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Vol.19 No.4

Review Article

Japan College of Rheumatology 2009 guidelines for the use of tocilizumab, a humanized anti-interleukin-6 receptor monoclonal antibody, in rheumatoid arthritis

Ryuji Koike, Masayoshi Harigai, Tatsuya Atsumi, Koichi Amano, Shinichi Kawai, Kazuyoshi Saito, Tomoyuki Saito, Masahiro Yamamura, Tsukasa Matsubara, Nobuyuki Miyasaka
P.351-357
10.1007/s10165-009-0197-6
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Review Article

A new low-field extremity magnetic resonance imaging and proposed compact MRI score: evaluation of anti-tumor necrosis factor biologics on rheumatoid arthritis

Takeshi Suzuki, Satoshi Ito, Shinya Handa, Katsumi Kose, Yoshikazu Okamoto, Manabu Minami, Taichi Hayashi, Daisuke Goto, Isao Matsumoto, Takayuki Sumida
P.358-365
10.1007/s10165-009-0172-2
Abstract


Original Article

Altered peptide ligands regulate type II collagen-induced arthritis in mice

Ei Wakamatsu, Isao Matsumoto, Yohei Yoshiga, Taichi Hayashi, Daisuke Goto, Satoshi Ito, Takayuki Sumida
P.366-371
10.1007/s10165-009-0174-0
Abstract


Original Article

Etanercept reduces the serum levels of macrophage chemotactic protein-1 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Yasunori Kageyama, Hayato Kobayashi, Norihiko Kato, Masahiro Shimazu
P.372-378
10.1007/s10165-009-0175-z
Abstract


Original Article

Geranylgeranylacetone, a non-toxic inducer of heat shock protein, induces cell death in fibroblast-like synoviocytes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Yuki Nanke, Manabu Kawamoto, Toru Yago, Junji Chiba, Hisashi Yamanaka, Shigeru Kotake
P.379-383
10.1007/s10165-009-0183-z
Abstract


Original Article

A comparative study of the effects of bucillamine and salazosulfapyridine in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Mikio Nakajima, Naoki Ueda, Hidetsugu Ohara, Muneaki Abe, Mitsuo Kinoshita
P.384-389
10.1007/s10165-009-0169-x
Abstract


Original Article

Tight control is important in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with an anti-tumor necrosis factor biological agent: prospective study of 91 cases who used a biological agent for more than 1 year

Hiroshige Sano, Katsumitsu Arai, Takehiro Murai, Junichi Fujisawa, Naoki Kondo, Takahiro Netsu, Tadamasa Hanyu, Takako Saeki, Tomoyuki Ito, Naoto Endo
P.390-394
10.1007/s10165-009-0177-x
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Original Article

Effects of low-dose mizoribine pulse therapy in combination with methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis patients with an insufficient response to methotrexate

Tsuyoshi Kasama, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Tsuyoshi Odai, Takeo Isozaki, Mizuho Matsunawa, Nobuyuki Yajima, Yusuke Miwa, Masao Negishi, Hirotsugu Ide
P.395-400
10.1007/s10165-009-0179-8
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Original Article

Lack of association between tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to SLE in a Japanese population

Chieko Kyogoku, Akio Morinobu, Kunihiro Nishimura, Daisuke Sugiyama, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Yoshiaki Tokano, Tsuneyo Mimori, Chikashi Terao, Fumihiko Matsuda, Takayoshi Kuno, Shunichi Kumagai
P.401-406
10.1007/s10165-009-0173-1
Abstract


Original Article

The prevalence and associations of sleep disturbances in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Pradeep Kumar Shenoy Chandrasekhara, Nambiar Veettil Jayachandran, Liza Rajasekhar, Joe Thomas, Gumdal Narsimulu
P.407-415
10.1007/s10165-009-0185-x
Abstract


Original Article

Sjogren’s syndrome patients presenting with hypergammaglobulinemia are relatively unresponsive to cevimeline treatment

Koichiro Komai, Kazuko Shiozawa, Yasushi Tanaka, Ryosuke Yoshihara, Chihiro Tanaka, Hideo Sakai, Takashi Yamane, Miki Murata, Ken Tsumiyama, Akira Hashiramoto, Shunichi Shiozawa
P.416-419
10.1007/s10165-009-0176-y
Abstract


Original Article

Classification of clinical subtypes, patient survival, kidney prognosis, and relapse in patients with MPO-ANCA-associated vasculitis: a single-center experience

Kimimasa Nakabayashi, Yoshihiro Arimura, Ken Yoshihara, Toshihiro Fukuoka, Miho Karube, Tunee Yamato, Hitoshi Koji, Noriko Ikegaya, Takako Ohtuka, Sohko Kawashima, Miyako Sudo, Akira Yamada
P.420-426
10.1007/s10165-009-0182-0
Abstract


Case Report

A case of cold agglutinin disease in the course of treatment for polymyalgia rheumatica

Hideki Nakamura, Kayo Kamiya-Matsumoto, Atsushi Kawakami, Hiroaki Ida, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Shinichi Sato, Shimeru Kamihira, Katsumi Eguchi
P.427-430
10.1007/s10165-009-0167-z
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Case Report

Severe erosive arthropathy requiring surgical treatments in systemic lupus erythematosus

Toshiyuki Kitaori, Hiromu Ito, Hiroyuki Yoshitomi, Tomoki Aoyama, Takao Fujii, Tsuneyo Mimori, Takashi Nakamura
P.431-436
10.1007/s10165-009-0171-3
Abstract


Case Report

Extreme efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for severe burning pain in a patient with small fiber neuropathy associated with primary Sjögren’s syndrome

Daisuke Wakasugi, Takashi Kato, Takahisa Gono, Eiichi Ito, Hiroyuki Nodera, Yasushi Kawaguchi, Hisashi Yamanaka, Masako Hara
P.437-440
10.1007/s10165-009-0180-2
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Case Report

Left vocal cord paralysis in systemic lupus erythematosus

Michael Hughes, Jason Hill
P.441-442
10.1007/s10165-009-0178-9
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Case Report

Leflunomide-induced polymyositis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Sae Ochi, Ken Taniguchi, Masakazu Nagashima
P.443-446
10.1007/s10165-009-0181-1
Abstract


Case Report

Systemic lupus erythematosus, complicated with refractory skin ulcers, treated successfully with bosentan

Eiji Suzuki, Hyo Kyozuka, Toru Nishida, Takashi Kanno, Hiromasa Ohira
P.447-451
10.1007/s10165-009-0184-y
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