Modern Rheumatology, Volume 24, Issue 6 (2014)

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Review Article

Review Article
What about strontium ranelate in osteoarthritis? Doubts and securities
Sara Tenti, Sara Cheleschi, Giacomo Maria Guidelli, Mauro Galeazzi & Antonella Fioravanti
Pages: 881-884
Published online: 19 Mar 2014
AbstractforWhat about strontium ranelate in osteoarthritis? Doubts and securities | Full Text | References | PDF (163 KB)
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Original Articles

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Efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity of abatacept administered subcutaneously or intravenously in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis and inadequate response to methotrexate: a Phase II/III, randomized study
Mitsuhiro Iwahashi, Hiroshi Inoue, Tsukasa Matsubara, Takaaki Tanaka, Koichi Amano, Toshihisa Kanamono, Teruaki Nakano, Shoichi Uchimura, Tomomaro Izumihara, Akira Yamazaki, Chetan S. Karyekar & Tsutomu Takeuchi
Pages: 885-891
Published online: 07 Apr 2014
AbstractforEfficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity of abatacept administered subcutaneously or intravenously in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis and inadequate response to methotrexate: a Phase II/III, randomized study | Full Text | References | PDF (262.9 KB)
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The efficacy of mizoribine for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and its correlation with renal function
Chihiro Terai, Tomomi Tsutsumi, Tadashi Sakurai, Masato Moriguchi, Takanori Azuma, Motohide Kaneko, Mitsuhiro Kawagoe, Kenta Hoshi, Hide Yoshida, Toshimichi Matsui, Kyoichi Nakajima, Ayumi Okuyama, Eiko Nishi, Koichi Amano, Muneo Ota, Toshihide Mimura, Kentaro Chino, Kazutoshi Aoki, Yuichi Handa, Tatsuo Hirose, Issei Kida, Shigeto Kobayashi, Kimihiro Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Matsuzaki & Yoshiaki Kuga
Pages: 892-896
Published online: 04 Mar 2014
AbstractforThe efficacy of mizoribine for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and its correlation with renal function | Full Text | References | PDF (588.7 KB)
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In vivo kinematics of three-component mobile-bearing total ankle replacement in rheumatoid ankle with talocalcaneal arthrodesis and spontaneous talocalcaneal fusion
Keiji Iwamoto, Kenrin Shi, Tetsuya Tomita, Jun Hashimoto, Takaharu Yamazaki, Hideki Yoshikawa & Kazuomi Sugamoto
Pages: 897-903
Published online: 10 Feb 2014
AbstractforIn vivo kinematics of three-component mobile-bearing total ankle replacement in rheumatoid ankle with talocalcaneal arthrodesis and spontaneous talocalcaneal fusion | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Article
Current prevalence and characteristics of cervical spine instability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the era of biologics
Shinji Takahashi, Akinobu Suzuki, Tatsuya Koike, Kentaro Yamada, Hiroyuki Yasuda, Masahiro Tada, Yuko Sugioka, Tadashi Okano & Hiroaki Nakamura
Pages: 904-909
Published online: 26 Mar 2014
AbstractforCurrent prevalence and characteristics of cervical spine instability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the era of biologics | Full Text | References | PDF (176.4 KB)
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Article
Application of a new immunohistology scoring system (IH score): Analysis of TNF-α in synovium related to disease activity score in infliximab-treated patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Katsuaki Kanbe, Ryota Hara, Junji Chiba, Yasuo Inoue, Masashi Taguchi & Yasuhito Tanaka
Pages: 910-914
Published online: 26 Mar 2014
AbstractforApplication of a new immunohistology scoring system (IH score): Analysis of TNF-α in synovium related to disease activity score in infliximab-treated patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (647.3 KB)
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Weighting with the Lansbury articular index improves the correlation of ultrasound score with serum matrix metalloproteinase-3 level in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Misa Gorai, Michihiro Ogasawara, Yuko Matsuki, Yusuke Yamada, Go Murayama, Nagachika Sugisaki, Takuya Nemoto, Seiichiro Ando, Kentaro Minowa, Takayuki Kon, Kurisu Tada, Masakazu Matsushita, Ken Yamaji, Naoto Tamura & Yoshinari Takasaki
Pages: 915-919
Published online: 26 Mar 2014
AbstractforWeighting with the Lansbury articular index improves the correlation of ultrasound score with serum matrix metalloproteinase-3 level in rheumatoid arthritis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (268.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Subclinical atherosclerosis among rheumatoid arthritis patients without overt cardiovascular risk factors
Narisa Sulaiman Sahari, Syahrul Sazliyana Shaharir, Mohd Redzuan Ismail, Sakthiswary Rajalingham & Mohd Shahrir Mohamed Said
Pages: 920-925
Published online: 19 Mar 2014
AbstractforSubclinical atherosclerosis among rheumatoid arthritis patients without overt cardiovascular risk factors | Full Text | References | PDF (182.1 KB)
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Article
Identification of clinical parameters associated with serum oxidative stress in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Arata Nakajima, Yasuchika Aoki, Yoshifumi Shibata, Masato Sonobe, Fumiaki Terajima, Hiroshi Takahashi, Masahiko Saito, Shinji Taniguchi, Manabu Yamada & Koichi Nakagawa
Pages: 926-930
Published online: 26 Mar 2014
AbstractforIdentification of clinical parameters associated with serum oxidative stress in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (344.3 KB)
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Article
TNFα but not IL-17 is critical in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis spontaneously occurring in a unique FcγRIIB-deficient mouse model
Hideki Okazaki, Qingshun Lin, Keiko Nishikawa, Naomi Ohtsuji, Hiromichi Tsurui, Mareki Ohtsuji, Hirofumi Amano, Norihiro Tada, Katsuko Sudo, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Toshikazu Shirai & Sachiko Hirose
Pages: 931-938
Published online: 04 Mar 2014
AbstractforTNFα but not IL-17 is critical in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis spontaneously occurring in a unique FcγRIIB-deficient mouse model | Full Text | References | PDF (5.9 MB)
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Article
Efficacy of anti-ribosomal P protein antibody testing for diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus
Shunsei Hirohata, Tsuyoshi Kasama, Yutaka Kawahito & Katsuhiko Takabayashi
Pages: 939-944
Published online: 26 Mar 2014
AbstractforEfficacy of anti-ribosomal P protein antibody testing for diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (754 KB)
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Article
Comparison of radioimmunoprecipitation versus antigen-specific assays for identification of myositis-specific autoantibodies in dermatomyositis patients
Eun Ha Kang, Masataka Kuwana, Yuka Okazaki, Eun Young Lee, Yun Jong Lee, Eun Bong Lee & Yeong Wook Song
Pages: 945-948
Published online: 26 Mar 2014
AbstractforComparison of radioimmunoprecipitation versus antigen-specific assays for identification of myositis-specific autoantibodies in dermatomyositis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (513 KB)
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Article
The clinical characteristics of patients with IgG4-related disease with infiltration of the labial salivary gland by IgG4-positive cells
Ayumi Abe, Kenichi Takano, Nobuhiko Seki, Sumito Jitsukawa, Motohisa Yamamoto, Hiroki Takahashi & Tetsuo Himi
Pages: 949-952
Published online: 26 Mar 2014
AbstractforThe clinical characteristics of patients with IgG4-related disease with infiltration of the labial salivary gland by IgG4-positive cells | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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The role of cytotoxic T cells in IgG4-related dacryoadenitis and sialadenitis, the so-called Mikulicz's disease
Tetsuya Tabeya, Motohisa Yamamoto, Yasuyoshi Naishiro, Keisuke Ishigami, Yui Shimizu, Hidetaka Yajima, Chisako Suzuki, Nobuhiko Seki, Kenichi Takano, Tetsuo Himi, Kohzoh Imai, Hiroki Takahashi & Yasuhisa Shinomura
Pages: 953-960
Published online: 04 Mar 2014
AbstractforThe role of cytotoxic T cells in IgG4-related dacryoadenitis and sialadenitis, the so-called Mikulicz's disease | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Article
Analysis of various factors on the relapse of acute neurological attacks in Behçet's disease
Shunsei Hirohata, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Tetsuji Sawada, Hiroko Nagafuchi, Masataka Kuwana, Mitsuhiro Takeno & Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo
Pages: 961-965
Published online: 19 Mar 2014
AbstractforAnalysis of various factors on the relapse of acute neurological attacks in Behçet's disease | Full Text | References | PDF (310.7 KB)
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Article
Association of knee osteoarthritis with onset and resolution of pain and physical functional disability: The ROAD study
Shigeyuki Muraki, Toru Akune, Keiji Nagata, Yuyu Ishimoto, Munehito Yoshida, Fumiaki Tokimura, Sakae Tanaka, Hiroyuki Oka, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Kozo Nakamura & Noriko Yoshimura
Pages: 966-973
Published online: 04 Mar 2014
AbstractforAssociation of knee osteoarthritis with onset and resolution of pain and physical functional disability: The ROAD study | Full Text | References | PDF (231.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Predictive factors for acetabular labral lesions in osteoarthritis of the hip with radial magnetic resonance imaging – A cross-sectional study
Makoto Takazawa, Junichi Nakamura, Isao Abe, Seiji Ohtori, Atsuya Watanabe, Yasunori Sato, Takahisa Sasho, Sumihisa Orita, Masahiko Suzuki, Ken Motoori, Yoshitada Masuda, Kazuhisa Takahashi & Shunji Kishida
Pages: 974-979
Published online: 19 Mar 2014
AbstractforPredictive factors for acetabular labral lesions in osteoarthritis of the hip with radial magnetic resonance imaging – A cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (579 KB)
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Article
Assessment of fatigue in a large series of 1492 Brazilian patients with Spondyloarthritis
Washington A. Bianchi, Fernanda R. Elias, Sueli Carneiro, Adriana B. Bortoluzzo, Célio R. Gonçalves, José Antonio Braga da Silva, Antonio Carlos Ximenes, Manoel B. Bértolo, Sandra L. E. Ribeiro, Mauro Keiserman, Thelma L. Skare, Rita Menin, Valderílio F. Azevedo, Walber P. Vieira, Elisa N. Albuquerque, Rubens Bonfiglioli, Cristiano Campanholo, Hellen M. S. Carvalho, Izaias P. Costa, Angela P. Duarte, Charles L. Kohem, Nocy H. Leite, Sonia A. L. Lima, Eduardo S. Meirelles, Ivânio A. Pereira, Marcelo M. Pinheiro, Elizandra Polito, Gustavo G. Resende, Francisco Airton C. Rocha, Mittermayer B. Santiago, Maria de Fátima L. C. Sauma, Valéria Valim & Percival D. Sampaio-Barros
Pages: 980-984
Published online: 02 Jun 2014
AbstractforAssessment of fatigue in a large series of 1492 Brazilian patients with Spondyloarthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (518.2 KB)
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Article
Association between KIR polymorphisms and ankylosing spondylitis in populations: A meta-analysis
Dazhi Fan, Si Liu, Ting Yang, Shanshan Wu, Sheng Wang, Guixing Li, Zhen Zeng, Zhenhua Duan, Guo Xia, Dongqing Ye, Yanfeng Zou, Shengqian Xu, Jianhua Xu, Li Zhang, Zongwen Shuai & Faming Pan
Pages: 985-991
Published online: 27 Mar 2014
AbstractforAssociation between KIR polymorphisms and ankylosing spondylitis in populations: A meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Article
An evaluation of oxidative stress and antioxidant capacity in patients with myofascial pain syndrome
İrfan Koca, Ahmet Tutoglu, Ahmet Boyacı, Yavuz Pehlivan, Hamit Yıldız, Ibrahim Turkbeyler, Edibe Sarıcicek, Seyithan Taysi & Ahmet Mesut Onat
Pages: 992-996
Published online: 26 Mar 2014
AbstractforAn evaluation of oxidative stress and antioxidant capacity in patients with myofascial pain syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (636.8 KB)
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Article
Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenopathy syndrome is associated with activation of GM-CSF and burst-like expression of IL-8 in peripheral blood
Eduard Ling, Moshe Israeli, Tirza Klein, Jacob Amir & Liora Harel
Pages: 997-1000
Published online: 26 Mar 2014
AbstractforPeriodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenopathy syndrome is associated with activation of GM-CSF and burst-like expression of IL-8 in peripheral blood | Full Text | References | PDF (376.1 KB)
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Case Reports

Case Report
A case of bilateral rheumatoid pleuritis successfully treated with tocilizumab
Keiko Ohtsuka, Kimihiko Takeuchi, Masatoshi Matsushita & Tetsuo Aramaki
Pages: 1001-1004
Published online: 18 Feb 2014
AbstractforA case of bilateral rheumatoid pleuritis successfully treated with tocilizumab | Full Text | References | PDF (567.9 KB)
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Case Report
Simultaneous bilateral posterior interosseous nerve palsy caused by rheumatoid synovitis of the elbows
Masashi Naito, Ichiro Nakamura & Katsumi Ito
Pages: 1005-1010
Published online: 18 Feb 2014
AbstractforSimultaneous bilateral posterior interosseous nerve palsy caused by rheumatoid synovitis of the elbows | Full Text | References | PDF (758.6 KB)
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Case Report
A case of microscopic polyangiitis in an elderly patient presenting predominantly with cholecystitis successfully treated with mizoribine
Kunihiro Ichinose, Nozomi Iwanaga, Akitomo Okada, Mami Tamai, Satoshi Yamasaki, Hideki Nakamura, Tomoki Origuchi & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 1011-1014
Published online: 11 Feb 2014
AbstractforA case of microscopic polyangiitis in an elderly patient presenting predominantly with cholecystitis successfully treated with mizoribine | Full Text | References | PDF (762.4 KB)
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Case Report
Severe inflammation associated with synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome was markedly ameliorated by single use of minocycline
Yasunobu Takizawa, Atsuko Murota, Keigo Setoguchi & Yoshihisa Suzuki
Pages: 1015-1018
Published online: 18 Feb 2014
AbstractforSevere inflammation associated with synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome was markedly ameliorated by single use of minocycline | Full Text | References | PDF (492.4 KB)
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Case Report
A case of relapsing polychondritis initially presenting with bronchial chondritis
Yoko Nakazato, Fumitaka Mizoguchi, Hitoshi Kohsaka & Nobuyuki Miyasaka
Pages: 1019-1022
Published online: 11 Feb 2014
AbstractforA case of relapsing polychondritis initially presenting with bronchial chondritis | Full Text | References | PDF (471.3 KB)
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Rapid Communications

Evaluation of submandibular versus labial salivary gland fibrosis in IgG4-related disease
Kenichi Takano, Yoshiko Keira, Nobuhiko Seki, Ayumi Abe, Motohisa Yamamoto, Hiroki Takahashi & Tetsuo Himi
Pages: 1023-1025
Published online: 11 Nov 2013
AbstractforEvaluation of submandibular versus labial salivary gland fibrosis in IgG4-related disease | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Article
Spondylodiscitis and Achilles tendonitis due to gout
Yoshinori Taniguchi, Tatsuki Matsumoto, Makoto Tsugita, Shimpei Fujimoto & Yoshio Terada
Pages: 1026-1027
Published online: 05 Feb 2014
AbstractforSpondylodiscitis and Achilles tendonitis due to gout | Full Text | References | PDF (803.4 KB)
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Letters

Letter
Dramatic radiographic repair by tocilizumab in a very elderly patient with rheumatoid arthritis
Ryu Watanabe, Yasuhiko Hirabayashi, Hiroshi Okuno, Tomonori Ishii & Hideo Harigae
Pages: 1028-1029
Published online: 21 Oct 2013
CitationforDramatic radiographic repair by tocilizumab in a very elderly patient with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (264.7 KB)
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Open Access
Letter
Long-term efficacy and safety of Anakinra in a patient with liver transplant due to Adult onset Still's Disease
Sedat Yilmaz, Muhammet Cinar, Ismail Simsek, Hakan Erdem & Salih Pay
Pages: 1030-1031
Published online: 06 Dec 2013
CitationforLong-term efficacy and safety of Anakinra in a patient with liver transplant due to Adult onset Still's Disease | Full Text | References | PDF (143.5 KB)
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