Modern Rheumatology, Volume 28, Issue 3 (2018)

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Review Article

Review Article
Clinical practice guideline for Sjögren’s syndrome 2017
Takayuki Sumida, Naoto Azuma, Masafumi Moriyama, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Hiromitsu Asashima, Fumika Honda, Saori Abe, Yuko Ono, Tomoya Hirota, Shintaro Hirata, Yoshiya Tanaka, Toshimasa Shimizu, Hideki Nakamura, Atsushi Kawakami, Hajime Sano, Yoko Ogawa, Kazuo Tsubota, Koufuchi Ryo, Ichiro Saito, Akihiko Tanaka, Seiji Nakamura, Etsuko Takamura, Masao Tanaka, Katsuya Suzuki, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Noriyuki Yamakawa, Tsuneyo Mimori, Akiko Ohta, Susumu Nishiyama, Toshio Yoshihara, Yasunori Suzuki, Mitsuhiro Kawano, Minako Tomiita & Hiroto Tsuboi
Pages: 383-408
Published online: 13 Mar 2018
AbstractforClinical practice guideline for Sjögren’s syndrome 2017 | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Review Article
Antiphospholipid syndrome, “the best prophet of the future”
Olga Amengual & Tatsuya Atsumi
Pages: 409-416
Published online: 21 Feb 2018
AbstractforAntiphospholipid syndrome, “the best prophet of the future” | Full Text | References | PDF (694.2 KB)
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Review Article
Update upon efficacy and safety of etanercept for the treatment of spondyloarthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Giuseppe Murdaca, Simone Negrini, Ottavia Magnani, Elena Penza, Marco Pellecchio, Rossella Gulli, Paola Mandich & Francesco Puppo
Pages: 417-431
Published online: 24 Aug 2017
AbstractforUpdate upon efficacy and safety of etanercept for the treatment of spondyloarthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Editorial

Editorial
Clinical heterogeneity of SAPHO syndrome: Challenge of diagnosis
Chen Li, Yihan Cao & Wen Zhang
Pages: 432-434
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
First Page PreviewforClinical heterogeneity of SAPHO syndrome: Challenge of diagnosis | Full Text | References | PDF (339.7 KB)
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Original Article

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Prodromal signs and symptoms of serious infections with tocilizumab treatment for rheumatoid arthritis: Text mining of the Japanese postmarketing adverse event-reporting database
Tatsuya Atsumi, Yoshiaki Ando, Shinichi Matsuda, Shiho Tomizawa, Riwa Tanaka, Nobuhiro Takagi & Ayako Nakasone
Pages: 435-443
Published online: 07 Sep 2017
AbstractforProdromal signs and symptoms of serious infections with tocilizumab treatment for rheumatoid arthritis: Text mining of the Japanese postmarketing adverse event-reporting database | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Efficacy and tolerability of six-week extended dosing interval with tocilizumab therapy in a prospective cohort as remission maintenance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Jun Kikuchi, Tsuneo Kondo, Akiko Shibata, Ryota Sakai, Yusuke Okada, Kentaro Chino, Ayumi Okuyama, Takahiko Kurasawa, Hirofumi Takei & Koichi Amano
Pages: 444-451
Published online: 29 Aug 2017
AbstractforEfficacy and tolerability of six-week extended dosing interval with tocilizumab therapy in a prospective cohort as remission maintenance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (902.2 KB)
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IL-6 is an independent predictive factor of drug survival after dose escalation of infliximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Koji Takasugi, Keiichiro Nishida, Masamitsu Natsumeda, Misuzu Yamashita, Wataru Yamamoto & Kazuhiko Ezawa
Pages: 452-460
Published online: 22 Aug 2017
AbstractforIL-6 is an independent predictive factor of drug survival after dose escalation of infliximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (969.7 KB)
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Reduction of methotrexate and glucocorticoids use after the introduction of biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in daily practice based on the IORRA cohort
Yoko Shimizu, Eiichi Tanaka, Eisuke Inoue, Kumi Shidara, Naoki Sugimoto, Yohei Seto, Ayako Nakajima, Shigeki Momohara, Atsuo Taniguchi & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 461-467
Published online: 14 Sep 2017
AbstractforReduction of methotrexate and glucocorticoids use after the introduction of biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in daily practice based on the IORRA cohort | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Short-term daily teriparatide in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Tetsuya Kaneko, Koichi Okamura, Yukio Yonemoto, Chisa Okura, Takahito Suto, Masahiro Tachibana, Yasuyuki Tamura, Makoto Inoue & Hirotaka Chikuda
Pages: 468-473
Published online: 14 Aug 2017
AbstractforShort-term daily teriparatide in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (698.9 KB)
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Characteristics of functional impairment in patients with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis based on range of motion of joints: Baseline data from a multicenter prospective observational cohort study to evaluate the effectiveness of joint surgery in the treat-to-target era
Toshihisa Kojima, Hajime Ishikawa, Sakae Tanaka, Nobuhiko Haga, Keiichiro Nishida, Masao Yukioka, Jun Hashimoto, Hisaaki Miyahara, Yasuo Niki, Tomoatsu Kimura, Hiromi Oda, Shuji Asai, Koji Funahashi, Masayo Kojima & Naoki Ishiguro
Pages: 474-481
Published online: 25 Jul 2017
AbstractforCharacteristics of functional impairment in patients with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis based on range of motion of joints: Baseline data from a multicenter prospective observational cohort study to evaluate the effectiveness of joint surgery in the treat-to-target era | Full Text | References | PDF (693.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Productivity loss of Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis – A cross-sectional survey
Rosarin Sruamsiri, Jörg Mahlich, Eiichi Tanaka & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 482-489
Published online: 29 Aug 2017
AbstractforProductivity loss of Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis – A cross-sectional survey | Full Text | References | PDF (748.5 KB)
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Outcome of the Sauvé–Kapandji procedure for distal radioulnar joint disorder with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis: Results of one-year follow-up
Mikinori Ikeda, Akira Kawabata, Keisuke Suzuki, Masahiko Toyama & Takeshi Egi
Pages: 490-494
Published online: 24 Aug 2017
AbstractforOutcome of the Sauvé–Kapandji procedure for distal radioulnar joint disorder with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis: Results of one-year follow-up | Full Text | References | PDF (880.8 KB)
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Article
Mithramycin has inhibitory effects on gliostatin and matrix metalloproteinase expression induced by gliostatin in rheumatoid fibroblast-like synoviocytes
Naoe Tatematsu, Yuko Waguri-Nagaya, Yohei Kawaguchi, Yusuke Oguri, Kenji Ikuta, Masaaki Kobayashi, Masahiro Nozaki, Kiyofumi Asai, Mineyoshi Aoyama & Takanobu Otsuka
Pages: 495-505
Published online: 25 Jul 2017
AbstractforMithramycin has inhibitory effects on gliostatin and matrix metalloproteinase expression induced by gliostatin in rheumatoid fibroblast-like synoviocytes | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Differential influences of Fc gamma receptor blocking on the effects of certolizumab pegol and infliximab on human monocytes
Takayuki Hoshiyama, Yu Matsueda, Toshihiro Tono, Yoshiyuki Arinuma, Tatsuo Nagai & Shunsei Hirohata
Pages: 506-512
Published online: 14 Aug 2017
AbstractforDifferential influences of Fc gamma receptor blocking on the effects of certolizumab pegol and infliximab on human monocytes | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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TNF-α potentiates uric acid-induced interleukin-1β (IL-1β) secretion in human neutrophils
Kohei Yokose, Shuzo Sato, Tomoyuki Asano, Makiko Yashiro, Hiroko Kobayashi, Hiroshi Watanabe, Eiji Suzuki, Chikako Sato, Hideko Kozuru, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi & Kiyoshi Migita
Pages: 513-517
Published online: 14 Sep 2017
AbstractforTNF-α potentiates uric acid-induced interleukin-1β (IL-1β) secretion in human neutrophils | Full Text | References | PDF (662.3 KB)
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Are there risk factors for scleroderma-related calcinosis?
Sneha Pai & Vivien Hsu
Pages: 518-522
Published online: 19 Jul 2017
AbstractforAre there risk factors for scleroderma-related calcinosis? | Full Text | References | PDF (517 KB)
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Low dose cyclosporine A in the treatment of resistant proliferative lupus nephritis
Marjan Sheikholeslami, Mehrzad Hajialilo, Seyed Sadreddin Rasi Hashemi, Aida Malek Mahdavi, Morteza Gojazadeh & Alireza Khabbazi
Pages: 523-529
Published online: 28 Jul 2017
AbstractforLow dose cyclosporine A in the treatment of resistant proliferative lupus nephritis | Full Text | References | PDF (970.1 KB)
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The effect and possible clinical efficacy of in vivo inhibition of neutrophil extracellular traps by blockade of PI3K-gamma on the pathogenesis of microscopic polyangiitis
Hirotaka Kimura, Yasushi Matsuyama, Sachiko Araki, Atsushi Koizumi, Yumi Kariya, Shunsuke Takasuga, Satoshi Eguchi, Hiroki Nakanishi, Junko Sasaki & Takehiko Sasaki
Pages: 530-541
Published online: 07 Sep 2017
AbstractforThe effect and possible clinical efficacy of in vivo inhibition of neutrophil extracellular traps by blockade of PI3K-gamma on the pathogenesis of microscopic polyangiitis | Full Text | References | PDF (4.5 MB)
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Prevalence of Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) inactive disease in a cohort of patients treated with TNF-alpha inhibitors
Sara Monti, Monica Todoerti, Veronica Codullo, Ennio Giulio Favalli, Martina Biggioggero, Andrea Becciolini, Carlomaurizio Montecucco & Roberto Caporali
Pages: 542-549
Published online: 07 Sep 2017
AbstractforPrevalence of Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) inactive disease in a cohort of patients treated with TNF-alpha inhibitors | Full Text | References | PDF (945.3 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
A case of rheumatoid arthritis with methotrexate related lymphoproliferative diseases of the knee
Asami Abe, Kunihiko Wakaki, Hajime Ishikawa, Satoshi Ito & Akira Murasawa
Pages: 550-554
Published online: 23 Dec 2015
AbstractforA case of rheumatoid arthritis with methotrexate related lymphoproliferative diseases of the knee | Full Text | References | PDF (724.8 KB)
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Case report

Case Report
Immunoglobulin G4-positive lymphoplasmacytic infiltration in a sarcoidal eyelid mass
Hyera Kang, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Emiko Takahashi & Hirohiko Kakizaki
Pages: 555-558
Published online: 16 Mar 2016
AbstractforImmunoglobulin G4-positive lymphoplasmacytic infiltration in a sarcoidal eyelid mass | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Case Report
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the lacrimal sac arising from a patient with IgG4-related disease
Hidenori Marunaka, Yorihisa Orita, Tomoyasu Tachibana, Kentaro Miki, Takuma Makino, Tadashi Yoshino, Kazunori Nishizaki & Yasuharu Sato
Pages: 559-563
Published online: 16 Feb 2016
AbstractforDiffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the lacrimal sac arising from a patient with IgG4-related disease | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Case Report

Case Report
TAFRO syndrome successfully treated with tocilizumab: A case report and systematic review
Kazuya Sakai, Takeshi Maeda, Akira Kuriyama, Noriaki Shimada, Kenji Notohara & Yasunori Ueda
Pages: 564-569
Published online: 17 Feb 2016
AbstractforTAFRO syndrome successfully treated with tocilizumab: A case report and systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Case report

Case Report
Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis with primary Sjögren’s syndrome: A case report
Jumpei Hasegawa, Noriko Hayami, Junichi Hoshino, Tatsuya Suwabe, Keiichi Sumida, Koki Mise, Toshiharu Ueno, Masayuki Yamanouchi, Naoki Sawa, Kenichi Ohashi, Takeshi Fujii, Kenmei Takaichi & Yoshifumi Ubara
Pages: 570-574
Published online: 08 Jan 2016
AbstractforCryoglobulinemic vasculitis with primary Sjögren’s syndrome: A case report | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
The efficacy of abatacept focusing on anti-CCP antibody in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis for 104 weeks
Takeshi Mochizuki, Koichiro Yano, Katsunori Ikari, Ryo Hiroshima, Kosei Kawakami, Naoko Koenuma, Mina Ishibashi & Shigeki Momohara
Pages: 575-577
Published online: 24 Aug 2017
First Page PreviewforThe efficacy of abatacept focusing on anti-CCP antibody in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis for 104 weeks | Full Text | References | PDF (580.1 KB)
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