Modern Rheumatology, Volume 24, Issue 3 (2014)

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Review Article

Review Article
Working the endless puzzle of hereditary autoinflammatory disorders
Francesco Caso, Luca Cantarini, Orso Maria Lucherini, Paolo Sfriso, Maria Fioretti, Luisa Costa, Antonio Vitale, Mariangela Atteno, Mauro Galeazzi, Isabella Muscari, Flora Magnotti, Bruno Frediani, Leonardo Punzi & Donato Rigante
Pages: 381-389
Published online: 18 Oct 2013
AbstractforWorking the endless puzzle of hereditary autoinflammatory disorders | Full Text | References | PDF (880 KB)
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Original Articles

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Safety and effectiveness of adalimumab in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients: Postmarketing surveillance report of 7740 patients
Takao Koike, Masayoshi Harigai, Naoki Ishiguro, Shigeko Inokuma, Syuji Takei, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Hisashi Yamanaka, Shigenori Haruna, Naoko Ushida, Katsuyoshi Kawana & Yoshiya Tanaka
Pages: 390-398
Published online: 06 Nov 2013
AbstractforSafety and effectiveness of adalimumab in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients: Postmarketing surveillance report of 7740 patients | Full Text | References | PDF (378.4 KB)
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Effect of interleukin-6 receptor inhibitor, tocilizumab, in preventing joint destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis showing inadequate response to TNF inhibitors
Yoshiya Tanaka, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Koichi Amano, Kazuyoshi Saito, Kentaro Hanami, Masao Nawata, Shunsuke Fukuyo, Hideto Kameda, Yuko Kaneko, Takahiko Kurasawa, Hayato Nagasawa, Daisuke Hoshi, Eri Sato & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 399-404
Published online: 05 Nov 2013
AbstractforEffect of interleukin-6 receptor inhibitor, tocilizumab, in preventing joint destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis showing inadequate response to TNF inhibitors | Full Text | References | PDF (358.8 KB)
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Study on the safety and efficacy of tocilizumab, an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis complicated with AA amyloidosis
Ippei Miyagawa, Shingo Nakayamada, Kazuyoshi Saito, Kentaro Hanami, Masao Nawata, Norifumi Sawamukai, Kazuhisa Nakano, Kunihiro Yamaoka & Yoshiya Tanaka
Pages: 405-409
Published online: 21 Oct 2013
AbstractforStudy on the safety and efficacy of tocilizumab, an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis complicated with AA amyloidosis | Full Text | References | PDF (171.3 KB)
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Safety and efficacy of combination therapy of iguratimod with methotrexate for patients with active rheumatoid arthritis with an inadequate response to methotrexate: An open-label extension of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Masako Hara, Naoki Ishiguro, Kou Katayama, Masakazu Kondo, Takayuki Sumida, Tsuneyo Mimori, Satoshi Soen, Kota Nagai, Tomonobu Yamaguchi, Kazuhiko Yamamoto & Iguratimod-Clinical Study Group
Pages: 410-418
Published online: 07 Nov 2013
AbstractforSafety and efficacy of combination therapy of iguratimod with methotrexate for patients with active rheumatoid arthritis with an inadequate response to methotrexate: An open-label extension of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial | Full Text | References | PDF (320.4 KB)
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Analysis of the factors which influence the measurement of synovial power Doppler signals with semi-quantitative and quantitative measures – a pilot multicenter exercise in Japan
Kei Ikeda, Yohei Seto, Shigeru Ohno, Fumihiko Sakamoto, Mihoko Henmi, Jun Fukae, Akihiro Narita, Daiki Nakagomi, Hiroshi Nakajima, Kazuhide Tanimura & Takao Koike
Pages: 419-425
Published online: 05 Nov 2013
AbstractforAnalysis of the factors which influence the measurement of synovial power Doppler signals with semi-quantitative and quantitative measures – a pilot multicenter exercise in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (422.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Modified Sauvé-Kapandji procedure for rheumatoid wrists: A long-term study with a minimum follow-up of 5 years
Akira Kawabata, Takeshi Egi, Hideki Tsuboi, Eiji Takeuchi, Satoru Fujita, Kazuhiro Masada & Kenrin Shi
Pages: 426-429
Published online: 04 Nov 2013
AbstractforModified Sauvé-Kapandji procedure for rheumatoid wrists: A long-term study with a minimum follow-up of 5 years | Full Text | References | PDF (298.6 KB)
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Does use of a biologic agent increase the incidence of postoperative infection in surgery for rheumatoid arthritis after total joint arthroplasty?
Ayako Kubota, Masayuki Sekiguchi, Takashi Nakamura, Yoshiyasu Miyazaki & Toru Suguro
Pages: 430-433
Published online: 21 Oct 2013
AbstractforDoes use of a biologic agent increase the incidence of postoperative infection in surgery for rheumatoid arthritis after total joint arthroplasty? | Full Text | References | PDF (163.5 KB)
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Proliferatory defect of invariant population and accumulation of non-invariant CD1d-restricted natural killer T cells in the joints of RA patients
Danuta Gutowska-Owsiak, Martin A. Birchall, Robert J. Moots, Stephen E. Christmas & Laszlo Pazmany
Pages: 434-442
Published online: 04 Nov 2013
AbstractforProliferatory defect of invariant population and accumulation of non-invariant CD1d-restricted natural killer T cells in the joints of RA patients | Full Text | References | PDF (566 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Increased generation of pre-plasmacytoid dendritic cells in bone marrow of rheumatoid arthritis
Shunsei Hirohata, Tamiko Yanagida, Tetsuya Tomita & Hideki Yoshikawa
Pages: 443-447
Published online: 05 Nov 2013
AbstractforIncreased generation of pre-plasmacytoid dendritic cells in bone marrow of rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (615.3 KB)
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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Psychological stress in a Japanese population with systemic lupus erythematosus: Finding from KYSS study
Hiroki Takahashi, Masakazu Washio, Chikako Kiyohara, Yoshifumi Tada, Toyoko Asami, Saburo Ide, Tatsuya Atsumi, Gen Kobashi, Motohisa Yamamoto, Takahiko Horiuchi & the Kyushu Sapporo Sle (Kyss) Study Group
Pages: 448-452
Published online: 05 Nov 2013
AbstractforPsychological stress in a Japanese population with systemic lupus erythematosus: Finding from KYSS study | Full Text | References | PDF (174.4 KB)
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Article
The clinical significance of serial kidney biopsies in lupus nephritis
Abdulkareem Omer Alsuwaida
Pages: 453-456
Published online: 18 Oct 2013
AbstractforThe clinical significance of serial kidney biopsies in lupus nephritis | Full Text | References | PDF (160.9 KB)
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Serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein for differentiating bacterial infection from disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Jinquan Yu, Bingling Xu, Yuefang Huang, Jijun Zhao, Shuang Wang, Hongyue Wang & Niansheng Yang
Pages: 457-463
Published online: 21 Oct 2013
AbstractforSerum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein for differentiating bacterial infection from disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (371 KB)
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Connective tissue diseases

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Primary and secondary surveys on epidemiology of Sjögren's syndrome in Japan
Hiroto Tsuboi, Hiromitsu Asashima, Chinatsu Takai, Shinya Hagiwara, Chihiro Hagiya, Masahiro Yokosawa, Tomoya Hirota, Hisanori Umehara, Atsushi Kawakami, Hideki Nakamura, Hajime Sano, Kazuo Tsubota, Yoko Ogawa, Etsuko Takamura, Ichiro Saito, Hiroko Inoue, Seiji Nakamura, Masafumi Moriyama, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Yoshiya Tanaka, Shintaro Hirata, Tsuneyo Mimori, Hajime Yoshifuji, Akiko Ohta, Isao Matsumoto & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 464-470
Published online: 05 Nov 2013
AbstractforPrimary and secondary surveys on epidemiology of Sjögren's syndrome in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (1,007.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Clinicopathological features of IgG4-related disease complicated with orbital involvement
Chihiro Hagiya, Hiroto Tsuboi, Masahiro Yokosawa, Shinya Hagiwara, Tomoya Hirota, Chinatsu Takai, Hiromitsu Asashima, Haruka Miki, Naoto Umeda, Masanobu Horikoshi, Yuya Kondo, Makoto Sugihara, Hiroshi Ogishima, Takeshi Suzuki, Takahiro Hiraoka, Yuichi Kaji, Isao Matsumoto, Tetsuro Oshika & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 471-476
Published online: 21 Oct 2013
AbstractforClinicopathological features of IgG4-related disease complicated with orbital involvement | Full Text | References | PDF (621.1 KB)
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Article
Prevalence and incidence of polymyositis and dermatomyositis in Japan
Akiko Ohta, Masaki Nagai, Motoko Nishina, Hiroyuki Tomimitsu & Hitoshi Kohsaka
Pages: 477-480
Published online: 21 Oct 2013
AbstractforPrevalence and incidence of polymyositis and dermatomyositis in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (560.7 KB)
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Article
Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 polymorphisms in patients with Behçet disease: A meta-analysis
Jun Zou & Jian-Long Guan
Pages: 481-486
Published online: 19 Mar 2014
AbstractforIntercellular adhesion molecule-1 polymorphisms in patients with Behçet disease: A meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (247.2 KB)
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Therapeutic effects of sunitinib, one of the anti-angiogenetic drugs, in a murine arthritis
Kazuhiro Furuya, Ying Kaku, Ken Yoshida, Kensuke Joh & Daitaro Kurosaka
Pages: 487-491
Published online: 02 Dec 2013
AbstractforTherapeutic effects of sunitinib, one of the anti-angiogenetic drugs, in a murine arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (782.7 KB)
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Others

Article
Characteristics of 10 patients with paraneoplastic rheumatologic musculoskeletal manifestations
Hiroyuki Yamashita, Yo Ueda, Takashi Ozaki, Haruka Tsuchiya, Yuko Takahashi, Hiroshi Kaneko, Toshikazu Kano & Akio Mimori
Pages: 492-498
Published online: 05 Nov 2013
AbstractforCharacteristics of 10 patients with paraneoplastic rheumatologic musculoskeletal manifestations | Full Text | References | PDF (405.4 KB)
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Article
Clinical characteristics and medical management of Iranian patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Ahmad Reza Jamshidi, Abtin Shahlaee, Elham Farhadi, Sasan Fallahi, Mohammad Hossein Nicknam, Katayoon Bidad, Mojgan Barghamadi & Mahdi Mahmoudi
Pages: 499-504
Published online: 18 Oct 2013
AbstractforClinical characteristics and medical management of Iranian patients with ankylosing spondylitis | Full Text | References | PDF (182.9 KB)
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Article
Relationship between body composition and bone mineral density of the lumbar spine and proximal femur: influence of years since menopause
Ondřej Kapuš, Aleš Gába, Zdeněk Svoboda & Michal Botek
Pages: 505-510
Published online: 21 Oct 2013
AbstractforRelationship between body composition and bone mineral density of the lumbar spine and proximal femur: influence of years since menopause | Full Text | References | PDF (229 KB)
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Article
Immune response to influenza vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine under IL-6 signal inhibition therapy with tocilizumab
Tomomi Tsuru, Kimio Terao, Miho Murakami, Takaji Matsutani, Midori Suzaki, Toshiaki Amamoto, Hitoshi Nakashima, Azusa Akiyama & Norihiro Nishimoto
Pages: 511-516
Published online: 04 Nov 2013
AbstractforImmune response to influenza vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine under IL-6 signal inhibition therapy with tocilizumab | Full Text | References | PDF (371.5 KB)
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Article
Inhibition of the NF-κB pathway as a candidate therapeutic strategy for cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome
Satoka Shimogaki, Sayaka Ito, Sachiyo Komatsu, Ryuji Koike, Nobuyuki Miyasaka, Kazuo Umezawa & Tetsuo Kubota
Pages: 517-524
Published online: 04 Nov 2013
AbstractforInhibition of the NF-κB pathway as a candidate therapeutic strategy for cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Case Reports

Case Report
Polyarteritis nodosa with central nervous system involvement mimicking relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis
Ken-ichi Ueno, Akira Matsushima, Akiyo Hineno, Kazuhiro Fukushima, Ko-ichi Tazawa, Masayuki Matsuda & Shu-ichi Ikeda
Pages: 525-528
Published online: 07 Feb 2014
AbstractforPolyarteritis nodosa with central nervous system involvement mimicking relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (602.5 KB)
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Case Report
Serum levels of anti-SRP54 antibodies reflect disease activity of necrotizing myopathy in a child treated effectively with combinatorial methylprednisolone pulses and plasma exchanges followed by intravenous cyclophosphamide
Mei Momomura, Takako Miyamae, Tomo Nozawa, Masako Kikuchi, Toshitaka Kizawa, Tomoyuki Imagawa, Laurent Drouot, Fabienne Jouen, Olivier Boyer & Shumpei Yokota
Pages: 529-531
Published online: 07 Feb 2014
AbstractforSerum levels of anti-SRP54 antibodies reflect disease activity of necrotizing myopathy in a child treated effectively with combinatorial methylprednisolone pulses and plasma exchanges followed by intravenous cyclophosphamide | Full Text | References | PDF (222.6 KB)
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Case Report
Right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis mimicking Ebstein anomaly in a patient with Behçet’s disease: case report and review of the literature
Ali Buturak, Ozlem Saygili, Sıla Ulus, Melike Kalfa, Hasan Karabulut, Cem Alhan, Sinan Dagdelen & Kenan Aksu
Pages: 532-536
Published online: 18 Feb 2014
AbstractforRight ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis mimicking Ebstein anomaly in a patient with Behçet’s disease: case report and review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (380.1 KB)
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Case Report
Recurrent mitral valve regurgitation with neutrophil infiltration in a patient with multiple aseptic abscesses
Shin Fukuda, Toshihiro Nanki, Tomohiro Morio, Hisanori Hasegawa, Ryuji Koike & Nobuyuki Miyasaka
Pages: 537-539
Published online: 07 Feb 2014
AbstractforRecurrent mitral valve regurgitation with neutrophil infiltration in a patient with multiple aseptic abscesses | Full Text | References | PDF (720.3 KB)
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Case Report
Colchicine-responsive protracted gouty arthritis with systemic inflammatory reactions
Fumiaki Nonaka, Kiyoshi Migita, Tomoko Haramura, Remi Sumiyoshi, Atsushi Kawakami & Katsumi Eguchi
Pages: 540-543
Published online: 18 Feb 2014
AbstractforColchicine-responsive protracted gouty arthritis with systemic inflammatory reactions | Full Text | References | PDF (490.9 KB)
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Rapid Communications

Abatacept management during the perioperative period in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: report on eight orthopaedic procedures
Keiichiro Nishida, Yoshihisa Nasu, Kenzo Hashizume, Ryuichi Nakahara, Masatsugu Ozawa, Ryozo Harada, Takahiro Machida & Toshihumi Ozaki
Pages: 544-545
Published online: 10 Feb 2014
CitationforAbatacept management during the perioperative period in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: report on eight orthopaedic procedures | Full Text | References | PDF (145.4 KB)
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Article
A marriage with sarcoidosis
Corina Kollert, Reinhard E. Voll & Florian Kollert
Page: 546
Published online: 07 Feb 2014
CitationforA marriage with sarcoidosis | Full Text | References | PDF (248.2 KB)
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