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    Arthritis & Rheumatism: Volume 48, Issue 1

    1-284, bmi
    January 2003
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Editorials

The benefits of early treatment in rheumatoid arthritis: Confounding by indication, and the issue of timing

Robert B. M. Landewé, 
  • Pages: 1-5
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Disposal of dying cells: A balancing act between infection and autoimmunity

Udo S. Gaipl,  Jürgen Brunner,  Thomas D. Beyer,  Reinhard E. Voll,  Joachim R. Kalden,  Martin Herrmann, 
  • Pages: 6-11
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Reviews

Selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors, aspirin, and cardiovascular disease: A reappraisal

Colin Baigent,  Carlo Patrono, 
  • Pages: 12-20
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Radiographic data from recent randomized controlled trials in rheumatoid arthritis: What have we learned?

Vibeke Strand,  John T. Sharp, 
  • Pages: 21-34
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Research Articles

Adalimumab, a fully human anti–tumor necrosis factor α monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in patients taking concomitant methotrexate: The ARMADA trial†

Michael E. Weinblatt,  Edward C. Keystone,  Daniel E. Furst,  Larry W. Moreland,  Michael H. Weisman,  Charles A. Birbara,  Leah A. Teoh,  Steven A. Fischkoff,  Elliot K. Chartash, 
  • Pages: 35-45
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Influence of disease-modifying therapy on radiographic outcome in inflammatory polyarthritis at five years: Results from a large observational inception study

M. A. S. Bukhari,  N. J. Wiles,  M. Lunt,  B. J. Harrison,  D. G. I. Scott,  D. P. M. Symmons,  A. J. Silman, 
  • Pages: 46-53
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Survival in rheumatoid arthritis: A population-based analysis of trends over 40 years

Sherine E. Gabriel,  Cynthia S. Crowson,  Hilal Maradit Kremers,  Michele F. Doran,  Carl Turesson,  W. Michael O'Fallon,  Eric L. Matteson, 
  • Pages: 54-58
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Functional disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients compared with a community population in Finland

Tuulikki Sokka,  Eswar Krishnan,  Arja Häkkinen,  Pekka Hannonen, 
  • Pages: 59-63
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Elucidation of the relationship between synovitis and bone damage: A randomized magnetic resonance imaging study of individual joints in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis

Philip G. Conaghan,  Philip O'Connor,  Dennis McGonagle,  Paul Astin,  Richard J. Wakefield,  Wayne W. Gibbon,  Mark Quinn,  Zunaid Karim,  Michael J. Green,  Susanna Proudman,  John Isaacs,  Paul Emery, 
  • Pages: 64-71
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Screening for atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Comparison of two in vivo tests of vascular function

S. Van Doornum,  G. McColl,  A. Jenkins,  D. J. Green,  I. P. Wicks, 
  • Pages: 72-80
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Reduced arterial elasticity in rheumatoid arthritis and the relationship to vascular disease risk factors and inflammation

Melinda Wong,  Ling Toh,  Andrew Wilson,  Kevin Rowley,  Connie Karschimkus,  David Prior,  Evange Romas,  Laurence Clemens,  George Dragicevic,  Harry Harianto,  Ian Wicks,  Geoff McColl,  James Best,  Alicia Jenkins, 
  • Pages: 81-89
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

The effect of HLA–DR on susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis is influenced by the associated lymphotoxin α–tumor necrosis factor haplotype

Julia Newton,  Matthew A. Brown,  Anita Milicic,  Hans Ackerman,  Chris Darke,  Jonathan N. Wilson,  B. Paul Wordsworth,  Dominic Kwiatkowski, 
  • Pages: 90-96
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Laser-mediated microdissection facilitates analysis of area-specific gene expression in rheumatoid synovium

M. Judex,  E. Neumann,  S. Lechner,  W. Dietmaier,  W. Ballhorn,  J. Grifka,  S. Gay,  J. Schölmerich,  F. Kullmann,  U. Müller-Ladner, 
  • Pages: 97-102
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Control of fibroblast-like synoviocyte proliferation by macrophage migration inhibitory factor

Derek Lacey,  Annaleise Sampey,  Robert Mitchell,  Richard Bucala,  Lanie Santos,  Michelle Leech,  Eric Morand, 
  • Pages: 103-109
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Integrin-mediated adhesion of human articular chondrocytes to cartilage

Melissa S. Kurtis,  Tannin A. Schmidt,  William D. Bugbee,  Richard F. Loeser,  Robert L. Sah, 
  • Pages: 110-118
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Induction of aggrecanase 1 (ADAM-TS4) by interleukin-1 occurs through activation of constitutively produced protein

Michael A. Pratta,  Peggy A. Scherle,  Gengjie Yang,  Rui-Qin Liu,  Robert C. Newton, 
  • Pages: 119-133
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Induction of matrix metalloproteinase 1 gene expression is regulated by inflammation-responsive transcription factor SAF-1 in osteoarthritis

Alpana Ray,  Keiichi Kuroki,  James L. Cook,  B. Sonny Bal,  Keith Kenter,  Gabriela Aust,  Bimal K. Ray, 
  • Pages: 134-145
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Tachykinin expression in cartilage and function in human articular chondrocyte mechanotransduction

S. J. Millward-Sadler,  A. Mackenzie,  M. O. Wright,  H.-S. Lee,  K. Elliot,  L. Gerrard,  C. E. Fiskerstrand,  D. M. Salter,  J. P. Quinn, 
  • Pages: 146-156
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Jaccoud's arthropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus: Differentiation of deforming and erosive patterns by magnetic resonance imaging

Benedikt Ostendorf,  Axel Scherer,  Christof Specker,  Ulrich Mödder,  Matthias Schneider, 
  • Pages: 157-165
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

High-dose cyclophosphamide without stem cell transplantation in systemic lupus erythematosus

Michelle Petri,  Richard J. Jones,  Robert A. Brodsky, 
  • Pages: 166-173
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Increased salivary gland tissue expression of Fas, Fas ligand, cytotoxic T lymphocyte–associated antigen 4, and programmed cell death 1 in primary Sjögren's syndrome

Anne Isine Bolstad,  Hans Geir Eiken,  Benedikte Rosenlund,  Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme,  Roland Jonsson, 
  • Pages: 174-185
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Association of IL1A gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to and severity of systemic sclerosis in the Japanese population

Yasushi Kawaguchi,  Akiko Tochimoto,  Naomi Ichikawa,  Masayoshi Harigai,  Masako Hara,  Shigeru Kotake,  Yutaka Kitamura,  Naoyuki Kamatani, 
  • Pages: 186-192
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Identification of an IL1A gene segment that determines aberrant constitutive expression of interleukin-1α in systemic sclerosis

Yasushi Kawaguchi,  Masako Hara,  Naoyuki Kamatani,  Timothy M. Wright, 
  • Pages: 193-202
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

A comparison between anti-Th/To– and anticentromere antibody–positive systemic sclerosis patients with limited cutaneous involvement

Ghaith M. Mitri,  Mary Lucas,  Noreen Fertig,  Virginia D. Steen,  Thomas A. Medsger Jr., 
  • Pages: 203-209
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Human scleroderma sera contain autoantibodies to protein components specific to the U3 small nucleolar RNP complex†

Jian-Ming Yang,  Bernhard Hildebrandt,  Christoph Luderschmidt,  K. Michael Pollard, 
  • Pages: 210-217
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Long-term efficacy and safety of etanercept in children with polyarticular-course juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: Interim results from an ongoing multicenter, open-label, extended-treatment trial

Daniel J. Lovell,  Edward H. Giannini,  Andreas Reiff,  Olcay Y. Jones,  Rayfel Schneider,  Judyann C. Olson,  Leonard D. Stein,  Abraham Gedalia,  Norman T. Ilowite,  Carol A. Wallace,  Mary Lange,  Barbara K. Finck,  Daniel J. Burge,  for the Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group , 
  • Pages: 218-226
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Arthropathy in juvenile hemochromatosis

George Vaiopoulos,  George Papanikolaou,  Marianna Politou,  Iyad Jibreel,  Nikos Sakellaropoulos,  Dimitris Loukopoulos, 
  • Pages: 227-230
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Rapid induction of peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor γ expression in human monocytes by monosodium urate monohydrate crystals

Tohru Akahoshi,  Rie Namai,  Yousuke Murakami,  Megumi Watanabe,  Toshimichi Matsui,  Akito Nishimura,  Hidero Kitasato,  Toru Kameya,  Hirobumi Kondo, 
  • Pages: 231-239
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Adenosine A2A or A3 receptors are required for inhibition of inflammation by methotrexate and its analog MX-68

M. Carmen Montesinos,  Avani Desai,  Dave Delano,  Jiang-Fan Chen,  J. Stephen Fink,  Marlene A. Jacobson,  Bruce N. Cronstein, 
  • Pages: 240-247
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Serum amyloid P component binds to late apoptotic cells and mediates their uptake by monocyte-derived macrophages

Marc Bijl,  Gerda Horst,  Johan Bijzet,  Hendrika Bootsma,  Pieter C. Limburg,  Cees G. M. Kallenberg, 
  • Pages: 248-254
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Coordinate expression of activating Fcγ receptors I and III and inhibiting Fcγ receptor type II in the determination of joint inflammation and cartilage destruction during immune complex–mediated arthritis

K. C. A. M. Nabbe,  A. B. Blom,  A. E. M. Holthuysen,  P. Boross,  J. Roth,  S. Verbeek,  P. L. E. M. Van Lent,  W. B. Van Den Berg, 
  • Pages: 255-265
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Concise Communications

Concomitant disappearance of electrocardiographic abnormalities and of acquired maternal autoantibodies during the first year of life in infants who had QT interval prolongation and anti-SSA/Ro positivity without congenital heart block at birth

Rolando Cimaz MD,  Pier Luigi Meroni MD,  Antonio Brucato MD,  Vlasta Fesstovà MD,  Paola Panzeri PhD,  Karine Goulene MD,  Marco Stramba-Badiale MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 266-268
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Clinical Image

Clinical images: Hepatitis C–associated osteosclerosis

Shigeyuki Wakitani MD, PhD,  Takako Hattori MD,  Hiroyuki Nakaya MD,  Young Mi Chae MD,  Norikazu Murata MD, PhD,  Akira Tanigami MD, PhD, 
  • Page: 268
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Letters

Paraplegia in a patient receiving anti–tumor necrosis factor therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: Comment on the article by Mohan et al

C. J. Van Der Laken MD, PhD,  W. F. Lems MD, PhD,  R. M. van Soesbergen MD, PhD,  J. J. van der Sande MD, PhD,  B. A. C. Dijkmans MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 269-270
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Unproven hypothesis that leflunomide is better than methotrexate as measured by magnetic resonance imaging: Comment on the article by Reece et al

Sebastian Schnarr MD,  Jan L. Hülsemann MD,  Henning K. Zeidler MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 270-271
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Reply

Paul Emery MD,  Richard J. Reece MD,  Maarten C. Kraan MD, PhD,  P. J. O'Connor MD,  Aleksandra Radjenovic MD,  Douglas J. Veale MD,  John P. Ridgway PhD,  W. W. Gibbon MD,  Ferdinand C. Breedveld MD, PhD,  Paul P. Tak MD, PhD, 
  • Page: 271
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Modified Disease Activity Score versus radiologic progression as an indicator of rheumatoid arthritis disease status: Comment on the article by Landewé et al

Anne McEntegart MRCP,  Rajan Madhok FRCP, 
  • Page: 272
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Reply

Robert Landewé MD, PhD,  Maarten Boers MD, PhD,  Desiree van der Heijde MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 272-273
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

TNFR2 position 196 polymorphism in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Comment on the article by Dieudé et al

Chieko Kyogoku MSc,  Naoyuki Tsuchiya MD, PhD,  Tsukasa Shibue MD,  Katsushi Tokunaga PhD,  Kunio Matsuta MD, 
  • Pages: 273-274
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Study of stromal cell–derived factor 1α in synovial fluid in early rheumatoid arthritis: Comment on the article by Kanbe et al

Gayatri Mittal MD,  V. R. Joshi MD, 
  • Pages: 274-275
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Reply

Katsuaki Kanbe MD, PhD,  Kenji Takagishi MD, PhD,  Qian Chen PhD, 
  • Pages: 275-276
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Fibromyalgia is not a diagnosis: Comment on the editorial by Crofford and Clauw

George E. Ehrlich MD, MACR, 
  • Page: 276
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Reply

Leslie J. Crofford MD,  Daniel J. Clauw MD, 
  • Page: 277
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Pyridostigmine for fibromyalgia: Comment on the article by Paiva and a historical vignette

Daniel J. Wallace MD, 
  • Pages: 277-278
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Production of the chemokine RANTES by articular chondrocytes and its role in cartilage degradation: Comment on the article by Alaaeddine et al

Rosa Maria Borz`ı MD,  Lia Pulsatelli PhD,  Riccardo Meliconi MD, 
  • Page: 278
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Willow bark extract, a useful alternative for the treatment of osteoarthritis: Comment on the editorial by Marcus and Suarez-Almazor

Sigrun Chrubasik MD,  Stefan Pollak MD,  Andrew Black FRCA, 
  • Pages: 278-280
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Reply

Donald M. Marcus MD,  Maria Suarez-Almazor MD, PhD, 
  • Page: 280
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Prevention of recurrence of congenital heart block with intravenous immunoglobulin and corticosteroid therapy: Comment on the editorial by Buyon et al

Risto Kaaja MD, PhD,  Heikki Julkunen MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 280-281
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Reply

Jill P. Buyon MD,  Mimi Y. Kim ScD,  Joshua A. Copel MD,  Deborah M. Friedman MD, 
  • Pages: 281-282
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Use of sildenafil citrate in Raynaud's phenomenon: Comment on the article by Thompson et al

Jack R. Lichtenstein MD, 
  • Pages: 282-283
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Reply

Janet Pope MD, MPH, FRCPC,  Andrew E. Thompson MD, BSc,  Beverley Shea BSc, MSc,  Vivian Robin MSc,  Deborah Fenlon BSc, RN, 
  • Page: 283
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

A further note on testing for a birth order effect in ankylosing spondylitis

William H. James PhD, 
  • Pages: 283-284
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

Reply

Irene E. van der Horst-Bruinsma MD, PhD,  P. Dick Bezemer PhD,  Ben A. C. Dijkmans MD, PhD, 
  • Page: 284
  • First Published: 10 January 2003

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  • First Published: 10 January 2003

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