Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Rheumatoid Arthritis, including details on treatment, symptoms, causes, medication.

Volume 2 (2005), Issue 3 (March)

1. The inhibitory co-receptor, PECAM-1 provides a protective effect in suppression of collagen-induced arthritis.
   J Clin Immunol, 25(1): 19-28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Minor gland saliva flow rate and proteins in subjects with hyposalivation due to Sjogren's syndrome and radiation therapy.
   Arch Oral Biol, 50(3): 293-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Primary Souter-Strathclyde total elbow prosthesis in rheumatoid arthritis. Surgical technique.
   J Bone Joint Surg Am, 87: 67-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. The PTPN22 R620W polymorphism associates with RF positive rheumatoid arthritis in a dose-dependent manner but not with HLA-SE status.
   Genes Immun, 6(2): 129-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Ginger extract components suppress induction of chemokine expression in human synoviocytes.
   J Altern Complement Med, 11(1): 149-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Early growth response factor-1 mediates prostaglandin E2-dependent transcriptional suppression of cytokine-induced tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene expression in human macrophages and rheumatoid arthritis-affected synovial fibroblasts.
   J Biol Chem, 280(10): 9536-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Successful treatment of a leg ulcer occurring in a rheumatoid arthritis patient under leflunomide therapy.
   J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol, 19(2): 243-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Assessment of SS-A and SS-B in parotid saliva of patients with Sjögren's syndrome.
   J Oral Pathol Med, 34(4): 198-203. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Pulmonary manifestations of primary Sjogren's syndrome: a clinical, radiologic, and pathologic study.
   Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 171(6): 632-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Derangement, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis of the temporomandibular joint: implications, diagnosis, and management.
    Dent Clin North Am, 49(2): 327-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Total wrist fusion: a study of 115 patients.
    J Hand Surg [Br], 30(2): 217-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Cardiovascular death in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study.
    Arthritis Rheum, 52(3): 722-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Therapeutic efficacy of humanized recombinant anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody in children with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
    Arthritis Rheum, 52(3): 818-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Cartilage biomarkers in ankylosing spondylitis: relationship to clinical variables and treatment response.
    Arthritis Rheum, 52(3): 885-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Accelerating effect of an MRL gene locus on the severity and onset of arthropathy in DBA/1 mice.
    Arthritis Rheum, 52(3): 959-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Magnetic resonance imaging evidence of tendinopathy in early rheumatoid arthritis predicts tendon rupture at six years.
    Arthritis Rheum, 52(3): 744-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Investigation of the SLC22A4 gene (associated with rheumatoid arthritis in a Japanese population) in a United Kingdom population of rheumatoid arthritis patients.
    Arthritis Rheum, 52(3): 752-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. CYP7B expression and activity in fibroblast-like synoviocytes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis: regulation by proinflammatory cytokines.
    Arthritis Rheum, 52(3): 770-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. A novel ultrasonographic synovitis scoring system suitable for analyzing finger joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis.
    Arthritis Rheum, 52(3): 733-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Joint inflammation and chondrocyte death become independent of Fcgamma receptor type III by local overexpression of interferon-gamma during immune complex-mediated arthritis.
    Arthritis Rheum, 52(3): 967-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. HLA-B27-restricted CD8+ T cell response to cartilage-derived self peptides in ankylosing spondylitis.
    Arthritis Rheum, 52(3): 892-901. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Patients with antinuclear antibody-positive juvenile idiopathic arthritis constitute a homogeneous subgroup irrespective of the course of joint disease.
    Arthritis Rheum, 52(3): 826-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. A two-year prospective controlled study of bone mass and bone turnover in children with early juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
    Arthritis Rheum, 52(3): 833-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Juvenile ankylosing spondylitis--is it the same disease as adult ankylosing spondylitis?
    Rheumatol Int, 25(2): 94-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Synovial membrane enhancement and bone erosion by magnetic resonance imaging for prediction of radiologic progression in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis.
    Rheumatol Int, 25(2): 103-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. The effect of low-dose prednisone on bone mineral density in Peruvian rheumatoid arthritis patients.
    Rheumatol Int, 25(2): 114-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Lack of evidence for inhibition of angiogenesis as a central mechanism of the antiarthritic effect of methotrexate.
    Rheumatol Int, 25(2): 108-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders. 4. Rheumatoid arthritis and calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 86(3): S61-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Pulmonary abscess due to leflunomide use in rheumatoid arthritis: a case report.
    Rheumatol Int, 25(2): 139-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Adalimumab (Humira): a brief review for dermatologists.
    J Dermatolog Treat, 15(6): 348-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Improvement of refractory rheumatoid arthritis-associated constrictive bronchiolitis with etanercept.
    Respir Med, 99(4): 511-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis: no evidence for the involvement of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFB1) gene polymorphisms.
    Ann Rheum Dis, 64(4): 616-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Clinical efficacy of infliximab plus methotrexate in DMARD naive and DMARD refractory rheumatoid arthritis is associated with decreased synovial expression of TNF alpha and IL18 but not CXCL12.
    Ann Rheum Dis, 64(4): 537-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Leflunomide and azathioprine combination in refractory adult-onset Still's disease.
    Ann Pharmacother, 39(4): 764-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. A family based study shows no association between rheumatoid arthritis and the PADI4 gene in a white French population.
    Ann Rheum Dis, 64(4): 587-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Interleukin 10 promoter microsatellite polymorphisms are associated with response to long term treatment with etanercept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
    Ann Rheum Dis, 64(4): 575-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Methotrexate ameliorates T cell dependent autoimmune arthritis and encephalomyelitis but not antibody induced or fibroblast induced arthritis.
    Ann Rheum Dis, 64(4): 599-605. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Therapeutic drug monitoring of A77 1726, the active metabolite of leflunomide: serum concentrations predict response to treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
    Ann Rheum Dis, 64(4): 569-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Expression of resistance markers to methotrexate predicts clinical improvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
    Ann Rheum Dis, 64(4): 564-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Silica exposure is associated with increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Swedish EIRA study.
    Ann Rheum Dis, 64(4): 582-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Clinical and radiographic findings of the temporomandibular joint in patients with various rheumatic diseases. A case-control study.
    Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 99(4): 455-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Proteasome inhibition enhances AAV-mediated transgene expression in human synoviocytes in vitro and in vivo.
    Mol Ther, 11(4): 600-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Interferon alfa treatment for Sjogren's syndrome associated neuropathy.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 76(4): 576-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Association between systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, hyperprolactinemia and thyroid autoantibodies.
    Arch Med Res, 36(1): 54-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Moderately intensive exercise in a temperate pool for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled study.
    Rheumatology (Oxford), 44(4): 502-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Predictive and potentially predictive factors in early arthritis: a multidisciplinary approach.
    Rheumatology (Oxford), 44(4): 426-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. A dose adjustment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis not optimally responding to a standard dose of infliximab of 3 mg/kg every 8 weeks can be effective: a Belgian prospective study.
    Rheumatology (Oxford), 44(4): 465-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Thyroid function, autoimmune thyroiditis and coeliac disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
    Rheumatology (Oxford), 44(4): 517-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. The influence of a polymorphism at position -857 of the tumour necrosis factor alpha gene on clinical response to etanercept therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.
    Rheumatology (Oxford), 44(4): 547-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. The influence of previous and concomitant leflunomide on the efficacy and safety of infliximab therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis; a longitudinal observational study.
    Rheumatology (Oxford), 44(4): 472-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Hydroxychloroquine therapy in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome may improve salivary gland hypofunction by inhibition of glandular cholinesterase.
    Rheumatology (Oxford), 44(4): 449-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Use of volar plate for reconstructing the radial collateral ligament after metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty of fingers in rheumatoid arthritis: surgical technique.
    J Hand Surg [Am], 30(2): 390-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Translation into Brazilian Portuguese, cultural adaptation and evaluation of the reliability of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire.
    Braz J Med Biol Res, 38(2): 293-302. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. RANK, RANKL and osteoprotegerin in arthritic bone loss.
    Braz J Med Biol Res, 38(2): 161-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Eotaxin-3 gene polymorphisms are associated with rheumatoid arthritis in a Korean population.
    Hum Immunol, 66(3): 314-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Comparison of self-management methods for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
    J Rehabil Med, 37(1): 58-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Stable fixation of the ulnar component in the Kudo elbow prosthesis. A radiostereometric (RSA) study of 13 prostheses with 2-year follow-up.
    Acta Orthop, 76(1): 104-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Survival of the AGC total knee arthroplasty is similar for arthrosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Finnish Arthroplasty Register report on 8,467 operations carried out between 1985 and 1999.
    Acta Orthop, 76(1): 85-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Candida albicans peritonitis in a patient with Felty's syndrome.
    J Clin Pathol, 58(4): 432-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Primary ovarian large B-cell lymphoma in patient with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis treated with low dose Methotrexate.
    Gynecol Oncol, 97(1): 249-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Pathways to gene identification in rheumatoid arthritis: PTPN22 and beyond.
    Immunol Rev, 204: 74-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Rheumatoid arthritis.
    Immunol Rev, 204: 55-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Role and modalities of information and education in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: development of recommendations for clinical practice based on published evidence and expert opinion.
    Joint Bone Spine, 72(2): 163-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Sjogren's syndrome: concomitant H. pylori infection and possible correlation with clinical parameters.
    Joint Bone Spine, 72(2): 135-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Selecting criteria for monitoring patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
    Joint Bone Spine, 72(2): 129-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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