Rheumatology

EDITORIAL

M. Boers

COBRA combination therapy in daily practice—getting back to the future
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1-2; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem309 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS

Get checked abstract S. I. van Leuven, R. Franssen, J. J. Kastelein, M. Levi, E. S. G. Stroes, and P. P. Tak

Systemic inflammation as a risk factor for atherothrombosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 16, 2007
Rheumatology 2008 47: 3-7; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem202 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. S. H. Gaston

Cytokines in arthritis—the ‘big numbers’ move centre stage
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 22, 2007
Rheumatology 2008 47: 8-12; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem203 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. J. Hodgson, P. O’Connor, and R. Moots

MRI of rheumatoid arthritis—image quantitation for the assessment of disease activity, progression and response to therapy
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 28, 2007
Rheumatology 2008 47: 13-21; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem250 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE

Get checked abstract Z. H. Zheng, X. Y. Li, J. Ding, J. F. Jia, and P. Zhu

Allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell and mesenchymal stem cell-differentiated chondrocyte suppress the responses of type II collagen-reactive T cells in rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatology 2008 47: 22-30; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem284 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. Valvason, E. Musacchio, A. Pozzuoli, R. Ramonda, R. Aldegheri, and L. Punzi

Influence of glucosamine sulphate on oxidative stress in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes: effects on HO-1, p22^Phox and iNOS expression
Rheumatology 2008 47: 31-35; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem289 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. Dirmeier, S. Capellino, T. Schubert, P. Angele, S. Anders, and R. H. Straub

Lower density of synovial nerve fibres positive for calcitonin gene-related peptide relative to substance P in rheumatoid arthritis but not in osteoarthritis
Rheumatology 2008 47: 36-40; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem301 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Tsukahara, M. Shinozaki, K. Ikari, T. Mochizuki, E. Inoue, T. Tomatsu, M. Hara, H. Yamanaka, N. Kamatani, and S. Momohara

Effect of matrix metalloproteinase-3 functional SNP on serum matrix metalloproteinase-3 level and outcome measures in Japanese RA patients
Rheumatology 2008 47: 41-44; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem312 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Antonelli, C. Ferri, P. Fallahi, S. M. Ferrari, D. Giuggioli, M. Colaci, A. Manfredi, S. Frascerra, F. Franzoni, F. Galetta, and E. Ferrannini

CXCL10 () and CCL2 (β) chemokines in systemic sclerosis—a longitudinal study
Rheumatology 2008 47: 45-49; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem313 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL

Get checked abstract B. M. Fitzgibbon, S. L. Fairhall, I. J. Kirk, M. Kalev-Zylinska, K. Pui, N. Dalbeth, S. Keelan, E. Robinson, M. During, and F. M. McQueen

Functional MRI in NPSLE patients reveals increased parietal and frontal brain activation during a working memory task compared with controls
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 24, 2007
Rheumatology 2008 47: 50-53; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem287 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract F. Salaffi, E. Filippucci, M. Carotti, E. Naredo, G. Meenagh, A. Ciapetti, V. Savic, and W. Grassi

Inter-observer agreement of standard joint counts in early rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison with grey scale ultrasonography—a preliminary study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 24, 2007
Rheumatology 2008 47: 54-58; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem286 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P. Verschueren, G. Esselens, and R. Westhovens

Daily practice effectiveness of a step-down treatment in comparison with a tight step-up for early rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 26, 2007
Rheumatology 2008 47: 59-64; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem288 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract T. A. Bley, M. Markl, M. Schelp, M. Uhl, A. Frydrychowicz, P. Vaith, H.-H. Peter, M. Langer, and K. Warnatz

Mural inflammatory hyperenhancement in MRI of giant cell (temporal) arteritis resolves under corticosteroid treatment
Rheumatology 2008 47: 65-67; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem283 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. M. Ara, J. C. Packham, and K. L. Haywood

The direct healthcare costs associated with ankylosing spondylitis patients attending a UK secondary care rheumatology unit
Rheumatology 2008 47: 68-71; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem296 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract V. F. Panoulas, K. M. J. Douglas, A. Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, G. S. Metsios, P. Nightingale, M. D. Kita, M. S. Elisaf, and G. D. Kitas

Long-term exposure to medium-dose glucocorticoid therapy associates with hypertension in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2008 47: 72-75; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem311 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. K. Murray, T. L. Moore, T. A. King, and A. L. Herrick

Vasodilator iontophoresis—a possible new therapy for digital ischaemia in systemic sclerosis?
Rheumatology 2008 47: 76-79; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem314 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. M. A. Fontenelle, C. Kayser, M. L. C. Pucinelli, and L. E. C. Andrade

Cold stimulus fingertip lacticemy test—an effective method to monitor acute therapeutic intervention on primary Raynaud's phenomenon and systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology 2008 47: 80-83; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem300 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. Hesselstrand, A. Scheja, M. Wildt, and A. Åkesson

High-frequency ultrasound of skin involvement in systemic sclerosis reflects oedema, extension and severity in early disease
Rheumatology 2008 47: 84-87; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem307 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P. J. Healy, C. Groves, M. Chandramohan, and P. S. Helliwell

MRI changes in psoriatic dactylitis—extent of pathology, relationship to tenderness and correlation with clinical indices
Rheumatology 2008 47: 92-95; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem315 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract W. A. Schmidt, A. Seifert, E. Gromnica-Ihle, A. Krause, and A. Natusch

Ultrasound of proximal upper extremity arteries to increase the diagnostic yield in large-vessel giant cell arteritis
Rheumatology 2008 47: 96-101; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem322 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

E. Sánchez, J. M. Sabio, J. Jiménez-Alonso, J. L. Callejas, M. Camps, E. de Ramón, R. García-Portales, M. de Haro, N. Ortego-Centeno, M. A. López-Nevot, and J. Martín

Study of two polymorphisms of the MHC2TA gene with systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 23, 2007
Rheumatology 2008 47: 102-103; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem242 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. R. Gubbels Bupp, M. Li, A. Pashine, D. Aud, and S. L. Peng

The candidate lupus susceptibility gene Ifi202a is largely dispensable for B-cell function
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 22, 2007
Rheumatology 2008 47: 103-104; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem259 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. H. Ju, K. Y. Kang, I. J. Kim, J. U. Yoon, S.-H. Park, and H.-Y. Kim

Non-invasive quantification of popliteal cyst volumes by three-dimensional ultrasonography
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 28, 2007
Rheumatology 2008 47: 104-106; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem276 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS

G. Saliou, M. Théaudin, F. Grados, G. Clavel, P. Lehmann, D. R. Rutgers, and J. N. Vallée

Cervico-brachial neuralgia caused by spontaneous resorption of ligamentum flavum calcification
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 22, 2007
Rheumatology 2008 47: 106-107; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem225 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. M. Everett, T. D. Graves, S. Lad, H. R. Jäger, M. Thom, D. A. Isenberg, and M. G. Hanna

Aggressive CNS lupus vasculitis in the absence of systemic disease activity
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 22, 2007
Rheumatology 2008 47: 107-109; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem264 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Collins, H. Aspey, A. Todd, V. Saravanan, M. Rynne, and C. Kelly

Methotrexate pneumonitis precipitated by switching from oral to parenteral administration
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 27, 2007
Rheumatology 2008 47: 109-110; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem230 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MATTERS ARISING

C. Welhengama and A. O. Adebajo

Comment on: Guidelines for the management of the hot swollen joint in adults
Rheumatology 2008 47: 110; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem223 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Comment on: Guidelines for the management of the hot swollen joint in adults: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 26, 2007
Rheumatology 2008 47: 110; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem189 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. M. Al Attia

Comment on: Arthritis as presenting manifestation of pure neuritic leprosy—a rheumatologist's dilemma
Rheumatology 2008 47: 110-111; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem304 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Haroon, A. Aggarwal, R. Misra, N. Kumari, N. Krishnani, and V. Agarwal

Comment on: Arthritis as presenting manifestation of pure neuritic leprosy—a rheumatologist's dilemma: reply
Rheumatology 2008 47: 111-112; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem293 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EDITOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Editor's Acknowledgement
Rheumatology 2008 47: 113-115; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem350 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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