Rheumatology International

Giant cell arteritis

• Review

Xiang Wang, Zhi Ping Hu, Wei Lu, Xiang Q. Tang, He P. Yang, Liu W. Zeng, Jie Zhang, Ting Li

Mucosal administration of an altered CII263-272 peptide inhibits collagen-induced arthritis by suppression of Th1/Th17 cells and expansion of regulatory T cells

• Original Article

Jinxia Zhao, Ru Li, Jing He, Jinxia Shi, Li Long, Zhanguo Li

Dercum’s disease (Lipomatosis dolorosa): successful therapy with pregabalin and manual lymphatic drainage and a current overview

• Original Article

Uwe Lange, Peter Oelzner, Christine Uhlemann

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate suppresses TNF-α -induced production of MMP-1 and -3 in rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts

• Original Article

Hee-Jin Yun, Wan-Hee Yoo, Myung-Kwan Han, Young-Rae Lee, Jong-Suk Kim, Sang-Il Lee

Expression of MMP-1 in cartilage and synovium of experimentally induced rabbit ACLT traumatic osteoarthritis: immunohistochemical study

• Original Article

Hongbin Wu, Jingyuan Du, Qixin Zheng

The rate and significance of Mediterranean fever gene mutations in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a three-month, longitudinal clinical study

• Original Article

Muhammet Cinar, Ayhan Dinc, Ismail Simsek, Hakan Erdem, Bayram Koc, Salih Pay, Yusuf Tunca, Selim Kilic, Davud Gul

Human leukocyte antigen-B*2705 is the predominant subtype in the Korean population with ankylosing spondylitis, unlike in other Asians

• Original Article

Sang-Hoon Lee, In-Ah Choi, Yeon-Ah Lee, Eun-Kyung Park, Young-Hoon Kim, Kyoung-Soo Kim, Seung-Jae Hong, Myung Chul Yoo, Hyung-In Yang

Associations with subregional BMD-measurements in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

• Original Article

H. Franck, J. Gottwalt

Safety and efficacy of infliximab therapy in active behcet’s uveitis: an open-label trial

• Original Article

H. Al-Rayes, R. Al-Swailem, M. Al-Balawi, N. Al-Dohayan, S. Al-Zaidi, M. Tariq

Value of anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin antibodies in diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis

• Original Article

Rim Sghiri, Elyes Bouajina, Dhaker Bargaoui, Latifa Harzallah, Hosni Ben Fredj, Samar Sammoud, Ibtissem Ghedira

Increase levels of apo-A1 and apo B are associated in knee osteoarthritis: lack of association with VEGF-460 T/C and +405 C/G polymorphisms

• Original Article

Sergio Sánchez-Enríquez, Nora Magdalena Torres-Carrillo, Mónica Vázquez-Del Mercado, Lorenzo Salgado-Goytia, Héctor Rangel-Villalobos, José Francisco Muñoz-Valle

Biologicals in rheumatology: Austrian experiences from a rheumatic outpatient clinic

• Original Article

C. Duftner, C. Dejaco, H. Larcher, M. Schirmer, M. Herold

Biologicals in rheumatology: Austrian experiences from a rheumatic outpatient clinic

• Erratum

C. Duftner, C. Dejaco, H. Larcher, M. Schirmer, M. Herold

Intramuscular gold for the treatment of seronegative spondyloarthropathy associated with familial Mediterranean fever

• Case Report

Mehmet D. Demirag, Mehmet A. Ozturk, Berna Goker, Seminur Haznedaroglu

Acute septic arthritis: remember gonorrhea

• Case Report

M. Dalla Vestra, C. Rettore, P. Sartore, E. Velo, L. Sasset, G. Chiesa, L. Marcon, L. Scarano, N. Simioni, L. Bacelle, G. M. Patrassi

Magnetic resonance imaging of palindromic rheumatism

• Case Report

Satoko Ueda, Taro Horino, Kaoru Arii, Tatsuhito Morita, Toshihiro Takao, Kozo Hashimoto

Recurrent meningitis revealing a Behçet’s disease

• Case Report

Laïla Benjilali, Hicham Harmouche, Siham El Bied, Jihan Raffali, Zoubida Tazi Mezalek, Mohamed Adnaoui, Mohamed Aouni, Abdelaziz Maaouni

Etanercept as a rescue agent in patient with adult onset Still’s disease complicated with congestive heart failure

• Case Report

Deng-Ho Yang, Deh-Ming Chang, Jenn-Haung Lai, San-Yuan Kuo, Tsung-Yun Ho, Kang-Min Lin, Chen-Hung Chen

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP), as presentation of rheumatoid arthritis

• Case Report

Javier Alberto Cavallasca, Mariana Caubet, Claudia Andrea Helling, Guillermo Alberto Tate

A case of systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as hypoglycemia due to anti-insulin receptor antibodies

• Case Report

Yuuka Kato, Yoshiro Ichiki, Yasuo Kitajima

Coexistence of familial Mediterranean fever and psoriasis in a patient with seronegative spondyloarthropathy

• Case Report

Hatice Bodur, Ümit Seçkin, Filiz Eser, Gülüşan Ergül, Selda Seçkin

Visceral leishmaniasis, systemic lupus erythematosus and acute hepatitis

• Letter to the Editor

Annalisa Celant, Guido Chichino, Barbara Dal Bello, Marco Massarotti, Lorenzo Minoli, Bianca Marasini

Diastolic dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis and duration of disease

• Letter to the Editor

Irfan Yavasoglu, Taskin Senturk, Alper Onbasili

Bosentan: a rapidly expanding role in the management of cardio-thoracic diseases

• Letter to the Editor

Shailendra Kapoor

Referees 2007

• Acknowledgement to Referees