Modern Rheumatology, Volume 24, Issue 5 (2014)

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Review Article

Review Article
Micronutrients, their potential effect on patients with systemic sclerosis
Ya-Nan Wan, Jun-Wei Yan, Wen-Jia Peng, Jun-Qing Zhang, Chang-Chun Xiao, Bing-Xiang Wang & Jing Wang
Pages: 709-714
Published online: 18 Oct 2013
AbstractforMicronutrients, their potential effect on patients with systemic sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (186 KB)
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Original Articles: Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Efficacy and safety of certolizumab pegol plus methotrexate in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients with an inadequate response to methotrexate: the J-RAPID randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Hisashi Yamanaka, Naoki Ishiguro, Yoshiya Tanaka, Katsumi Eguchi, Akira Watanabe, Hideki Origasa, Toshiharu Shoji, Yoshiharu Sakamaki, Désirée van der Heijde, Nobuyuki Miyasaka & Takao Koike
Pages: 715-724
Published online: 09 Dec 2013
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of certolizumab pegol plus methotrexate in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients with an inadequate response to methotrexate: the J-RAPID randomized, placebo-controlled trial | Full Text | References | PDF (638.7 KB)
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Open Access
Article
Long-term efficacy and safety of certolizumab pegol in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients who could not receive methotrexate: 52-week results from an open-label extension of the HIKARI study
Yoshiya Tanaka, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Hisashi Yamanaka, Naoki Ishiguro, Katsumi Eguchi, Akira Watanabe, Hideki Origasa, Toshiharu Shoji, Nobuyuki Miyasaka & Takao Koike
Pages: 725-733
Published online: 29 Dec 2013
AbstractforLong-term efficacy and safety of certolizumab pegol in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients who could not receive methotrexate: 52-week results from an open-label extension of the HIKARI study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Article
Long-term efficacy and safety of certolizumab pegol in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients with an inadequate response to methotrexate: 52-week results from an open-label extension of the J-RAPID study
Yoshiya Tanaka, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Hisashi Yamanaka, Naoki Ishiguro, Katsumi Eguchi, Akira Watanabe, Hideki Origasa, Toshiharu Shoji, Nobuyuki Miyasaka & Takao Koike
Pages: 734-743
Published online: 04 Mar 2014
AbstractforLong-term efficacy and safety of certolizumab pegol in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients with an inadequate response to methotrexate: 52-week results from an open-label extension of the J-RAPID study | Full Text | References | PDF (593 KB)
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Article
Phase III, multicenter, open-label, long-term study of the safety of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis and an inadequate response to conventional or biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
Tsutomu Takeuchi, Tsukasa Matsubara, Yukitomo Urata, Eiichi Suematsu, Shuji Ohta, Shigeru Honjo, Tohru Abe, Ami Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Miyasaka & The Japan Abatacept Study Group
Pages: 744-753
Published online: 23 Apr 2014
AbstractforPhase III, multicenter, open-label, long-term study of the safety of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis and an inadequate response to conventional or biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs | Full Text | References | PDF (247.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Efficacy and safety of abatacept in routine care of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Orencia® as Biological Intensive Treatment for RA (ORBIT) study
Yoshiya Tanaka, Satoshi Kubo, Hisashi Yamanaka, Koichi Amano, Shintaro Hirata, Eiichi Tanaka, Hayato Nagasawa, Hidekata Yasuoka & Tsutomu Takeuchi
Pages: 754-762
Published online: 18 Jul 2014
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of abatacept in routine care of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Orencia® as Biological Intensive Treatment for RA (ORBIT) study | Full Text | References | PDF (743.1 KB)
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Clinical characteristics and incidence of methotrexate-related lymphoproliferative disorders of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Yuji Yoshida, Yuko Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yamashita, Toshikazu Kano, Hiroshi Kaneko & Akio Mimori
Pages: 763-765
Published online: 05 Feb 2014
AbstractforClinical characteristics and incidence of methotrexate-related lymphoproliferative disorders of patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (162 KB)
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Identification of citrullinated cellular fibronectin in synovial fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Eri Kimura, Takeyuki Kanzaki, Koichiro Tahara, Haeru Hayashi, Shiori Hashimoto, Akari Suzuki, Ryo Yamada, Kazuhiko Yamamoto & Tetsuji Sawada
Pages: 766-769
Published online: 05 Feb 2014
AbstractforIdentification of citrullinated cellular fibronectin in synovial fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (587.9 KB)
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Neutrophil CD64 for monitoring the activity of nontuberculous mycobacteria infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Akiko Komiya, Toshihiro Matsui, Koichiro Horie, Hidefumi Fukuda, Shinichi Nogi, Kanako Iwata, Hirotaka Tsuno, Hideki Ogihara, Hidekazu Futami, Tatsuoh Ikenaka, Misato Kawakami, Hiroshi Furukawa, Atsushi Hashimoto & Shigeto Tohma
Pages: 770-774
Published online: 28 Jan 2014
AbstractforNeutrophil CD64 for monitoring the activity of nontuberculous mycobacteria infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (299.7 KB)
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A novel IKKα inhibitor, noraristeromycin, blocks the chronic inflammation associated with collagen-induced arthritis in mice
Masumi Ito, Takaichi Hamano, Takao Komatsu, Kaori Asamitsu, Tomio Yamakawa & Takashi Okamoto
Pages: 775-780
Published online: 05 Feb 2014
AbstractforA novel IKKα inhibitor, noraristeromycin, blocks the chronic inflammation associated with collagen-induced arthritis in mice | Full Text | References | PDF (683.6 KB)
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Regulatory effect of nicotine on collagen-induced arthritis and on the induction and function of in vitro-cultured Th17 cells
Yiming Yang, Yan Yang, Jie Yang, Rufeng Xie, Yana Ren & Huahua Fan
Pages: 781-787
Published online: 09 Dec 2013
AbstractforRegulatory effect of nicotine on collagen-induced arthritis and on the induction and function of in vitro-cultured Th17 cells | Full Text | References | PDF (999.1 KB)
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Connective tissue diseases

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Lifestyle and other related factors for the development of mixed connective tissue disease among Japanese females in comparison with systemic lupus erythematosus
Masakazu Washio, Takao Fujii, Masataka Kuwana, Yasushi Kawaguchi, Akio Mimori, Takahiko Horiuchi, Yoshifumi Tada, Hiroki Takahashi, Tsuneyo Mimori & Japan MCTD study group
Pages: 788-792
Published online: 05 Feb 2014
AbstractforLifestyle and other related factors for the development of mixed connective tissue disease among Japanese females in comparison with systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (168.9 KB)
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Diagnostic accuracy of anti-alpha-fodrin antibodies for primary Sjögren's syndrome
Qin Qin, Hui Wang, Huai-Zhou Wang, Yuan-Lan Huang, Hu Li, Wei-Wei Zhang, Jian-Rong Zhang, Ling-Ling He, Rong Xia, Dong-Bao Zhao & An-Mei Deng
Pages: 793-797
Published online: 29 Dec 2013
AbstractforDiagnostic accuracy of anti-alpha-fodrin antibodies for primary Sjögren's syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (325.9 KB)
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A study of infraorbital nerve swelling associated with immunoglobulin G4 Mikulicz's disease
Kenichi Takano, Ryoto Yajima, Nobuhiko Seki, Ayumi Abe, Motohisa Yamamoto, Hiroki Takahashi & Tetsuo Himi
Pages: 798-801
Published online: 29 Dec 2013
AbstractforA study of infraorbital nerve swelling associated with immunoglobulin G4 Mikulicz's disease | Full Text | References | PDF (346.4 KB)
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IL-22-secreting Th22 and IFN-γ-secreting Th17 cells in Behçet's disease
Esin Aktas Cetin, Fulya Cosan, Ayse Cefle & Gunnur Deniz
Pages: 802-807
Published online: 05 Feb 2014
AbstractforIL-22-secreting Th22 and IFN-γ-secreting Th17 cells in Behçet's disease | Full Text | References | PDF (579.7 KB)
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Article
Association between E-selectin expression and histopathological modification of glomerular lesions by non-nephritogenic IgM antibodies in experimental lupus nephritis
Kimihiko Nakatani, Osamu Asai, Hirokazu Sakan, Shuhei Yoshimoto, Miho Terada, Masato Nose, Masayuki Iwano & Noboru Konishi
Pages: 808-815
Published online: 29 Dec 2013
AbstractforAssociation between E-selectin expression and histopathological modification of glomerular lesions by non-nephritogenic IgM antibodies in experimental lupus nephritis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Article
Depletion of folate receptor β-expressing macrophages alleviates bleomycin-induced experimental skin fibrosis
Hua Li, Taku Nagai, Kazuhisa Hasui & Takami Matsuyama
Pages: 816-822
Published online: 05 Feb 2014
AbstractforDepletion of folate receptor β-expressing macrophages alleviates bleomycin-induced experimental skin fibrosis | Full Text | References | PDF (4.5 MB)
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Others

Article
Evaluation of personality profile in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome and healthy controls
Meltem Vural, Tonguc Demir Berkol, Zeynep Erdogdu, Batuhan Kucukserat & Cihan Aksoy
Pages: 823-828
Published online: 29 Dec 2013
AbstractforEvaluation of personality profile in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome and healthy controls | Full Text | References | PDF (181.5 KB)
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Article
The ABCG2 gene Q141K polymorphism contributes to an increased risk of gout: A meta-analysis of 2185 cases
Ya Qiu, Hua Liu, Yufeng Qing, Min Yang, Xiaoyao Tan, Mingcai Zhao, Monica Lin & Jingguo Zhou
Pages: 829-834
Published online: 05 Feb 2014
AbstractforThe ABCG2 gene Q141K polymorphism contributes to an increased risk of gout: A meta-analysis of 2185 cases | Full Text | References | PDF (919.4 KB)
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Selective pharmacological prophylaxis based on individual risk assessment using plasma levels of soluble fibrin and plasminogen-activator inhibitor-1 following total hip arthroplasty
Yohei Yukizawa, Yutaka Inaba, Naomi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Ike, So Kubota & Tomoyuki Saito
Pages: 835-839
Published online: 28 Jan 2014
AbstractforSelective pharmacological prophylaxis based on individual risk assessment using plasma levels of soluble fibrin and plasminogen-activator inhibitor-1 following total hip arthroplasty | Full Text | References | PDF (351.5 KB)
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Osteoporosis, vertebral fractures and mortality in a Japanese rural community
Akinobu Nishimura, Koji Akeda, Ko Kato, Kunihiro Asanuma, Tomomi Yamada, Atsumasa Uchida & Akihiro Sudo
Pages: 840-843
Published online: 29 Dec 2013
AbstractforOsteoporosis, vertebral fractures and mortality in a Japanese rural community | Full Text | References | PDF (262.5 KB)
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Effects of sulfasalazine and tofacitinib on the protein profile of articular chondrocytes
Wataru Endo, Mitsumi Arito, Toshiyuki Sato, Manae S. Kurokawa, Kazuki Omoteyama, Nobuko Iizuka, Kazuki Okamoto, Naoya Suematsu, Hiroshi Nakamura, Moroe Beppu & Tomohiro Kato
Pages: 844-850
Published online: 11 Dec 2013
AbstractforEffects of sulfasalazine and tofacitinib on the protein profile of articular chondrocytes | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Case Reports

Case Report
Involvement of valgus hindfoot deformity in hallux valgus deformity in rheumatoid arthritis
Shutaro Yamada, Makoto Hirao, Hideki Tsuboi, Shosuke Akita, Masato Matsushita, Shiro Ohshima, Yukihiko Saeki & Jun Hashimoto
Pages: 851-854
Published online: 18 Feb 2014
AbstractforInvolvement of valgus hindfoot deformity in hallux valgus deformity in rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Case Report
Successful rituximab treatment of refractory hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with systemic lupus erythematosus
Min Wook So, Bon San Koo, You Jae Kim, Yong-Gil Kim, Chang-Keun Lee & Bin Yoo
Pages: 855-857
Published online: 11 Feb 2014
AbstractforSuccessful rituximab treatment of refractory hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (267.2 KB)
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Case Report
A fatal case of seronegative, late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with motor sensory axonal polyneuropathy
Dimitrios Anyfantakis, Emmanouil K. Symvoulakis, Emmanouil Barbounakis, Miltiades Kastanakis, Evangelos Athanasakis, Evangelos Blevrakis & Serafeim Kastanakis
Pages: 858-861
Published online: 11 Feb 2014
AbstractforA fatal case of seronegative, late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with motor sensory axonal polyneuropathy | Full Text | References | PDF (568.1 KB)
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Case Report
Statin-associated necrotizing autoimmune myopathy
Geórgea Hermogenes Fernandes, Edmar Zanoteli & Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo
Pages: 862-864
Published online: 11 Feb 2014
AbstractforStatin-associated necrotizing autoimmune myopathy | Full Text | References | PDF (427.4 KB)
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Case Report
Anti-Jo-1 myositis and the antiphospholipid syndrome showing right ventricular thrombus: a novel overlap syndrome with atypical presentation
Ching-Hsun Wang, Ning-Chi Wang, Te-Yu Lin & Chen-Hung Chen
Pages: 865-868
Published online: 11 Feb 2014
AbstractforAnti-Jo-1 myositis and the antiphospholipid syndrome showing right ventricular thrombus: a novel overlap syndrome with atypical presentation | Full Text | References | PDF (495.9 KB)
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Rapid Communication

Article
High frequency ultrasound can detect improvement of lesions in juvenile localized scleroderma
Francesco Porta, Olga Kaloudi, Alice Garzitto, Francesca Prignano, Francesca Nacci, Fernanda Falcini & Marco Matucci Cerinic
Pages: 869-873
Published online: 18 Oct 2013
AbstractforHigh frequency ultrasound can detect improvement of lesions in juvenile localized scleroderma | Full Text | References | PDF (435.3 KB)
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Letters

Letter
Rheumatoid arthritis complicated with severe liver injury during treatment with abatacept
Nozomi Iwanaga, Tomoki Origuchi, Kaoru Terada, Yukitaka Ueki, Yasuhiro Kamo, Noboru Kinoshita, Nobuhisa Yonemitsu, Shin-Ya Kawashiri, Kunihiro Ichinose, Mami Tamai, Hideki Nakamura & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 874-876
Published online: 10 Mar 2014
First Page PreviewforRheumatoid arthritis complicated with severe liver injury during treatment with abatacept | Full Text | References | PDF (539 KB)
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Letter
A case of Sjögren's syndrome complicated by protein-losing gastroenteropathy with unprecedented pulmonary interstitial lesions
Hiroyuki Yamashita, Go Muto, Remi Hachiya, Haruhito Sugiyama, Yuko Takahashi, Hiroshi Kaneko, Toshikazu Kano & Akio Mimori
Pages: 877-879
Published online: 21 Oct 2013
First Page PreviewforA case of Sjögren's syndrome complicated by protein-losing gastroenteropathy with unprecedented pulmonary interstitial lesions | Full Text | References | PDF (794.6 KB)
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