Annals ofRheumatoid Arthritis

Volume: 2 - Number: 11 - May 15, 2004

Outstanding

The role of prostaglandin E2 receptors in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis

Decreased response to IL-12 and IL-18 of peripheral blood cells in rheumatoid arthritis

Rational Use of New and Existing Disease-Modifying Agents in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment of four patients with juvenile polyarticular arthritis associated with persistent parvovirus B19 infection and antiphospholipid antibodies

Active tolerance

Tr1 cell–dependent active tolerance blunts the pathogenic effects of determinant spreading

Ankylosing Spondylitis

The Genetics of Cytokines in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Antiphospholipids syndrome

The Spectrum of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Matter of Perspective

Arthritis treatment

The potential of signal transduction inhibitors for the treatment of arthritis: is it all just JNK?

Autoimmunity

The regulation of T cell homeostasis and autoimmunity by T cell–derived LIGHT

Calcification

The serum protein 2–Heremans-Schmid glycoprotein/fetuin-A is a systemically acting inhibitor of ectopic calcification

Chemokines

T Cell Chemokine Receptor Expression in Aging

Experimental Arthritis

Therapeutic effect of neutralizing endogenous IL-18 activity in the collagen-induced model of arthritis

Therapeutic Effect of the Anti-Fas Antibody on Arthritis in HTLV-I tax Transgenic Mice

Intramuscular electroporation with the pro-opiomelanocortin gene in rat adjuvant arthritis

Functional Status Questionnaires

The Psychometrics of Functional Status Questionnaires: Room for Improvement

Immunomodulator

The Staphylococcus aureus Map protein is an immunomodulator that interferes with T cell–mediated responses

Inflammation

The gene encoding the iron regulatory peptide hepcidin is regulated by anemia, hypoxia, and inflammation

Inflammatory arthritis

The Mast Cell in Inflammatory Arthritis

Innate immunology

Toll-like receptor–mediated NF-B activation: a phylogenetically conserved paradigm in innate immunity

Intrincate interplay and inflamation

The intricate interplay among body weight, stress, and the immune response to friend or foe

Juvenile inflammatory arthritis

The Place of Juvenile Onset SpA in the Durban 1997 ILAR Classification Criteria of JIA

Juvenile polyarticular arthritis

Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment of four patients with juvenile polyarticular arthritis associated with persistent parvovirus B19 infection and antiphospholipid antibodies

Osteoarthritis

The Use of Biochemical Markers of Bone and Cartilage Metabolism to Monitor Osteoarthritis — Dreams and Reality

Pain perception

The prostaglandin E2 EP1 receptor mediates pain perception and regulates blood pressure

Potential therapeutics

Therapeutic potential of inhibition of the NF-B pathway in the treatment of inflammation and cancer

respuesta inmune e inflamatoria

The multiligand receptor RAGE as a progression factor amplifying immune and inflammatory responses

Rheumatoid Arthritis

The prevalence of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the West Midlands fulfilling the BSR criteria for anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy: an out-patient study

The role of prostaglandin E2 receptors in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis

Novel approaches to gene expression analysis of active polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Decreased response to IL-12 and IL-18 of peripheral blood cells in rheumatoid arthritis

Does protein kinase R mediate TNF-?- and ceramide-induced increases in expression and activation of matrix metalloproteinases in articular cartilage by a novel mechanism?

Attenuation of inflammatory polyarthritis in TNF transgenic mice by diacerein: comparative analysis with dexamethasone, methotrexate and anti-TNF protocols

Rational Use of New and Existing Disease-Modifying Agents in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Synoviocyte-Derived CXCL12 Is Displayed on Endothelium and Induces Angiogenesis in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatological practice

The Rewards of Taking a Hard Look at the Practice of Rheumatology

The Hand: A Second Face?

The Hand: A Second Face?

TNF and receptors in organ-specific autoimmune disease

TNF and receptors in organ-specific autoimmune disease: multi-layered functioning mirrored in animal models

Transplantation immunity

The role of the ICOS-B7h T cell costimulatory pathway in transplantation immunity