Annals ofRheumatoid Arthritis

Volume: 2 - Number: 18 - December 15, 2004

Outstanding

The muscle in fibromyalgia

Advanced glycation end-product (AGE)-damaged IgG and IgM autoantibodies to IgG-AGE in patients with early synovitis

Urokinase, a constitutive component of the inflamed synovial fluid, induces arthritis

Heterogeneity of CD4 and CD8+ memory T cells in localized and generalized Wegener's granulomatosis

Editorial

The muscle in fibromyalgia

Original papers

Superior mesenteric artery blood flow in systemic sclerosis patients

Methotrexate in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. I. In vitro effects on cells of the osteoblast lineage

Methotrexate in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. II. In vivo effects on bone mineral density

Illiteracy in rheumatoid arthritis patients as determined by the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) score

Measured ambulation and self-reported health status following total joint replacement for the osteoarthritic knee

A 588-gene microarray analysis of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of spondyloarthropathy patients

Research article

Advanced glycation end-product (AGE)-damaged IgG and IgM autoantibodies to IgG-AGE in patients with early synovitis

Decreased effector memory CD45RA+ CD62L- CD8+ T cells and increased central memory CD45RA- CD62L+ CD8+ T cells in peripheral blood of rheumatoid arthritis patients

Differential recovery of glycosaminoglycan after IL-1-induced degradation of bovine articular cartilage depends on degree of degradation

CD4+CD25+ immunoregulatory T cells may not be involved in controlling autoimmune arthritis

The VH gene repertoire of splenic B cells and somatic hypermutation in systemic lupus erythematosus

Urokinase, a constitutive component of the inflamed synovial fluid, induces arthritis

Collagen-induced arthritis is exacerbated in IL-10-deficient mice

Heterogeneity of CD4 and CD8+ memory T cells in localized and generalized Wegener's granulomatosis

The angiogenesis inhibitor protease-activated kringles 1–5 reduces the severity of murine collagen-induced arthritis

The relationship between predicted peptide–MHC class II affinity and T-cell activation in a HLA-DR?1*0401 transgenic mouse model

Exposure to receptor-activator of NF?B ligand renders pre-osteoclasts resistant to IFN-? by inducing terminal differentiation

Autologous chondrocyte implantation for cartilage repair: monitoring its success by magnetic resonance imaging and histology

Review

Genetic studies of disorders of calcium crystal deposition