Table of Contents
Volume 27, March 2000
Editorials
Is RA a Form of Reactive Arthritis?
A. Ebringer, C. Wilson, H. Tiwana.........559
Infection and RA: Guilt by Association?
L.J. Albert.........564
Friction and Lubrication in Synovial Joints
P.A. Simkin.........567
Does Smoking Influence Disease Outcome in
Patients with RA?
B.J. Harrison, A.J. Silman.........569
Articles
The Predictive Value of the HLA Shared Epitope for Severity of Radiological Joint Damage in
Patients with RA. A 10 Year Observational Prospective Study
A. Valenzuela-Castaño, A. García-López, D. Pérez-Vilches, R. Rodriguez-Pérez, M.F. Gonzalez-Escribano, A. Núñez-Roldán .........571
IgG Antibodies to TypeII Collagen Reflect Inflammatory Activity in Patients with RA
W-U. Kim, W-H. Yoo, W. Park, et al.........575
Taxol (Paclitaxel) Involution of Articular Cartilage Destruction in Collagen Induced Arthritis: An Ultrastructural Demonstration of an Increased Superficial Chondroprotective Layer
A.L. Arsenault, S. Lhotak, W.L. Hunter, M.L.C. Banquerigo, E. Brahn.........582
Accumulation of T Cells Reactive to Type II
Collagen in SF of Patients with RA
X. He, A.H. Kang, J.M. Stuart.........589
Lubricin Is a Product of Megakaryocyte Stimulating Factor Gene Expression by Human Synovial Fibroblasts
G.D. Jay, D.E. Britt, C-J. Cha.........594
Phase I/II Trial of Recombinant Methionyl Human TNF Binding Protein PEGylated Dimer in Patients with Active Refractory RA
L.W. Moreland, D.P. McCabe, J.R. Caldwell, et al.........601
Use of Antikeratin Antibodies to Distinguish Between RA and Polyarthritis Associated with HCV Infection
A. Kessel, I.A. Rosner, E. Zuckerman, T.D. Golan, E. Toubi.........610
Disability and Handicap in RA and AS Results from the German Rheumatological Database
A. Zink, J. Braun, J. Listing, J. Wollenhaupt, and the German Collaborative Arthritis Centers.........613
Consequences of Delayed Therapy with Second-line Agents in RA: A 3 Year Followup on the Hydroxychloroquine in Early RA (HERA) Study
E. Tsakonas, A.A. Fitzgerald, M-A. Fitzcharles, et al.........623
The Effect of Smoking on Clinical, Laboratory,
and Radiographic Status in RA
F. Wolfe.........630
Effect of Age on 3 Year Outcome in Early RA
R. Peltomaa, M. Leirisalo-Repo, T. Helve, L. Paimela.........638
Modeling Therapeutic Strategies in RA: Use of Decision Analysis and Markov Models
D.A. Albert, S. Aksentijevich, S. Hurst, J.F. Fries,
F. Wolfe.........644
Effects of Sulfasalazine and Its Metabolites on Steady State Messenger RNA Concentrations for Inflammatory Cytokines, MMP, and TIMP in Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblasts
P.P. Minghetti, W.D. Blackburn Jr.........653
Novel Roles of Complement in SLE Hypothesis for a Pathogenetic Vicious Circle
G.K. Sturfelt, A. Bengtsson, C. Klint, O. Nived, A.G. Sjöholm, L. Truedsson.........661
Comparison of the Validity and Sensitivity to Change of 5 Activity Indices in SLE
M.M. Ward, A.S. Marx, N.N. Barry.........664
Association of Coping Responses with FM Tender Points in Patients with SLE
S. Akkasilpa, M. Minor, D. Goldman, L.S. Magder, M.A. Petri.........671
Learning from Discordance in Patient and Physician Global Assessments of SLE Disease Activity
C. Neville, A.E. Clarke, L. Joseph, P. Belisle,
D. Ferland, P.R. Fortin.........675
Association Between Clinical Factors, Socioeconomic Status, and Organ Damage in Recent Onset SLE
C. Rivest, R.A. Lew, P.M.J. Welsing, et al.........680
Incidence Studies of SLE in Southern Sweden: Increasing Age, Decreasing Frequency of Renal Manifestations and Good Prognosis
C. Ståhl-Hallengren, A. Jönsen, O. Nived, G.K. Sturfelt.........685
Cardiovascular Autonomic Function, Autoantibodies, and Esophageal Motor Activity in Patients with SSc and Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
G. Stacher, R. Merio, C. Budka, C. Schneider, J. Smolen, G. Tappeiner.........692
Circulating Levels of Soluble CD30 Are Increased in Patients with Localized Scleroderma and Correlated with Serological and Clinical Features of the Disease
H. Ihn, N. Yazawa, M. Kubo, et al.........698
Epidemiologic and Clinical Aspects of BD in a Defined Area of Northwestern Spain, 19881997
M.A. González-Gay, C. García-Porrúa, F. Brañas, L. López-Lázaro, I. Olivieri.........703
T Cell Responses to 60/65 kDa Heat Shock Protein Derived Peptides in Turkish Patients with BD
H. Direskeneli, E. Eksioglu-Demiralp, S. Yavuz, et al.........708
Clinical Efficacy of Mesalamine in the Treatment of the Spondyloarthropathy
G.T.D. Thomson, B.R.J. Thomson, K. Siwik Thomson, J. Santos Ducharme.........714
Efficacy of Sacroiliac Corticosteroid Injections in Patients with Inflammatory SpA: Results of a
6 Month Controlled Study
J.G. Hanly, M.J. Mitchell, L. MacMillan, D.P. Mosher, E. Sutton.........719
Treatment of SpA with 5-Aminosalicylic Acid (Mesalazine): An Open Trial
B.J. Dekker-Saeys, B.A.C. Dijkmans, G.N.J. Tytgat.........723
Expression of Vitronectin and Its Integrin Receptors in the Synovial Membrane-like Interface Tissue from Aseptic Loosening of Total Hip Replacement
T-F. Li, J-W. Xu, S. Santavirta, et al.........727
BMD Varies as a Function of the Rate of Joint Space Narrowing in the Hip
B. Goker, D.R. Sumner, D.E. Hurwitz, J.A. Block.........735
Excitatory Amino Acid Profiles of SF from Patients with Arthritis
T.A. McNearney, D. Speegle, N. Lawand, J.R. Lisse, K.N. Westlund.........739
The Effects of Freeze/Thawing on Human SF Observed by 500 MHz 1H
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
A.Z. Damyanovich, J.R. Staples, K.W. Marshall.........746
SF Glycosaminoglycan Concentration Does Not Correlate with Severity of Chondropathy or Predict Progression of OA in a Canine Cruciate Deficiency Model
S.L.
Myers, K.D. Brandt, M.E. Albrecht.........753
Double Blind Randomized Placebo Control Trial of Controlled Release Codeine in the Treatment of OA of the Hip or Knee
P.M. Peloso, N. Bellamy, W.G. Bensen, et al.........764
Efficacy of Tramadol in Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain
T.J. Schnitzer, W.L. Gray, R.Z. Paster, M. Kamin.........772
Association Analysis of the Vitamin D Receptor Gene, the Type I Collagen Gene COL1A1, and the Estrogen Receptor Gene in Idiopathic OA
J. Loughlin, J.S. Sinsheimer, Z. Mustafa, et al.........779
Quality of Well Being in Patients with FM
R.M. Kaplan, S.M. Schmidt, T.A. Cronan.........785
Perspectives on Posttraumatic FM: A Random Survey of Canadian General Practitioners, Orthopedists, Physiatrists, and Rheumatologists
K.P. White, T. Østbye, M. Harth, et al.........790
Pediatric Rheumatology
The Influence of Age on Nailfold Capillary Dimensions in Childhood
A.L. Herrick, T. Moore, S. Hollis, M.I.V. Jayson.........797
Apoptosis of PBMC in Kawasaki Disease
H.Y. Kim, H.G. Lee, D.S. Kim.........801
Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus in Triplets
Y. Yazici, K. Onel, L.R. Sammaritano.........807
Case Reports
Reversible MTX Associated Lymphoproliferative Disease Evolving into Hodgkins Disease
A.C. Moseley, H.B. Lindsley, B.S. Skikne, O. Tawfik.........810
HCV Infection with and without Cryoglobulinemia as a Case of Churg-Strauss Syndrome
P. Mercié, J-F. Viallard, I. Faure, et al.........814
Correspondence
Evaluating the Safety of Self-Injection of Gold and
MTX in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis
L. Mateo, M. Romera, A. Rozadilla, M.I. Cintero.........818
Reply A.V. Klinkhoff, B. Arthur, A. Teufel.........818
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura Associated with Toxocara canis
Infection J-F. Magnaval, B. Morassin.........818
Reply M.A. Hamidou.........819
Hiccups with Betamethasone Dipropionate
E. Garcia MacGregor, R. Villalobos, L. Perini.........819
Reply S. Gutierrez-Ureña, C. Ramos-Remus.........819
Letters
A Subset of Rheumatoid Factors Crossreacts with Cardiolipin in Patients Positive for IgM RF and aCL
I. Galperin, P.R. Fortin, R. Subang, M.M. Newkirk,
J. Rauch.........820
Evidence of Activation of 2 Herpesviruses, EBV and CMV, in SSc and Normal Skins
J.H. Vaughan, P.X. Shaw, M-D. Nguyen, et al.........821
APS Associated with HCV Infection
J-M. Durand, R. Jean, E. Cretel.........823
Accuracy of Self-Reported Family History in PsA
P. Rahman, M. Beaton, C.T. Schentag, D.D. Gladman.........824
Corrections
Tissue and Intracellular pH in Normal Periarticular Soft Tissue and During Different Phases of Antigen Induced Arthritis in the Rat S.E.
Andersson, K. Lexmüller,
A. Johansson, G.M. Ekström.........825
Silicone Filled Breast Implants and the Risk of Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis
F. Wolfe, J. Anderson.........825
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