This is a selection of articles from the April 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Rheumatology headlines.
Marrying Rheumatoid Arthritis Pathophysiology to Treatment Mechanism of Action: A Focus on New Therapies
discuss this article
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - April 30, 2008 Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Accuracy of recall of the items included in disease activity forms of Behçet’s disease: comparison of retrospective questionnaires with a daily telephone interview
discuss this article
Source: Clinical Rheumatology - April 30, 2008 Tags: Clinical Rheumatology Source Type: news
Evidence for articular cartilage regeneration in MRL/MpJ mice.
discuss this article
Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage - April 30, 2008 Authors: Fitzgerald J, Rich C, Burkhardt D, Allen J, Herzka AS, Little CB Tags: Osteoarthritis Cartilage Source Type: news
Author response to "Kyphoplasty is not a nonpharmacologic management option for the minimization of fracture risk in osteoporosis"
discuss this article
Source: Nature Clinical Practice. Rheumatology. - April 29, 2008 Authors: Lane JM, Lin JT Tags: Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol Source Type: news
Are all DMARDs equivalent?
discuss this article
Source: Nature Clinical Practice. Rheumatology. - April 29, 2008 Authors: Lipsky PE Tags: Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol Source Type: news
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Not To Have Access To Treatment If First One Is Unsuitable, England
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today - April 29, 2008 Source Type: news
Rheumatoid Arthritis - MorphoSys Announces Completion Of First Dosing In Phase 1 Trial For MOR103 Program
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today - April 29, 2008 Source Type: news
Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery Cheaper Than Fusion
discuss this article
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - April 29, 2008 Source Type: news
More Broken Bones With Actos, Avandia
discuss this article
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - April 29, 2008 Source Type: news
Epilepsy Drug Linked to Bone Loss
discuss this article
Source: MedicineNet Rheumatoid Arthritis General - April 29, 2008 Source Type: news
Successful treatment with plasma exchange in adult-onset Still’s disease with hyper-IL-18-naemia and hyperallergic state
discuss this article
Source: Modern Rheumatology - April 29, 2008 Tags: Modern Rheumatology Source Type: news
ARHP announcements
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - April 26, 2008 Tags: Announcements Source Type: news
Monoarthritis of the elbow due to metastatic colon carcinoma: diagnosis based on the presence of adenocarcinoma cells in synovial fluid
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology International - April 26, 2008 Tags: Rheumatology International Source Type: news
Changes in synovial fluid and serum biomarkers with exercise and early osteoarthritis in horses.
discuss this article
Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage - April 26, 2008 Authors: Frisbie DD, Al-Sobayil F, Billinghurst RC, Kawcak CE, McIlwraith CW Tags: Osteoarthritis Cartilage Source Type: news
Evaluating the Adequacy of Disease Control in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A RAND Appropriateness Panel
discuss this article
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - April 25, 2008 Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Tumor necrosis factor-α inhibits chondrogenic differentiation of synovial fibroblasts through p38 mitogen activating protein kinase pathways
discuss this article
Source: Modern Rheumatology - April 25, 2008 Tags: Modern Rheumatology Source Type: news
Identification of the molecular response of articular cartilage to injury, by microarray screening: Wnt-16 expression and signaling after injury and in osteoarthritis
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Francesco Dell'Accio, Cosimo De Bari, Noha M. Eltawil, Paul Vanhummelen, Costantino Pitzalis Tags: Osteoarthritis Source Type: news
Profound and paradoxical impact on arthritis and autoimmunity of the rat antigen-presenting lectin-like receptor complex
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Jian Ping Guo, Liselotte Bäckdahl, Monica Marta, Linda Mathsson, Johan Rönnelid, Johnny C. Lorentzen Tags: Experimental Arthritis Source Type: news
Arthritis develops but fails to resolve during inhibition of cyclooxygenase 2 in a murine model of lyme disease
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Victoria A. Blaho, W. Jefferson Mitchell, Charles R. Brown Tags: Lyme Disease Source Type: news
The pitfalls of a purely clinical definition of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: Comment on the article by Todd et al
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Camille E. Introcaso, Steven M. Brunelli, Joel M. Gelfand, Anuj S. Malik, Miho Murashima, Irfan Ahmed, Harold I. Feldman, David J. Margolis Tags: Letters Source Type: news
Radiographic progression of ankylosing spondylitis after up to two years of treatment with etanercept
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: D. van der Heijde, R. Landewé, S. Einstein, P. Ory, D. Vosse, L. Ni, S.-L. Lin, W. Tsuji, J. C. Davis Jr. Tags: Ankylosing Spondylitis Source Type: news
Expression of microRNA-146 in rheumatoid arthritis synovial tissue
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Tomoyuki Nakasa, Shigeru Miyaki, Atsuko Okubo, Megumi Hashimoto, Keiichiro Nishida, Mitsuo Ochi, Hiroshi Asahara Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis Basic Science Studies Source Type: news
Reply
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Steven A. Young-Min, Tim Cawston, Nicola Marshall, David Coady, Ian Griffiths, Stephan Christgau, Tore Saxne, Simon Robins Tags: Letters Source Type: news
Uveitis following the use of tumor necrosis factor [alpha] inhibitors: Comment on the article by Lim et al
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Rossana Scrivo, Antonio Spadaro, Francesca Romana Spinelli, Guido Valesini Tags: Letters Source Type: news
Measuring health in patients with fibromyalgia: Content comparison of questionnaires based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - April 25, 2008 Authors: Birgit Prodinger, Alarcos Cieza, David A. Williams, Philip Mease, Annelies Boonen, Katharina Kerschan-Schindl, Veronika Fialka-Moser, Josef Smolen, Gerold Stucki, Klaus Machold, Tanja Stamm Tags: Fibromyalgia Source Type: news
The HLA-DRB1 shared epitope in Caucasians with rheumatoid arthritis: A lesson learned from tic-tac-toe
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: S. Louis Bridges Jr., James M. Kelley, Laura B. Hughes Tags: Editorial Source Type: news
Interstitial lung disease in polymyositis and dermatomyositis: Longitudinal evaluation by pulmonary function and radiology
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - April 25, 2008 Authors: Maryam Fathi, Jenny Vikgren, Marianne Boijsen, Ulf Tylen, Lennart Jorfeldt, Göran Tornling, Ingrid E. Lundberg Tags: Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis Source Type: news
Assessment of unmet needs and the lack of generalizability in the design of randomized controlled trials for scleroderma treatment
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - April 25, 2008 Authors: Renata Villela, Sai Yan Yuen, Janet E. Pope, Murray Baron, Canadian Scleroderma Research group Tags: Scleroderma Source Type: news
A paradigm of diagnostic criteria for polyarteritis nodosa: Analysis of a series of 949 patients with vasculitides
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Corneliu Henegar, Christian Pagnoux, Xavier Puéchal, Jean-Daniel Zucker, Avner Bar-Hen, Véronique Le Guern, Mona Saba, Denis Bagnères, Olivier Meyer, Loïc Guillevin, French Vasculitis Study Group Tags: Vasculitis Source Type: news
Link between tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and onset of uveitis: Comment on the article by Lim et al
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Barry J. Sheane, Donough Howard, Michele F. Doran, Gaye Cunnane Tags: Letters Source Type: news
Glutamate levels and activity of the T cell voltage-gated potassium Kv1.3 channel in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: C. Poulopoulou, Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti, A. Hatzimanolis, K. Fragiadaki, A. Polissidis, E. Anderzanova, P. Davaki, C. G. Katsiari, P. P. Sfikakis Tags: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Basic Science Studies Source Type: news
Use of the Human Activity Profile for estimating fitness in persons with arthritis
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - April 25, 2008 Authors: Laura D. Bilek, Dawn M. Venema, Gilbert M. Willett, Elizabeth R. Lyden Tags: Fitness Testing Source Type: news
Thinking about movement hurts: The effect of motor imagery on pain and swelling in people with chronic arm pain
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - April 25, 2008 Authors: G. Lorimer Moseley, Nadia Zalucki, Frank Birklein, Johan Marinus, Jacobus J. van Hilten, Hannu Luomajoki Tags: Rehabilitation Source Type: news
Functional characterization of hypertrophy in chondrogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Michael B. Mueller, Rocky S. Tuan Tags: Cartilage Biology Source Type: news
Analysis of the chondrogenic potential of human synovial stem cells according to harvest site and culture parameters in knees with medial compartment osteoarthritis
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Tsuyoshi Nagase, Takeshi Muneta, Young-Jin Ju, Kenji Hara, Toshiyuki Morito, Hideyuki Koga, Akimoto Nimura, Tomoyuki Mochizuki, Ichiro Sekiya Tags: Osteoarthritis Source Type: news
Association of interferon regulatory factor 5 haplotypes, similar to that found in systemic lupus erythematosus, in a large subgroup of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Rebeca Dieguez-Gonzalez, Manuel Calaza, Eva Perez-Pampin, Arturo Rodriguez de la Serna, Benjamin Fernandez-Gutierrez, Santos Castañeda, Raquel Largo, Beatriz Joven, Javier Narvaez, Federico Navarro, Jose Luis Marenco, Jose Luis Vicario, Francisco J. Blan Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis Basic Science Studies Source Type: news
Correlation of magnetization transfer ratio histogram parameters with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus criteria and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy: Association of magnetization transfer ratio peak height with neuronal and cognitive dysfunction
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: B. J. Emmer, G. M. Steup-Beekman, S. C. A. Steens, T. W. J. Huizinga, M. A. van Buchem, J. van der Grond Tags: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Clinical Studies Source Type: news
Biomarkers in the prediction of radiographic progression in early rheumatoid arthritis: Comment on the article by Young-Min et al
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: I. Tchetverikov, T. W. J. Huizinga, A. H. M. van der Helm-van Mil Tags: Letters Source Type: news
Short-term outcome of neuropsychiatric events in systemic lupus erythematosus upon enrollment into an international inception cohort study
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - April 25, 2008 Authors: J. G. Hanly, M. B. Urowitz, L. Su, J. Sanchez-Guerrero, S. C. Bae, C. Gordon, D. J. Wallace, D. Isenberg, G. S. Alarcón, J. T. Merrill, A. Clarke, S. Bernatsky, M. A. Dooley, P. R. Fortin, D. Gladman, K. Steinsson, M. Petri, I. N. Bruce, S. Manzi, M. Kha Tags: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Source Type: news
Increased enthesopathy among Behçet's syndrome patients with acne and arthritis: An ultrasonography study
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Gulen Hatemi, Izzet Fresko, Koray Tascilar, Hasan Yazici Tags: Vasculitis Source Type: news
A primary care back pain screening tool: Identifying patient subgroups for initial treatment
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - April 25, 2008 Authors: Jonathan C. Hill, Kate M. Dunn, Martyn Lewis, Ricky Mullis, Chris J. Main, Nadine E. Foster, Elaine M. Hay Tags: Back Pain Source Type: news
Comparison of hylan and hyaluronic acid for knee osteoarthritis: Comment on the article by Jüni et al
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Xavier Chevalier, André Marin, Thierry Conrozier Tags: Letters Source Type: news
Aortic involvement in recent-onset giant cell (temporal) arteritis: A case-control prospective study using helical aortic computed tomodensitometric scan
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - April 25, 2008 Authors: Christian Agard, Jacques-H. Barrier, Benoît Dupas, Thierry Ponge, Alfred Mahr, Gérard Fradet, Pascal Chevalet, Agathe Masseau, Eric Batard, Pierre Pottier, Bernard Planchon, Jean-Marie Brisseau, Mohamed-A. Hamidou Tags: Giant Cell Arteritis Source Type: news
Nidogen-1 and nidogen-2 in healthy human cartilage and in late-stage osteoarthritis cartilage
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Jenny Kruegel, Boguslawa Sadowski, Nicolai Miosge Tags: Osteoarthritis Source Type: news
A novel tumor necrosis factor [alpha]-responsive CCAAT/enhancer binding protein site regulates expression of the cartilage-derived retinoic acid-sensitive protein gene in cartilage
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - April 25, 2008 Authors: Toshihiro Imamura, Chisako Imamura, Audrey McAlinden, Sherri R. Davies, Yukihide Iwamoto, Linda J. Sandell Tags: Cartilage Biology Source Type: news
FDA Clears Latex-Free Natural Rubber Glove
discuss this article
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - April 24, 2008 Source Type: news
The action of fibroblast growth factor-2 on the intervertebral disc
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis Research and Therapy - April 24, 2008 Authors: Xin Li, Howard S An, Michael Ellman, Frank Phillips, Eugene J Thonar, Daniel K Park, Ranjith K Udayakumar and Hee-Jeong Im Source Type: news
The influence of serum, glucose and oxygen on intervertebral disc cell growth in vitro: implications for degenerative disc disease
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis Research and Therapy - April 23, 2008 Authors: William E.B. Johnson, Simon Stephan and Sally Roberts Source Type: news
A meta-analysis of the incidence of malignancy in adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis
discuss this article
Source: Arthritis Research and Therapy - April 23, 2008 Authors: Allison L Smitten, Teresa A Simon, M C Hochberg and Samy Suissa Source Type: news
Safety of long-term tacrolimus therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: an open-label, uncontrolled study in non-elderly patients
discuss this article
Source: Modern Rheumatology - April 22, 2008 Tags: Modern Rheumatology Source Type: news
Decreased percentages of regulatory T cells in peripheral blood of patients with Behcet’s disease before ocular attack: a possible predictive marker of ocular attack
discuss this article
Source: Modern Rheumatology - April 22, 2008 Tags: Modern Rheumatology Source Type: news
Effect of alendronate on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in Japanese women with systemic autoimmune diseases: versus alfacalcidol
discuss this article
Source: Modern Rheumatology - April 22, 2008 Tags: Modern Rheumatology Source Type: news
Technology Insight: noninvasive assessment of bone strength in osteoporosis.
discuss this article
Source: Nature Clinical Practice. Rheumatology. - April 22, 2008 Authors: Bouxsein ML Tags: Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol Source Type: news
Recombinant IgG Fc More Potent Than Native IVIG
discuss this article
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - April 21, 2008 Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Source Type: news
Absence of association of asporin polymorphisms and osteoarthritis susceptibility in US Caucasians.
discuss this article
Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage - April 21, 2008 Authors: Atif U, Philip A, Aponte J, Woldu EM, Brady S, Kraus VB, Jordan JM, Doherty M, Wilson AG, Moskowitz RW, Hochberg M, Loeser R, Renner JB, Chiano M Tags: Osteoarthritis Cartilage Source Type: news
A case of granuloma in the occipital lobe of a patient with Wegener’s granulomatosis
discuss this article
Source: Modern Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Tags: Modern Rheumatology Source Type: news
Monitoring disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: an imperative
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Autoimmune reactivity against the 20S-proteasome includes immunosubunits LMP2 ({beta}1i), MECL1 ({beta}2i) and LMP7 ({beta}5i)
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Authors: Scheffler, S., Kuckelkorn, U., Egerer, K., Dorner, T., Reiter, K., Soza, A., Burmester, G.-R., Feist, E. Tags: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Autoimmunity BASIC SCIENCE Source Type: news
How much of what we do as doctors is 'iatrocebo'?
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Authors: Shenker, N. Tags: Education LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Source Type: news
Haemoglobin A1c, fasting glucose, serum C-peptide and insulin resistance in relation to serum uric acid levels--the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Authors: Choi, H. K., Ford, E. S. Tags: Diagnostics and Imaging Procedures CLINICAL Source Type: news
Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in pregnant patients affected with systemic lupus erythematosus and recurrent spontaneous abortion
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Authors: Perricone, R., De Carolis, C., Kroegler, B., Greco, E., Giacomelli, R., Cipriani, P., Fontana, L., Perricone, C. Tags: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Autoimmunity CLINICAL Source Type: news
Inhibition of osteoclasts does not prevent joint ankylosis in a mouse model of spondyloarthritis
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Authors: Lories, R. J. U., Derese, I., Luyten, F. P. Tags: Spondylarthropathies BASIC SCIENCE Source Type: news
Occurrence of cold agglutinin disease in RA patient during etanercept therapy successfully treated with rituximab
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Authors: Malesci, D., La Montagna, G. Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis CASE REPORTS Source Type: news
Tophaceous pseudogout--an unusual cause of nodulosis in rheumatoid arthritis
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Authors: Ding, T., Roddy, E., Pande, I. Tags: Crystal Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis CLINICAL VIGNETTES Source Type: news
Revised classification of lupus nephritis is valuable in predicting renal outcome with an indication of the proportion of glomeruli affected by chronic lesions
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Authors: Hiramatsu, N., Kuroiwa, T., Ikeuchi, H., Maeshima, A., Kaneko, Y., Hiromura, K., Ueki, K., Nojima, Y. Tags: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Autoimmunity CLINICAL Source Type: news
What is the primary lesion in SpA dactylitis?
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Authors: Olivieri, I., D'Angelo, S., Scarano, E., Padula, A. Tags: Spondylarthropathies EDITORIALS Source Type: news
Multidisciplinary treatment for chronic pain: a systematic review of interventions and outcomes
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Authors: Scascighini, L., Toma, V., Dober-Spielmann, S., Sprott, H. Tags: Psychology: Measurement and Management of Pain CLINICAL Source Type: news
Aortic angiosarcoma mimicking large-vessel vasculitis: a diagnostic dilemma
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Authors: Abdin-Mohamed, M., Ledingham, J., Witham, F., McCrae, F. Tags: Vasculitis CLINICAL VIGNETTES Source Type: news
Purified protein derivative reaction is not augmented in Behcet's syndrome patients
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Authors: Hatemi, G., Melikoglu, M., Sut, N., Yazici, H. Tags: Vasculitis LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Source Type: news
Psychological functioning of children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis is related to physical disability but not to disease status
discuss this article
Source: Rheumatology - April 19, 2008 Authors: Ding, T., Hall, A., Jacobs, K., David, J. Tags: CLINICAL Source Type: news
Erratum
