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VOLUME 30: NO. 2 FEBRUARY 2003

Editorials

Retinoids and Rexinoids for the 21st Century: A Brave New World for Arthritis
 
C.E. Brinckerhoff, M.B. Sporn .........211

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, Antiphospholipid Antibodies, and the Antiphospholipid Syndrome
 
R.A. Asherson, Y. Shoenfeld .........214

Articles

Expression of Lactoferrin on Neutrophil Granulocytes from SF and Peripheral Blood of Patients with RA
   
D. Caccavo, P. Garzia, G.D. Sebastiani, et al .........220

Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Anakinra Improves Functional Status in Patients with RA
   
S.B. Cohen, J.M. Woolley, W.W. Chan for the Anakinra 960180 Study Group .........225

Neutrophil Migration and Production of Reactive Oxygen Species During Treatment with a Fully Human Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-a Monoclonal Antibody in Patients with RA
   
A.A. den Broeder, G.J.A. Wanten, W.J.G. Oyen, T. Naber, P.L.C.M. van Riel, P. Barrera .........232

Modified Larsen Scoring of Digitized Radiographs in RA
   
S.A. Young-Min, S. Shakhapur, N. Marshall, I. Griffiths, T. Cawston, A. Grainger .........238

The Use of Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Women with RA of Childbearing Age: A Survey of Practice Patterns and Pregnancy Outcomes
   
E.F. Chakravarty, D. Sanchez-Yamamoto, T.M. Bush .........241

Effect of NOS2 Gene Deficiency on the Development of Autoantibody Mediated Arthritis and Subsequent Articular Cartilage Degeneration
   
H. Kato, K. Nishida, A. Yoshida, et al .........247

Subcutaneous Administration of Polymerized-type I Collagen for the Treatment of Patients with RA. An Open-Label Pilot Trial
   
J. Furuzawa-Carballeda, A.R. Cabral, M. Zapata-Zuñiga, J. Alcocer-Varela .........256

Angiopoietins, Growth Factors, and Vascular Morphology in Early Arthritis
   
U. Fearon, K. Griosios, A. Fraser, et al .........260

Serum Levels of Pregnenolone and 17-hydroxypregnenolone in Patients with RA and SLE: Relation to Other Adrenal Hormones
   
D. Vogl, W. Falk, M. Dorner, J. Schölmerich, R.H. Straub .........269

Glutathione S-Transferase M Null Homozygosity and Risk of SLE Associated with Sun Exposure: A Possible Gene-Environment Interaction for Autoimmunity
   
P.A. Fraser, W-Z. Ding, M. Mohseni, et al .........276

Fatigue in Patients with SLE: The Psychosocial Aspects
   
R. Omdal, K. Waterloo, W. Koldingsnes, G. Husby, S.I. Mellgren .........283

SPECT Dual Isotope Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Women with SLE. II. Predictive Factors for Perfusion Abnormalities
   
I.N. Bruce, D.D. Gladman, D. Ibañez, M.B. Urowitz .........288

Item Weightings for the SLICC/ACR Disease Damage Index Using Rasch Analysis Do Not Lead to an Important Improvement
   
H.I. Brunner, B.M. Feldman, M.B. Urowitz, D.D. Gladman .........292

Homocysteine Plasma Concentration Is Related to Severity of Lung Impairment in Scleroderma
   
P. Caramaschi, N. Martinelli, D. Biasi, et al .........298

NOD2/CARD15 Gene Mutation Is Not Associated with Susceptibility to WG
   
B. Newman, L.A. Rubin, K.A. Siminovitch .........305

Male Sex Coupled with Articular Manifestations Cause a 4-fold Increase in Susceptibility to Amyloidosis in Patients with FMF Homozygous for the M694V-MEFV Mutation
   
R. Gershoni-Baruch, R. Brik, M. Lidar, M. Shinawi, A. Livneh .........308

Increased Soluble FAS Suggests Delayed Apoptosis in FMF Complicated with Amyloidosis
   
S. Kiraz, I. Ertenli, M.A. Öztürk, et al .........313

Predictors of Longterm Outcome in AS
   
M.F. Doran, S. Brophy, K. MacKay, G. Taylor, A. Calin .........316

HLA-B27 and Its Subtypes in 4 Taiwanese Aborigine Tribes: A Comparison to Han Chinese Patients with AS
   
C.T. Chou, J.M. Chen, C.M. Hsu, S.J. Chen .........321

Intermittent Hydrostatic Pressure Inhibits Shear Stress-Induced NO Release in Human OA Chondrocytes in Vitro
   
M.S. Lee, M.C.D. Trindade, T. Ikenoue, D.J. Schurman, S.B. Goodman, R.L. Smith .........326

X-ray Technologists' Reproducibility from Automated Measurements of the Medial Tibiofemoral Joint Space Width in Knee OA for a Multicenter, Multinational Clinical Trial
   
J.C. Buckland-Wright, C.F. Bird, C.A. Ritter-Hrncirik, et al .........329

Blood-Induced Joint Damage: Longterm Effects in Vitro and in Vivo
   
M. Hooiveld, G. Roosendaal, M. Vianen, M. van den Berg, J. Bijlsma, F. Lefeber .........339

Enhanced Lipid Peroxidation in Synoviocytes from Patients with OA
   
B. Grigolo, L. Roseti, M. Fiorini, A. Facchini .........345

Abnormalities in the Replicative Capacity of Osteoblastic Cells in the Proximal Femur of Patients with Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head
   
V. Gangji, J-P. Hauzeur, A. Schoutens, M. Hinsenkamp, T. Appelboom, D. Egrise .........348

Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Pes Anserinus Tendino-Bursitis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
   
Z. Unlu, B. Ozmen, S. Tarhan, S. Boyvoda, C. Goktan .........352

Inhibition of Disease Progression by a Novel Retinoid Antagonist in Animal Models of Arthritis
   
B.C. Beehler, Y-J. Hei, S. Chen, et al .........355

Function of ß-Adrenergic Receptors on Mononuclear Cells in Female Patients with FM
   
K. Maekawa, C. Twe, A. Lotaif, F. Chiappelli, G.T. Clark .........364

Pain Extent and Diagnosis: Development and Validation of the Regional Pain Scale in 12,799 Patients with Rheumatic Disease
   
F. Wolfe .........369

Translation and Cultural Adaptation of Quality of Life Questionnaires: An Evaluation of Methodology
   
D. da Mota Falcão, R.M. Ciconelli, M.B. Ferraz .........379

Pediatric Rheumatology

Prognostic Factors in JRA: A Case-Control Study Revealing Early Predictors and Outcome After 14.9 Years
   
B. Flatø, G. Lien, A. Smerdel, et al .........386

Health Status of Patients with JRA at 1 and 5 Years After Diagnosis
   
S.L. Bowyer, P.A. Roettcher, G.C. Higgins, et al .........394

Macrophage Activation Syndrome Following Initiation of Etanercept in a Child with Systemic Onset Juvenile RA
   
A.V. Ramanan, R. Schneider .........401

Case Reports

Salazosulfapyridine-Induced Remission of Felty's Syndrome Along with Significant Reduction in Neutrophil-Bound IgG
   
K. Ishikawa, Y. Tsukada, S. Tamura, et al .........404

Infliximab in the Treatment of an HIV Positive Patient with Reiter's Syndrome
   
N. Gaylis .........407

B Cell Loss Leading to Remission in Severe SLE
   
T.K. Tarrant, D.H. Frazer, J.P. Aya-Ay, D.D. Patel .........412

Images in Rheumatology

Chronic Arsenic Poisoning Mimicking Gottron's Rash
 
A. Wakhlu, A. Aggarwal, R. Misra .........415

Gout Related Upper Limb Cellulitis: An Ultrasound Study
 
R.J. Wakefield, P. Emery, C. Pease .........417

Correspondence

TGF-ß Levels in SF of OA With or Without CPPD Crystals L. Punzi, F. Oliviero, R. Ramonda .........420

Reply A.K. Rosenthal .........420

Reply R. Terkeltaub .........421

Letters

Cardiovascular Thrombotic Events and COX-2 Inhibitors: Results in Patients with OA Receiving Rofecoxib B. Bannwarth, P. Ravaud, M. Dougados .........421

Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 and Stiff Hips A.M. Ropp, J.M. Strosberg .........422

Book Review

Modern Therapeutics in Rheumatic Diseases .........423

Correction

Patient Compliance in RA, PMR, and Gout E. de Klerk, D. van der Heijde, R. Landewé, H. van der Tempel, J. Urquhart, S. van der Linden .........423

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