Modern Rheumatology

A relationship between pharmacokinetics (PK) and the efficacy of infliximab for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: characterization of infliximab-resistant cases and PK-based modified therapy
pp. 83-91(9)
Author: Mori, Shunsuke

Prospective study of low-dose cyclosporine A in patients with refractory lupus nephritis
pp. 92-97(6)
Authors: Ogawa, Hiroe; Kameda, Hideto; Nagasawa, Hayato; Sekiguchi, Naoya; Takei, Hirofumi; Tsuzaka, Kensei; Amano, Koichi; Takeuchi, Tsutomu

Influence of methotrexate dose on its efficacy and safety in rheumatoid arthritis patients: evidence based on the variety of prescribing approaches among practicing Japanese rheumatologists in a single institute-based large observational cohort (IORRA)
pp. 98-105(8)
Authors: Yamanaka, Hisashi; Inoue, Eisuke; Tanaka, Eiichi; Nakajima, Ayako; Taniguchi, Atsuo; Terai, Chihiro; Hara, Masako; Tomatsu, Taisuke; Kamatani, Naoyuki

Long-term results of open elbow synovectomy for rheumatoid arthritis
pp. 106-109(4)
Authors: Nakagawa, Natsuko; Abe, Shuji; Saegusa, Yasuhiro; Imura, Shigeaki; Kubo, Hitoshi; Nishibayashi, Yasuro; Yoshiya, Shinichi

Replacement of the first metatarsophalangeal joint with a Swanson implant accompanied by open-wedge osteotomy of the first metatarsal bone for hallux valgus in rheumatoid arthritis
pp. 110-114(5)
Authors: Shi, Kenrin; Hayashida, Kenji; Owaki, Hajime; Kawai, Hideo

Celecoxib prevents juxta-articular osteopenia and growth plate destruction adjacent to inflamed joints in rats with collagen-induced arthritis
pp. 115-122(8)
Authors: Tsuboi, Hideki; Nampei, Akihide; Matsui, Yoshito; Hashimoto, Jun; Kawai, Shinichi; Ochi, Takahiro; Yoshikawa, Hideki

Step-up versus primary intensive approach to the treatment of interstitial pneumonia associated with dermatomyositis/polymyositis: a retrospective study
pp. 123-130(8)
Authors: Takada, Kazuki; Kishi, Jun; Miyasaka, Nobuyuki

Intermittent intravenous cyclophosphamide pulse therapy for the treatment of active interstitial lung disease associated with collagen vascular diseases
pp. 131-136(6)
Authors: Okada, Makoto; Suzuki, Kimihiro; Matsumoto, Mitsuyo; Nakashima, Masahiro; Nakanishi, Takashi; Takada, Kunio; Horikoshi, Hideyuki; Matsubara, Osamu; Ohsuzu, Fumitaka

Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors are autoantibody target antigens in patients with Sjögren's syndrome and other systemic rheumatic diseases
pp. 137-143(7)
Authors: Miyachi, Kiyomitsu; Iwai, Miwako; Asada, Kouichi; Saito, Ichiro; Hankins, Raleigh; Mikoshiba, Katsuhiko

A case of life-threatening refractory polychondritis successfully treated with combined intensive immunosuppressive therapy with methotrexate
pp. 144-147(4)
Authors: Yamaoka, Kunihiro; Saito, Kazuyoshi; Hanami, Kentaro; Nakayamada, Shingo; Nawata, Masao; Iwata, Shigeru; Azuma, Taeko; Tanaka, Yoshiya

A case of relapsing polychondritis with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and perforation of the nasal septum at the onset
pp. 148-152(5)
Authors: Tsuda, Tokutaro; Nakajima, Ayako; Baba, Sayumi; Tanohara, Kiyoko; Masuda, Ikuko; Yamada, Toru; Takagi, Kae; Yamakawa, Takuya; Kamatani, Naoyuki; Hara, Masako

A case of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome that manifested in the course of basal cell carcinoma
pp. 153-155(3)
Authors: Funauchi, Masanori; Yamagata, Toshiaki; Sugiyama, Masafumi; Ikoma, Shin-ya; Sakaguchi, Mika; Kinoshita, Koji; Kawata, Akira

A case of dermatomyositis complicated with pneumomediastinum
pp. 156-159(4)
Authors: Terao, Mika; Ozawa, Kentaro; Inui, Shigeki; Murota, Hiroyuki; Yokomi, Akinori; Itami, Satoshi

Hodgkin's lymphoma initially presenting with polymyalgic symptoms: a case report
pp. 160-162(3)
Authors: Sahin, Mehmet; Alanoglu, Guchan; Aksu, Oguzhan; Tunc, Sevket Ercan; Kapucuoglu, Nılgun; Yener, Mahmut

Insufficiency fracture of the acetabulum without apparent trauma
pp. 163-166(4)
Authors: Hashidate, Hiroyuki; Kamimura, Mikio; Nakagawa, Hiroyuki; Takahara, Kenji; Uchiyama, Shigeharu

Successful treatment of a patient with refractory adult Still's disease by tacrolimus
pp. 167-170(4)
Authors: Murakami, Kosaku; Fujii, Takao; Yukawa, Naoichiro; Yoshifuji, Hajime; Kawabata, Daisuke; Tanaka, Masao; Usui, Takashi; Mimori, Tsuneyo

Severe subcutaneous generalized edema in a patient with dermatomyositis
pp. 171-173(3)
Authors: Ito, Yoshinaga; Kawabata, Daisuke; Yukawa, Naoichiro; Yoshifuji, Hajime; Usui, Takashi; Tanaka, Masao; Fujii, Takao; Mimori, Tsuneyo

Therapeutic efficacy and safety profile of infliximab in active systemic lupus erythematosus
pp. 174-177(4)
Authors: Hayat, Sawsan Johar; Uppal, Sukhbir Singh

Retrospective clinical study on the notable efficacy and related factors of infliximab therapy in a rheumatoid arthritis management group in Japan (RECONFIRM)
pp. 178-178(1)
Authors: Yamanaka, Hisashi; Tanaka, Yoshiya; Sekiguchi, Naoya; Inoue, Eisuke; Saito, Kazuyoshi; Kameda, Hideto; Iikuni, Noriko; Nawata, Masao; Amano, Kouichi; Shinozaki, Mikiko; Takeuchi, Tsutomu