Ultrasonography is a potent tool for the prediction of progressive joint destruction during clinical remission of rheumatoid arthritis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings before extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) and the treatment outcome of ESWT. METHODS:This study examined 50 feet with chronic plantar fasciitis. The scores before ESWT and after a six-month f...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Maki M,Ikoma K,Imai K,Kido M,Hara Y,Arai Y,Fujiwara H,Kubo T

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to show whether the disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients had improved in Japan, and whether the improvement of disease activity had resulted in a better outcome of patients. In a single-institute-based prospective observational cohort of RA patients (Institute of Rheum...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Yamanaka H,Inoue E,Singh G,Tanaka E,Nakajima A,Taniguchi A,Hara M,Tomatsu T,Kamatani N

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aseptic abscess (AA) is characterized by accumulation of neutrophils without evidence of infection, no response to antibiotics, and rapid response to corticosteroids. We report a case of multiple abscesses in the subcutaneous tissues and joints, and severe mitral valve regurgitation. Although AA did not respond to ant...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Fukuda S,Nanki T,Morio T,Hasegawa H,Koike R,Miyasaka N

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract We evaluated bone mineral density (BMD) in Japanese female patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and assessed the influence of the use of glucocorticoids. Lumbar BMD was measured by dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in 60 premenopausal females who previously had been receiving glucocorticoid therapy....

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Banno S,Matsumoto Y,Naniwa T,Hayami Y,Sugiura Y,Yoshinouchi T,Ueda R

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract The human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I gene HLA-B27 bears a striking association with ankylosing spondylitis and related spondyloarthropathies. This association transcends all ethnic and geographical boundaries. The primary function of HLA-B27 as an MHC class I protein is to form a complex w...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Mehra NK,Kanga U

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the reliability and the validity of the Japanese version of the 2010 American College of Rheumatology Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia (ACR 2010-J), and its quantification scale, the Fibromyalgia Symptom Scale (FS-J). In this study, we divided patients with chro...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Usui C,Hatta K,Aratani S,Yagishita N,Nishioka K,Kanazawa T,Ito K,Yamano Y,Nakamura H,Nakajima T,Nishioka K

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation has often been considered to be a nonspecific response and to play a bridging role in the activation of adaptive immunity. However, it is now accepted that inflammation is the product of an independent innate immune system closely linked to the adaptive immune system. The key mediators of inflammation are...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Yokota S,Kikuchi M,Nozawa T,Kanetaka T,Sato T,Yamazaki K,Sakurai N,Hara R,Mori M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periaortitis and periarteritis are one of the clinical features of IgG4-related disease. Such vascular manifestations are reported to be present in 10-30% of overall IgG4-related disease, and they may also appear as an isolated lesion of IgG4-related disease. As other types of large vessel vasculitis, IgG4-related vas...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Mizushima I,Kasashima S,Fujinaga Y,Kawano M,Ishizaka N

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and the association of H. pylori infection and/or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use with upper gastrointestinal (UGI) ulcers in a cohort of Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Using the clinical database of the cohort of RA patien...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Tanaka E,Singh G,Saito A,Syouji A,Yamada T,Urano W,Nakajima A,Taniguchi A,Tomatsu T,Hara M,Saito T,Kamatani N,Yamanaka H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex process of chronic and progressive inflammation associated with activation of numerous signaling molecules and transcription factors and hyperproliferation of synoviocytes of the affected joints, although the greater part of its pathophysiological process is explained by activati...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Okamoto T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect and potential mechanism of Cysteine-rich 61 (Cyr61) on stimulating MMP-3 expression by fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. METHODS:Primarily cultured RA FLS were treated with exogenous Cyr61 protein or Cyr61-siRNA, t...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Zhai T,Gao C,Huo R,Sheng H,Sun S,Xie J,He Y,Gao H,Li H,Zhang J,Li H,Sun Y,Lin J,Shen B,Xiao L,Li N

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study is to develop clinical practice guideline (CPG) for Sjögren's syndrome (SS) based on recently available clinical and therapeutic evidences. METHODS:The CPG committee for SS was organized by the Research Team for Autoimmune Diseases, Research Program for Intractable Disease of the...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Sumida T,Azuma N,Moriyama M,Takahashi H,Asashima H,Honda F,Abe S,Ono Y,Hirota T,Hirata S,Tanaka Y,Shimizu T,Nakamura H,Kawakami A,Sano H,Ogawa Y,Tsubota K,Ryo K,Saito I,Tanaka A,Nakamura S,Takamura E,Tanaka M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year cohort study was performed, involving all of the 118 patients treated with bucillamine in our hospital between 1988 and 1990. Evaluation was made on the basis of erythrocyte sedimentation rate, grip strength, joint score, duration of morning stiffness, and Lansbury index consisting of the above four paramete...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Yokota N,Kuga Y,Kanazawa T,Morishita M,Tanida K,Itou K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis to quantitatively evaluate the association of cytokine gene polymorphisms with systemic sclerosis (SSc) susceptibility. Electronic databases were used to identify published studies before July 2011. In total, 23 case-control studies including 3524 SSc cases and 6086 healthy c...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Peng WJ,Pan HF,Tao JH,Wang BX,Lu MM,Wang S,He Q,Wang J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide evidence for the revision of clinical practice guideline (CPG) for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) by the Japan Research Committee for Intractable Vasculitis. METHODS:PubMed, CENTRAL, and the Japan Medical Abstracts Society were searched fo...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Nagasaka K,Harigai M,Hagino N,Hara A,Horita T,Hayashi T,Itabashi M,Ito S,Katsumata Y,Kawashima S,Naniwa T,Sada KE,Nango E,Nakayama T,Tsutsumino M,Yamagata K,Homma S,Arimura Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study are to determine the incidence of congenital heart block (CHB) in the Japanese population and identify maternal factors predicting fetal CHB in anti-Ro/SSA antibody positive pregnancy. METHODS:A retrospective study was performed using 52,147 clinical records of pregnancies followed in ...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Miyasato-Isoda M,Waguri M,Yamada Y,Miyano A,Wada Y

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Avascular necrosis of bone (AVN) is an important complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Corticosteroid therapy has been underlined as a main risk factor for osteonecrosis. However, AVN development in patients who have never received corticosteroid and the absence of AVN in the majority of the pat...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Faezi ST,Hoseinian AS,Paragomi P,Akbarian M,Esfahanian F,Gharibdoost F,Akhlaghi M,Nadji A,Jamshidi AR,Shahram F,Nejadhosseinian M,Davatchi F

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we report the case of a 69-year-old man with limited granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA; formerly Wegener's granulomatosis) who developed papillary thyroid cancer, adenocarcinoma of the stomach, and myelodysplastic syndrome following glucocorticoid treatment. This is the first report to present multiple malig...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Cheon YH,Kim MG,Kim JE,Ha CY,Lee SI,Kim HO

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to clarify the characteristics of bony ankylosis of the facet joint of the cervical spine in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who required cervical spine surgery, and its relationship to the clinical findings. METHODS:Eighty consecutive RA patients with cervical spine disorde...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Iizuka H,Iizuka Y,Okamura K,Yonemoto Y,Mieda T,Takagishi K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The international classification criteria (CC) for definite antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) recommend confirmation of the sustained presence, for at least 12 weeks, of both lupus anticoagulant (LA), as determined by aPTT and RVVT, and anti β2glycoprotein I (β2GPI) or anticardiolipin (aCL) IgG and/or IgM. Howe...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Sugiura-Ogasawara M,Atsumi T,Yamada H,Kitaori T,Ozaki Y,Katano K,Murashima A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disease involving a complex network of cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-6. We tested the hypothesis that serum IL-6 level is a useful indicator of disease activity and predicts the treatment response to biologics in patients with psoriasis. METHODS:We analyzed 113 psorias...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Muramatsu S,Kubo R,Nishida E,Morita A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), also known as secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, is mediated by cytokine overproduction from excessive activation of T lymphocytes and macrophages. We present a dermatomyositis patient with MAS, caused by hypercytokinemia. The combination of tacrolimus and plasma exchan...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Kaieda S,Yoshida N,Yamashita F,Okamoto M,Ida H,Hoshino T,Fukuda T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Overactive bladder (OAB) is a clinical diagnosis defined with the presence of urinary urgency, usually accompanied by frequency and nocturia, with or without urgency urinary incontinence. Objective was to evaluate the demographic and clinical characteristics of Japanese systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients wi...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Motegi SI,Sekiguchi A,Sekine Y,Nakayama H,Suzuki K,Ishikawa O

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate CD44 levels in articular cartilage of knee osteoarthritis (OA) and the relationship between CD44 and severity of the disease. METHODS:All 50 cartilage tissues included normal and OA cartilage, and were ascribed to the following four groups on the basis of modified Mankin score: normal, mild l...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Zhang FJ,Luo W,Gao SG,Su DZ,Li YS,Zeng C,Lei GH

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To understand the status of mizoribine use in patients with lupus nephritis (LN) and to collect safety- and efficacy-related data on 2-year treatment with mizoribine. METHODS:A continuous survey was conducted between March 2010 and July 2015. RESULTS:The analysis set included 559 patients (mean age 39.5 ye...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Takeuchi T,Okada K,Yoshida H,Yagi N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite a number of published reports, including from our own laboratory, suggesting that adeno-associated virus (AAV) transduces mouse synovium, a careful analysis demonstrated transduction predominantly of the subsynovial muscle tissue, while the synovial lining is poorly transduced. To investigate the potential of ...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Katakura S,Jennings K,Watanabe S,Adachi E,Thornton S,Gao GP,Wilson JM,Burstein H,Trapnell B,Hirsch R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To obtain safety and efficacy data on combination treatment with iguratimod and methotrexate (MTX) in an open-label extension study in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Following a 28-week, randomized, double-blind trial of adding iguratimod or placebo to stable MTX therapy, patients en...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Hara M,Ishiguro N,Katayama K,Kondo M,Sumida T,Mimori T,Soen S,Nagai K,Yamaguchi T,Yamamoto K,Iguratimod-Clinical Study Group.

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic disease characterized by diffuse pain of unknown cause, fatigue, sleep disorders, cognitive dysfunction, and sensitivity. Fibromyalgia was shown to be associated with balance problems and increased incidence of falls. There are many theoretical mechanisms related to...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Kasapoğlu Aksoy M,Altan L,Ökmen Metin B

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract To determine the specificities of autoantibodies targeting cell cycle-associated antigens in rheumatic diseases, we studied 30 sera which were obtained from patients visiting our hospital and which exhibited a variegated speckled pattern in indirect immunofluorescence (IF). The immunoreactivities of the sera ...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Fujinaga H,Takeuchi K,Kaneda K,Takasaki Y,Hashimoto H

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous flexor tendon rupture is an unusual complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and has not previously been reported. While tendon ruptures in association with SLE have been focused on the previous studies, upper extremity tendon ruptures are infrequently reported in the literature. Here, we present...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Oda R,Fujiwara H,Tokunaga D,Kishida A,Taniguchi D,Seno T,Kawahito Y,Kubo T

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00