Modern Rheumatology, Volume 29, Issue 6 (2019)

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Review Article

Review Article
Italian consensus recommendations for the management of hepatitis C infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Marco Sebastiani, Laura Milazzo, Fabiola Atzeni, Caterina Vacchi, Andreina Manfredi, Luca Quartuccio, Carlo Scirè, Giovanni Battista Gaeta, Giovanni Lapadula, Orlando Armignacco, Marcello Tavio, Salvatore D’Angelo, Pierluigi Meroni, Laura Bazzichi, Walter Grassi, Alessandro Mathieu, Claudio Mastroianni, Evangelista Sagnelli, Teresa Santantonio, Caterina Uberti Foppa, Massimo Puoti, Loredana Sarmati, Paolo Airò, Oscar Massimiliano Epis, Rossana Scrivo, Miriam Gargiulo, Agostino Riva, Giovanni Ciancio, Gianguglielmo Zehender, Gloria Taliani, Luca Meroni, Salvatore Sollima, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini & Massimo Galli
Pages: 895-902
Published online: 22 Jan 2019
AbstractforItalian consensus recommendations for the management of hepatitis C infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (703.6 KB) | EPUB
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Original Articles: Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Predictive factors for radiographic progression of large joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs): Results of 3 to 4 years of follow-up
Arata Nakajima, Keiichiro Terayama, Masato Sonobe, Yasuchika Aoki, Hiroshi Takahashi, Yorikazu Akatsu, Shinji Taniguchi, Manabu Yamada, Ayako Kubota & Koichi Nakagawa
Pages: 903-909
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforPredictive factors for radiographic progression of large joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs): Results of 3 to 4 years of follow-up | Full Text | References | PDF (819.9 KB) | EPUB
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Clinical effectiveness and long-term retention of abatacept in elderly rheumatoid arthritis patients: Results from a multicenter registry system
Nobunori Takahashi, Toshihisa Kojima, Daihei Kida, Atsushi Kaneko, Yuji Hirano, Takayoshi Fujibayashi, Yuichiro Yabe, Hideki Takagi, Takeshi Oguchi, Masahiro Hanabayashi, Takefumi Kato, Koji Funahashi, Masatoshi Hayashi, Seiji Tsuboi, Yasuhide Kanayama, Yasumori Sobue, Nobuyuki Asai, Takuya Matsumoto, Tatsuo Watanabe, Shuji Asai & Naoki Ishiguro
Pages: 910-918
Published online: 25 Oct 2018
AbstractforClinical effectiveness and long-term retention of abatacept in elderly rheumatoid arthritis patients: Results from a multicenter registry system | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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A randomized double-blind parallel-group phase III study to compare the efficacy and safety of NI-071 and infliximab reference product in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis refractory to methotrexate
Hiroaki Matsuno & Tsukasa Matsubara
Pages: 919-927
Published online: 20 Dec 2018
AbstractforA randomized double-blind parallel-group phase III study to compare the efficacy and safety of NI-071 and infliximab reference product in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis refractory to methotrexate | Full Text | References | PDF (1,017.3 KB) | EPUB
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Drug survival rates of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and Janus kinase-inhibitor therapy in 801 rheumatoid arthritis patients: a 14 year-retrospective study from a rheumatology clinic in Japan
Masakazu Kondo & Hisakata Yamada
Pages: 928-935
Published online: 07 Jan 2019
AbstractforDrug survival rates of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and Janus kinase-inhibitor therapy in 801 rheumatoid arthritis patients: a 14 year-retrospective study from a rheumatology clinic in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (986.9 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Validation of the fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index in the diagnosis of liver disease of rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with methotrexate
Masayuki Miyata, Masahito Kuroda, Masamitsu Unakami, Kazuhiro Tasaki, Kiyoshi Migita & Hiromasa Ohira
Pages: 936-942
Published online: 21 Mar 2019
AbstractforValidation of the fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index in the diagnosis of liver disease of rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with methotrexate | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Relationship between serum-soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Mohammad Reza Jafari Nakhjavani, Mahdi Jafarpour, Amir Ghorbanihaghjo, Sima Abedi Azar & Aida Malek Mahdavi
Pages: 943-948
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforRelationship between serum-soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (741.2 KB) | EPUB
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New adalimumab formulation associated with less injection site pain and improved motivation for treatment
Tomohiko Yoshida, Yasuhiro Otaki, Naooki Katsuyama, Michiko Seki & Junko Kubota
Pages: 949-953
Published online: 29 May 2019
AbstractforNew adalimumab formulation associated with less injection site pain and improved motivation for treatment | Full Text | References | PDF (613.8 KB) | EPUB
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A high incidence of extensor pollicis brevis insertion into the distal phalanx in rheumatoid arthritis patients who required the surgical reconstruction for thumb boutonnière deformity
Shunji Okita, Keiichiro Nishida, Aiji Ohtsuka & Toshifumi Ozaki
Pages: 954-958
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforA high incidence of extensor pollicis brevis insertion into the distal phalanx in rheumatoid arthritis patients who required the surgical reconstruction for thumb boutonnière deformity | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB
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Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 is involved in interleukin-1β-induced matrix metalloproteinase expression in murine chondrocytes
Akihiro Moritake, Naoyuki Kawao, Kiyotaka Okada, Masayoshi Ishida, Kohei Tatsumi, Osamu Matsuo, Masao Akagi & Hiroshi Kaji
Pages: 959-963
Published online: 28 Nov 2018
AbstractforPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1 is involved in interleukin-1β-induced matrix metalloproteinase expression in murine chondrocytes | Full Text | References | PDF (839.8 KB) | EPUB
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Peptidyl arginine deiminase inhibition suppresses arthritis via decreased protein citrullination in joints and serum with the downregulation of interleukin-6
Hoshimi Kawaguchi, Isao Matsumoto, Atsumu Osada, Izumi Kurata, Hiroshi Ebe, Yuki Tanaka, Asuka Inoue, Naoto Umeda, Yuya Kondo, Hiroto Tsuboi, Akihito Ishigami & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 964-969
Published online: 08 Jan 2019
AbstractforPeptidyl arginine deiminase inhibition suppresses arthritis via decreased protein citrullination in joints and serum with the downregulation of interleukin-6 | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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Connective Tissue Diseases and Related Disorders

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Clinicopathological characteristics and renal outcomes of childhood-onset lupus nephritis with acute kidney injury: A multicenter study
Shingo Ishimori, Hiroshi Kaito, Yuko Shima, Ichiro Kamioka, Kiyoshi Hamahira, Kandai Nozu, Koichi Nakanishi, Ryojiro Tanaka, Norishige Yoshikawa & Kazumoto Iijima
Pages: 970-976
Published online: 18 Dec 2018
AbstractforClinicopathological characteristics and renal outcomes of childhood-onset lupus nephritis with acute kidney injury: A multicenter study | Full Text | References | PDF (635 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Less severe disease in patients with early systemic sclerosis?
Alex Magno Coelho Horimoto, Cintia Zumstein Camargo & Cristiane Kayser
Pages: 977-983
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforLess severe disease in patients with early systemic sclerosis? | Full Text | References | PDF (623.2 KB) | EPUB
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Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 allele polymorphisms and systemic sclerosis
Yanzhen Xu, Nanfang Mo, Zhiwen Jiang, Shaoming Lu, Shien Fu, Xinyan Wei, Dong Zhao, Zhibin Xie, Wenxian Jia, Jiayi Liu, Xiao Wang, Dongchen Shi, Yang Jiao, Chengwu Liu & Xiaoli Yang
Pages: 984-991
Published online: 25 Mar 2019
AbstractforHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 allele polymorphisms and systemic sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB
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Difference in immunohistochemical characteristics between Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis: It may be better to distinguish them in the same age
Atsushi Kurata, Akira Saito, Hirotsugu Hashimoto, Koji Fujita, Shin-ichiro Ohno, Hiroshi Kamma, Toshitaka Nagao, Shigeto Kobayashi, Akira Yamashina & Masahiko Kuroda
Pages: 992-1001
Published online: 18 Feb 2019
AbstractforDifference in immunohistochemical characteristics between Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis: It may be better to distinguish them in the same age | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB) | EPUB
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Pharmacokinetics of mycophenolate mofetil in juvenile patients with autoimmune diseases
Haruna Nakaseko, Naomi Iwata, Ryuhei Yasuoka, Toaki Kohagura, Naoki Abe, Shinji Kawabe & Masaaki Mori
Pages: 1002-1006
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforPharmacokinetics of mycophenolate mofetil in juvenile patients with autoimmune diseases | Full Text | References | PDF (709 KB) | EPUB
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Real-world effectiveness and safety of adalimumab for treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in Japan
Shigeto Kobayashi, Tomoko Kashiwagi & Junko Kimura
Pages: 1007-1012
Published online: 01 Nov 2018
AbstractforReal-world effectiveness and safety of adalimumab for treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (748.1 KB) | EPUB
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Open Access
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Swollen joints and peripheral arthritis are signs of malignancy in polymyalgia rheumatica
Tohru Michitsuji, Nozomi Iwanaga, Yoshiro Horai, Yoshika Tsuji, Chieko Kawahara, Yasumori Izumi, Ken Taniguchi, Shinichiro Yoshida & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 1013-1016
Published online: 18 Dec 2018
AbstractforSwollen joints and peripheral arthritis are signs of malignancy in polymyalgia rheumatica | Full Text | References | PDF (440.8 KB) | EPUB
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HLA-B46 is associated with severe sacroiliitis in Japanese patients with psoriatic arthritis
Kyoko Ikumi, Shigeto Kobayashi, Naoto Tamura, Kurisu Tada, Hisashi Inoue, Satoshi Osaga, Emi Nishida & Akimichi Morita
Pages: 1017-1022
Published online: 18 Dec 2018
AbstractforHLA-B46 is associated with severe sacroiliitis in Japanese patients with psoriatic arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (882.9 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Behcet’s disease in Iran: Analysis of 7641 cases
Fereydoun Davatchi, Farhad Shahram, Cheyda Chams-Davatchi, Hormoz Shams, Bahar Sadeghi Abdolahi, Abdolhadi Nadji, Tahereh Faezi, Massoomeh Akhlaghi, Zahra Ghodsi, Nooshin Karimi, Hoda Kavosi, Negin Mohtasham, Maryam Masoumi, Soraya Shadmanfar & Mohammad Mousavi
Pages: 1023-1030
Published online: 04 Feb 2019
AbstractforBehcet’s disease in Iran: Analysis of 7641 cases | Full Text | References | PDF (712.7 KB) | EPUB
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Others

Article
Association of hyperuricemia and pulmonary hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Tae Uk Kang, Kyu Yong Park, Hyun Jung Kim, Hyeong Sik Ahn, Shin-Young Yim & Jae-Bum Jun
Pages: 1031-1041
Published online: 14 Dec 2018
AbstractforAssociation of hyperuricemia and pulmonary hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Safety and efficacy of verinurad, a selective URAT1 inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with gout and/or asymptomatic hyperuricemia in the United States and Japan: Findings from two phase II trials
David Fitz-Patrick, Kent Roberson, Kiyoshi Niwa, Takabumi Fujimura, Koji Mori, Jesse Hall, Xiaohong Yan, Zancong Shen, Sha Liu, Yasushi Ito & Scott Baumgartner
Pages: 1042-1052
Published online: 12 Dec 2018
AbstractforSafety and efficacy of verinurad, a selective URAT1 inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with gout and/or asymptomatic hyperuricemia in the United States and Japan: Findings from two phase II trials | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Open Access
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Predictors of presarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults: A 5-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: 1053-1058
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforPredictors of presarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults: A 5-year longitudinal study | Full Text | References | PDF (673 KB) | EPUB
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Rapid Communication

Rapid Communication
An exploratory study on the role of vitamin D supplementation in improving pain and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis
Giovanni Adami, Maurizio Rossini, Laura Bogliolo, Francesco Paolo Cantatore, Massimo Varenna, Nazzarena Malavolta, Antonio Del Puente, Maurizio Muratore, Giovanni Orsolini, Davide Gatti, Ombretta Viapiana & on behalf of Study Group on Osteoporosis and Metabolic Skeletal Diseases of the Italian Society of Rheumatology (SIR)
Pages: 1059-1062
Published online: 12 Dec 2018
First Page PreviewforAn exploratory study on the role of vitamin D supplementation in improving pain and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (586.2 KB) | EPUB
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Rapid Communication
Analysis of allergic reaction in IgG4-related disease
Motohisa Yamamoto, Ken-ichi Takano, Ryuta Kamekura, Satsuki Aochi, Chisako Suzuki, Shingo Ichimiya & Hiroki Takahashi
Pages: 1063-1065
Published online: 18 Feb 2019
First Page PreviewforAnalysis of allergic reaction in IgG4-related disease | Full Text | References | PDF (672.2 KB) | EPUB
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Published online: 02 Apr 2019
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