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VOLUME 31: NO. 7 JULY 2004

Editorials

Mechanisms of Erosion in Rheumatoid Arthritis
 
C.T. Ritchlin .........1229

Using Vaccine Responses to Plumb the Immunologic Consequences of Tumor Necrosis Factor Blockade with Etanercept
 
D.W. Scheifele .........1238

Blind Insight: Eyeing Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Treatment in Uveitis Associated with Behçet's Disease
 
J.T. Rosenbaum .........1241

Studies of Attrition in Rheumatological Databases
 
V.T. Farewell .........1244

 

Articles

Upregulation of Synoviocyte COX-2 Through Interactions with T Lymphocytes: Role of IL-17 and TNF-a
   
L.K. Stamp, L.G. Cleland, M.J. James .........1246

Paracrine Upregulation of Monocyte COX-2 by Mediators Produced by T Lymphocytes: Role of IL-17 and IFN-g
   
L.K. Stamp, M.J. James, L.G. Cleland .........1255

Relationship Between Cathepsin B and Thrombin in RA
   
T. Mishiro, S. Nakano, S. Takahara, et al .........1265

Quantitation of Metalloproteinase Gene Expression in Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis Synovial Tissue Distal and Proximal to the Cartilage-Pannus Junction
   
D. Kane, L.E. Jensen, S. Grehan, A.S. Whitehead, B. Bresnihan, O. FitzGerald .........1274

Quantitative Analysis of Immunohistologic Features of Very Early Rheumatoid Synovitis in DMARD- and Corticosteroid-Naïve Patients
   
J.A. Singh, J.A. Pando, J. Tomaszewski, H.R. Schumacher .........1281

Rate of Change in Functional Limitations for Patients with RA: Effects of Sex, Age, and Duration of Illness
   
T.J. Sheehan, S. DuBrava, J. Fifield, S. Reisine, L. DeChello .........1286

Sources of Discrepancy in Patient and Physician Global Assessments of RA Disease Activity
   
G. Nicolau, M.M. Yogui, T.L. Vallochi, R.J. Gianini, I.M.M. Laurindo, G.S. Novaes ......... 1293

Costs of RA in France: A Multicenter Study of 1109 Patients Managed by Hospital-Based Rheumatologists
   
F. Guillemin, S. Durieux, J-P. Daurès, et al .........1297

Effect of Low Dose MTX on Bone Density in Women with RA: Results from a Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
   
O. Di Munno, M. Mazzantini, L. Sinigaglia, et al .........1305

The Role of Diet in Susceptibility to RA: A Systematic Review
   
D.J. Pattison, R.A. Harrison, D.P.M. Symmons .........1310

Attrition Bias in RA Databanks: A Case Study of 6346 Patients in 11 Databanks and 64,649 Administrations of the HAQ
   
E. Krishnan, K. Murtagh, B. Bruce, D. Cline, G. Singh, J.F. Fries .........1320

Weather Effects in RA: From Controversy to Consensus. A Review
   
W.R. Patberg, J.J. Rasker ......... 1327

Cyclophosphamide Boluses Induce Micronuclei Expression in Buccal Mucosa Cells of Patients with SLE Independent of Cytochrome P450 2D6 Status
   
F.J. Aceves-Avila, G.A. Esquivel Nava, M.P. Gallegos Arreola, B.C. Gomez Meda, G.M. Zúñiga González, C. Ramos-Remus ......... 1335

Osteomyelitis in Patients with SLE
   
K-C. Wu, T-C. Yao, K-W. Yeh, J-L. Huang .........1340

Features Associated with Epilepsy in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome
   
Y. Shoenfeld, S. Lev, I. Blatt, et al .........1344

Incidence of Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Patients with Inflammatory CTD Who Are Under Immunosuppressive Therapy
   
T. Mori, H. Kameda, H. Ogawa, et al ......... 1349

Are There Clinical or Serological Differences Between Male and Female Patients with Primary SS?
   
C. Díaz-López, C. Geli, H. Corominas, et al .........1352

Pneumococcal Vaccine Response in PsA Patients During Treatment with Etanercept
   
P.J. Mease, C.T. Ritchlin, R.W. Martin, et al .........1356

Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Multiple Administration of Infliximab in Behçet's Disease with Refractory Uveoretinitis
   
S. Ohno, S. Nakamura, S. Hori, et al .........1362

Comparison of Patella Cartilage Volume and Radiography in the Assessment of Longitudinal Joint Change at the Patellofemoral Joint
   
F.M. Cicuttini, A.E. Wluka, J. Hankin, S. Stuckey .........1369

Comparison of the Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of Nonprescription Doses of Naproxen Sodium and Ibuprofen in the Treatment of OA of the Knee
   
M. Schiff, M. Minic .........1373

Physical Activity and Risk of Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty in Individuals with Knee OA: A Matched Case-Control Study
   
D.L. Jones, J.A. Cauley, A.M. Kriska, et al .........1384

Health Services Costs and Their Determinants in Women with FM
   
J.R. Penrod, S. Bernatsky, V. Adam, M. Baron, N. Dayan, P.L. Dobkin .........1391

Prevalence of Current and Chronic Pain and Their Influences Upon Work and Healthcare-Seeking: A Population Study
   
B. Gerdle, J. Björk, C. Henriksson, A. Bengtsson .........1399

Pediatric Rheumatology

Bone Mass Development and Bone Metabolism in JIA: Treatment with Growth Hormone for 4 Years
   
S. Bechtold, P. Ripperger, W. Bonfig, et al .........1407

Growth Hormone Is Effective in the Treatment of Severe Growth Retardation in Children with Juvenile Chronic Arthritis: Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Followup Study
   
M-T. Saha, J. Haapasaari, S. Hannula, S. Sarna, H.L. Lenko .........1413

Temporomandibular Involvement in JIA
   
M. Twilt, S.M.L.M. Mobers, L.R. Arends, R. ten Cate, L.W.A. van Suijlekom-Smit .........1418

Canadian Rheumatology Association Meeting

Lake Louise, Alberta, February 25-28, 2004

Introduction .........1423

Podium Presentations
.........1425

Posters
.........1427

Case Reports

Primary Vasculitis at High Altitude
   
G. Mittal, N. Hasso, P. Maddison .........1450

Bilateral Giant Iliopsoas Bursitis Presenting as Refractory Edema of Lower Limbs
   
M. Rodriguez-Gomez, A. Willisch, L. Fernandez, G. Lopez-Barros, V. Abel, E. Monton .........1452

Collagenous Colitis with Spondyloarthropathy Presenting as FM
   
S. Christopoulos, V.A. Marcus, M-A. Fitzcharles .........1455

 

Images in Rheumatology

Nonerosive MCP Arthritides in a Patient with DM
 
J. Schedel, B. Butz, M. Völk, S. Feuerbach, J. Schölmerich, U. Müller-Ladner .........1457

Spinal Tophaceous Gout Mimicking a Spinal Tumor
 
A. Nakajima, Y. Kato, H. Yamanaka, T. Ito, N. Kamatani .........1459

Correspondence

Extraarticular RA and Drug-Induced Syndromes: Understanding the Role of TNF Inhibitors
G.A.W. Bruyn .........1461

Letter
C. Turesson, E. Matteson .........1461

Reply S.J. Jarrett, G. Cunnane, P.G. Conaghan, S.J. Bingham, M.H. Buch, M.A. Quinn .........1462

Hormone Replacement Therapy in RA
M. Jolly .........1462

Reply H. Forsblad d'Elia, H. Carlsten .........1463

Origins of Erosive Arthritis
H. McGrath Jr .........1463

Reply B. Rothschild .........1464

Comparison Between Ultrasound and MRI of Achilles Tendon Enthesopathy in Patients with Psoriasis
C. De Simone, F. Di Gregorio, F. Maggi .........1465

Reply M. Kamel, H. Eid, R. Mansour, M. Abbady ......... 1465

Silicone Breast Implants
J.P. Fryzek, J.K. McLaughlin ......... 1466

Reply F.B. Vasey .........1466

 

Letters

Giant Cell Arteritis in a Patient Taking Etanercept and MTX
M. Seton .........1467

Is Measurement of Serum VEGF Reliable in Patients with SSc? S. Ferrero .........1468

Autoantibodies to Bactericidal/Permeability-Increasing Protein and Cathepsin G in SSc
P. Grypiotis, F. Cozzi, A. Ruffatti .........1468

Gastrointestinal Disease and PsA
L. Williamson, J.L. Dockerty, N. Dalbeth, B.P. Wordsworth .........1469

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