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VOLUME 33: NO. 3 MARCH 2006

Editorials

Outcome Issues for Rheumatoid Arthritis: What Do We Have and What Do We Want?

D.A. Albert .........441

Management of Whiplash-Associated Disorders — Revisiting Quebec

R. Ferrari .........443

The Role of Inflammatory Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Related Atherosclerosis: A Novel Target for Treatment?

O. Shovman, B. Gilburd, Y. Shoenfeld .........445

Quantitative Clinical Rheumatology Saving Time and Improving Care with a Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire: 10 Practical Considerations

T. Pincus, Y. Yazici, M. Bergman.........448

 

Articles

Effects of Viral IL-10 Introduced by in vivo Electroporation on Arthrogen-Induced Arthritis in Mice

T. Kuroda, H. Maruyama, M. Shimotori, et al .........455

Simvastatin Inhibits Production of IL-6 and IL-8 and Cell Proliferation Induced by TNF-a in Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes from Patients with RA

K. Yokota, T. Miyazaki, M. Hirano, Y. Akiyama, T. Mimura .........463

Quinacrine But Not Chloroquine Inhibits PMA Induced Upregulation of MMP in Leukocytes: Quinacrine Acts at the Transcriptional Level Through a PLA2-Independent Mechanism

K.M. Stuhlmeier, C. Pollaschek.........472

Splitting High-Dose Oral MTX Improves Bioavailability: A Pharmacokinetic Study in Patients with RA

M. Hoekstra, C. Haagsma, C. Neef, J. Proost, A. Knuif, M. van de Laar.........481

Combination of Cyclosporine and Leflunomide versus Single Therapy in Severe RA

G. Karanikolas, D. Charalambopoulos, A. Andrianakos, C. Antoniades, N. Katsilambros.........486

Short-term Outcome After Anti-TNF-a Therapy in RA: Do We Need to Revise Our Assessment Criteria?

Y. El Miedany, S.S. Youssef, M. El Gaafary .........490

Anti-CCP Antibodies as a Predictor of Response to Anti-TNF-a Therapy in Patients with RA

Y. Braun-Moscovici, D. Markovits, O. Zinder, et al .........497

Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Radiological Progression of Joint Damage. A Definition Based on Patient Perspective

P.M.J. Welsing, G.F. Borm, P.L.C.M. van Riel .........501

Loss of Cortical Bone from the Metacarpal Diaphysis in Patients with RA: Independent Effects of Systemic Inflammation and Glucocorticoids

J.F. Roldán, I. del Rincón, A. Escalante.........508

Cervical Spine Surgery in Patients with RA: Longterm Mortality and Its Determinants

A. Ronkainen, M. Niskanen, A. Auvinen, J. Aalto, R. Luosujärvi .........517

Polymorphism of the FcgRIIa IgG Receptor in Patients with Lupus Nephritis and Glomerulopathy

A.P. Gelmetti, A.C. Freitas, V. Woronik, R.T. Barros, E. Bonfá, R.C. Monteiro.........523

Prevalence of Neurocognitive Dysfunction and Other Clinical Manifestations in Disabled Patients with SLE

T.O. Utset, J. Fink, N.A. Doninger.........531

Increased Concentration of Proatherogenic Inflammatory Cytokines in SLE: Relationship to Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Y. Asanuma, C.P. Chung, A. Oeser, et al .........539

Proton MRS Reveals Central Neuroaxonal Impairment in SSc

L. Bertinotti, M. Mortilla, M.L. Conforti, et al .........546

Developing Classification Criteria for Peripheral Joint PsA. Step I. Establishing Whether the Rheumatologist's Opinion on the Diagnosis Can Be Used as the "Gold Standard"

D.P.M. Symmons, M. Lunt, G. Watkins, et al.........552

Prospective Observational Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose (3 mg/kg) Infliximab in AS: 4-Year Followup

S. Keeling, A. Oswald, C. Mallon, A.S. Russell, W.P. Maksymowych.........558

Medication Errors with the Use of Allopurinol and Colchicine: A Retrospective Study of a National, Anonymous Internet-Accessible Error Reporting System

T.R. Mikuls, J.R. Curtis, J.J. Allison, R.W. Hicks, K.G. Saag .........562

Pennsaid® Therapy for OA of the Knee: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

T.E. Towheed.........567

Measurement of Pain Using the Visual Numeric Scale

P.L. Ritter, V.M. González, D.D. Laurent, K.R. Lorig .........574

Assessing a Whiplash Management Model: A Population-Based Non-Randomized Intervention Study

S. Suissa, M. Giroux, M. Gervais, et al.........581

Utilization and Cost Comparison of Current and Optimal Prescribing of NSAID in Quebec, Canada

E. Rahme, Y. Toubouti, J. Lelorier.........588

 

Pediatric Rheumatology

Comparison of Clinical and Laboratory Variables in Familial versus Sporadic Systemic Onset JIA

S.M. Al-Mayouf, S.M. Madi, K. Almane, S. Al Jummah.........597

Effect of Inflammatory Activity and Glucocorticoid Use on Nutritional Variables in Patients with JIA

L. Souza, S.H. Machado, M. Bredemeier, J.C.T. Brenol, R.M. Xavier .........601

Treatment of Pediatric Localized Scleroderma with MTX

P.G. Fitch, P. Rettig, J.M. Burnham, et al .........609

Chondrocyte Apoptosis and Expression of Bcl-2, Bax, Fas, and iNOS in Articular Cartilage in Patients with Kashin-Beck Disease

S.J. Wang, X. Guo, H. Zuo, et al .........615

 

Case Reports

Laser Induced Chrysiasis: Disfiguring Hyperpigmentation Following Q-Switched Laser Therapy in a Woman Previously Treated with Gold

H. Almoallim, A.V. Klinkhoff, A.B. Arthur, J.K. Rivers, A. Chalmers .........620

Pulmonary Complications of Infliximab Therapy in Patients with RA

A.J.K. Östör, E.R. Chilvers, M.F. Somerville, et al.........622

Pantoprazole and pANCA-Associated Vasculitis

D. Jacobs-Kosmin, C.T. Derk, N. Sandorfi .........629

 

Images in Rheumatology

Supernumerary Metatarsal Bone

F. Borraccia, M. Montaruli, G. Peruz, I. Olivieri .........633

Obituary Morris Ziff, 1913-2005

H.E. Jasin.........634

Morris Ziff — On a personal note

A.S. Russell.........635

 

Correspondence

Nonsystemic Vasculitic Neuropathy: A Clinicopathological Study of 22 Cases

P.M. Aries, W.L. Gross.........636

Reply
E. Kararizou.........636

 

Letter

Bilateral Ocular Myositis as a Late Complication of Dermatomyositis

D.T.L. Liu, A.Y.K. Chan.........637

Meetings in Rheumatology.........



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