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Vol.23 No.6

Review Article

Role of cadherin-11 in synovial joint formation and rheumatoid arthritis pathology

Ce Dou, Yanfei Yan, Shiwu Dong
P.1037-1044
10.1007/s10165-012-0806-7
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Original Article

Prevention of joint destruction by tacrolimus in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: a post hoc analysis of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study

Yoshiya Tanaka, Shinichi Kawai, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Miyasaka
P.1045-1052
10.1007/s10165-012-0817-4
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Original Article

Development and validation of a new radiographic scoring system to evaluate bone and cartilage destruction and healing of large joints with rheumatoid arthritis: ARASHI (Assessment of rheumatoid arthritis by scoring of large joint destruction and healing in radiographic imaging) study

Atsushi Kaneko , Isao Matsushita, Katsuaki Kanbe, Katsumitsu Arai, Yoshiaki Kuga, Asami Abe, Takeshi Matsumoto, Natsuko Nakagawa, Keiichiro Nishida
P.1053-1062
10.1007/s10165-012-0823-6
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Original Article

Subclinical cardiovascular target organ damage manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis in young adult patients

Suleyman Ercan, Fatih Goktepe, Bunyamin Kisacik, Yavuz Pehlivan, Ahmet Mesut Onat, Fethi Yavuz, Hayri Alici, Vedat Davuto?lu
P.1063-1068
10.1007/s10165-012-0791-x
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Original Article

Hypoxia-induced endogenous prostaglandin E2 negatively regulates hypoxia-enhanced aberrant overgrowth of rheumatoid synovial tissue

Hirofumi Mitomi, Hidehiro Yamada, Hiroshi Ito, Toshiko Nozaki Shibata, Yoshioki Yamasaki , So Nomoto, Atsushi Kusaba, Hiroki Yamashita, Shoichi Ozaki
P.1069-1075
10.1007/s10165-012-0794-7
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Original Article

Serum chemokine levels as prognostic markers in patients with early systemic sclerosis: a multicenter, prospective, observational study

Minoru Hasegawa, Yoshihide Asano, Hirahito Endo, Manabu Fujimoto, Daisuke Goto, Hironobu Ihn, Katsumi Inoue, Osamu Ishikawa, Yasushi Kawaguchi, Masataka Kuwana, Fumihide Ogawa, Hiroki Takahashi
P.1076-1084
10.1007/s10165-012-0795-6
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Original Article

Clinical characteristics and risk factors for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving adalimumab: a retrospective review and case?control study of 17 patients

Kaori Watanabe1, 2, Ryoko Sakai1, 2, Ryuji Koike1, 2, 3, Fumikazu Sakai4, Haruhito Sugiyama5, Michi Tanaka1, 2, Yukiko Komano2, Yuji Akiyama6, Toshihide Mimura6, Motohide Kaneko7, Hitoshi Tokuda8, Takenobu Iso9
P.1085-1093
10.1007/s10165-012-0796-5
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Original Article

Prevalence and time course of hepatitis B virus infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus under immunosuppressive therapy

Ryu Watanabe, Tomonori Ishii, Kyohei Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Shirai, Yumi Tajima, Hiroshi Fujii, Hideo Harigae
P.1094-1100
10.1007/s10165-012-0797-4
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Original Article

Fatigue and correlation with disease-specific variables, spinal mobility measures, and health-related quality of life in ankylosing spondylitis

Berat Meryem Alkan , Fatma Fidan, Sukran Erten, Hatice Aksekili, Ay?enur Alemdar, Esra Eroglu, Ozge Ard?coglu, Aliye Tosun
P.1101-1107
10.1007/s10165-012-0800-0
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Original Article

An open-label long-term phase III extension trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pregabalin in Japanese patients with fibromyalgia

Hiroyoshi Ohta, Hiroshi Oka, Chie Usui, Masayuki Ohkura, Makoto Suzuki, Kusuki Nishioka
P.1108-1115
10.1007/s10165-012-0803-x
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Original Article

Nuclear factor-κB activation by type II collagen peptide in articular chondrocytes: its inhibition by hyaluronan via the receptors

Tadashi Yasuda
P.1116-1123
10.1007/s10165-012-0804-9
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Original Article

Inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases and inducible nitric oxide synthase by andrographolide in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes

Qian-hai Ding, Xiao-wei Ji, Ye Cheng, Yuan-quan Yu, Yi-ying Qi, Xiang-hua Wang
P.1124-1132
10.1007/s10165-012-0807-6
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Original Article

Role of FK506 binding protein 5 (FKBP5) in osteoclast differentiation

Miho Kimura, Tatsuo Nagai, Reiko Matsushita, Atsushi Hashimoto, Toshiyuki Miyashita, Shunsei Hirohata
P.1133-1139
10.1007/s10165-012-0809-4
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Original Article

The roles of IFN-γ versus IL-17 in pathogenic effects of human Th17 cells on synovial fibroblasts

Hiroshi Kato, Judith Endres , David A. Fox
P.1140-1150
10.1007/s10165-012-0811-x
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Original Article

Dermal mast cell density in fingers reflects severity of skin sclerosis in systemic sclerosis

Sonosuke Yukawa, Kunihiro Yamaoka, Norifumi Sawamukai, Shohei Shimajiri, Satoshi Kubo, Ippei Miyagawa, Koshiro Sonomoto, Kazuyoshi Saito, Yoshiya Tanaka
P.1151-1157
10.1007/s10165-012-0813-8
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Original Article

Interferon regulatory factor 5 polymorphisms in sarcoidosis

Kiminobu Tanizawa , Tomohiro Handa, Sonoko Nagai, Hiroe Sato, Ryo Yamada, Isao Ito , Takeshi Kubo, Yutaka Ito , Kizuku Watanabe , Kensaku Aihara , Kohei Ikezoe, Michiaki Mishima
P.1158-1165
10.1007/s10165-012-0814-7
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Original Article

P-wave duration and dispersion in children with uncomplicated familial Mediterranean fever

Derya Arslan , Bulent Oran, Fatma Yaz?l?tas, Harun Peru, Derya Cimen , Husamettin Vatansev
P.1166-1171
10.1007/s10165-012-0815-6
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Original Article

The efficacy of rebamipide add-on therapy in arthritic patients with COX-2 selective inhibitor-related gastrointestinal events: a prospective, randomized, open-label blinded-endpoint pilot study by the GLORIA study group

Masahiro Hasegawa , Noriyuki Horiki , Kyosuke Tanaka , Hiroki Wakabayashi, Shunsuke Tano, Masaki Katsurahara , Atsumasa Uchida , Yoshiyuki Takei, Akihiro Sudo
P.1172-1178
10.1007/s10165-012-0819-2
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Original Article

Functional disability can deteriorate despite suppression of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a large observational cohort study

Yohei Seto, Eisuke Inoue, Kumi Shidara, Daisuke Hoshi, Naoki Sugimoto, Eri Sato, Eiichi Tanaka, Ayako Nakajima, Atsuo Taniguchi, Shigeki Momohara, Hisashi Yamanaka
P.1179-1185
10.1007/s10165-012-0816-5
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Original Article

Expression of CD44 in articular cartilage is associated with disease severity in knee osteoarthritis

Fang-Jie Zhang, Wei Luo, Shu-Guang Gao, Da-Zhi Su, Yu-Sheng Li, Chao Zeng, Guang-Hua Lei
P.1186-1191
10.1007/s10165-012-0818-3
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Original Article

Shorter disease duration is important for tocilizumab to achieve Boolean remission

Yoshiko Kawasaki, Teppei Hashimoto, Takaichi Okano, Yoshitada Sakai, Takashi Yamane, Kazuko Shiozawa, Shunichi Shiozawa, Akira Hashiramoto
P.1192-1197
10.1007/s10165-012-0822-7
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Original Article

Associations between neck and shoulder discomfort (Katakori) and job demand, job control, and worksite support

Tomoko Fujii , Ko Matsudaira, Noriko Yoshimura, Masami Hirai, Sakae Tanaka
P.1198-1204
10.1007/s10165-012-0824-5
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Original Article

Disability is the major negative predictor for achievement of Boolean-based remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with tocilizumab

Daisuke Hoshi , Ayako Nakajima, Kumi Shidara, Yohei Seto, Eiichi Tanaka, Atsuo Taniguchi, Shigeki Momohara, Hisashi Yamanaka
P.1205-1210
10.1007/s10165-012-0825-4
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Original Article

Intravenous epoprostenol treatment of patients with connective tissue disease and pulmonary arterial hypertension at a single center

Yuichiro Shirai, Hidekata Yasuoka, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Toru Satoh, Masataka Kuwana
P.1211-1220
10.1007/s10165-012-0828-1
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Case Report

A case of Behcet’s disease developing after poststreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis

Yuichiro Kitai, Kosaku Murakami , Hajime Yoshifuji, Naoichiro Yukawa, Daisuke Kawabata, Koichiro Ohmura, Takao Fujii, Tsuneyo Mimori
P.1221-1225
10.1007/s10165-012-0736-4
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Case Report

Recurrence of IgG4-related disease following treatment with rituximab

Jun Murakami , Shoko Matsui, Shin Ishizawa, Kotaro Arita, Akinori Wada, Takayoshi Miyazono, Hiroyuki Hounoki, Koichiro Shinoda, Hirofumi Taki, Toshiro Sugiyama
P.1226-1230
10.1007/s10165-012-0738-2
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Case Report

A case of an SLE patient with febrile neutropenia who experienced exacerbation of cutaneous manifestations after the administration of G-CSF

Takashi Sakai , Yutaka Hatano, Itomi Abe, Koji Ishii, Sakuhei Fujiwara
P.1231-1236
10.1007/s10165-012-0740-8
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Case Report

Post-surgical hemorrhagic infarction of the adrenal gland as the first clinical manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome after 43 years of antibody-positivity

Johanna Haselboeck, Helmut Ringl, Catharina Mueller, Ingrid Pabinger, Stefan Winkler
P.1237-1241
10.1007/s10165-012-0741-7
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Case Report

Giant cell arteritis of the thyroid in a 69-year-old male

Crystal M. Glassy , Carla Guggenheim
P.1242-1244
10.1007/s10165-012-0743-5
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Rapid Communication

Upregulation of VEGF expression is associated with accumulation of HIF-1α in the skin of naive scleroderma patients

Maria Ioannou, Athina Pyrpasopoulou , Georgios Simos, Efrosyni Paraskeva, Christina Nikolaidou, Ioannis Venizelos, Georgios Koukoulis, Spyros Aslanidis, Stella Douma
P.1245-1248
10.1007/s10165-012-0787-6
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