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Review Article

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Clinical practice guidance for juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) 2018-Update
Ichiro Kobayashi, Shinji Akioka, Norimoto Kobayashi, Naomi Iwata, Shunichiro Takezaki, Haruna Nakaseko, Satoshi Sato, Yutaka Nishida, Tomo Nozawa, Yuichi Yamasaki, Kazuko Yamazaki, Satoru Arai, Ichizo Nishino & Masaaki Mori
Pages: 411-423
Published online: 03 Feb 2020
AbstractforClinical practice guidance for juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) 2018-Update | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Effectiveness, safety, and methotrexate dose-tapering pattern over two years of treatment with adalimumab and ≥12 mg/week methotrexate for early rheumatoid arthritis: Results of the HAWK postmarketing surveillance study in Japan
Yoshiya Tanaka, Tsuneyo Mimori, Hisashi Yamanaka, Naomi Sunaga, Kazuo Morita, Junko Kimura & Tsutomu Takeuchi
Pages: 424-433
Published online: 22 Jul 2019
AbstractforEffectiveness, safety, and methotrexate dose-tapering pattern over two years of treatment with adalimumab and ≥12 mg/week methotrexate for early rheumatoid arthritis: Results of the HAWK postmarketing surveillance study in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Discontinuation of concomitant methotrexate in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with tocilizumab: An interventional study
Shuji Asai, Masatoshi Hayashi, Masahiro Hanabayashi, Yasuhide Kanayama, Toki Takemoto, Yuichiro Yabe, Tomone Shioura, Hisato Ishikawa, Yutaka Yoshioka, Takefumi Kato, Yuji Hirano, Takayoshi Fujibayashi, Yosuke Hattori, Tomonori Kobayakawa, Masahiko Ando, Yachiyo Kuwatsuka, Nobunori Takahashi, Takuya Matsumoto, Nobuyuki Asai, Yasumori Sobue, Tsuyoshi Nishiume, Mochihito Suzuki, Naoki Ishiguro & Toshihisa Kojima
Pages: 434-441
Published online: 07 Aug 2019
AbstractforDiscontinuation of concomitant methotrexate in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with tocilizumab: An interventional study | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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Predictive value of serum amyloid a levels for requirement of concomitant methotrexate in tocilizumab initiation: A post hoc analysis of the SURPRISE study
Masaru Kato, Yuko Kaneko, Yoshiya Tanaka, Masayuki Inoo, Hitomi Kobayashi-Haraoka, Koichi Amano, Masayuki Miyata, Yohko Murakawa, Hidekata Yasuoka, Shintaro Hirata, Hayato Nagasawa, Eiichi Tanaka, Nobuyuki Miyasaka, Hisashi Yamanaka, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Isao Yokota, Tatsuya Atsumi & Tsutomu Takeuchi
Pages: 442-449
Published online: 07 Jun 2019
AbstractforPredictive value of serum amyloid a levels for requirement of concomitant methotrexate in tocilizumab initiation: A post hoc analysis of the SURPRISE study | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Predicting factors for disappearance of anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin antibodies in sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Nozomi Ishigooka, Takao Fujii, Hiroyasu Abe, Kosaku Murakami, Ran Nakashima, Motomu Hashimoto, Hajime Yoshifuji, Masao Tanaka, Hiromu Ito, Koichiro Ohmura, Satoshi Morita & Tsuneyo Mimori
Pages: 450-457
Published online: 13 Jun 2019
AbstractforPredicting factors for disappearance of anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin antibodies in sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (947.9 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Related factors, increased mortality and causes of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease
Takuya Kakutani, Atsushi Hashimoto, Akito Tominaga, Kako Kodama, Shinichi Nogi, Hirotaka Tsuno, Hideki Ogihara, Takahiro Nunokawa, Akiko Komiya, Hiroshi Furukawa, Shigeto Tohma & Toshihiro Matsui
Pages: 458-464
Published online: 07 Jun 2019
AbstractforRelated factors, increased mortality and causes of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease | Full Text | References | PDF (795.2 KB) | EPUB
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Age and female gender associated with periodontal disease in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from self-reported questionnaires from the IORRA cohort study
Takefumi Furuya, Eisuke Inoue, Eiichi Tanaka, Shigeru Maeda, Katsnori Ikari, Atsuo Taniguchi & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 465-470
Published online: 07 Jun 2019
AbstractforAge and female gender associated with periodontal disease in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from self-reported questionnaires from the IORRA cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (577.9 KB) | EPUB
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Clinical features and human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) proviral load in HTLV-1-positive patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Baseline data in a single center cohort study
Katsumi Eguchi, Masako Iwanaga, Kaoru Terada, Toshiyuki Aramaki, Yoshiko Tuji, Shouta Kurushima, Kanako Kojima, Kazuhiko Arima, Naoki Iwamoto, Kunihiko Ichinose, Atushi Kawakami, Naoyuki Hirakata & Yukitaka Ueki
Pages: 471-480
Published online: 29 Apr 2019
AbstractforClinical features and human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) proviral load in HTLV-1-positive patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Baseline data in a single center cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Comparison of median nerve stiffness with and without rheumatoid arthritis by ultrasound real-time tissue elastography: A propensity score matching study
Shohei Anno, Tadashi Okano, Kenji Mamoto, Yuko Sugioka, Setsuko Takeda, Ayumi Hashimoto, Emi Yamashita, Rika Morinaka, Hatsue Ueda, Kentaro Inui, Tatsuya Koike & Hiroaki Nakamura
Pages: 481-488
Published online: 23 Apr 2019
AbstractforComparison of median nerve stiffness with and without rheumatoid arthritis by ultrasound real-time tissue elastography: A propensity score matching study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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In Asian women undergoing total knee arthroplasty, lower leg morphology in those with rheumatoid arthritis differed from those with osteoarthritis
Shu Takagawa, Naoto Mitsugi, Yuichi Mochida, Naoya Taki, Kengo Harigane, Yohei Yukizawa, Yohei Sasaki, Masaki Tsuji, Kagayaki Sahara & Yutaka Inaba
Pages: 489-494
Published online: 13 Jun 2019
AbstractforIn Asian women undergoing total knee arthroplasty, lower leg morphology in those with rheumatoid arthritis differed from those with osteoarthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (851 KB) | EPUB
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Changes in the incidence of cervical lesions owing to the development of rheumatoid arthritis treatment and the impact of cervical lesions on patients’ quality of life
Osamu Morita, Kazuto Miura, Toru Hirano, Kei Watanabe, Tadamasa Hanyu, Takahiro Netsu, Naoki Kondo, Junichi Fujisawa, Takako Saeki, Tomoyuki Ito, Yugo Shobugawa, Kei Yoshida & Naoto Endo
Pages: 495-501
Published online: 13 Jun 2019
AbstractforChanges in the incidence of cervical lesions owing to the development of rheumatoid arthritis treatment and the impact of cervical lesions on patients’ quality of life | Full Text | References | PDF (686.7 KB) | EPUB
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Factors affecting bone union after distal shortening oblique osteotomy of the lesser metatarsals
Taro Kasai, Takeomi Nakamura, Mitsuyasu Iwasawa, Yuichi Nagase, Takuo Juji, Sakae Tanaka & Takumi Matsumoto
Pages: 502-508
Published online: 24 Jun 2019
AbstractforFactors affecting bone union after distal shortening oblique osteotomy of the lesser metatarsals | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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ER-stressed MSC displayed more effective immunomodulation in RA CD4+CXCR5+ICOS+ follicular helper-like T cells through higher PGE2 binding with EP2/EP4
Jing Wei, Xunli Ouyang, Yawei Tang, Han Li, Bing Wang, Yunshan Ye, Minli Jin, Mahmoud Al Azab, Weiping Li & Xia Li
Pages: 509-516
Published online: 20 Aug 2019
AbstractforER-stressed MSC displayed more effective immunomodulation in RA CD4+CXCR5+ICOS+ follicular helper-like T cells through higher PGE2 binding with EP2/EP4 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Connective tissue diseases and related disorders

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High plasma mycophenolate acid concentration in the early phase of induction therapy predicts good renal outcome in lupus nephritis
Tomofumi Kiyokawa, Hironari Hanaoka, Harunobu Iida, Kana Ishimori, Yukiko Takakuwa, Takahiro Okazaki, Shoichi Ozaki & Kimito Kawahata
Pages: 517-524
Published online: 13 Jun 2019
AbstractforHigh plasma mycophenolate acid concentration in the early phase of induction therapy predicts good renal outcome in lupus nephritis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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The development of quality indicators for systemic lupus erythematosus using electronic health data: A modified RAND appropriateness method
Nobuyuki Yajima, Yasushi Tsujimoto, Shingo Fukuma, Ken-ei Sada, Sayaka Shimizu, Kakuya Niihata, Ryo Takahashi, Yoshihide Asano, Teruhisa Azuma, Hideto Kameda, Masataka Kuwana, Hitoshi Kohsaka, Mayumi Sugiura-Ogasawara, Katsuya Suzuki, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Yoshiya Tanaka, Naoto Tamura, Toshihiro Matsui, Tsuneyo Mimori, Shunichi Fukuhara & Tatsuya Atsumi
Pages: 525-531
Published online: 26 Jun 2019
AbstractforThe development of quality indicators for systemic lupus erythematosus using electronic health data: A modified RAND appropriateness method | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Prolactin activates IRF1 and leads to altered balance of histone acetylation: Implications for systemic lupus erythematosus
Yiu Tak Leung, Kelly Maurer, Li Song, Jake Convissar & Kathleen E. Sullivan
Pages: 532-543
Published online: 07 Jun 2019
AbstractforProlactin activates IRF1 and leads to altered balance of histone acetylation: Implications for systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB
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Pharmaceutical immunoglobulins reduce neutrophil extracellular trap formation and ameliorate the development of MPO-ANCA-associated vasculitis
Ryo Uozumi, Risa Iguchi, Sakiko Masuda, Yuka Nishibata, Daigo Nakazawa, Utano Tomaru & Akihiro Ishizu
Pages: 544-550
Published online: 12 Apr 2019
AbstractforPharmaceutical immunoglobulins reduce neutrophil extracellular trap formation and ameliorate the development of MPO-ANCA-associated vasculitis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Impaired expression of innate immunity-related genes in IgG4-related disease: A possible mechanism in the pathogenesis of IgG4-RD
Takuji Nakamura, Tomomi Satoh-Nakamura, Akio Nakajima, Takafumi Kawanami, Tomoyuki Sakai, Yoshimasa Fujita, Haruka Iwao, Miyuki Miki, Yasufumi Masaki, Toshiro Okazaki, Yasuhito Ishigaki, Mitsuhiro Kawano, Kazunori Yamada, Shoko Matsui, Takako Saeki, Terumi Kamisawa, Motohisa Yamamoto, Hideaki Hamano, Tomoki Origuchi, Shintaro Hirata, Yoshiya Tanaka, Hiroto Tsuboi, Takayuki Sumida, Kazuichi Okazaki, Masao Tanaka, Tsutomu Chiba, Tsuneyo Mimori & Hisanori Umehara
Pages: 551-557
Published online: 11 Jul 2019
AbstractforImpaired expression of innate immunity-related genes in IgG4-related disease: A possible mechanism in the pathogenesis of IgG4-RD | Full Text | References | PDF (896.3 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Development and exacerbation of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases
Sayaka Takenaka, Takehisa Ogura, Hisaji Oshima, Keisuke Izumi, Ayako Hirata, Hideki Ito, Kennosuke Mizushina, Yuki Inoue, Takaharu Katagiri, Norihide Hayashi & Hideto Kameda
Pages: 558-563
Published online: 04 Jun 2019
AbstractforDevelopment and exacerbation of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases | Full Text | References | PDF (678.7 KB) | EPUB
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Late-onset familial Mediterranean fever in Japan
Dai Kishida, Masahide Yazaki, Akinori Nakamura, Ayako Tsuchiya-Suzuki, Yasuhiro Shimojima & Yoshiki Sekijima
Pages: 564-567
Published online: 25 Jun 2019
AbstractforLate-onset familial Mediterranean fever in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (448.6 KB) | EPUB
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Shoulder pain has most impact on poor quality of life among various types of musculoskeletal pain in middle-aged and elderly people: Yakumo study
Shiro Imagama, Kei Ando, Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Taisuke Seki, Takashi Hamada, Masaaki Machino, Kyotaro Ota, Satoshi Tanaka, Masayoshi Morozumi, Shunsuke Kanbara, Sadayuki Ito, Naoki Ishiguro & Yukiharu Hasegawa
Pages: 568-572
Published online: 13 Jun 2019
AbstractforShoulder pain has most impact on poor quality of life among various types of musculoskeletal pain in middle-aged and elderly people: Yakumo study | Full Text | References | PDF (627.6 KB) | EPUB
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Weakness of grip strength reflects future locomotive syndrome and progression of locomotive risk stage: A 10-year longitudinal cohort study
Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Shiro Imagama, Kei Ando, Mikito Tsushima, Masaaki Machino, Kyotaro Ota, Satoshi Tanaka, Masayoshi Morozumi, Shunsuke Kanbara, Naoki Ishiguro & Yukiharu Hasegawa
Pages: 573-579
Published online: 24 Jun 2019
AbstractforWeakness of grip strength reflects future locomotive syndrome and progression of locomotive risk stage: A 10-year longitudinal cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (1,021 KB) | EPUB
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Affirmative answers on loco-check as a predictor of health-related quality of life and locomotive syndrome progression in the elderly: A cross-sectional study
Hideki Shigematsu, Masato Tanaka, Mitsuru Munemoto, Sachiko Kawasaki, Eiichiro Iwata, Akinori Okuda, Keisuke Masuda, Yusuke Yamamoto, Yuma Suga & Yasuhito Tanaka
Pages: 580-585
Published online: 13 Jun 2019
AbstractforAffirmative answers on loco-check as a predictor of health-related quality of life and locomotive syndrome progression in the elderly: A cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (917.8 KB) | EPUB
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Predictive value of magnetic resonance imaging for multifocal osteonecrosis screening associated with glucocorticoid therapy
Kento Nawata, Junichi Nakamura, Shigeo Hagiwara, Yasushi Wako, Michiaki Miura, Yuya Kawarai, Masahiko Sugano, Kensuke Yoshino, Kazuhide Inage, Sumihisa Orita & Seiji Ohtori
Pages: 586-591
Published online: 31 Jul 2019
AbstractforPredictive value of magnetic resonance imaging for multifocal osteonecrosis screening associated with glucocorticoid therapy | Full Text | References | PDF (799.4 KB) | EPUB
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Epidemiology and effect on physical function of osteosarcopenia in community-dwelling elderly people in Japan
Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Shiro Imagama, Kei Ando, Masaaki Machino, Kyotaro Ota, Satoshi Tanaka, Masayoshi Morozumi, Shunsuke Kanbara, Sadayuki Ito, Naoki Ishiguro & Yukiharu Hasegawa
Pages: 592-597
Published online: 17 Jun 2019
AbstractforEpidemiology and effect on physical function of osteosarcopenia in community-dwelling elderly people in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (907.7 KB) | EPUB
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Declining neck circumference is an anthropometric marker related to frailty in middle-aged and elderly women
Satoshi Tanaka, Kei Ando, Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Taisuke Seki, Takashi Hamada, Masaaki Machino, Kyotaro Ota, Masayoshi Morozumi, Shunsuke Kanbara, Sadayuki Ito, Naoki Ishiguro, Yukiharu Hasegawa & Shiro Imagama
Pages: 598-603
Published online: 24 Jun 2019
AbstractforDeclining neck circumference is an anthropometric marker related to frailty in middle-aged and elderly women | Full Text | References | PDF (914.9 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Rapid Communication

Rapid Communication
Impact of joint-preserving surgery on plantar pressure among patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Koichiro Yano, Hiroharu Saito, Katsunori Ikari & Ken Okazaki
Pages: 604-606
Published online: 24 Jun 2019
First Page PreviewforImpact of joint-preserving surgery on plantar pressure among patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (642.1 KB) | EPUB
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Correction

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Page: 607
Published online: 13 May 2020
CitationforCorrection | Full Text | PDF (166 KB) | EPUB
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