Issue 3/2012
Content (28 Articles)
Cognitive impairment in antiphospholipid syndrome: evidence from animal models
Simone Appenzeller, Aline Tamires Lapa, Caio Rodrigues Guirau, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Yehuda Shoenfeld
The practical value of biologics registries in Africa and Middle East: challenges and opportunities
Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni, Marzooq Al-Badi, Ala’ Al-Heresh, Samar Al-Emadi, Ahmed El Bawendi, Ayman El Garf, Khaled El Hadidi, Hussein Halabi, Mohammed Hammoudeh, Selma El Hassani, Mustafa Al Maaini, Ibrahim Nahar, Aïcha Ladjouze Rezig, Slaheddine Sellami, Wafaa Sweiri, Ramiz Alswailem, Beverly Traub, Imad Uthman, Elsa van Duuren, Leith Zakraoui, Bassel El Zorkany, Loreto Carmona, Maxime Dougados
The pathway of estradiol-induced apoptosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Maryam Rastin, Mohammad Reza Hatef, Nafisseh Tabasi, Mahmoud Mahmoudi
Incidental computed tomography sacroiliitis: clinical significance and inappropriateness of the New York radiological grading criteria for the diagnosis
Gleb Slobodin, Simona Croitoru, Natalia Starikov, Said Younis, Nina Boulman, Doron Rimar, Itzhak Rosner, Michael Rozenbaum, Majed Odeh
The diagnostic value of the proposal for clinical gout diagnosis (CGD)
Janitzia Vázquez-Mellado, Claudia B. Hernández-Cuevas, Everardo Alvarez-Hernández, Lucio Ventura-Rios, Ingris Peláez-Ballestas, Julio Casasola-Vargas, Sergio García-Méndez, Rubén Burgos-Vargas
Expression of miR-146a and miR-155 in the urinary sediment of systemic lupus erythematosus
Gang Wang, Lai-Shan Tam, Bonnie Ching-Ha Kwan, Edmund Kwok-Ming Li, Kai-Ming Chow, Cathy Choi-Wan Luk, Philip Kam-Tao Li, Cheuk-Chun Szeto
Comparison of the BASDAI and the miniBASDAI in assessing disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Jinane Hakkou, Samira Rostom, Nawal Aissaoui, Kenza Berrada Ghezioul, Rachid Bahiri, Redouane Abouqal, Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni
Spectrum of ankylosing spondylitis in Portugal. Development of BASDAI, BASFI, BASMI and mSASSS reference centile charts
Fernando M. Pimentel-Santos, Ana Filipa Mourão, Célia Ribeiro, José Costa, Helena Santos, Anabela Barcelos, Patricia Pinto, Fátima Godinho, Margarida Cruz, Elsa Vieira-Sousa, Rui André Santos, Sara Rabiais, Jorge Félix, João Eurico Fonseca, Henrique Guedes-Pinto, Matthew A Brown, Jaime C. Branco
Long-term effects of anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy on weight in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rachel A. Brown, Domenico Spina, Sayqa Butt, Gregory D. Summers
Ultrasound revealing subclinical enthesopathy at the greater trochanter level in patients with spondyloarthritis
Marwin Gutierrez, Filippo Luccioli, Fausto Salaffi, Elena Bartoloni, Chiara Bertolazzi, Vittorio Bini, Emilio Filipucci, Walter Grassi, Roberto Gerli
Effects of intravenous iron saccharate on improving severe anemia in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Wei-Sheng Chen, Chun-Yu Liu, Hui-Ting Lee, Kelvin Tsai, Yi-Chun Lin, Der-Cherng Tarng, Chao-Hung Ho, Hsiao-Yi Lin
Prevalence of overweight in Moroccan patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its relationships with disease features
Yousra Ibn Yacoub, Bouchra Amine, Assia Laatiris, Fahd Wafki, Fatima Znat, Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni
Th17 cells in systemic lupus erythematosus share functional features with Th17 cells from normal bone marrow and peripheral tissues
Ana Henriques, Luís Inês, Maria Luísa Pais, José António Pereira da Silva, Artur Augusto Paiva
Association of clinical and genetical features in FMF with focus on MEFV strip assay sensitivity in 452 children from western Anatolia, Turkey
Can Ozturk, Oya Halıcıoglu, Işıl Coker, Nesrin Gulez, Sumer Sutçuoglu, Neslihan Karaca, Guzide Aksu, Necil Kutukculer
A novel automated indirect immunofluorescence autoantibody evaluation
Shaye Kivity, Boris Gilburd, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Marina Garcia Carrasco, Yaron Tzafrir, Yael Sofer, Matilda Mandel, Thomas Buttner, Dirk Roggenbuck, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Katalin Danko, Marcos López Hoyos, Yehuda Shoenfeld
Feasibility and efficacy of an 8-week progressive home-based strengthening exercise program in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip and/or total hip joint replacement: a preliminary trial
Benjamin Steinhilber, Georg Haupt, Regina Miller, Johannes Boeer, Stefan Grau, Pia Janssen, Inga Krauss
Psychosocial problems among newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients
C. Gåfvels, M. Hägerström, B. Nordmark, P. E. Wändell
Effect of music on anxiety and pain during joint lavage for knee osteoarthritis
Sébastien Ottaviani, Bernard Jean-Luc, Bardin Thomas, Richette Pascal
Long-term efficacy of a short period of taping followed by an exercise program in a cohort of patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome
Marco Paoloni, Giancarlo Fratocchi, Massimiliano Mangone, Massimiliano Murgia, Valter Santilli, Angelo Cacchio
A case series to describe the clinical characteristics of foot ulceration in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Heidi J. Siddle, Jill Firth, Robin Waxman, E. Andrea Nelson, Philip S. Helliwell
The 2010 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis in the Heinola inception cohort—diagnoses confirmed by long-term follow-up
Kalevi Kaarela, Jenni E. Kauppi, Markku J. Kauppi
Antinucleosome in systemic lupus erythematosus. A study in a Brazilian population
G. A. Sardeto, L. M. Simas, T. S. Skare, R. M. Nisihara, S. R. R. Utiyama
Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with systemic sclerosis in the Czech Republic
Pavel Jansa, Radim Becvar, David Ambroz, Tomas Palecek, Michal Tomcik, Simona Skacelova, Michael Aschermann, Ales Linhart
Chilblain lupus induced by TNF-α antagonists: a case report and literature review
Walter A. Sifuentes Giraldo, María Ahijón Lana, María Jesús García Villanueva, Carmen González García, Mónica Vázquez Diaz
Successful treatment of adult-onset Still’s disease with tocilizumab monotherapy: two case reports and literature review
Ryota Sakai, Hayato Nagasawa, Eiko Nishi, Ayumi Okuyama, Hirofumi Takei, Takahiko Kurasawa, Tsuneo Kondo, Koji Nishimura, Yuichiro Shirai, Tatsuya Ito, Hideto Kameda, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Koichi Amano
Anti-TNF therapy for polymyalgia rheumatica: report of 99 cases and review of the literature
Nádia Emi Aikawa, Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira, Laís Lage, Eloisa Bonfá, Jozélio Freire Carvalho
Erratum to: Effect of music on anxiety and pain during joint lavage for knee osteoarthritis
Sébastien Ottaviani, Jean-Luc Bernard, Thomas Bardin, Pascal Richette