Rheumatology

EDITORIALS:

D. J. Walker and R. J. Moots

A patient-centred approach to drug regulation
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 935-936; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel145 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS:

D. Aeberli, M. Leech, and E. F. Morand

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor and glucocorticoid sensitivity
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 16, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 937-943; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel142 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Otero, R. Lago, R. Gomez, C. Dieguez, F. Lago, J. Gómez-Reino, and O. Gualillo

Towards a pro-inflammatory and immunomodulatory emerging role of leptin
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 23, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 944-950; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel157 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE:

R. W.-Y. Chan, F. M.-M. Lai, E. K.-M. Li, L.-S. Tam, K.-M. Chow, P. K.-T. Li, and C.-C. Szeto

Imbalance of Th1/Th2 transcription factors in patients with lupus nephritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 3, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 951-957; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel029 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. D. Shingleton, D. Jones, X. Xu, T. E. Cawston, and A. D. Rowan

Retinoic acid and oncostatin M combine to promote cartilage degradation via matrix metalloproteinase-13 expression in bovine but not human chondrocytes
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 8, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 958-965; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel024 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

G. Salvador, R. Sanmartí, B. Gil-Torregrosa, A. García-Peiró, J. R. Rodríguez-Cros, and J. D. Cañete

Synovial vascular patterns and angiogenic factors expression in synovial tissue and serum of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 20, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 966-971; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel043 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Zeggini, J. Packham, R. Donn, P. Wordsworth, A. Hall, and W. Thomson on behalf of the BSPAR Study Group

Association of HLA-DRB1*13 with susceptibility to uveitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two independent data sets
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 22, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 972-974; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel049 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL:

A. G. Witney, G. J. Treharne, M. Tavakoli, A. C. Lyons, K. Vincent, D. L. Scott, and G. D. Kitas

The relationship of medical, demographic and psychosocial factors to direct and indirect health utility instruments in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 3, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 975-981; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel027 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. K. Saurenmann, A. V. Levin, J. B. Rose, S. Parker, T. Rabinovitch, P. N. Tyrrell, B. M. Feldman, R. M. Laxer, R. Schneider, and E. D. Silverman

Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors in the treatment of childhood uveitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 3, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 982-989; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel030 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. E. Brown, C. A. Pilkington, B. M. Feldman, and J. E. Davidson on behalf of the Network for Juvenile Dermatomyositis, a working party of the Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS)

An international consensus survey of the diagnostic criteria for juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM)
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 8, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 990-993; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel025 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Martínez-Baños, J. C. Crispín, A. Lazo-Langner, and J. Sánchez-Guerrero

Moderate and severe neutropenia in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 16, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 994-998; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel016 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

G. Milio, E. Corrado, C. Genova, C. Amato, F. Raimondi, P. L. Almasio, and S. Novo

Iloprost treatment in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis and the quality of life: a new therapeutic protocol
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 16, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 999-1004; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel038 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. N. C. Liossis, A. Bounas, and A. P. Andonopoulos

Mycophenolate mofetil as first-line treatment improves clinically evident early scleroderma lung disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 20, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1005-1008; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei211 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Harrison, J. J. Pointon, C. Farrar, M. A. Brown, and B. P. Wordsworth

Effects of PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism on susceptibility and clinical characteristics of British Caucasian rheumatoid arthritis patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 20, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1009-1011; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei250 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. N. Lazarus, D. Robinson, V. Mak, H. Møller, and D. A. Isenberg

Incidence of cancer in a cohort of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 20, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1012-1015; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei281 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Holland, B. Burström, I. Möller, and M. Whitehead

Gender and socio-economic variations in employment among patients with a diagnosed musculoskeletal disorder: a longitudinal record linkage study in Sweden
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 20, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1016-1022; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel044 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. T. Koh, K. P. Leong, I. Y. Y. Tsou, V. H. Lim, L. Y. Pong, S. Y. Chong, A. Seow, and for the Tan Tock Seng Hospital Rheumatoid Arthritis (TTSH RA) Study Group

The reliability, validity and sensitivity to change of the Chinese version of SF-36 in oriental patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 22, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1023-1028; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. J. Bansback, R. Ara, N. Barkham, A. Brennan, A. D. Fraser, P. Conway, A. Reynolds, and P. Emery

Estimating the cost and health status consequences of treatment with TNF antagonists in patients with psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 16, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1029-1038; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel147 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GUIDELINES:

G. Coakley, C. Mathews, M. Field, A. Jones, G. Kingsley, D. Walker, M. Phillips, C. Bradish, A. McLachlan, R. Mohammed, and V. Weston on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group

BSR & BHPR, BOA, RCGP and BSAC guidelines for management of the hot swollen joint in adults
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 6, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1039-1041; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel163a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] Full Guidelines [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

A. P. Cairns, E. Filippucci, C. M. McVeigh, and W. Grassi

An electronic logbook for rheumatologists performing musculoskeletal ultrasound
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 25, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1042; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel107 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

J. Zwerina, E. Feierl, I. Noebauer, A. Soleiman, J. S. Smolen, K. Redlich, and G. Schett

Against the current—when primary pericardial disease causes rheumatic disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 11, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1042-1043; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel152 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Potter, A. Wild, K. Edwards, A. Rai, and I. F. Rowe

Patients' own ability to assess activity of their rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1044; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel146 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Sanchez, J. L. Callejas, J. M. Sabio, M. de Haro, M. Camps, E. de Ramón, F. J. García-Hernández, B. Koeleman, J. Martín, and M. F. González-Escribano

Polymorphisms of the FCRL3 gene in a Spanish population of systemic lupus erythematosus patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1044-1046; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel160 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS:

S. Hirata, H. Okamoto, S. Ohta, T. Kobashigawa, M. Uesato, Y. Kawaguchi, M. Tateishi, M. Hara, N. Kamatani, and H.-M. Tsai

Deficient activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the setting of adult-onset Still's disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 23, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1046-1047; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel176 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. M. R. Wilkinson, E. Erendzhinova, A. Zeft, and D. A. Cabral

Infliximab as rescue therapy in three cases of paediatric Wegener's granulomatosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 30, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1047-1048; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel172 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Lindsay, R. Melsom, B. K. Jacob, and N. Mestry

Acute progression of interstitial lung disease: a complication of etanercept particularly in the presence of rheumatoid lung and methotrexate treatment
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 7, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1048-1049; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel090 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Iseli, H. D. Hüllstrung, S. Rodenhausen, A. F. Widmer, A. Tyndall, and P. Hasler

Detection of tuberculosis by extensive screening in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis prior to anti-TNF- therapy
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 12, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1049-1050; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel196 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MATTERS ARISING:

I. G. de Boer and T. P. M. Vliet Vlieland

Re: Touch screen computer systems in the rheumatology clinic offer a reliable and user-friendly means of collecting quality-of-life and outcome data from patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1050-1051; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel167 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. C. Greenwood, A. J. Hakim, E. Carson, and D. Doyle

Touch screen computers in the rheumatology clinic
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1052; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel168 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. F. Bravo

Spontaneous pneumothorax are seen in the joint hipermobility syndrome (JHS)
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 12, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1052; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel165 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.-C. Lee, S.-H. Lee, I.-J. Chang, and W.-J. Chen

Spontaneous pneumothorax are seen in the joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS): reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 11, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1052-1053; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel166 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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