Rheumatology

EDITORIALS

F. Birrell and N. K. Arden

A view on the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis from the shoulders of giants
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1263-1264; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken238 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. J. Hawkey

Safer NSAID strategies: consensus or contentious?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 8, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1265-1266; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken229 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. J. Jones and P. J. Twomey

Issues with vitamin D in routine clinical practice
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 25, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1267-1268; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken301 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS

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

Signalling, inflammation and arthritis: Crossed signals: the role of interleukin-15 and -18 in autoimmunity
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 10, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1269-1277; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken257 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D. McGonagle, A. L. Tan, A. J. Grainger, and M. Benjamin

Heberden's nodes and what Heberden could not see: the pivotal role of ligaments in the pathogenesis of early nodal osteoarthritis and beyond
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1278-1285; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken093 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract V. F. Panoulas, G. S. Metsios, A. V. Pace, H. John, G. J. Treharne, M. J. Banks, and G. D. Kitas

Hypertension in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 8, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1286-1298; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken159 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE

Get checked abstract Y. Yang, N. Lu, J. Zhou, Z.-n. Chen, and P. Zhu

Cyclophilin A up-regulates MMP-9 expression and adhesion of monocytes/macrophages via CD147 signalling pathway in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 21, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1299-1310; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken225 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. C. Nossent, S. Lester, D. Zahra, C. R. Mackay, and M. Rischmueller

Polymorphism in the 5' regulatory region of the B-lymphocyte activating factor gene is associated with the Ro/La autoantibody response and serum BAFF levels in primary Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 10, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1311-1316; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken246 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Kobayashi, H. Okamoto, T. Iwamoto, Y. Toyama, T. Tomatsu, H. Yamanaka, and S. Momohara

A role for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and the dioxin TCDD in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 10, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1317-1322; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken259 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. I. Guillén, J. Megías, V. Clérigues, F. Gomar, and M. J. Alcaraz

The CO-releasing molecule CORM-2 is a novel regulator of the inflammatory process in osteoarthritic chondrocytes
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 11, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1323-1328; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken264 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract O. Haworth, D. L. Hardie, A. Burman, G. E. Rainger, B. Eksteen, D. H. Adams, M. Salmon, G. B. Nash, and C. D. Buckley

A role for the integrin ₆β₁ in the differential distribution of CD4 and CD8 T-cell subsets within the rheumatoid synovium
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 17, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1329-1334; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken263 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N. Mozaffarian, A. E. Wiedeman, and A. M. Stevens

Active systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with failure of antigen-presenting cells to express programmed death ligand-1
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 23, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1335-1341; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken256 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL

Get checked abstract U. Kiltz, J. Zochling, W. E. Schmidt, and J. Braun

Use of NSAIDs and infection with Helicobacter pylori—what does the rheumatologist need to know?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 13, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1342-1347; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken123 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M.-J. Chen, H.-M. Tseng, Y.-L. Huang, W.-N. Hsu, K.-W. Yeh, T.-L. Wu, L.-C. See, and J.-L. Huang

Long-term outcome and short-term survival of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus after bacteraemia episodes: 6-yr follow-up
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 19, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1352-1357; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken196 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract E. K. Li, J. F. Griffith, V. W. Lee, Y.-X. Wang, T. K. Li, K. K. Lee, and L.-S. Tam

Short-term efficacy of combination methotrexate and infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a clinical and magnetic resonance imaging correlation
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 23, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1358-1363; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken207 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. N. Jois, A. J. Macgregor, and K. Gaffney

Recognition of inflammatory back pain and ankylosing spondylitis in primary care
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 24, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1364-1366; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken224 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Y. Yuen and J. E. Pope

Learning from past mistakes: assessing trial quality, power and eligibility in non-renal systemic lupus erythematosus randomized controlled trials
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 24, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1367-1372; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken230 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Y. Takizawa, S. Inokuma, Y. Tanaka, K. Saito, T. Atsumi, M. Hirakata, H. Kameda, S. Hirohata, H. Kondo, S. Kumagai, and Y. Tanaka

Clinical characteristics of cytomegalovirus infection in rheumatic diseases: multicentre survey in a large patient population
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 24, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1373-1378; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken231 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. C. Jeffery, C. B. Narshi, and D. A. Isenberg

Prevalence, serological features, response to treatment and outcome of critical peripheral ischaemia in a cohort of lupus patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1379-1383; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken210 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract G. Karanikolas, D. Charalambopoulos, G. Vaiopoulos, A. Andrianakos, A. Rapti, D. Karras, E. Kaskani, and P. P. Sfikakis

Adjunctive anakinra in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite methotrexate, or leflunomide, or cyclosporin-A monotherapy: a 48-week, comparative, prospective study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 28, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1384-1388; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken223 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N. Smith, T. Ding, S. Butt, K. Gadsby, and C. Deighton

The importance of the baseline Disease Activity Score 28 in determining responders and non-responders to anti-TNF in UK clinical practice
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1389-1391; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken233 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. E. Wluka, Y. Wang, M. Davies-Tuck, D. R. English, G. G. Giles, and F. M. Cicuttini

Bone marrow lesions predict progression of cartilage defects and loss of cartilage volume in healthy middle-aged adults without knee pain over 2 yrs
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 7, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1392-1396; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken237 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. Catalano-Pons, A. Comte, J. Wipff, P. Quartier, A. Faye, D. Gendrel, A. Duquesne, R. Cimaz, and C. Job-Deslandre

Clinical outcome in children with chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 11, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1397-1399; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken249 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P. F. K. Yong, L. Aslam, M. Y. Karim, and M. A. Khamashta

Management of hypogammaglobulinaemia occurring in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 14, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1400-1405; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken255 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract W. A. Schmidt, A. Moll, A. Seifert, B. Schicke, E. Gromnica-Ihle, and A. Krause

Prognosis of large-vessel giant cell arteritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 14, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1406-1408; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken258 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. E. Hettema, D. Zhang, Y. Stienstra, P. N. H. Oomen, A. J. Smit, C. G. M. Kallenberg, and H. Bootsma

Decreased capillary permeability and capillary density in patients with systemic sclerosis using large-window sodium fluorescein videodensitometry of the ankle
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 15, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1409-1412; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken248 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract F. H. M. Prince, I. S. Ferket, S. Kamphuis, W. Armbrust, R. ten Cate, E. P. A. H. Hoppenreijs, Y. Koopman-Keemink, M. A. J. van Rossum, M. van Santen-Hoeufft, M. Twilt, and L. W. A. van Suijlekom-Smit

Development of a web-based register for the Dutch national study on biologicals in JIA: www.ABC-register.nl
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 16, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1413-1416; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken245 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract T. Y. Zhu, L.-S. Tam, V. W.-Y. Lee, W. W. Hwang, T. K. Li, K. K. Lee, and E. K. Li

Costs and quality of life of patients with ankylosing spondylitis in Hong Kong
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 17, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1422-1425; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken287 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. P. Wijayaratne, A. J. Teichtahl, A. E. Wluka, F. Hanna, R. Bell, S. R. Davis, J. Adams, and F. M. Cicuttini

The determinants of change in patella cartilage volume—a cohort study of healthy middle-aged women
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 18, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1426-1429; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken244 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A. Kaul, D. T. O’Reilly, R. K. Slack, D. Collins, J. Walmsley, O. Duke, and P. D. W. Kiely

Tolerability of methotrexate and leflunomide combination therapy for inflammatory arthritis in routine clinical practice: results of a four-centre study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 15, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1430-1431; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken240 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS

J. D. Pauling, H. Gunawardena, J. G. Coghlan, J. Easaw, J. Suntharalingam, and N. J. McHugh

Pulmonary artery hypertension as the presenting feature of systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 28, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1431-1432; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken241 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Silva, M. Fernández-Castro, and J.-L. Andreu

Repairing erosions in rheumatoid arthritis. A realistic goal
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 7, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1432-1433; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken243 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Vattemi, P. Tonin, M. Marini, M. L. Guadagnin, B. Dal Pra, A. Simonati, M. Filosto, and G. Tomelleri

Sarcoidosis and inclusion body myositis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 8, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1433-1435; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken252 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Eleftheriou, T. Amin, C. E. Hook, I. Auchterlonie, W. T. Houlsby, A. Denison, K. Rosendhal, J. E. Davidson, N. Klein, and P. A. Brogan

Castleman's disease in childhood: a surgically curable mimic of autoimmune disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 22, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1435-1436; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken285 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Akkoc, I. Sari, M. Birlik, S. Pay, O. Binicier, S. Akar, and F. Onen

Ankylosing spondylitis and spondylarthropathy presenting with a clinical picture of adult onset Still's disease: case series
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 25, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1436-1437; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken288 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MATTERS ARISING

C. Thornton, V. Ong, J. Ward, N. Kennedy, and A. Steuer

Comment on: Use of parenteral methotrexate significantly reduces the need for biological therapy
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 10, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1438; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken250 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Bharadwaj, M. Batley, and A. H. Hammond

Comment on: Use of parenteral methotrexate significantly reduces the need for biological therapy: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 10, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1438; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken253 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Buyukhatipoglu, Y. Pehlivan, and A. M. Onat

Comment on: Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in pregnant patients affected with systemic lupus erythematosus and recurrent spontaneous abortion
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 25, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1438-1439; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken290 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Perricone, C. De Carolis, B. Kröegler, E. Greco, R. Giacomelli, P. Cipriani, L. Fontana, and C. Perricone

Comment on: Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in pregnant patients affected with systemic lupus erythematosus and recurrent spontaneous abortion: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 25, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1439-1440; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken297 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL VIGNETTE

R. Suppiah and F. McQueen

Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy associated with a left ventricular tumour
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 28, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1277; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken235 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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