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Vol.23 No.5

Review Article

Anti-M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antibodies in patients with Sj?gren’s syndrome

Takayuki Sumida, Hiroto Tsuboi, Mana Iizuka, Hiromitsu Asashima, Isao Matsumoto
P.841-845
10.1007/s10165-012-0788-5
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Original Article

The Japanese version of the modified ACR Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia and the Fibromyalgia Symptom Scale: reliability and validity

Chie Usui , Kotaro Hatta, Satoko Aratani, Naoko Yagishita, Kenya Nishioka, Teruhisa Kanazawa, Kenji Itoh, Yoshihisa Yamano, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Toshihiro Nakajima, Kusuki Nishioka
P.846-850
10.1007/s10165-012-0759-x
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Original Article

CC chemokine receptor 5 polymorphism in Italian patients with giant cell arteritis

Giulia Pazzola, Luigi Boiardi, Bruno Casali, Enrico Farnetti, Davide Nicoli, Nicol? Pipitone, Ilaria Padovano, Andrea Caruso, Mariagrazia Catanoso, Carlo Salvarani
P.851-855
10.1007/s10165-012-0751-5
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Original Article

CC motif chemokine ligand 13 is associated with rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis

Ayako Yamaguchi, Kazuhisa Nozawa, Maki Fujishiro, Mikiko Kawasaki, Fujihiko Suzuki, Kenji Takamori, Hideoki Ogawa, Yoshinari Takasaki, Iwao Sekigawa
P.856-863
10.1007/s10165-012-0752-4
Abstract


Original Article

The clinicopathologic characteristics of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s): a retrospective study of 45 patients in Korea

Hye Won Kim, Joon Wan Kim, Churl Hyun Im, Ki Chul Shin, Eun Young Lee, Eun Bong Lee, Yeong Wook Song
P.864-871
10.1007/s10165-012-0754-2
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Original Article

Marked increase in serum KL-6 and surfactant protein D levels during the first 4 weeks after treatment predicts poor prognosis in patients with active interstitial pneumonia associated with polymyositis/dermatomyositis

Satoko Arai, Kazuhiro Kurasawa, Reika Maezawa, Takayoshi Owada, Harutsugu Okada, Takeshi Fukuda
P.872-883
10.1007/s10165-012-0756-0
Abstract


Original Article

Dynamics of serum angiopoietin-2 levels correlate with efficacy of intravenous pulse cyclophosphamide therapy for interstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis

Takehiro Takahashi, Yoshihide Asano, Kaname Akamata, Naohiko Aozasa, Takashi Taniguchi, Shinji Noda, Yuri Masui, Yohei Ichimura, Tetsuo Toyama, Zenshiro Tamaki, Yayoi Tada, Makoto Sugaya
P.884-890
10.1007/s10165-012-0755-1
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Original Article

Preferences of Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients in treatment decision-making

Akiko Aoki, Akiko Suda, Shouhei Nagaoka, Mitsuhiro Takeno, Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo, Tatsuto Ashizawa, Sachiko Ohde, Osamu Takahashi, Sadayoshi Ohbu
P.891-896
10.1007/s10165-012-0761-3
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Original Article

The capillaroscopic findings in idiopathic pernio: is it a microvascular disease?

Mustafa Ozmen, Volkan Kurtoglu, Gercek Can, Emine Figen Tarhan, Dilek Soysal, Sakine Leyla Aslan
P.897-903
10.1007/s10165-012-0768-9
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Original Article

Clinical efficacy of abatacept in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients

Nobunori Takahashi, Toshihisa Kojima, Kenya Terabe, Atsushi Kaneko, Daihei Kida, Yuji Hirano, Takayoshi Fujibayashi, Yuichiro Yabe, Hideki Takagi, Takeshi Oguchi, Hiroyuki Miyake, Takefumi Kato
P.904-912
10.1007/s10165-012-0760-4
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Original Article

Clinical and laboratory features dependent on age at onset in Japanese systemic sclerosis

Minoru Hasegawa, Yuri Hatta, Takashi Matsushita, Yasuhito Hamaguchi, Manabu Fujimoto, Kazuhiko Takehara
P.913-919
10.1007/s10165-012-0764-0
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Original Article

Depression is improved when low-dose tacrolimus is given to rheumatoid arthritis patients showing an inadequate response to biologic agents

Yusuke Miwa, Michio Hosaka, Kumiko Ohtsuka, Michihito Sato, Ryo Takahashi, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Tsuyoshi Odai, Nobuyuki Yajima, Tsuyoshi Kasama
P.920-924
10.1007/s10165-012-0765-z
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Original Article

Diagnosis and treatment of primary Sj?gren syndrome-associated peripheral neuropathy: a six-case series

Hiroyuki Yamashita, Toshiki Eri, Yo Ueda, Takashi Ozaki, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Takahiro Tsuno, Yuko Takahashi, Toshikazu Kano, Akio Mimori
P.925-933
10.1007/s10165-012-0767-x
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Original Article

Celecoxib does not affect the release of hyaluronic acid in end stage osteoarthritic joints

Daisuke Takahashi, Tokifumi Majima, Tomohiro Onodera, Yasuhiko Kasahara, Masahiro Inoue, Toru Irie, Toshiyuki Kasemura
P.934-938
10.1007/s10165-012-0772-0
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Original Article

The influence of locomotive syndrome on health-related quality of life in a community-living population

Kenichi Hirano, Shiro Imagama, Yukiharu Hasegawa, Zenya Ito, Akio Muramoto, Naoki Ishiguro
P.939-944
10.1007/s10165-012-0770-2
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Original Article

No increased mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biologics: results from the biologics register of six rheumatology institutes in Japan

Ayako Nakajima, Kazuyoshi Saito, Toshihisa Kojima, Koichi Amano, Taku Yoshio, Wataru Fukuda, Eisuke Inoue, Atsuo Taniguchi, Shigeki Momohara, Seiji Minota, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Naoki Ishiguro
P.945-952
10.1007/s10165-012-0773-z
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Original Article

Proximal rotational closing-wedge osteotomy of the first metatarsal in rheumatoid arthritis: clinical and radiographic evaluation of a continuous series of 35 cases

Koichiro Yano, Katsunori Ikari, Takuji Iwamoto, Asami Saito, Yurino Naito, Kosei Kawakami, Taku Suzuki, Hitoshi Imamura, Yu Sakuma, Ryo Hiroshima, Shigeki Momohara
P.953-958
10.1007/s10165-012-0776-9
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Original Article

Increased frequency of MEFV gene mutations in patients with primary dysmenorrhea

Sukran Erten1, A. Altunoglu, H. L. Keskin, G. G. Ceylan, A. Yaz?c?, A. F. Dalgaci, G. Uyan?k, A. F. Avsar
P.959-962
10.1007/s10165-012-0779-6
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Original Article

Clinical features of patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies targeting native myeloperoxidase antigen

Yuji Yamanishi, Toshiko Ito-Ihara, Tomokazu Nagao, Kazuko Uno, Shigeto Kobayashi, Eri Muso, Peter Y. Shane, Gary S. Firestein, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Tomio Okazaki, Kazuo Suzuki
P.963-971
10.1007/s10165-012-0781-z
Abstract


Original Article

Clinical characteristics of influenza virus infection in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients treated with tocilizumab

Jun-ichi Kawada, Yoshiro Kitagawa, Naomi Iwata, Yoshinori Ito
P.972-976
10.1007/s10165-012-0780-0
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Original Article

Monitoring C-reactive protein levels to predict favourable clinical outcomes from tocilizumab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Toshihisa Kojima1 , Yuichiro Yabe2, Atsushi Kaneko3, Yuji Hirano4, Hisato Ishikawa3, Masatoshi Hayashi5, Hiroyuki Miyake6, Hideki Takagi7, Takefumi Kato8, Kenya Terabe1, 9, Tsuyoshi Wanatabe10, Hiroki Tsuchiya7
P.977-985
10.1007/s10165-012-0782-y
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Original Article

Investigations of IgG4-related disease involving the skin

Kazunori Yamada, Yasuhito Hamaguchi, Takako Saeki, Kunimasa Yagi, Naoko Ito, Yasushi Kakuchi, Masakazu Yamagishi, Kazuhiko Takehara, Yasuni Nakanuma, Mitsuhiro Kawano
P.986-993
10.1007/s10165-012-0786-7
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Original Article

Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of etanercept 50 mg once weekly in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis and comparison with 25 mg etanercept twice weekly

Takeshi Mochizuki, Shigeki Momohara, Koichio Yano, Toshikatsu Shirahata, Katsunori Ikari
P.994-1000
10.1007/s10165-012-0790-y
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Original Article

Vitamin K2 administration is associated with decreased disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Kosuke Ebina, Kenrin Shi, Makoto Hirao, Shoichi Kaneshiro, Tokimitsu Morimoto, Kota Koizumi, Hideki Yoshikawa, Jun Hashimoto
P.1001-1007
10.1007/s10165-012-0789-4
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Case Report

Failure of conservative treatment for thoracic spine fracture in ankylosing spondylitis: delayed neurological deficit due to spinal epidural hematoma

Yasuchika Aoki, Masatsune Yamagata, Yoshikazu Ikeda, Fumitake Nakajima, Arata Nakajima, Koichi Nakagawa, Seiji Ohtori, Tsutomu Inaoka, Kazuhisa Takahashi
P.1008-1012
10.1007/s10165-012-0726-6
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Case Report

Tuberculous pleurisy diagnosed by medical thoracoscopy in an adalimumab-treated rheumatoid arthritis patient after treatment of latent tuberculosis infection

Yasuo Nagafuchi, Hirofumi Shoda , Keishi Fujio, Satoru Ishii, Haruhito Sugiyama, Kazuhiko Yamamoto
P.1013-1017
10.1007/s10165-012-0727-5
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Case Report

Spontaneous regression of IgG4-related dacryoadenitis

Satoru Kase, Teppei Yamamoto, Kan Ishijima, Mika Noda, Susumu Ishida
P.1018-1021
10.1007/s10165-012-0728-4
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Case Report

An elderly patient with chronic active Epstein?Barr virus infection with mixed cryoglobulinemia and review of the literature

Kunihiro Ichinose , Tomoki Origuchi, Naoki Tashiro, Keita Fujikawa, Toshiyuki Aramaki, Kazuhiko Arima, Mami Tamai, Satoshi Yamasaki, Hideki Nakamura, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, Atsushi Kawakami
P.1022-1028
10.1007/s10165-012-0731-9
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Case Report

A case of refractory cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa in a patient with hepatitis B carrier status successfully treated with tumor necrosis factor alpha blockade

Takeshi Zoshima, Masami Matsumura , Yasunori Suzuki, Yasushi Kakuchi, Ichiro Mizushima, Hiroshi Fujii, Kazunori Yamada, Masakazu Yamagishi, Mitsuhiro Kawano
P.1029-1033
10.1007/s10165-012-0732-8
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Letter

Physico-chemical characteristics of TNFα blockers and their effectiveness in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: the theoretical and real worlds

Seiji Minota
P.1034-1036
10.1007/s10165-012-0744-4
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