VOLUME 31: NO. 8 AUGUST 2004

Editorials

The Joy of Citrulline: New Insights into the Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
 
J.A. Hill, E. Cairns, D.A. Bell .........1471

Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome: Further Evidence to Guide Clinical Practice?
 
M.A. Crowther .........1474

Observational Cohort Studies and Well Controlled Clinical Trials — We Need Them Both!
 
D.E. Furst .........1476

Why I No Longer Accept Pens (or Other "Gifts") from Industry (and Why You Shouldn't Either)
 
R.S. Panush .........1478

Articles

Osteoprotegerin and RANK-L mRNA Expression in Patients with RA and Healthy Controls
   
A. Vanderborght, L. Linsen, M. Thewissen, P. Geusens, J. Raus, P. Stinissen .........1483

Serological Bone Markers and Joint Damage in Early Polyarthritis
   
L.M.A. Jansen, I.E. van der Horst-Bruinsma, W.F. Lems, et al .........1491

Immune Reactivity to Connective Tissue Antigens in Pristane Induced Arthritis
   
R. Morgan, B. Wu, Z. Song, P.H. Wooley .........1497

Increased CD40 Expression on Articular Chondrocytes from Patients with RA: Contribution to Production of Cytokines and MMP
   
H. Gotoh, Y. Kawaguchi, M. Harigai, et al .........1506

Serum Galactosyltransferase Isoform Changes in RA
   
A. Alavi, J.S. Axford, A.J. Pool .........1513

Combination Leflunomide and MTX Therapy for Patients with Active RA Failing MTX Monotherapy: Open-Label Extension of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial
   
J. Kremer, M. Genovese, G.W. Cannon, et al .........1521

Etanercept (Enbrel^®) in Patients with RA with Recent Onset Versus Established Disease: Improvement in Disability
   
S.W. Baumgartner, R.M. Fleischmann, L.W. Moreland, M.H. Schiff, J. Markenson, J.B. Whitmore .........1532

Infliximab Dose and Clinical Status: Results of 2 Studies in 1642 Patients with RA
   
R. Stern, F. Wolfe .........1538

Association Between SLE and H. pylori Seronegativity
   
A.H. Sawalha, W.R. Schmid, S.R. Binder, D.K. Bacino, J.B. Harley .........1546

The Clinical Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Omega-3 Fish Oils and/or Copper in SLE
   
E.M. Duffy, G.K. Meenagh, S.A. McMillan, J.J. Strain, B.M. Hannigan, A.L. Bell .........1551

Urine Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio Is a Reliable Measure of Proteinuria in Lupus Nephritis
   
L. Christopher-Stine, M. Petri, B.C. Astor, D. Fine .........1557

APS and Asymptomatic Carriers of aPL: Prospective Analysis of 404 Individuals
   
J.A. Girón-González, E. García del Río, C. Rodríguez, J. Rodríguez-Martorell, A. Serrano .........1560

Efficacy of MTX in AS: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial
   
L. Gonzalez-Lopez, A. Garcia-Gonzalez, M. Vazquez-Del-Mercado, J.F. Muñoz-Valle, J.I. Gamez-Nava .........1568

Compliance with Allopurinol Therapy Among Managed Care Enrollees with Gout: A Retrospective Analysis of Administrative Claims
   
A.A. Riedel, M. Nelson, N. Joseph-Ridge, K. Wallace, P. MacDonald, M. Becker .........1575

Increasing Prevalence of Gout and Hyperuricemia Over 10 Years Among Older Adults in a Managed Care Population
   
K.L. Wallace, A.A. Riedel, N. Joseph-Ridge, R. Wortmann .........1582

Reproducibility of the Semiflexed (Metatarsophalangeal) Radiographic Knee Position and Automated Measurements of Medial Tibiofemoral Joint Space Width in a Multicenter Clinical Trial of Knee OA
   
J.C. Buckland-Wright, R.J. Ward, C. Peterfy, C.F. Mojcik, R.L. Leff .........1588

Role of EP₃ and EP₄ Prostaglandin Receptors in Reorganization of the Cytoskeleton in Mature Human Osteoclasts
   
P. Sarrazin, J.A. Hackett, I. Fortier, M.A. Gallant, A.J. de Brum-Fernandes .........1598

Cost-Effectiveness of Hip Protectors in the Prevention of Osteoporosis Related Hip Fractures in Elderly Nursing Home Residents
   
S. Singh, H. Sun, A.H. Anis .........1607

Celecoxib Effectively Treats Patients with Acute Shoulder Tendinitis/Bursitis
   
M. Petri, S.L. Hufman, G. Waser, H. Cui, M.C. Snabes, K.M. Verburg .........1614

Depression and FM: Treatment and Cost When Diagnosed Separately or Concurrently
   
R.L. Robinson, H.G. Birnbaum, M.A. Morley, T. Sisitsky, P.E. Greenberg, F. Wolfe .........1621

Pediatric Rheumatology

Autoantibodies in JIA: Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase Is Not a Specific Target
   
C.P. Schepp, L. Dannecker, M. Haug, et al .........1630

Oral Health of Children with JIA
   
N. Ahmed, A. Bloch-Zupan, K.J. Murray, M. Calvert, G.J. Roberts, V.S. Lucas .........1639

Skin Involvement in Juvenile DM Is Associated with Loss of End Row Nailfold Capillary Loops
   
R.L. Smith, J. Sundberg, E. Shamiyah, A. Dyer, L.M. Pachman .........1644

Gender and Ethnic Origin Have No Effect on Longterm Outcome of Childhood-Onset SLE
   
P.M. Miettunen, O. Ortiz-Alvarez, R.E. Petty, et al .........1650

Case Reports

Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Induces Disease Flare in Patients with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
   
C. Iking-Konert, B. Ostendorf, M. Foede, et al .........1655

Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis: A Disease in Evolution
   
H. Bouali, E.J. Deppert, L.J. Leventhal, B. Reeves, T. Pope .........1659

Septic Arthritis Caused by Actinobacillus ureae in a Patient with RA Receiving Anti-TNF-a Therapy
   
P.P. Kaur, C.T. Derk, M. Chatterji, R.J. Dehoratius .........1663

Images in Rheumatology

Rheumatoid Neutrophilic Dermatitis: Rare Cutaneous Manifestation of RA in a Patient with Palindromic Rheumatism
 
P. Panopalis, M. Stone, A. Brassard, M-A. Fitzcharles .........1666

Correspondence

Epidemiology of Rheumatic Diseases in Greece Y. Alamanos, P.V. Voulgari, A.A. Drosos .........1669

Reply A. Andrianakos, P. Trontzas, C. Voudouris .........1670

Correction

Coping with Chronic Pain: What Can We Learn from Pain Self-Efficacy Beliefs? D. Saunders .........1671

Notices