Search the Journal

Home

Current Issue

Archives

Guidelines for Authors

Classified Ads

Links

Search PubMed

Subscriptions

Subscriber Registration

Guidelines for Website Users

JRheum Update Service

Contact Info

VOLUME 30: NO. 8 AUGUST 2003

Editorials

Profits, Pressure, and Perception: Expensive Research Collides with Medicine
 
J. Hoey .........1661

Exclusivity versus the Hierarchy, or Fear and Loathing of the Undefined
 
R.E. Petty .........1663

Comment: Fibromyalgia — Real or Imagined?
 
D.A. Gordon .........1665

Pain is Real; Fibromyalgia Isn't
 
G.E. Ehrlich .........1666

"Fibromyalgia" and the Medicalization of Misery
 
N.M. Hadler .........1668

Stop Using the American College of Rheumatology Criteria in the Clinic
 
F. Wolfe .........1671

 

Articles

Search for Correlation of CD8 T Cell Response to Epstein-Barr Virus with Clinical Status in RA: A 15 Month Followup Pilot Study
   
J-M. Berthelot, X. Saulquin, M. Coste-Burel, et al .........1673

Preferential Induction of Prodestructive MMP-1 and Proinflammatory IL-6 and PGE2 in RA Synovial Fibroblasts via TNF Receptor 55
   
S. Alsalameh, R.J. Amin, E. Kunisch, H.E. Jasin, R.W. Kinne .........1680

The Predictive Value of Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies in Early Arthritis
   
L.M.A. Jansen, D. van Schaardenburg, I.E. van der Horst-Bruinsma, R.J. van de Stadt, M.H.M.T. de Koning, B.A.C. Dijkmans .........1691

Recombinant Human Mab Specific for Citrulline-Containing Peptides from Phage Display Libraries Derived from Patients with RA
   
J.M.H. Raats, E.M. Wijnen, G.J.M. Pruijn, F.H.J. van den Hoogen, W.J. van Venrooij .........1696

Differential Expression of Leukotriene B4 Receptor Subtypes (BLT1 and BLT2) in Human Synovial Tissues and SF Leukocytes of Patients with RA
   
A. Hashimoto, H. Endo, I. Hayashi, et al .........1712

Intraarticular Release and Accumulation of Defensins and Bactericidal/Permeability-Increasing Protein in Patients with RA
   
M.I. Bokarewa, T. Jin, A. Tarkowski .........1719

Toward a Definition and Method of Assessment of Treatment Failure and Treatment Effectiveness: The Case of Leflunomide versus Methotrexate
   
F. Wolfe, K. Michaud, B. Stephenson, J. Doyle .........1725

Description of Stable Pain in RA: A 6 Year Study
   
P.A. Roche, A.C. Klestov, H.M. Heim .........1733

Reading and Interpreting Economic Evaluations in RA: An Assessment of Selected Instruments for Critical Appraisal
   
M.H. Weisman, A.D. Gano Jr, S.E. Gabriel, et al .........1739

Evidence for Immunostimulatory Effects of IM Gold in Patients with RA: Correlation with Skin Reactions
   
S. Ernestam, J. Lampa, S. Rogberg, J. Rönnelid, L. Klareskog, I. Hafström .........1748

Adherence to Ophthalmologic Monitoring for Antimalarial Toxicity in a Lupus Cohort
   
S. Bernatsky, C. Pineau, L. Joseph, A. Clarke .........1756

Information on Diagnosis and Management of SLE Derived from the Routine Measurement of 8 Nuclear Autoantibodies
   
G.P. Ignat, A-C. Rat, J.J. Sychra, J. Vo, J. Varga, M. Teodorescu .........1761

Chemokine Receptor CCR2/CCR5 Polymorphism in Spanish Patients with SLE
   
F. Aguilar, A. Núñez-Roldán, B. Torres, et al .........1770

IFN Plus Ribavirin in Patients with HCV Positive Mixed Cryoglobulinemia Resistant to IFN
   
C. Mazzaro, F. Zorat, C. Comar, et al .........1775

Frequency and Analysis of Factors Closely Associated with the Development of Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Scleroderma
   
E. Matsuura, A. Ohta, F. Kanegae, et al .........1782

A Systematic Review of the Outcomes of Digital Sympathectomy for Treatment of Chronic Digital Ischemia
   
S.V. Kotsis, K.C. Chung .........1788

Role of Immunosuppressive Therapy on Clinical, Immunological, and Angiographic Outcome in Active Takayasu's Arteritis
   
A.K. Valsakumar, U. Chirammal Valappil, V. Jorapur, N. Garg, S. Nityanand, N. Sinha .........1793

Expression of Granzyme B in Human Articular Chondrocytes
   
K. Horiuchi, S. Saito, R. Sasaki, T. Tomatsu, Y. Toyama .........1799

In Situ Immunophenotype of the Inflammatory Infiltrate in Eosinophilic Fasciitis
   
C. Toquet, M.A. Hamidou, K. Renaudin, et al .........1811

AS in Shantou, China: 15 Years' Clinical Experience
   
Q.Y. Zeng .........1816

The Risk of Contralateral Total Knee Arthroplasty After Knee Replacement for OA
   
M. McMahon, J.A. Block .........1822

Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifiables Increase Aggrecan Synthesis and Reduce Catabolic and Proinflammatory Mediator Production by Human Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes
   
Y.E. Henrotin, C. Sanchez, M.A. Deberg, et al .........1825

FM in an Amish Community: A Controlled Study to Determine Disease and Symptom Prevalence
   
K.P. White, J. Thompson .........1835

Oral Symptoms Associated with FM
   
N.L. Rhodus, J. Fricton, P. Carlson, R. Messner .........1841

Patient and Provider Factors Related to Comprehensive Arthritis Care in a Community Setting in Ontario, Canada
   
R.H. Glazier, E.M. Badley, J.G. Wright, et al .........1846

The Dunlop-Dottridge Lecture: Medical Publication Ethics
 
D.A. Gordon .........1851

 

Pediatric Rheumatology

Classification of JIA: Should Family History Be Included in the Criteria?
   
P. Manners, J. Lesslie, D. Speldewinde, D. Tunbridge .........1857

Case Reports

Etanercept Ameliorates Sarcoidosis Arthritis and Skin Disease
   
D. Khanna, M.R. Liebling, J.S. Louie .........1864

Intraarticular Tophi in a Joint Without a Previous Gouty Attack
   
K-H. Yu .........1868

 

Images in Rheumatology

IV Cyclophosphamide and High Dose Corticosteroids Improve MRI Lesions in Demyelinating Syndrome in SLE
 
F.K. Leung, P.R. Fortin .........1871

 

Canadian Rheumatology Association Meeting

Mont Tremblant, Canada February 26 - March 1, 2003

Introduction .........1874

Podium Presentations .........1875

Posters .........1876

 

Correspondence

The Approaching Crisis in Rheumatologic Care A.J. Morris .........1890

Reply J. Lewtas .........1890

MTX, HCQ, and Intramuscular Gold in RA S. Wassenberg, R. Rau .........1891

Reply D. Albert, F. Wolfe, J. Fries .........1891

 

Letter

MRI Criteria to Differentiate Inclusion Body Myositis from Polymyositis G.J.D. Hengstman .........1892

Notices



Return to Archives



© 2003. The Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Company Limited.
All rights reserved.