Modern Rheumatology, Volume 29, Issue 4 (2019)

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Modern Rheumatology, Volume 29, Issue 4 (2019)

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Review Article

Review Article
Involvement of midkine in autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases
Ahmet Şükrü Aynacıoğlu, Ayhan Bilir & Mehmet Yakup Tuna
Pages: 567-571
Published online: 25 Oct 2018
AbstractforInvolvement of midkine in autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases | Full Text | References | PDF (616.4 KB) | EPUB
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Original Article

Article
Effectiveness and safety of initiating adalimumab plus ≥12 mg/week methotrexate with adjustable dosing in biologic-naïve patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: HAWK study postmarketing surveillance in Japan
Yoshiya Tanaka, Tsuneyo Mimori, Hisashi Yamanaka, Ryo Nakajima, Kazuo Morita, Junko Kimura & Tsutomu Takeuchi
Pages: 572-580
Published online: 11 Sep 2018
AbstractforEffectiveness and safety of initiating adalimumab plus ≥12 mg/week methotrexate with adjustable dosing in biologic-naïve patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: HAWK study postmarketing surveillance in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Open Access
Article
The add-on effectiveness and safety of iguratimod in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who showed an inadequate response to tocilizumab
Kosuke Ebina, Akira Miyama, Hideki Tsuboi, Shoichi Kaneshiro, Masataka Nishikawa, Hajime Owaki, Shigeyoshi Tsuji, Makoto Hirao, Yuki Etani, Atsushi Goshima, Jun Hashimoto & Hideki Yoshikawa
Pages: 581-588
Published online: 23 Jul 2018
AbstractforThe add-on effectiveness and safety of iguratimod in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who showed an inadequate response to tocilizumab | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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Prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Mie Torii, Motomu Hashimoto, Akiko Hanai, Takao Fujii, Moritoshi Furu, Hiromu Ito, Ryuji Uozumi, Masahide Hamaguchi, Chikashi Terao, Wataru Yamamoto, Miyabi Uda, Kazuko Nin, Satoshi Morita, Hidenori Arai & Tsuneyo Mimori
Pages: 589-595
Published online: 11 Sep 2018
AbstractforPrevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (833.8 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Mid-term clinical outcome of constrained condylar knee prosthesis for patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Toshifumi Fujiwara, Kenjiro Fujimura, Satoshi Hamai, Satoshi Kamura, Yasuharu Nakashima & Hisaaki Miyahara
Pages: 596-601
Published online: 23 Jul 2018
AbstractforMid-term clinical outcome of constrained condylar knee prosthesis for patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (848.2 KB) | EPUB
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Combined gemfibrozil (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha agonist) with reduced steroid dose gives a similar management picture as the full steroid dose in a rat adjuvant-induced arthritis model
Hend Ashour, Laila Ahmed Rashed, Mohamed Mahmoud El-Sebaie, Marwa Mohammed Sabry, Manal Ali Abdelmohsen & Mervat Eissa
Pages: 602-611
Published online: 05 Sep 2018
AbstractforCombined gemfibrozil (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha agonist) with reduced steroid dose gives a similar management picture as the full steroid dose in a rat adjuvant-induced arthritis model | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB) | EPUB
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Anti-ribosomal P protein antibodies influence mortality of patients with diffuse psychiatric/neuropsychological syndromes in systemic lupus erythematous involving a severe form of the disease
Yoshiyuki Arinuma, Hirotoshi Kikuchi & Shunsei Hirohata
Pages: 612-618
Published online: 05 Sep 2018
AbstractforAnti-ribosomal P protein antibodies influence mortality of patients with diffuse psychiatric/neuropsychological syndromes in systemic lupus erythematous involving a severe form of the disease | Full Text | References | PDF (798.6 KB) | EPUB
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Osteoprotegrin interacts with biomarkers and cytokines that have roles in osteoporosis, skin fibrosis, and vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis: A potential multifaceted relationship between OPG/RANKL/TRAIL and Wnt inhibitors
Ali Taylan, Merih Birlik, Gokce Kenar, Burak Toprak, Barıs Gundogdu, Oguz Gurler, Burak Karakas, Barıs Akıncı & Ali R. Sisman
Pages: 619-624
Published online: 25 Sep 2018
AbstractforOsteoprotegrin interacts with biomarkers and cytokines that have roles in osteoporosis, skin fibrosis, and vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis: A potential multifaceted relationship between OPG/RANKL/TRAIL and Wnt inhibitors | Full Text | References | PDF (581.6 KB) | EPUB
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KL-6 is a long-term disease-activity biomarker for interstitial lung disease associated with polymyositis/dermatomyositis, but is not a short-term disease-activity biomarker
Masanori Hanaoka, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Hidenaga Kawasumi, Yasushi Kawaguchi & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 625-632
Published online: 08 Jan 2019
AbstractforKL-6 is a long-term disease-activity biomarker for interstitial lung disease associated with polymyositis/dermatomyositis, but is not a short-term disease-activity biomarker | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Cigarette smoking and risk of Behcet’s disease: a propensity score matching analysis
Aida Malek Mahdavi, Alireza Khabbazi, Barmak Yaaghoobian, Morteza Ghojazadeh, Ramin Agamohammadi, Atefeh Kheyrollahiyan & Nadereh Rashtchizadeh
Pages: 633-639
Published online: 29 Oct 2018
AbstractforCigarette smoking and risk of Behcet’s disease: a propensity score matching analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (748.2 KB) | EPUB
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Clinical features of early-stage possible Behçet’s disease patients with a variant-type major organ involvement in Japan
Takeharu Suzuki, Nobuyuki Horita, Masaki Takeuchi, Takehito Ishido, Yuki Mizuki, Ryuta Mizuki, Tatsukata Kawagoe, Etsuko Shibuya, Kentaro Yuta, Takahiro Yamane, Takahiko Hayashi, Akira Meguro, Mizuho Ishido, Kaoru Minegishi, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Yohei Kirino, Shingo Kato, Jun Arimoto, Takeshi Fukumoto, Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo, Michiko Kurosawa, Mitsuhiro Takeno, Takeshi Kaneko & Nobuhisa Mizuki
Pages: 640-646
Published online: 28 Nov 2018
AbstractforClinical features of early-stage possible Behçet’s disease patients with a variant-type major organ involvement in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (773.5 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Neonatal onset familial Mediterranean fever
Elif Çelikel, Z. Birsin Özçakar, Semanur Özdel, Nilgün Çakar, Fatma Aydin, Seda Şahin & Fatoş Yalçinkaya
Pages: 647-650
Published online: 18 Oct 2018
AbstractforNeonatal onset familial Mediterranean fever | Full Text | References | PDF (438.5 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Reactivation of human herpesviruses 6 and 7 in Kawasaki disease
Yoshihiko Kawano, Jun-ichi Kawada, Noriko Nagai & Yoshinori Ito
Pages: 651-655
Published online: 05 Sep 2018
AbstractforReactivation of human herpesviruses 6 and 7 in Kawasaki disease | Full Text | References | PDF (644 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Rapid glucocorticoid tapering therapy to reduce mortality from pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with rheumatic disease
Taiki Ando, Yoshiyuki Abe, Yukari Endo, Kurisu Tada, Ken Yamaji & Naoto Tamura
Pages: 656-661
Published online: 13 Aug 2018
AbstractforRapid glucocorticoid tapering therapy to reduce mortality from pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with rheumatic disease | Full Text | References | PDF (708 KB) | EPUB
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Long-term adherence and persistence with febuxostat among male patients with gout in a routine clinical setting
Sunggun Lee, Min Wook So & Eunyoung Ahn
Pages: 662-668
Published online: 28 Nov 2018
AbstractforLong-term adherence and persistence with febuxostat among male patients with gout in a routine clinical setting | Full Text | References | PDF (660.3 KB) | EPUB
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Predictors of locomotive syndrome in community-living people: A prospective five-year longitudinal study
Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Kei Ando, Mikito Tsushima, Masaaki Machino, Kyotaro Ota, Masayoshi Morozumi, Satoshi Tanaka, Shunsuke Kanbara, Naoki Ishiguro, Yukiharu Hasegawa & Shiro Imagama
Pages: 669-675
Published online: 20 Sep 2018
AbstractforPredictors of locomotive syndrome in community-living people: A prospective five-year longitudinal study | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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Efficacy of 4-year denosumab treatment alone or in combination with teriparatide in Japanese postmenopausal osteoporotic women
Takako Suzuki, Yukio Nakamura & Hiroyuki Kato
Pages: 676-681
Published online: 28 Nov 2018
AbstractforEfficacy of 4-year denosumab treatment alone or in combination with teriparatide in Japanese postmenopausal osteoporotic women | Full Text | References | PDF (843.4 KB) | EPUB
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Outcome of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Treatment for Acute Lower Limb Deep Venous Thrombosis After Total Knee Arthroplasty Or Total Hip Arthroplasty
Takeshi Mochizuki, Katsunori Ikari, Koichiro Yano, Ryo Hiroshima, Mina Ishibashi & Ken Okazaki
Pages: 682-686
Published online: 01 Oct 2018
AbstractforOutcome of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Treatment for Acute Lower Limb Deep Venous Thrombosis After Total Knee Arthroplasty Or Total Hip Arthroplasty | Full Text | References | PDF (688.3 KB) | EPUB
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The development of bone microstructure, metabolism and biomechanics in lumbar vertebra under short-term glucocorticoid exposure
Yan Chen, Lian-fang Huang, Jue-xin Zhu & Shi-ying Luo
Pages: 687-692
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforThe development of bone microstructure, metabolism and biomechanics in lumbar vertebra under short-term glucocorticoid exposure | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Diffusion tensor imaging of the sciatic and femoral nerves in unilateral osteoarthritis of the hip and osteonecrosis of femoral head: Comparison of the affected and normal sides
Yasushi Wako, Junichi Nakamura, Shigeo Hagiwara, Michiaki Miura, Yawara Eguchi, Takane Suzuki, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuhide Inage, Yuya Kawarai, Masahiko Sugano, Kento Nawata, Kensuke Yoshino, Yoshitada Masuda, Koji Matsumoto & Seiji Ohtori
Pages: 693-699
Published online: 20 Jul 2018
AbstractforDiffusion tensor imaging of the sciatic and femoral nerves in unilateral osteoarthritis of the hip and osteonecrosis of femoral head: Comparison of the affected and normal sides | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Case Report

Case Report
Sinus bradycardia after intravenous pulse methylprednisolone therapy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Miho Ohshima, Kimito Kawahata, Hiroko Kanda & Kazuhiko Yamamoto
Pages: 700-703
Published online: 01 Feb 2017
AbstractforSinus bradycardia after intravenous pulse methylprednisolone therapy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (467.7 KB) | EPUB
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Case report

Case Report
Adult-onset Still’s disease-like manifestation accompanied by the cancer recurrence after long-term resting state
Kazuhito Fukuoka, Ayako Miyamoto, Yuko Ozawa, Noriko Ikegaya, Tomohiro Maesono, Yoshinori Komagata, Shinya Kaname & Yoshihiro Arimura
Pages: 704-707
Published online: 09 Dec 2016
AbstractforAdult-onset Still’s disease-like manifestation accompanied by the cancer recurrence after long-term resting state | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Case Report

Case Report
Successful adalimumab treatment and usefulness of capsule endoscopy for gut inflammation concomitant with ankylosing spondylitis
Shinji Ota, Hirotake Sakuraba, Hiroto Hiraga, Keisuke Hasui, Miwa Satake, Norihiro Hanabata, Yui Akemoto, Rina Watanabe, Nahoko Tanaka, Yoh Ishiguro, Masanori Tanaka & Shinsaku Fukuda
Pages: 708-713
Published online: 08 Mar 2017
AbstractforSuccessful adalimumab treatment and usefulness of capsule endoscopy for gut inflammation concomitant with ankylosing spondylitis | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | EPUB
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Rapid Communication

Rapid Communication
Splice variant of STEAP4 localizes in the nucleus, making it a possible transcriptional regulator of IL-6 production
Hiroshi Ebe, Isao Matsumoto, Atsumu Osada, Izumi Kurata, Hoshimi Kawaguchi, Yuya Kondo, Hiroto Tsuboi & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 714-716
Published online: 23 Jul 2018
First Page PreviewforSplice variant of STEAP4 localizes in the nucleus, making it a possible transcriptional regulator of IL-6 production | Full Text | References | PDF (714.9 KB) | EPUB
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Letter
Morphologic ultrasonography of the temporal artery for diagnosis of giant cell arteritis: Brief report
Chiara Posarelli, Rosaria Talarico, Andrea Passani, Marta Mosca, Marco Nardi & Michele Figus
Pages: 717-719
Published online: 13 Sep 2018
First Page PreviewforMorphologic ultrasonography of the temporal artery for diagnosis of giant cell arteritis: Brief report | Full Text | References | PDF (604.8 KB) | EPUB
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