabe, Ayako Makihara, Akemi Senoo, Hisanori Morimoto, Mai Takeuchi, Yuka Gion, Tadashi Yoshino & Yasuharu Sato
Pages: 383-387
Published online: 11 Aug 2016
AbstractforOcular adnexal marginal zone lymphoma arising in a patient with IgG4-related ophthalmic disease | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB
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Nonthrombotic proliferative vasculopathy associated with antiphospholipid antibodies: A case report and literature review
Jeong Seok Lee, Hyojin Kim, Eun Bong Lee, Yeong Wook Song & Jin Kyun Park
Pages: 388-392
Published online: 18 Aug 2016
AbstractforNonthrombotic proliferative vasculopathy associated with antiphospholipid antibodies: A case report and literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Rapid Communication

Rapid Communication
Potential utility of core needle biopsy in the diagnosis of IgG4-related dacryoadenitis and sialadenitis
Kenichi Takano, Tsuyoshi Okuni, Keisuke Yamamoto, Ryuta Kamekura, Ryoto Yajima, Motohisa Yamamoto, Hiroki Takahashi & Tetsuo Himi
Pages: 393-396
Published online: 09 May 2018
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Letter

Letter
Protein-losing enteropathy may be an important characteristic manifestation in Sjögren’s syndrome
Tadashi Nakamura, Naoki Shiraishi, Yasuhiro Morikami, Hiromi Fujii, Hisashi Itoshima & Takihiro Kamio
Pages: 397-399
Published online: 11 Apr 2018
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