Issue 9/2011
Content (25 Articles)
A Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: mechanism, efficacy, and safety
Jun Bao, Sheng-Ming Dai
Joint hypermobility syndrome: problems that require psychological intervention
C. Baeza-Velasco, M. C. Gély-Nargeot, A. Bulbena Vilarrasa, J. F. Bravo
Assessment of the relatives or spouses cohabiting with the fibromyalgia patients: is there a link regarding fibromyalgia symptoms, quality of life, general health and psychologic status?
Sebnem Koldas Dogan, Yesim Kurtais Aytur, Cem Atbasoglu
The vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) levels at the patients with ankylosing spondylitis and its association with inflammation markers
Selim Nalbant, Eylem Cagıltay, Burak Sahan, Hakan M. Terekeci, Cagatay Oktenli
TNF-alpha antagonist therapy modify the tuberculin skin test response
Tulin Cagatay, Zeki Kilicaslan, Penbe Cagatay, Munevver Mertsoylu, Ziya Gulbaran, Reyhan Yildiz, Leyla Pur, Sevil Kamali, Ahmet Gul
Systemic lupus erythematosus pregnancies: the Sarawak experience and review of lupus pregnancies in Asia
C. L. Teh, J. S. Wong, N. K. N. Ngeh, W. L. H. Loh
Patterns of preventive health services in rheumatoid arthritis patients compared to a primary care patient population
Androniki Bili, Lisa L. Schroeder, Lindsay J. Ledwich, H. Lester Kirchner, Eric D. Newman, Mary Chester M. Wasko
Polymorphisms of tumor necrosis factor-α promoter region for susceptibility to HLA-B27-positive ankylosing spondylitis in Korean population
Won-Tae Chung, Jung-Yoon Choe, Won Cheoul Jang, Su Min Park, Young Chang Ahn, Il Kyu Yoon, Tae-Hwan Kim, Youn-Hyoung Nam, Sung-Hoon Park, Sung-Won Lee, Seong-Kyu Kim
Programmed initiation of hemodialysis for systemic amyloidosis patients associated with rheumatoid arthritis
Takeshi Kuroda, Naohito Tanabe, Daisuke Kobayashi, Hiroe Sato, Yoko Wada, Shuichi Murakami, Minoru Sakatsume, Masaaki Nakano, Ichiei Narita
Bronchoalveolar lavage in systemic sclerosis with lung involvement: role and correlations with functional, radiological and scintigraphic parameters
Stefania Volpinari, Renato La Corte, Stefano Bighi, Franco Ravenna, Napoleone Prandini, Andrea Lo Monaco, Francesco Trotta
Vitamin D may not be a good marker of disease activity in Korean patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Hyoun-Ah Kim, Jun-Mo Sung, Ja-Young Jeon, Jeong-Moon Yoon, Chang-Hee Suh
HLA class II, MICA and PRL gene polymorphisms: the common contribution to the systemic lupus erythematosus development in Czech population
Markéta Fojtíková, Peter Novota, Pavlína Čejková, Satu Pešičková, Dana Tegzová, Marie Černá
Comparison the efficacy of phonophoresis and ultrasound therapy in myofascial pain syndrome
Saime Ay, Şebnem Koldaş Doğan, Deniz Evcik, Özgün Çakmak Başer
Can fibromyalgia be associated with whiplash injury? A 3-year follow-up study
Moshe Tishler, Ofer Levy, Mirit Amit-Vazina
Pharmacogenetics of cyclophosphamide and CYP2C19 polymorphism in Thai systemic lupus erythematosus
Pintip Ngamjanyaporn, Ammarin Thakkinstian, Oravan Verasertniyom, Porntip Chatchaipun, Monchand Vanichapuntu, Kanokrat Nantiruj, Kitti Totemchokchyakarn, John Attia, Suchela Janwityanujit
Quantification of regulatory T cells in peripheral blood of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Mojtaba Habibagahi, Zahra Habibagahi, Mansooreh Jaberipour, Amir Aghdashi
Sudden paraplegia following epidural lipomatosis and thoracal compression fracture after long-term steroid therapy: a case report
Suat Erol Çelik, Sait B. Erer, İlker Güleç, Recai Gökcan, Sait Naderi
Malignancy-associated multicentric reticulohistiocytosis
Boutros El-Haddad, Dalia Hammoud, Timothy Shaver, Shadi Shahouri
Bowel perforations in a patient affected by Churg–Strauss syndrome under high-dose steroid treatment: will alternative drugs reduce risk of surgery?
Dario Venditti, Balassone Valerio, Benedetto Ielpo, Oreste Buonomo, Giuseppe Petrella
Fatal rhabdomyolysis in systemic lupus erythematosus
Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota, Eloisa Bonfa
Severe headache complicated by vertical atlantoaxial subluxation in diffuse systemic sclerosis with crowned dens pattern calcification
Aki Shoji, Koichiro Tahara, Haeru Hayashi, Soichiro Tsuji, Eri Kimura, Kengo Yamamoto, Masato Odawara, Tetsuji Sawada
Altered serum levels of human neutrophil peptides (HNP) and human beta-defensin 2 (hBD2) in Wegener’s granulomatosis
Stefan Vordenbäumen, Daniel Timm, Ellen Bleck, Jutta Richter, Rebecca Fischer-Betz, Gamal Chehab, Oliver Sander, Matthias Schneider
Serum cystatin C level in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after single infusion of infliximab
M. Kopec-Medrek, M. Widuchowska, A. Kotulska, E. Zycinska-Dębska, E. J. Kucharz