Modern Rheumatology, Volume 28, Issue 4 (2018)

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Review Article

Review Article
Origins of fibroblasts in rheumatoid synovial tissues: Implications from organ fibrotic models
Yusuke Matsuo, Tetsuya Saito, Akio Yamamoto & Hitoshi Kohsaka
Pages: 579-582
Published online: 25 Oct 2017
AbstractforOrigins of fibroblasts in rheumatoid synovial tissues: Implications from organ fibrotic models | Full Text | References | PDF (554.4 KB)
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Original Article

Article
Efficacy and safety of baricitinib in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Subgroup analyses of four multinational phase 3 randomized trials
Yoshiya Tanaka, Tatsuya Atsumi, Koichi Amano, Masayoshi Harigai, Taeko Ishii, Osamu Kawaguchi, Terence P. Rooney, Naotsugu Akashi & Tsutomu Takeuchi
Pages: 583-591
Published online: 14 Nov 2017
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of baricitinib in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Subgroup analyses of four multinational phase 3 randomized trials | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Open Access
Article
Changes in serum interleukin-6 levels as possible predictor of efficacy of tocilizumab treatment in rheumatoid arthritis
Motohiko Aizu, Ichiro Mizushima, Satoshi Nakazaki, Akikatsu Nakashima, Takashi Kato, Takashi Murayama, Shinichi Kato, Yasuo Katsuki, Kunihiro Ogane, Hiroshi Fujii, Kazunori Yamada, Hideki Nomura, Akihiro Yachie, Masakazu Yamagishi & Mitsuhiro Kawano
Pages: 592-598
Published online: 12 Sep 2017
AbstractforChanges in serum interleukin-6 levels as possible predictor of efficacy of tocilizumab treatment in rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (999.7 KB)
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Efficacy and safety of infliximab: A comparison with other biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
Daisuke Kobayashi, Satoshi Ito, Chinatsu Takai, Eriko Hasegawa, Yumi Nomura, Hiroshi Otani, Asami Abe, Hajime Ishikawa, Akira Murasawa, Ichiei Narita & Kiyoshi Nakazono
Pages: 599-605
Published online: 03 Oct 2017
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of infliximab: A comparison with other biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs | Full Text | References | PDF (782.4 KB)
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Article
Relationship between achievement of physical activity goal and characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Takeshi Mochizuki, Koichiro Yano, Katsunori Ikari, Kosei Kawakami, Ryo Hiroshima & Shigeki Momohara
Pages: 606-610
Published online: 12 Sep 2017
AbstractforRelationship between achievement of physical activity goal and characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (503.4 KB)
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Risk factors for abnormal hepatic enzyme elevation by methotrexate treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A hospital based-cohort study
Jun Hakamata, Masayuki Hashiguchi, Yuko Kaneko, Kunihiro Yamaoka, Mikiko Shimizu, Junya Maruyama, Tsutomu Takeuchi & Mayumi Mochizuki
Pages: 611-620
Published online: 02 Jan 2018
AbstractforRisk factors for abnormal hepatic enzyme elevation by methotrexate treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A hospital based-cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (925.3 KB)
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Polymorphic lymphoproliferative disorders in patients with rheumatoid arthritis are associated with a better clinical outcome
Daisuke Tsukui, Hiroko Kanda, Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku, Shoko Tateishi, Yusuke Takeshima, Yasuo Nagafuchi, Oh Sasaki, Yukiko Iwasaki, Hiroaki Harada, Mihoko Shibuya, Shuji Sumitomo, Hirofumi Shoda, Kanae Kubo, Keishi Fujio, Fumihiko Nakamura, Mineo Kurokawa, Masashi Fukayama & Kazuhiko Yamamoto
Pages: 621-625
Published online: 23 Oct 2017
AbstractforPolymorphic lymphoproliferative disorders in patients with rheumatoid arthritis are associated with a better clinical outcome | Full Text | References | PDF (589.5 KB)
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Suppressor of TCR signaling-2 (STS-2) suppresses arthritis development in mice
Namiko Okabe, Koichiro Ohmura, Masaki Katayama, Shuji Akizuki, Nick Carpino, Kosaku Murakami, Ran Nakashima, Motomu Hashimoto, Yoshitaka Imura, Hajime Yoshifuji, Masao Tanaka & Tsuneyo Mimori
Pages: 626-636
Published online: 03 Oct 2017
AbstractforSuppressor of TCR signaling-2 (STS-2) suppresses arthritis development in mice | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | Supplemental
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90K immunostimulatory glycoprotein in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Cristina Cecamore, Manuela Marsili, Roberta Salvatore, Roberto Troiani, Maurizia D’Egidio, Nicola Tinari, Piernicola Pelliccia, Francesco Chiarelli, M. Loredana Marcovecchio & Luciana Breda
Pages: 637-641
Published online: 20 Nov 2017
Abstractfor90K immunostimulatory glycoprotein in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (552.9 KB)
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Evaluation of the alternative classification criteria of systemic lupus erythematosus established by Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)
Kenji Oku, Tatsuya Atsumi, Yuji Akiyama, Hirofumi Amano, Naoto Azuma, Toshiyuki Bohgaki, Yu Funakubo Asanuma, Tetsuya Horita, Tadashi Hosoya, Kunihiro Ichinose, Masaru Kato, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Yasushi Kawaguchi, Atsushi Kawakami, Tomohiro Koga, Hitoshi Kohsaka, Yuya Kondo, Kanae Kubo, Masataka Kuwana, Akio Mimori, Tsuneyo Mimori, Toshihide Mimura, Kosaku Murakami, Kazuhisa Nakano, Shingo Nakayamada, Hiroshi Ogishima, Kazumasa Ohmura, Kazuyoshi Saito, Hajime Sano, Mihoko Shibuya, Yuko Takahashi, Yoshinari Takasaki, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Naoto Tamura, Yoshiya Tanaka, Hiroto Tsuboi, Shinichiro Tsunoda, Naoichiro Yukawa, Noriyuki Yamakawa, Kazuhiko Yamamoto & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 642-648
Published online: 09 Nov 2017
AbstractforEvaluation of the alternative classification criteria of systemic lupus erythematosus established by Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) | Full Text | References | PDF (781 KB)
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Distinct clinical correlates of immune thrombocytopenic purpura at diagnosis of childhood-onset and adult SLE
Gladys Cherres Xavier Esteves, Natali Weniger Spelling Gormezano, Oriany L. Pereira, David Kern, Clovis Almeida Silva, Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira, Katia Tomie Kozu, Eloisa Bonfá & Nadia Emi Aikawa
Pages: 649-653
Published online: 25 Oct 2017
AbstractforDistinct clinical correlates of immune thrombocytopenic purpura at diagnosis of childhood-onset and adult SLE | Full Text | References | PDF (512.6 KB)
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Article
Alpha beta double negative T cells in children with systemic lupus erythematosus: The relation to disease activity and characteristics
Zeinab A. El-Sayed, Rasha H. El-Owaidy, Neama L. Mohamed & Beshoy A. Shehata
Pages: 654-660
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
AbstractforAlpha beta double negative T cells in children with systemic lupus erythematosus: The relation to disease activity and characteristics | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Interferon-inducible Mx1 protein is highly expressed in renal tissues from treatment-naïve lupus nephritis, but not in those under immunosuppressive treatment
Yuka Shimizu, Shinsuke Yasuda, Taichi Kimura, Saori Nishio, Michihiro Kono, Kazumasa Ohmura, Sanae Shimamura, Michihito Kono, Yuichiro Fujieda, Masaru Kato, Kenji Oku, Toshiyuki Bohgaki, Yuichiro Fukasawa, Shinya Tanaka & Tatsuya Atsumi
Pages: 661-669
Published online: 30 Nov 2017
AbstractforInterferon-inducible Mx1 protein is highly expressed in renal tissues from treatment-naïve lupus nephritis, but not in those under immunosuppressive treatment | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | Supplemental
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Article
Clinical feature and anti-phospholipid antibody profiles of pregnancy failure in young women with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome treated with conventional therapy
Kayoko Kaneko, Shuko Mishima, Mikako Goto, Mari Mitsui, Shinji Tanigaki, Kenji Oku, Nobuaki Ozawa, Eisuke Inoue, Tatsuya Atsumi, Haruhiko Sago & Atsuko Murashima
Pages: 670-675
Published online: 25 Oct 2017
AbstractforClinical feature and anti-phospholipid antibody profiles of pregnancy failure in young women with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome treated with conventional therapy | Full Text | References | PDF (653.8 KB) | Supplemental
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An evaluation of two novel capillaroscopy techniques in suspected scleroderma-spectrum disorders: A single-centre cross-sectional study
Matthew J. S. Parker, Michael T. Oliffe & Neil W. McGill
Pages: 676-680
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
AbstractforAn evaluation of two novel capillaroscopy techniques in suspected scleroderma-spectrum disorders: A single-centre cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (805.1 KB)
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Open Access
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The association between homocysteine and systemic sclerosis: A review of the literature and meta-analysis
Yan-Jie Zhang, Li Zhang, Xiao-Lei Huang, Yu Duan, Li-Juan Yang & Jing Wang
Pages: 681-689
Published online: 18 Oct 2017
AbstractforThe association between homocysteine and systemic sclerosis: A review of the literature and meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Anti-Ro52 antibody level is an important marker of fetal congenital heart block risk in anti-Ro/SSA antibody positive pregnancy
Mai Miyasato-Isoda, Masako Waguri, Yuko Yamada, Akira Miyano & Yoshinao Wada
Pages: 690-696
Published online: 21 Sep 2017
AbstractforAnti-Ro52 antibody level is an important marker of fetal congenital heart block risk in anti-Ro/SSA antibody positive pregnancy | Full Text | References | PDF (799.4 KB)
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Characteristics and outcome of intractable vasculitis syndrome in children: Nation-wide survey in Japan
Naoko Nakano, Masaaki Mori, Hiroaki Umebayashi, Naomi Iwata, Norimoto Kobayashi, Kenji Masunaga, Tomoyuki Imagawa, Takuji Murata, Noriko Kinjo, Kazushige Nagai, Mari Miyoshi, Syuji Takei, Shumpei Yokota & Eiichi Ishii
Pages: 697-702
Published online: 08 Dec 2017
AbstractforCharacteristics and outcome of intractable vasculitis syndrome in children: Nation-wide survey in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (833.7 KB)
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Clinical features and radiological findings of 67 patients with SAPHO syndrome
Hiroshi Okuno, Munenori Watanuki, Yoshiyuki Kuwahara, Akira Sekiguchi, Yu Mori, Shin Hitachi, Keiki Miura, Ken Ogura, Mika Watanabe, Masami Hosaka, Masahito Hatori, Eiji Itoi & Katsumi Sato
Pages: 703-708
Published online: 21 Sep 2017
AbstractforClinical features and radiological findings of 67 patients with SAPHO syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (984.7 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Mycophenolate mofetil therapy for two cases of antiphospholipid antibody-associated chorea
Koji Yokoyama, Masaaki Mori & Akira Yoshida
Pages: 709-711
Published online: 16 Feb 2016
AbstractforMycophenolate mofetil therapy for two cases of antiphospholipid antibody-associated chorea | Full Text | References | PDF (174.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Case report

Case Report
Successful golimumab therapy in four patients with refractory Takayasu’s arteritis
Rie Suematsu, Satoko Tashiro, Nobuyuki Ono, Syuichi Koarada, Akihide Ohta & Yoshifumi Tada
Pages: 712-715
Published online: 21 Mar 2016
AbstractforSuccessful golimumab therapy in four patients with refractory Takayasu’s arteritis | Full Text | References | PDF (291.9 KB)
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Case Report
Steroid-resistant protein-losing gastroenteropathy complicated with Sjögren’s syndrome successfully treated with mizoribine
Yasumori Izumi, Kenjiro Nakaoka, Masatsugu Kamata, Nozomi Iwanaga, Shunsuke Imadachi, Hirokazu Kurohama, Masahiro Ito & Kiyoshi Migita
Pages: 716-720
Published online: 04 Apr 2016
AbstractforSteroid-resistant protein-losing gastroenteropathy complicated with Sjögren’s syndrome successfully treated with mizoribine | Full Text | References | PDF (655.7 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
A case of neonatal lupus erythematosus in a very low-birth-weight infant that suffered intraventricular hemorrhage at birth
Hirokazu Arai, Hatsushi Nakajima, Nao Ogino, Tomoo Ito, Ryoji Goto, Yurina Kameta, Natsuki Ono, Naoko Hosoya, Hiroyuki Sanada & Tsutomu Takahashi
Pages: 721-723
Published online: 02 Jun 2016
AbstractforA case of neonatal lupus erythematosus in a very low-birth-weight infant that suffered intraventricular hemorrhage at birth | Full Text | References | PDF (634.4 KB)
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Case report

Case Report
Two cases of autoimmune and secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis during immunosuppressive therapy in dermatomyositis with interstitial lung disease
Yoshitaka Imura, Naoichiro Yukawa, Tomohiro Handa, Ran Nakashima, Kosaku Murakami, Hajime Yoshifuji, Koichiro Ohmura, Haruyuki Ishii, Koh Nakata & Tsuneyo Mimori
Pages: 724-729
Published online: 11 Mar 2016
AbstractforTwo cases of autoimmune and secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis during immunosuppressive therapy in dermatomyositis with interstitial lung disease | Full Text | References | PDF (1,004.2 KB)
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Rapid Communication

Rapid Communication
An open label clinical trial of thalidomide in NSAIDs refractory ankylosing spondylitis
Minhaj Rahim Choudhury, M. Masudul Hassan, M. Ekramul Kabir, M. Golam Rabbani, Syed Atiqul Haq & Md. Kasedur Rahman
Pages: 730-732
Published online: 02 Feb 2018
First Page PreviewforAn open label clinical trial of thalidomide in NSAIDs refractory ankylosing spondylitis | Full Text | References | PDF (495.5 KB)
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