2007 Vol.25, N°5 - Table of contents

September-October 2007

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Editorial

CER3130
2007,25,5
Pg. 0663-0665

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Nailfold capillaroscopy and classification criteria for systemic sclerosis
M. Cutolo, M. Matucci_Cerinic

CER3131
2007,25,5
Pg. 0666-0671

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Response criteria for cutaneous SLE in clinical trials
Ad hoc committee on response criteria for cutaneous SLE

Imaging

CER3132
2007,25,5
Pg. 0672-0675

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Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XI. Ultrasound imaging in regional pain syndromes
A. Iagnocco, E. Filippucci, G. Meenagh, L. Riente, A. Delle Sedie, S. Bombardieri, W. Grassi, G. Valesini

Full Papers

CER3133
2007,25,5
Pg. 0676-0683

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Anti-TNF-α treatment in rheumatoid arthritis with anti-Ro/SSA antibodies. Analysis of 17 cases among a cohort of 322 treated patients
I. Cavazzana, F. Bobbio-Pallavicini, F. Franceschini, C. Bazzani, A. Ceribelli, E. Bravi, S. Zingarelli, R. Caporali, R. Cattaneo, C.M. Montecucco

CER3134
2007,25,5
Pg. 0684-0689

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Serum IL-1β levels are associated with the presence of erosions in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis
K.K. Eklund, M. Leirisalo-Repo, P. Ranta, T. Mäki, H. Kautiainen, P. Hannonen, M. Korpela, M. Hakala, P. Järvinen, T. Möttönen

CER3135
2007,25,5
Pg. 0690-0695

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Morphological, immunocytochemical and biochemical studies in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes exposed to IL-1b and cyclical hydrostatic pressure
A. Fioravanti, E. Moretti, G. Scapigliati, R. Cervone, M. Galeazzi, G. Collodel

CER3136
2007,25,5
Pg. 0696-0700

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Simvastatin inhibits cytokine production and nuclear factor-kB activation in interleukin 1β-stimulated synoviocytes from rheumatoid arthritis patients
P.E. Lazzerini, S. Lorenzini, E. Selvi, P.L. Capecchi, D. Chindamo, S. Bisogno, R. Ghittoni, M.R. Natale, F. Caporali, S. Giuntini, R. Marcolongo, M. Galeazzi, F. Laghi-Pasini

CER3137
2007,25,5
Pg. 0701-0708

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Functional disability in France and its relationship with health-related quality of life – a population-based prevalence study
C. Loos-Ayav, N. Chau, C. Riani, F. Guillemin

CER3138
2007,25,5
Pg. 0709-0715

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Effect of cyclosporine A on bone density in female rheumatoid arthritis patients: results from a multicenter, cross-sectional study
M. Mazzantini, O. Di Munno, L. Sinigaglia, G. Bianchi, M. Rossini, Q. Mela, A. Del Puente, B. Frediani, F. Cantatore, S. Adami

CER3139
2007,25,5
Pg. 0716-0721

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Comparison of anti-agalactosyl IgG antibodies, rheumatoid factors, and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in the differential diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and its mimics
M.-C. Lu, S.-C. Hsieh, N.-S. Lai, K.-J. Li, C.-H. Wu, C.-L. Yu

CER3140
2007,25,5
Pg. 0722-0727

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Disease-modifying effects of long-term cyclic iloprost therapy in systemic sclerosis. A retrospective analysis and comparison with a control group
P. Airò, M. Rossi, M. Scarsi, E. Danieli, A. Grottolo, A. Zambruni

CER3141
2007,25,5
Pg. 0728-0733

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Improving trends in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis management: 2002 to 2006
A. Mohammad, J.G. Ryan, N. Ralph, C. Ryan, P.G. O’Connell

CER3142
2007,25,5
Pg. 0734-0739

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Determinants of pulmonary function improvement in patients with scleroderma and interstitial lung disease
G.E. Tzelepis, S.C. Plastiras, S.P. Karadimitrakis, P.G. Vlachoyiannopoulos

Brief Papers

CER3143
2007,25,5
Pg. 0740-0742

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RAGE activation induces invasiveness of RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes in vitro
M.M.C. Steenvoorden, R.E.M. Toes, H.K. Ronday, T.W.J. Huizinga, J. DeGroot

CER3144
2007,25,5
Pg. 0743-0745

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Etanercept therapy in patients with a positive tuberculin skin test
A.M. Manadan, K. Joyce, W. Sequeira, J.A. Block

CER3145
2007,25,5
Pg. 0746-0749

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Discordance between erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein measurements: clinical significance
K.H. Costenbader, L.B. Chibnik, P.H. Schur

CER3146
2007,25,5
Pg. 0750-0753

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Lack of association of a functional single nucleotide polymorphism of PTPN22, encoding lymphoid protein phosphatase, with susceptibility to Henoch-Schönlein purpura
G. Orozco, J.A. Miranda-Filloy, J. Martin, M.A. Gonzalez-Gay

CER3147
2007,25,5
Pg. 0754-0757

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Improving the sensitivity of the American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for systemic sclerosis
M. Hudson, S. Taillefer, R. Steele, J. Dunne, S.R. Johnson, N. Jones, J.-P. Mathieu, M. Baron

Case Reports

CER3148
2007,25,5
Pg. 0758-0759

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Severe systemic inflammatory response syndrome in a patient with adult onset Still`s disease treated with the anti-IL1 drug anakinra: a case report
S. Guignard, G. Dien, M. Dougados

CER3149
2007,25,5
Pg. 0760-0762

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Sustained success of therapy with inhaled iloprost for severe pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with systemic sclerosis and pulmonary fibrosis
K. Ahmadi-Simab, A. Köhler, W.L. Gross

CER3150
2007,25,5
Pg. 0763-0765

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Treatment of Achilles tendon calcinosis in juvenile dermatomyositis with external ilizarov fixator
E. Bilavsky, Z. Horesh, J. Amir, E. Bar-On, L. Harel

Review

CER3151
2007,25,5
Pg. 0766-0774

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A review of bone pain relief with ibandronate and other bisphosphonates in disorders of increased bone turnover
J.D. Ringe, J.-J. Body

Paediatric Rheumatology

CER3152
2007,25,5
Pg. 0775-0781

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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (o-JIA): association of MIF promoter polymorphisms with response to intra-articular glucocorticoids
M. Vivarelli, L.E. D’Urbano, A. Insalaco, M. Lunt, F. Jury, A.E. Tozzi, A. Ravelli, A. Martini, R. Donn, F. De Benedetti

CER3153
2007,25,5
Pg. 0782-0785

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Comparative usefulness of C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
J.-F. Wu, Y.-H. Yang, L.-C. Wang, J.-H. Lee, E.-Y. Shen, B.-L. Chiang

CER3154
2007,25,5
Pg. 0786-0789

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Esophageal involvement in juvenile localized scleroderma: a pilot study
G. Guariso, S. Conte, F. Galeazzi, M.G. Vettorato, G. Martini, F. Zulian

Letter

CER3155
2007,25,5
Pg. 0790-0791

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A boy with bizarre hands mimicking an inflammatory chronic disease
F. Falcini, R. Cimaz, L. Ricci, S. Fanner, M. De Martino, M. Ceruso

CER3156
2007,25,5
Pg. 0791

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Low dose interferon-α to treat Behçet`s disease
M. Thirion, C. Miceli-Richard, M. Labetoulle, X. Mariette

CER3157
2007,25,5
Pg. 0792

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Coexistence of familial Mediterranean fever and Sjögren`s syndrome in a Japanese patient
M. Tanaka, K. Migita, T. Miyashita, Y. Maeda, M. Nakamura, A. Komori, H. Ishibashi, K. Eguchi, M. Kikuchi, K. Hirayama, M. Yasunami

CER3158
2007,25,5
Pg. 0793

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Systemic sclerosis associated with primary biliary cirrhosis (Reynolds` syndrome) in a pair of siblings
J. Jakez-Ocampo, Y. Atisha-Fregoso, L. Llorente

CER3159
2007,25,5
Pg. 0794-0795

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Squamous cellular carcinoma immunocomplexed is increased in scleroderma patients with lung fibrosis
G. Giannelli, F. Iannone, E. Fransvea, A. Chialà, G. Lapadula, S. Antonaci

CER3160
2007,25,5
Pg. 0795

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Chloroquine and QTc interval
J.A. Silva, M.B. Silva, T.L. Skare

CER3161
2007,25,5
Pg. 0796

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Sonoelastography can help in the localization of soft tissue damage in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
E. Silvestri, G. Garlaschi, B. Bartolini, G. Minetti, D. Schettini, M.C. D’Auria, M.A Cimmino

CER3162
2007,25,5
Pg. 0797-0798

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Soluble Fas and soluble Fas ligand in the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: a Tunisian case-control study
D. Mrabet, R. Hajri, K. Hamzaoui, N. Attia Romdhane, L. Zakraoui