Modern Rheumatology, Volume 28, Issue 6 (2018)

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Review Article

Review Article
Current diagnosis and treatment of polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Hirokazu Sasaki & Hitoshi Kohsaka
Pages: 913-921
Published online: 09 May 2018
AbstractforCurrent diagnosis and treatment of polymyositis and dermatomyositis | Full Text | References | PDF (826.7 KB)
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Review Article
The role of extracellular matrix components in angiogenesis and fibrosis: Possible implication for Systemic Sclerosis
Vasiliki Liakouli, Paola Cipriani, Paola Di Benedetto, Piero Ruscitti, Francesco Carubbi, Onorina Berardicurti, Noemi Panzera & Roberto Giacomelli
Pages: 922-932
Published online: 15 Feb 2018
AbstractforThe role of extracellular matrix components in angiogenesis and fibrosis: Possible implication for Systemic Sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Review Article
Essential role of Mohawk for tenogenic tissue homeostasis including spinal disc and periodontal ligament
Ryo Nakamichi, Kensuke Kataoka & Hiroshi Asahara
Pages: 933-940
Published online: 15 May 2018
AbstractforEssential role of Mohawk for tenogenic tissue homeostasis including spinal disc and periodontal ligament | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB)
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Original Article

Article
Efficacy and safety of sirukumab in Japanese patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis inadequately controlled by disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs: Subgroup analysis of a phase 3 study
Tsutomu Takeuchi, Yoshiya Tanaka, Hisashi Yamanaka, Masayoshi Harigai, Toshikazu Nakano, Koshiro Akagi, Yoshifumi Ukyo & Benjamin Hsu
Pages: 941-949
Published online: 07 Feb 2018
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of sirukumab in Japanese patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis inadequately controlled by disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs: Subgroup analysis of a phase 3 study | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | Supplemental
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Relationship between disease activity and patient-reported outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: Post hoc analyses of overall and Japanese results from two phase 3 clinical trials
Naoki Ishiguro, Maxime Dougados, Zhihong Cai, Baojin Zhu, Masato Ishida, Masayo Sato, Carol Gaich, Amanda Quebe, Ivaylo Stoykov & Yoshiya Tanaka
Pages: 950-959
Published online: 02 Feb 2018
AbstractforRelationship between disease activity and patient-reported outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: Post hoc analyses of overall and Japanese results from two phase 3 clinical trials | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | Supplemental
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Determinants of Patient’s Global Assessment of Disease Activity and Physician’s Global Assessment of Disease Activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A post hoc analysis of overall and Japanese results from phase 3 clinical trials
Yuko Kaneko, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Zhihong Cai, Masayo Sato, Kenta Awakura, Carol Gaich, Baojin Zhu, Jiaying Guo & Yoshiya Tanaka
Pages: 960-967
Published online: 02 Feb 2018
AbstractforDeterminants of Patient’s Global Assessment of Disease Activity and Physician’s Global Assessment of Disease Activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A post hoc analysis of overall and Japanese results from phase 3 clinical trials | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | Supplemental
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Latent psychological distress existing behind a set of assessment measures is comparable to or more important than symptoms or disability in the association with quality of life and working status of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Akie Hirata, Tomoya Miyamura, Yasuo Suenaga, Masao Katayama, Eiichi Suematsu & Shigeto Tohma
Pages: 968-975
Published online: 02 Mar 2018
AbstractforLatent psychological distress existing behind a set of assessment measures is comparable to or more important than symptoms or disability in the association with quality of life and working status of patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (969.9 KB)
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Tocilizumab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is associated with reduced fibrinogen levels and increased blood loss after total knee arthroplasty
Hitoshi Imamura, Shigeki Momohara, Koichiro Yano, Yu Sakuma, Masanori Nakayama, Haruki Tobimatsu & Katsunori Ikari
Pages: 976-980
Published online: 30 Jan 2018
AbstractforTocilizumab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is associated with reduced fibrinogen levels and increased blood loss after total knee arthroplasty | Full Text | References | PDF (629.8 KB)
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Survey of the awareness of adult rheumatologists regarding transitional care for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Japan
Toshihiro Matsui, Takumi Matsumoto, Fumio Hirano, Fumika Tokunaga, Keisuke Okamoto, Shigeto Tohma, Tomohiro Morio, Hitoshi Kohsaka & Masaaki Mori
Pages: 981-985
Published online: 08 Feb 2018
AbstractforSurvey of the awareness of adult rheumatologists regarding transitional care for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (678.7 KB)
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Multicenter double-blind randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of bortezomib as a treatment for refractory systemic lupus erythematosus
Tomonori Ishii, Yoshiya Tanaka, Atsushi Kawakami, Kazuyoshi Saito, Kunihiro Ichinose, Hiroshi Fujii, Yuko Shirota, Tsuyoshi Shirai, Yoko Fujita, Ryu Watanabe, Shih-Wei Chiu, Takuhiro Yamaguchi & Hideo Harigae
Pages: 986-992
Published online: 15 Feb 2018
AbstractforMulticenter double-blind randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of bortezomib as a treatment for refractory systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (953.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Dysfunction of TRIM21 in interferon signature of systemic lupus erythematosus
Reikou Kamiyama, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Mitsuhiro Takeno, Yasuhiro Iribe, Toshinori Tsukahara, Daiga Kishimoto, Yosuke Kunishita, Yumiko Sugiyama, Naomi Tsuchida, Hiroto Nakano, Kaoru Minegishi, Maasa Tamura, Yukiko Asami, Yohei Kirino, Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo, Keiko Ozato & Hideaki Nakajima
Pages: 993-1003
Published online: 23 Feb 2018
AbstractforDysfunction of TRIM21 in interferon signature of systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Stage classification of IgG4-related dacryoadenitis and sialadenitis by the serum cytokine environment
Motohisa Yamamoto, Kenichi Takano, Ryuta Kamekura, Chisako Suzuki, Shingo Ichimiya, Tetsuo Himi, Hiroshi Nakase & Hiroki Takahashi
Pages: 1004-1008
Published online: 23 Feb 2018
AbstractforStage classification of IgG4-related dacryoadenitis and sialadenitis by the serum cytokine environment | Full Text | References | PDF (674.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Efficacy and safety of combination therapy with prednisolone and oral tacrolimus for progressive interstitial pneumonia with systemic sclerosis: A retrospective study
Junichi Konma, Takuya Kotani, Takeshi Shoda, Takayasu Suzuka, Youhei Fujiki, Koji Nagai, Kenichiro Hata, Shuzo Yoshida, Tohru Takeuchi, Shigeki Makino & Shigeki Arawaka
Pages: 1009-1015
Published online: 02 Mar 2018
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of combination therapy with prednisolone and oral tacrolimus for progressive interstitial pneumonia with systemic sclerosis: A retrospective study | Full Text | References | PDF (656.9 KB)
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Article
Fatigue in pediatric patients with familial Mediterranean fever
Semanur Özdel, Z. Birsin Özçakar, Nilgün Cakar, Fatma Aydın, Elif Çelikel, Atilla H. Elhan & Fatoş Yalçınkaya
Pages: 1016-1020
Published online: 02 Feb 2018
AbstractforFatigue in pediatric patients with familial Mediterranean fever | Full Text | References | PDF (518.4 KB)
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Comparative effectiveness of oral pharmacologic interventions for knee osteoarthritis: A network meta-analysis
Sun-Young Jung, Eun Jin Jang, Seoung Wan Nam, Hyuk Hee Kwon, Seul Gi Im, Dam Kim, Soo-Kyung Cho, Dalho Kim & Yoon-Kyoung Sung
Pages: 1021-1028
Published online: 01 Mar 2018
AbstractforComparative effectiveness of oral pharmacologic interventions for knee osteoarthritis: A network meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | Supplemental
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Three-dimensional limb lengthening after total knee arthroplasty in a simulation study
Takaaki Ohmori, Tamon Kabata, Yoshitomo Kajino, Daisuke Inoue, Tadashi Taga, Takashi Yamamoto, Tomoharu Takagi, Junya Yoshitani, Takuro Ueno, Ken Ueoka & Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Pages: 1029-1034
Published online: 20 Feb 2018
AbstractforThree-dimensional limb lengthening after total knee arthroplasty in a simulation study | Full Text | References | PDF (948.3 KB)
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Serum cystatin C level is associated with locomotive syndrome risk and can be an early predictor in community-living people: The Yakumo study
Satoshi Tanaka, Kei Ando, Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Tetsuro Hida, Kenyu Ito, Mikito Tsushima, Masayoshi Morozumi, Masaaki Machino, Kyotaro Ota, Taisuke Seki, Koji Suzuki, Yoshihiro Nishida, Naoki Ishiguro, Yukiharu Hasegawa & Shiro Imagama
Pages: 1035-1040
Published online: 02 Mar 2018
AbstractforSerum cystatin C level is associated with locomotive syndrome risk and can be an early predictor in community-living people: The Yakumo study | Full Text | References | PDF (727.5 KB)
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Case Report

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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia developed in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis after 14 weeks of iguratimod add-on to treatment with methotrexate and etanercept
Yuki Arita, Hiroaki Taguchi, Mari Kobayashi, Toshihiro Tono, Yasuo Ohsone & Yutaka Okano
Pages: 1041-1043
Published online: 16 May 2016
AbstractforPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia developed in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis after 14 weeks of iguratimod add-on to treatment with methotrexate and etanercept | Full Text | References | PDF (359.6 KB)
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Article
Intensive immunosuppressive therapy for endogenous lipoid pneumonia associated with rheumatoid arthritis
Hiroko Morita, Satoko Arai, Kazuhiro Kurasawa, Harutsugu Okada, Ayae Tanaka, Ryutaro Yamazaki, Takayoshi Owada & Reika Maezawa
Pages: 1044-1048
Published online: 20 Jun 2016
AbstractforIntensive immunosuppressive therapy for endogenous lipoid pneumonia associated with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (519.5 KB)
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Article
A case report of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa in siblings
Toshitaka Kizawa, Yuko Yoto, Miyako Mizukami, Takeshi Tsugawa, Takako Takeuchi, Hotaka Kamasaki, Yasue Ishii-Osai, Toshiharu Yamashita, Kazushige Nagai, Tsukasa Hori & Hiroyuki Tsutsumi
Pages: 1049-1052
Published online: 14 Jun 2016
AbstractforA case report of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa in siblings | Full Text | References | PDF (447.8 KB)
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Article
Saddle nose with sarcoidosis: “A great imitator” of relapsing polychondritis
Sanae Shimamura, Naoto Yokogawa, Kengo Murata, Tetsuo Yamaguchi, Keisuke Uchida & Yoshinobu Eishi
Pages: 1053-1057
Published online: 20 Jun 2016
AbstractforSaddle nose with sarcoidosis: “A great imitator” of relapsing polychondritis | Full Text | References | PDF (771.3 KB)
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Role of 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography in detecting acute inflammatory lesions of non-bacterial osteitis in patients with a fever of unknown origin: A comparative study of 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography, bone scan, and magnetic resonance imaging
Masaki Shimizu, Yutaka Saikawa & Akihiro Yachie
Pages: 1058-1062
Published online: 20 Jun 2016
AbstractforRole of 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography in detecting acute inflammatory lesions of non-bacterial osteitis in patients with a fever of unknown origin: A comparative study of 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography, bone scan, and magnetic resonance imaging | Full Text | References | PDF (425.8 KB)
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Rapid Communication

Rapid Communication
The clinical course of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who underwent orthopaedic surgeries under disease control by tofacitinib
Keiichiro Nishida, Ryozo Harada, Yoshihisa Nasu, Ayumu Takeshita, Ryuichi Nakahara, Masamitsu Natsumeda & Toshifumi Ozaki
Pages: 1063-1065
Published online: 30 Jan 2018
First Page PreviewforThe clinical course of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who underwent orthopaedic surgeries under disease control by tofacitinib | Full Text | References | PDF (371.1 KB)
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Capillary abnormalities observed by nailfold video-capillaroscopy in Japanese patients with systemic sclerosis
Yuki Ichimura, Yasushi Kawaguchi, Kae Takagi, Akiko Tochimoto, Tomoaki Higuchi, Sayuri Kataoka, Yasuhiro Katsumata & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 1066-1068
Published online: 08 Feb 2018
First Page PreviewforCapillary abnormalities observed by nailfold video-capillaroscopy in Japanese patients with systemic sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (418.9 KB)
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Rapid Communication
Analysis of serum IL-38 in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus
Yusuke Takeuchi, Tomoko Seki, Norimoto Kobayashi, Kenji Sano, Tomonari Shigemura, Hisashi Shimojo, Kazuhiko Matsumoto & Kazunaga Agematsu
Pages: 1069-1072
Published online: 23 Feb 2018
First Page PreviewforAnalysis of serum IL-38 in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (930.8 KB)
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