Rheumatology

EDITORIALS

Ray Armstrong and Ross Wilkie

Musculoskeletal problems and work in the UK—time for a new approach?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 13, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 709-710; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep071 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS

Get checked abstract Pascal Richette, Thomas Bardin, and Michael Doherty

An update on the epidemiology of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 27, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 711-715; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep081 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Emma L. Williams, Stephan Gadola, and Christopher J. Edwards

Anti-TNF-induced lupus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 4, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 716-720; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep080 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE

Get checked abstract Junfeng Jia, Conghua Wang, Zhanguo Shi, Jingkang Zhao, Yun Jia, Zheng Zhao-Hui, Xiaoyan Li, Zhinan Chen, and Ping Zhu

Inhibitory effect of CD147/HAb18 monoclonal antibody on cartilage erosion and synovitis in the SCID mouse model for rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 8, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 721-726; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep099 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Vicky L. Caulfield, Colette Balmer, Luke J. Dawson, and Peter M. Smith

A role for nitric oxide-mediated glandular hypofunction in a non-apoptotic model for Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 8, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 727-733; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Bradley J. Rabquer, Yong Hou, Francesco Del Galdo, G. Kenneth Haines, III, Michele L. Gerber, Sergio A. Jimenez, James R. Seibold, and Alisa E. Koch

The proadhesive phenotype of systemic sclerosis skin promotes myeloid cell adhesion via ICAM-1 and VCAM-1
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 13, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 734-740; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep091 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Kiyoshi Migita, Tomohiro Koga, Takafumi Torigoshi, Yumi Maeda, Taichiro Miyashita, Yasumori Izumi, Yoshihiro Aiba, Atsumasa Komori, Minoru Nakamura, Satoru Motokawa, and Hiromi Ishibashi

Serum amyloid A protein stimulates CCL20 production in rheumatoid synoviocytes
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 15, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 741-747; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jose F. Zambrano-Zaragoza, Ma de Jesus Durán-Avelar, Angelica N. Rodríguez-Ocampo, Ethel García-Latorre, Ruben Burgos-Vargas, Maria-L. Dominguez-Lopez, Salvador Pena-Virgen, and Norberto Vibanco-Pérez

The 30-kDa band from Salmonella typhimurium: IgM, IgA and IgG antibody response in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 19, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 748-754; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep113 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Gang Wang, Fernand M.-M. Lai, Lai-Shan Tam, Edmund K.-M. Li, Bonnie C.-H. Kwan, Kai-Ming Chow, Philip K.-T. Li, and Cheuk-Chun Szeto

Urinary FOXP3 mRNA in patients with lupus nephritis—relation with disease activity and treatment response
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 20, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 755-760; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep074 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL

Get checked abstract Damien Fouache, Vincent Goëb, Nathalie Massy-Guillemant, Gilles Avenel, Helene Bacquet-Deschryver, Macha Kozyreff-Meurice, Jean-François Ménard, Marc Muraine, Guillaume Savoye, Xavier Le Loët, Christine Tharasse, and Olivier Vittecoq

Paradoxical adverse events of anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy for spondyloarthropathies: a retrospective study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 24, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 761-764; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep083 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Patrick D. W. Kiely, Andrew K. Brown, Christopher J. Edwards, David T. O’Reilly, Andrew J. K. Östör, Mark Quinn, Allister Taggart, Peter C. Taylor, Richard J. Wakefield, and Philip G. Conaghan

Contemporary treatment principles for early rheumatoid arthritis: a consensus statement
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 28, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 765-772; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep073 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Maurizio Rossini, Ombretta Viapiana, Roberta Ramonda, Gerolamo Bianchi, Ignazio Olivieri, Giovanni Lapadula, and Silvano Adami

Intra-articular clodronate for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: dose ranging study vs hyaluronic acid
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 30, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 773-778; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Elodie Descloux, Isabelle Durieu, Pierre Cochat, Denis Vital-Durand, Jacques Ninet, Nicole Fabien, and Rolando Cimaz

Influence of age at disease onset in the outcome of paediatric systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 4, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 779-784; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep067 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY  

Get checked abstract Rille Pullerits, Helena Forsblad d'Elia, Andrej Tarkowski, and Hans Carlsten

The decrease of soluble RAGE levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients following hormone replacement therapy is associated with increased bone mineral density and diminished bone/cartilage turnover: a randomized controlled trial
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 4, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 785-790; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep079 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Deanne Malenfant, Michelle Catton, and Janet E. Pope

The efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of Raynaud's phenomenon: a literature review and meta-analysis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 11, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 791-795; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep039 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Markus Rihl, Kai Ulbricht, Reinhold E. Schmidt, and Torsten Witte

Treatment of sicca symptoms with hydroxychloroquine in patients with Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 11, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 796-799; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep104 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Fahrettin Oksel, Figen Tarhan, Selen Bayraktaroglu, Recep Savas, Figen Yargucu, and Gökhan Keser

Radiological incomplete thymus involution in systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 15, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 800-803; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep055 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Andrew J. Luk, Gregory P. Levin, Elya E. Moore, Xiao-Hua Zhou, Bryan R. Kestenbaum, and Hyon K. Choi

Allopurinol and mortality in hyperuricaemic patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 15, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 804-806; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Vinod Ravindran, Satish Rachapalli, and Ernest H. Choy

Safety of medium- to long-term glucocorticoid therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 15, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 807-811; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep096 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Josef Hermann, Hildegard Giessauf, Gottfried Schaffler, Petra Ofner, and Winfried Graninger

Early spondyloarthritis: usefulness of clinical screening
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 15, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 812-816; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep119 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Guillermo J. Pons-Estel, Luis A. González, Jie Zhang, Paula I. Burgos, John D. Reveille, Luis M. Vilá, and Graciela S. Alarcón

Predictors of cardiovascular damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: data from LUMINA (LXVIII), a multiethnic US cohort
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 19, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 817-822; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep102 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Philip Seo, David Jayne, Raashid Luqmani, and Peter A. Merkel

Assessment of damage in vasculitis: expert ratings of damage
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 19, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 823-827; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep103 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Lydia G. Schipper, Jaap Fransen, Pilar Barrera, and Piet L. C. M. Van Riel

Methotrexate in combination with sulfasalazine is more effective in rheumatoid arthritis patients who failed sulfasalazine than in patients naïve to both drugs
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 20, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 828-833; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep090 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Maurizio Turiel, Fabiola Atzeni, Livio Tomasoni, Simona de Portu, Luigi Delfino, Bruno Dino Bodini, Matteo Longhi, Simona Sitia, Mauro Bianchi, Paolo Ferrario, Andrea Doria, Vito De Gennaro Colonna, and Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini

Non-invasive assessment of coronary flow reserve and ADMA levels: a case–control study of early rheumatoid arthritis patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 834-839; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep082 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Isabelle Koné-Paut, Véronique Hentgen, Severine Guillaume-Czitrom, Sandrine Compeyrot-Lacassagne, Tu-Anh Tran, and Isabelle Touitou

The clinical spectrum of 94 patients carrying a single mutated MEFV allele
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 840-842; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep121 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Zeinab A. El-Sayed, Gehan A. Mostafa, Gamal S. Aly, Ghada S. El-Shahed, Manal M. Abd El-Aziz, and Safaa M. El-Emam

Cardiovascular autonomic function assessed by autonomic function tests and serum autonomic neuropeptides in Egyptian children and adolescents with rheumatic diseases
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 843-848; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep134 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY  

Get checked abstract Serena Guiducci, Joerg H. W. Distler, Anna Franca Milia, Irene Miniati, Veronica Rogai, Mirko Manetti, Fernanda Falcini, Lidia Ibba-Manneschi, Steffen Gay, Oliver Distler, and Marco Matucci-Cerinic

Stiff skin syndrome: evidence for an inflammation-independent fibrosis?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 25, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 849-852; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep118 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Benedikt Ostendorf, Andreas Wirrwar, Katalin Mattes-György, Christof Iking-Konert, Dirk Blondin, Ulrich Mödder, Hans-Wilhelm Müller, Matthias Schneider, and Axel Scherer

High-resolution SPECT imaging of bony pathology in early arthritis of finger joints
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 14, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 853-854; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep115 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hideki Nakamura, Atsushi Kawakami, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Tatsufumi Nakamura, Naoki Iwamoto, Satoshi Yamasaki, Hiroaki Ida, and Katsumi Eguchi

Low prevalence of ectopic germinal centre formation in patients with HTLV-I-associated Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 20, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 854-855; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep072 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS

Vidya Limaye, Jenny Walker, Michael Ahern, Peter Bardy, Sally Cox, Peter Roberts-Thomson, Sue Lester, and Peter Blumbergs

Monozygotic twins with distinct forms of idiopathic inflammatory myositis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 27, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 855-857; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep094 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Saria M. Hassan and Benjamin R. Doolittle

A case of Yersinia enterocolitica mimicking Kawasaki disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 4, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 857-858; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep076 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY  

Lucy E. Waite and Rajan Madhok

Tacrolimus—a potential therapy for polymyositis?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 11, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 858-859; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep097 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

George Notas, Irene Xylouri, Heraklis Kritikos, Emilia Stavroulaki, George Roditakis, and Dimitrios Boumpas

A rare case of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma presenting with fever and late polyarthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 12, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 859-860; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep092 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Motohisa Yamamoto, Hiroki Takahashi, Kohhei Hasebe, Chisako Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Naishiro, Toshiaki Hayashi, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Tadao Ishida, and Yasuhisa Shinomura

The analysis of interleukin-6 in patients with systemic IgG4-related plasmacytic syndrome—expansion of SIPS to the territory of Castleman's disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 15, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 860-862; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep098 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Doru T. Alexandrescu, Thomas E. Ichim, Filamer Kabigting, and Constantin A. Dasanu

Acute gout during treatment with paclitaxel for metastatic melanoma
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 20, 2009
Rheumatology 2009 48: 862-863; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kep123 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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