MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY Vol.17 No.2
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
A relationship between pharmacokinetics (PK) and the efficacy of infliximab for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: characterization of infliximab-resistant cases and PK-based modified therapy
Shunsuke Mori
P. 83 - 91
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0544-9
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Prospective study of low-dose cyclosporine A in patients with refractory lupus nephritis
Hiroe Ogawa, Hideto Kameda, Hayato Nagasawa, Naoya Sekiguchi, Hirofumi Takei, Kensei Tsuzaka, Koichi Amano and Tsutomu Takeuchi
P. 92 - 97
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0545-8
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Influence of methotrexate dose on its efficacy and safety in rheumatoid arthritis patients: evidence based on the variety of prescribing approaches among practicing Japanese rheumatologists in a single institute-based large observational cohort (IORRA)
Hisashi Yamanaka, Eisuke Inoue, Eiichi Tanaka, Ayako Nakajima, Atsuo Taniguchi, Chihiro Terai, Masako Hara, Taisuke Tomatsu and Naoyuki Kamatani
P. 98 - 105
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0546-7
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Long-term results of open elbow synovectomy for rheumatoid arthritis
Natsuko Nakagawa, Shuji Abe, Yasuhiro Saegusa, Shigeaki Imura, Hitoshi Kubo, Yasuro Nishibayashi and Shinichi Yoshiya
P. 106 - 109
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0547-6
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Replacement of the first metatarsophalangeal joint with a Swanson implant accompanied by open-wedge osteotomy of the first metatarsal bone for hallux valgus in rheumatoid arthritis
Kenrin Shi, Kenji Hayashida, Hajime Owaki and Hideo Kawai
P. 110 - 114
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0551-x
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Celecoxib prevents juxta-articular osteopenia and growth plate destruction adjacent to inflamed joints in rats with collagen-induced arthritis
Hideki Tsuboi, Akihide Nampei, Yoshito Matsui, Jun Hashimoto, Shinichi Kawai, Takahiro Ochi and Hideki Yoshikawa
P. 115 - 122
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-007-0552-4
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Step-up versus primary intensive approach to the treatment of interstitial pneumonia associated with dermatomyositis/polymyositis: a retrospective study
Kazuki Takada, Jun Kishi and Nobuyuki Miyasaka
P. 122 - 130
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-007-0553-3
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Intermittent intravenous cyclophosphamide pulse therapy for the treatment of active interstitial lung disease associated with collagen vascular diseases
Makoto Okada, Kimihiro Suzuki, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Masahiro Nakashima, Takashi Nakanishi, Kunio Takada, Hideyuki Horikoshi, Osamu Matsubara and Fumitaka Ohsuzu
P. 131 - 136
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-007-0554-2
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors are autoantibody target antigens in patients with Sjogren's syndrome and other systemic rheumatic diseases
Kiyomitsu Miyachi, Miwako Iwai, Kouichi Asada, Ichiro Saito, Raleigh Hankins and Katsuhiko Mikoshiba
P. 137 - 143
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0555-6
Abstract
CASE REPORT
A case of life-threatening refractory polychondritis successfully treated with combined intensive immunosuppressive therapy with methotrexate
Kunihiro Yamaoka, Kazuyoshi Saito, Kentaro Hanami, Shingo Nakayamada, Masao Nawata, Shigeru Iwata, Taeko Azuma and Yoshiya Tanaka
P. 144 - 147
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0548-5
Abstract
CASE REPORT
A case of relapsing polychondritis with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and perforation of the nasal septum at the onset
Tokutaro Tsuda, Ayako Nakajima, Sayumi Baba, Kiyoko Tanohara, Ikuko Masuda, Toru Yamada, Kae Takagi, Takuya Yamakawa, Naoyuki Kamatani and Masako Hara
P. 148 - 152
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0549-4
Abstract
CASE REPORT
A case of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome that manifested in the course of basal cell carcinoma
Masanori Funauchi, Toshiaki Yamagata, Masafumi Sugiyama, Shin-ya Ikoma, Mika Sakaguchi, Koji Kinoshita and Akira Kawata
P. 153 - 155
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0550-y
Abstract
CASE REPORT
A case of dermatomyositis complicated with pneumomediastinum
Mika Terao, Kentaro Ozawa, Shigeki Inui, Hiroyuki Murota, Akinori Yokomi and Satoshi Itami
P. 156 - 159
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0556-5
Abstract
CASE REPORT
Hodgkin's lymphoma initially presenting with polymyalgic symptoms: a case report
Mehmet Sahin, Guchan Alanoglu, Oguzhan Aksu, Sevket Ercan Tunc, Nilgun Kapucuoglu and Mahmut Yener
P. 160 - 162
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0557-4
Abstract
CASE REPORT
Insufficiency fracture of the acetabulum without apparent trauma
Hiroyuki Hashidate, Mikio Kamimura, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, Kenji Takahara and Shigeharu Uchiyama
P. 163 - 166
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0558-3
Abstract
CASE REPORT
Successful treatment of a patient with refractory adult Still's disease by tacrolimus
Kosaku Murakami, Takao Fujii, Naoichiro Yukawa, Hajime Yoshifuji, Daisuke Kawabata, Masao Tanaka, Takashi Usui and Tsuneyo Mimori
P. 167 - 170
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0559-2
Abstract
CASE REPORT
Severe subcutaneous generalized edema in a patient with dermatomyositis
Yoshinaga Ito, Daisuke Kawabata, Naoichiro Yukawa, Hajime Yoshifuji, Takashi Usui, Masao Tanaka, Takao Fujii and Tsuneyo Mimori
P. 171 - 173
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0560-9
Abstract
CASE REPORT
Therapeutic efficacy and safety profile of infliximab in active systemic lupus erythematosus
Sawsan Johar Hayat and Sukhbir Singh Uppal
P. 174 - 177
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-006-0561-8
Abstract
Erratum
Retrospective clinical study on the notable efficacy and related factors of infliximab therapy in a rheumatoid arthritis management group in Japan (RECONFIRM)
Hisashi Yamanaka, Yoshiya Tanaka, Naoya Sekiguchi, Eisuke Inoue, Kazuyoshi Saito, Hideto Kameda, Noriko Iikuni, Masao Nawata, Kouichi Amano, Mikiko Shinozaki and Tsutomu Takeuchi
P. 178
DOI : 10.1007/s10165-007-0562-2
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