Rheumatology

EDITORIALS

E. Baildam and J. Davidson

BSPAR position statement on professionals working in paediatric rheumatology
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 11, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 743-744; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken069 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. H. Darbyshire

The UK Clinical Research Network—building a world-class infrastructure for clinical research
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 14, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 745; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken112 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS

Get checked abstract N. J. Sheehan

Dysphagia and other manifestations of oesophageal involvement in the musculoskeletal diseases
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 7, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 746-752; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken029 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. M. Churchman and F. Ponchel

Interleukin-7 in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 20, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 753-759; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken053 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Alavi and J. S. Axford

Sweet and sour: the impact of sugars on disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 760-770; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken081 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract V. Paunovic, H. P. Carroll, K. Vandenbroeck, and M. Gadina

Signalling, inflammation and arthritis: Crossed signals: the role of interleukin (IL)-12, -17, -23 and -27 in autoimmunity
Rheumatology Advance Access published on January 31, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 771-776; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem352 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REPORT

Get checked abstract A. Silman

A new paradigm for musculoskeletal clinical trials in the UK: the Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) Clinical Studies Groups initiative
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 3, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 777-779; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken097 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE

Get checked abstract N. Sekiguchi, S. Kawauchi, T. Furuya, N. Inaba, K. Matsuda, S. Ando, M. Ogasawara, H. Aburatani, H. Kameda, K. Amano, T. Abe, S. Ito, and T. Takeuchi

Messenger ribonucleic acid expression profile in peripheral blood cells from RA patients following treatment with an anti-TNF- monoclonal antibody, infliximab
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 3, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 780-788; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken083 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H.-Y. Lee, Y.-K. Hong, H.-J. Yun, Y.-M. Kim, J.-R. Kim, and W.-H. Yoo

Altered frequency and migration capacity of CD4⁺CD25⁺ regulatory T cells in systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 3, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 789-794; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken108 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H. J. Baek, L. Zhang, L. B. Jarvis, and J. S. H. Gaston

Increased IL-4+ CD8+ T cells in peripheral blood and autoreactive CD8+ T cell lines of patients with inflammatory arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 795-803; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract K. Polzer, T. Karonitsch, T. Neumann, G. Eger, C. Haberler, A. Soleiman, B. Hellmich, E. Csernok, J. Distler, B. Manger, K. Redlich, G. Schett, and J. Zwerina

Eotaxin-3 is involved in Churg–Strauss syndrome – a serum marker closely correlating with disease activity
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 8, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 804-808; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken033 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. A. Hoyland, C. Le Maitre, and A. J. Freemont

Investigation of the role of IL-1 and TNF in matrix degradation in the intervertebral disc
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 8, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 809-814; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken056 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N. Sakurai, T. Kuroiwa, H. Ikeuchi, N. Hiramatsu, A. Maeshima, Y. Kaneko, K. Hiromura, and Y. Nojima

Expression of IL-19 and its receptors in RA: potential role for synovial hyperplasia formation
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 8, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 815-820; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken061 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Y. Tamimoto, T. Horiuchi, H. Tsukamoto, J. Otsuka, H. Mitoma, Y. Kimoto, H. Nakashima, K. Muta, Y. Abe, C. Kiyohara, A. Ueda, K. Nagasawa, S. Yoshizawa, T. Shimoda, and M. Harada

A dose-escalation study of rituximab for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus and Evans’ syndrome: immunological analysis of B cells, T cells and cytokines
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 8, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 821-827; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken071 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N.-Y. Koo, J. Li, S.-M. Hwang, S.-Y. Choi, S. J. Lee, S.-B. Oh, J.-S. Kim, E. B. Lee, Y. W. Song, and K. Park

Functional epitope of muscarinic type 3 receptor which interacts with autoantibodies from Sjögren's syndrome patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 9, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 828-833; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. K. Ahn, E.-M. Koh, H.-S. Cha, Y. S. Lee, J. Kim, E.-K. Bae, and K.-S. Ahn

Role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 in hypoxia-induced expressions of IL-8, MMP-1 and MMP-3 in rheumatoid fibroblast-like synoviocytes
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 9, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 834-839; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken086 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. E. Do, S. Y. Kwon, S. Park, and E.-S. Lee

Effects of vitamin D on expression of Toll-like receptors of monocytes from patients with Behçet's disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 14, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 840-848; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken109 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL

Get checked abstract G. Westhoff, R. Rau, and A. Zink

Rheumatoid arthritis patients who smoke have a higher need for DMARDs and feel worse, but they do not have more joint damage than non-smokers of the same serological group
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 849-854; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken057 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. R. Wick, E. A. Nekolla, M. Gaubitz, and T. L. Schulte

Increased risk of myeloid leukaemia in patients with ankylosing spondylitis following treatment with radium-224
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 855-859; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken060 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. Roustit, G. H. Simmons, P. Carpentier, and J. L. Cracowski

Abnormal digital neurovascular response to local heating in systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 860-864; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D. McGonagle, A. L. Tan, J. Madden, L. Taylor, and P. Emery

Rituximab use in everyday clinical practice as a first-line biologic therapy for the treatment of DMARD-resistant rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 865-867; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken103 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Z. de Jong, M. Munneke, V. Vilim, A. H. Zwinderman, H. M. Kroon, H. K. Ronday, W. F. Lems, B. A. C. Dijkmans, F. C. Breedveld, T. P. M. Vliet Vlieland, J. M. W. Hazes, and J. DeGroot

Value of serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein as a prognostic marker of large-joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis—data from the RAPIT study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 9, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 868-871; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract F. Cantini, L. Niccoli, C. Nannini, E. Cassarà, P. Pasquetti, I. Olivieri, and C. Salvarani

Frequency and duration of clinical remission in patients with peripheral psoriatic arthritis requiring second-line drugs
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 9, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 872-876; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. T. Thorpe, R. F. DeVellis, S. J. Blalock, S. L. Hogan, M. A. Lewis, and B. M. DeVellis

Patient perceptions about illness self-management in ANCA-associated small vessel vasculitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 9, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 881-886; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken126 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. Vas, C. Ortega, V. Olmo, F. Perez-Fernandez, L. Hernandez, I. Medina, J. M. Seminario, A. Herrera, F. Luna, E. Perea-Milla, C. Mendez, F. Madrazo, C. Jimenez, M. A. Ruiz, and I. Aguilar

Single-point acupuncture and physiotherapy for the treatment of painful shoulder: a multicentre randomized controlled trial
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 10, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 887-893; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken040 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract E. Alexánderson, A. Gómez-León, A. Vargas, J. L. Romero, C. Sierra Fernández, M. Rodriguez Valero, L. García-Rojas, A. Meave, and M.-C. Amigo

Myocardial ischaemia in patients with primary APS: a ¹³N-ammonia PET assessment
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 10, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 894-896; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L. C. Coates, L. S. Cawkwell, N. W. F. Ng, A. N. Bennett, D. J. Bryer, A. D. Fraser, P. Emery, and H. Marzo-Ortega

Real life experience confirms sustained response to long-term biologics and switching in ankylosing spondylitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 10, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 897-900; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken094 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L. Dunkley, A. Filer, D. Speden, D. Bax, and A. Crisp

Why do we choose rheumatology? Implications for future recruitment—results of the 2006 UK Trainee Survey
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 14, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 901-906; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken063 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Tsujimura, K. Saito, S. Nakayamada, and Y. Tanaka

Bolus infusion of human urinary trypsin inhibitor improves intractable interstitial pneumonia in patients with connective tissue diseases
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 14, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 907-913; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken067 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract T. Mandl, V. Granberg, J. Apelqvist, P. Wollmer, R. Manthorpe, and L. T. H. Jacobsson

Autonomic nervous symptoms in primary Sjögren's; syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 14, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 914-919; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract G. Ruiz-Irastorza, M. V. Egurbide, N. Olivares, A. Martinez-Berriotxoa, and C. Aguirre

Vitamin D deficiency in systemic lupus erythematosus: prevalence, predictors and clinical consequences
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 14, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 920-923; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken121 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GUIDELINES

K. Chakravarty, H. McDonald, T. Pullar, A. Taggart, R. Chalmers, S. Oliver, J. Mooney, M. Somerville, A. Bosworth, and T. Kennedy on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology, British Health Professionals in Rheumatology Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group in consultation with the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD)

BSR/BHPR guideline for disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy in consultation with the British Association of Dermatologists
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 28, 2006
Rheumatology 2008 47: 924-925; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel216a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Full Guidelines] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

M. A. Cimmino, G. Zampogna, and M. Parodi

Is FDG-PET useful in the evaluation of steroid-resistant PMR patients?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 926-927; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken098 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Kirby, N. Kumar, V. Saravanan, B. Griffiths, and H. Mitchison

Rheumatologists are not perceived as being able to treat septic arthritis by core medical curriculum or by core medical trainees
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 15, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 927-928; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken138 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS

P. Watson, N. Simler, N. Screaton, and M. Lillicrap

Management of accelerated pulmonary nodulosis following etanercept therapy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 2, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 928-929; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken102 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Hellmann, N. Jung, K. Owczarczyk, M. Hallek, and A. Rubbert

Successful treatment of rheumatoid vasculitis-associated cutaneous ulcers using rituximab in two patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 14, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 929-930; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken129 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Tzaribachev, U. Holzer, J. Schedel, V. Maier, R. Klein, and J. Kuemmerle-Deschner

Infliximab effective in steroid-dependent juvenile eosinophilic fasciitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 16, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 930-932; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken142 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Jung, K. Owczarczyk, M. Hellmann, C. Lehmann, G. Fätkenheuer, M. Hallek, and A. Rubbert

Efficacy and safety of rituximab in a patient with active rheumatoid arthritis and chronic disseminated pulmonary aspergillosis and history of tuberculosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 16, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 932-933; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken143 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Mangat, A. S. M. Jawad, and W. Brownlee

Tubulointerstitial nephritis uveitis syndrome associated with erosive arthropathy of the hip
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 24, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 933-936; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken147 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK REVIEW

B. Vandooren

ARTHRITIS RESEARCH. METHODS AND PROTOCOLS, VOLUMES 1 AND 2. Edited by A. P. Cope.
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 23, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 937; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken111 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CORRIGENDUM

Corrigendum
Rheumatology 2008 47: 938; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken183 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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