Issue 9/2012
Content (61 Articles)
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and exercise in fibromyalgia syndrome patients: a mini review
Boya Nugraha, Matthias Karst, Stefan Engeli, Christoph Gutenbrunner
Interleukin-6 and cytochrome-P450, reason for concern?
Sooha Kim, Andrew J. K. Östör, Muhammad K. Nisar
Modulation of immune and inflammatory responses on experimental arthritis following intraarticular gene transfer of tumor necrosis factor receptor-immunoglobulin Fc
Xiaobing Zhou, Kai Gao, Lianzhong Shen, Aizhi Zhao, Xiaobing Wu, Chao Wang, Junzhi Wang, Bo Li
Dietary aspects in fibromyalgia patients: results of a survey on food awareness, allergies, and nutritional supplementation
Laura-Isabel Arranz, Miguel-Ángel Canela, Magda Rafecas
Initial presentation of acute transverse myelitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: demographics, diagnosis, management and comparison to idiopathic cases
Steffan W. Schulz, Max Shenin, Amy Mehta, Amal Kebede, Marshall Fluerant, Chris T. Derk
“Mutation negative” familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome (FCAS) in an 8-year-old boy: clinical course and functional studies
C. M. Hedrich, N. Bruck, D. Paul, G. Hahn, M. Gahr, A. Rösen-Wolff
Primary Sjögren’s syndrome in Moroccan patients: characteristics, fatigue and quality of life
Yousra Ibn Yacoub, Samira Rostom, Assia Laatiris, Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni
Amyloid deposition in rheumatoid arthritis of the hip
Oliver Niggemeyer, Joern Steinhagen, Martin Fuerst, Jozef Zustin, Wolfgang Rüther
Th17 peripheral cells are increased in diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis compared with limited illness: a cross-sectional study
Tatiana S. Rodríguez-Reyna, Janette Furuzawa-Carballeda, Javier Cabiedes, Luis D. Fajardo-Hermosillo, Cynthia Martínez-Reyes, Mariana Díaz-Zamudio, Luis Llorente
Local tolerance of intraarticular administration of lornoxicam into the rabbit knee joint
Susanne Schroeder, Anke Heuser, Arn Tellmann, Karl-Josef Goebel, Thomas Woehrmann
Osteoprotegerin expression in bone marrow by treatment with tocilizumab in rheumatoid arthritis
Katsuaki Kanbe, Atsushi Nakamura, Yasuo Inoue, Kaori Hobo
Is it safe to use anti-TNF-α agents for tuberculosis in children suffering with chronic rheumatic disease?
Omer Kilic, Ozgur Kasapcopur, Yildiz Camcioglu, Haluk Cokugras, Nil Arisoy, Necla Akcakaya
Predictors for neuropsychiatric development in Chinese adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus
Jing Dong, Hua Li, Ji-bo Wang, Yuan Yao, Qing-rui Yang
IgG RF and anti-CCP2 antibody can be positive in undifferentiated arthritis due to streptococcal infection, hepatitis B virus, tuberculosis, trauma and hypothyroidism: a preliminary study
Usha Singh, Pamod Kumar Verma, Priyanka Bhagat, Sangeeta Singh, Suman Singh, Nand Kumar Singh
Prevalence and clinical presentations of hepatitis C virus among patients admitted to the rheumatology ward
Ayman El Garf, Bassel El Zorkany, Rasha Gheith, Hala Sheba, Geilan Abdel Moneim, Kamal El Garf
Septic polyarthritis caused by group A streptococcus in an immunocompetent adult: rare case
Assia Laatiris, Bouchra Amine, Yousra Ibn Yacoub, Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) does not slow the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in SLE over 2 years
Adnan N. Kiani, Laurence S. Magder, Michelle Petri
Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation in SLE inpatients: Chinese experience
Lun-Fang Xie, Pei-Ling Chen, Hai-Feng Pan, Jin-Hui Tao, Xiang-Pei Li, Yu-Jing Zhang, Yu Zhai, Dong-Qing Ye
Associations of serum urea, creatinine and uric acid with clinical and laboratory features in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Zaixing Yang, Yan Liang, Chang Li, Weiqiang Xi, Renqian Zhong
An association study of disease activity score components and patient satisfaction with overall health for early RA patients on non-biologic DMARD therapy
Stephanie A. Kovalchik, Christina Charles-Schoeman, Dinesh Khanna, Harold E. Paulus
Disturbed Th17/Treg balance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Qian Niu, Bei Cai, Zhuo-chun Huang, Yun-ying Shi, Lan-lan Wang
Determinants of bone mineral density, bone mineral content, and body composition in a cohort of healthy children: influence of sex, age, puberty, and physical activity
Emanuele Ausili, Donato Rigante, Elio Salvaggio, Benedetta Focarelli, Claudia Rendeli, Valentina Ansuini, Valentina Paolucci, Silvia Triarico, Lucilla Martini, Paolo Caradonna
Investigating ANKH and ENPP1 in Slovakian families with chondrocalcinosis
Ana Rita Couto, Yun Zhang, Andrew Timms, Jacome Bruges-Armas, Jorge Sequeiros, Matthew A. Brown
Association of PTPN22 gene polymorphism and systemic lupus erythematosus in a cohort of Egyptian patients: impact on clinical and laboratory results
Pacint Moez, Eiman Soliman
Impact of patient and disease characteristics on therapeutic success during adalimumab treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from a German noninterventional observational study
Stefan Kleinert, Hans-Peter Tony, Andreas Krause, Martin Feuchtenberger, Siegfried Wassenberg, Constanze Richter, Ekkehard Röther, Wolfgang Spieler, Holger Gnann, Bianca M. Wittig
Tuberculosis infection in rheumatic patients with infliximab therapy: experience with 157 patients
Christiane Aguiar Nobre, Maria Roseli Monteiro Callado, José Rubens Costa Lima, Kirla Wagner Poti Gomes, Germana Vasconcelos Mesquita Martiniano, Walber Pinto Vieira
Analysis of granulysin-mediated cytotoxicity in peripheral blood of patients with psoriatic arthritis
Drazen Massari, Larisa Prpic-Massari, Tatjana Kehler, Marija Kastelan, Bozidar Curkovic, Viktor Persic, Alen Ruzic, Gordana Laskarin
The Italian version of the Mouth Handicap in Systemic Sclerosis scale (MHISS) is valid, reliable and useful in assessing oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients
S. Maddali Bongi, A. Del Rosso, I. Miniati, F. Galluccio, G. Landi, G. Tai, M. Matucci-Cerinic
Connective tissue growth factor, a regulator related with 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid down-regulate MMPs in rheumatoid arthritis
Jian-guang Wang, Jian Ruan, Chun-yang Li, Jian-min Wang, Yan Li, Wei-tao Zhai, Wei Zhang, Hui Ye, Nian-han Shen, Kang-fu Lei, Xiu-fang Chen, Xin-yu Yang
Relationship of bone mineral density with disease activity and functional ability in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional study
Simeon Grazio, Zvonko Kusić, Selma Cvijetić, Frane Grubišić, Antonija Balenović, Tomislav Nemčić, Valentina Matijević-Mikelić, Marija Punda, Joachim Sieper
Tenascin-C fragments are endogenous inducers of cartilage matrix degradation
Nidhi Sofat, Saralili Dipa Robertson, Monika Hermansson, Jonathan Jones, Philip Mitchell, Robin Wait
Down-regulation of adiponectin in patients with familial Mediterranean fever during attack-free period
Vedat Gerdan, Ismail Sari, Didem Kozacı, Fatos Onen, Feride Yüksel, Özgül Soysal, Dilek Solmaz, Necati Günay, Nurullah Akkoc, Servet Akar
Anteroposterior and varus–valgus laxity of the knee increase after stair climbing in patients with mild osteoarthritis
Tsuyoshi Miyazaki, Kenzo Uchida, Makoto Wada, Mitsuhiko Sato, Daisuke Sugita, Seiichiro Shimada, Hisatoshi Baba
Case report of a patient with osteopoikilosis
Mehmet Fatih İnci, Ümit Erkan Vurdem, Hatice Gümüş, Rahime İnci
Evaluation of apoptosis-related gene Fas (CD95) and FasL (CD178) polymorphisms in Iranian rheumatoid arthritis patients
Adel Mohammadzadeh, Ali Akbar Pourfathollah, Mohammad Taher Tahoori, Saeed Daneshmandi, Ladan Langroudi, Masoumeh Akhlaghi
Registry of the clinical characteristics of spondyloarthritis in a cohort of Egyptian population
M. Y. Tayel, E. Soliman, W. F. El Baz, A. El Labaan, Y. Hamaad, M. H. Ahmed
Joint laxity in the parents of children with temporary brittle bone disease
Colin R. Paterson, Patricia A. Mole
The effect of different treatment time of millimeter wave on chondrocyte apoptosis, caspase-3, caspase-8, and MMP-13 expression in rabbit surgically induced model of knee osteoarthritis
Lu Xia, Qing-Lu Luo, Hai-Dan Lin, Jin-Long Zhang, Hua Guo, Cheng-Qi He
Chorea in primary antiphospholipid syndrome is associated with rheumatic fever
Simone Appenzeller, Steeven Yeh, Marcelo Maruyama, Solange Murta Barros, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho
Pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculous arthritis of knee joint associated with rheumatoid arthritis treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha medication: a case report
Selim Nalbant, Mustafa Özyurt, Murat Yıldırım, Mesih Kuskucu
Evaluation of cartilage degradation in arthritis using T1ρ magnetic resonance imaging mapping
Hidetoshi Tsushima, Ken Okazaki, Yukihisa Takayama, Masamitsu Hatakenaka, Hiroshi Honda, Toshiaki Izawa, Yasuharu Nakashima, Hisakata Yamada, Yukihide Iwamoto
Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of Biotène Oral Balance in patients with secondary Sjögren’s syndrome: a pilot study
Ardita Aliko, Adem Alushi, Argjend Tafaj, Ramazan Isufi
Antinuclear antibody positive autoimmune disorders in North India: an appraisal
Ranjana Walker Minz, Yashwant Kumar, Shashi Anand, Surjit Singh, Pradeep Bamberi, Subhash Verma, Shobha Shegal
Rheumatoid arthritis in patients with hemoglobinopathies
Xanthi I. Pliakou, Frideriki P. Koutsouka, Dimitrios Damigos, Konstantinos L. Bourantas, Evangelos C. Briasoulis, Paraskevi V. Voulgari
Medical costs for Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis based on the national claims database
Jeong-Mi Kwon, Soo-Kyung Cho, Jin-Hee Kim, Eui-Kyung Lee
Cytomegalovirus infection causes morbidity and mortality in patients with autoimmune diseases, particularly systemic lupus: in a Chinese population in Taiwan
W. P. Tsai, M. H. Chen, M. H. Lee, K. H. Yu, M. W. Wu, L. B. Liou
A case of ANCA-associated vasculitis presenting with calf claudication
Mi Yeon Kim, Sun Youn Bae, Mirae Lee, Hojung Chung, Jaejoon Lee, Joong Kyong Ahn, Hoon-Suk Cha, Eun-Mi Koh
Rheumatoid arthritis masquerading as acromegaly recurrence: report of two cases
Yusuf Aydın, Hülya Coşkun, Seher Kır, Selma Yazici, Özlem Kudaş, Adem Güngör
Late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus-associated liver disease
Leonardo L. Schiavon, Roberto J. Carvalho-Filho, Janaína Luz Narciso-Schiavon, Valéria P. Lanzoni, Maria Lucia G. Ferraz, Antonio Eduardo B. Silva
Bilateral condensing osteitis of clavicles: differential diagnosis of an unusual case
Muhammad Babar Imran, Saleh Othman
Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with pulmonary thromboembolism in a 15-year-old girl
L. Dell’Era, F. Corona, A. C. Defilippi, A. Esposito, N. Principi, S. Esposito
Platelet gel in the treatment of severe scleroderma skin ulcers
Dilia Giuggioli, Michele Colaci, Andreina Manfredi, Mariateresa Mariano, Clodoveo Ferri
Lupus attributable to anti-TNF therapy and revealed by interstitial granulomatous dermatitis
M. Guerin, B. Haettich, C. Bara, L. Artru, B. Prophette, P. Célérier, H. Maillard
Segmental vitiligo in a patient with thoracic outlet syndrome
Murat Kara, Sinan Yılmaz, Özgür Kara, Mehmet Güney Şenol, Fatih Özdağ, Levent Özçakar
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis as an unusual pattern of lung involvement in Sjögren syndrome
Eugene Park, Hae-Rim Kim, Hee Joung Kim, Sang-Heon Lee
Sarcoidosis and sacroiliitis, a case report
Laisa Socorro Briongos-Figuero, Ángela Ruiz-de-Temiño, José Luis Pérez-Castrillón
Lack of antiphospolipid antibodies in long-term cardiac rheumatic fever
Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Cláudia Goldenstein-Schainberg
Fever is not always present in Kawasaki disease
A. L. Rodriguez-Lozano, F. E. Rivas-Larrauri, V. M. Hernandez-Bautista, M. A. Yamazaki-Nakashimada
Rituximab-induced pulmonary disease
Mortimer B. O’Connor, Mohamad Fadri Bin Abdullah, Neil O’Donovan, Mark J. Phelan
Successful treatment of azole-resistant Candida spondylodiscitis with high-dose caspofungin monotherapy
Kelesidis Theodoros, Tsiodras Sotirios