Predictors of cytomegalovirus infection in patients with connective tissue disease treated by pulsed methylprednisolone therapy: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Haruka Ito, Takahiko Yoshimoto, Akatsuki Kokaze, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Kazuteru Noguchi, Kiyoshi Matsui, Bunki Natsumoto, Keishi Fujio, Yutaro Hayashi, Yuko Kaneko, Takahisa Gono, Koh Okamoto, Shu Okugawa, Kyoji Moriya, Hirohiko Sueki

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TNF inhibitors target a mevalonate metabolite/TRPM2/calcium signaling axis in neutrophils to dampen vasculitis in Behçet’s disease by Menghao Zhang, Na Kang, Xin Yu, Xiaoyang Zhang, Qinghui Duan, Xianqiang Ma, Qiancheng Zhao, Zhimian Wang, Xiao’ou Wang, Yeling Liu, Yuxiao Zhang, Can Zhu, Ruiyu Gao, Xin Min, Cuifeng Li, Jin Jin, Qian Cao, Rongbei Liu, Xiaoyin Bai, Hong Yang, Lidan Zhao, Jinjing Liu, Hua Chen, Yonghui Zhang, Wanli Liu, Wenjie Zheng

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Porphyromonas gingivalis associates with the presence of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies, but not with the onset of arthritis: studies in an at-risk population by Helga Westerlind, Linda Mathsson-Alm, Alexandra Circiumaru, Aase Hensvold, Karin Lundberg, Jan Potempa, Yogan Kisten, Charlotte De Vries, Marina Dehara, Barbara Potempa

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In vivo efficacy and safety of systemically administered serinol nucleic acid-modified antisense oligonucleotides in mouse kidney by Toshiki Tsuboi, Keita Hattori, Takuji Ishimoto, Kentaro Imai, Tomohito Doke, Junichiro Hagita, Jumpei Ariyoshi, Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Noritoshi Kato, Yasuhiko Ito, Yukiko Kamiya, Hiroyuki Asanuma, Shoichi Maruyama

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Mutation in the COL2A1 gene is associated with acetabular dysplasia by Miaomiao Xin, Xin Guan, Xin Guan, Jiangfei Yang, Yi Li, Zhentao Man, Hongsheng Sun, Min Fu

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Efficacy and safety of filgotinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: week 156 interim results from a long-term extension study by Hendrik Schulze-Koops, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Daniel Aletaha, Maya H Buch, Yoshiya Tanaka, Ricardo Blanco, Paul Emery, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, Bernard G Combe, Roberto Caporali, Patrick Verschueren, Vijay Rajendran, Anna Zubrzycka-Sienkiewicz, Edmund V Ekoka Omoruyi, Francesco De Leonardis

“…Efficacy assessments up to week 156 include American College of Rheumatology 20% response (ACR20), Disease Activity Score 28 using C-reactive protein of <2.6, Clinical Disease Activity Index of ≤2.8, Simplified Disease Activity Index of ≤3.3 and Boolean remission (1.0 and 2.0) with non-responder imputation.Results In patients with an inadequate response to methotrexate, 60.2% and 54.6% receiving de novo filgotinib 200 mg and 100 mg had an ACR20 at week 156, respectively, as did 67.3% and 59.5% of those who continued filgotinib 200 mg and 100 mg. …”
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Cost–utility and budget impact analysis of tocilizumab for the treatment of refractory systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Thailand by Nitichen Kittiratchakool, Disorn Kulpokin, Chonticha Chanjam, Soamarat Vilaiyuk, Sirirat Charuvanij, Gun Phongsamart, Parichat Khaosut, Manasita Tanya, Ratanavadee Nanagara, Sira Nantapaisarn, Pattara Leelahavarong

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Cohort profile: Oxford Pain, Activity and Lifestyle (OPAL) Study, a prospective cohort study of older adults in England by Sarah E Lamb, Christian D Mallen, M Watson, Julie Bruce, S Dutton, S Petrou, Lesley Ward, Maria T Sanchez Santos, Esther Williamson, Angela Garrett, Alana Morris, O Conway, F Darton, D Hagan, D Haywood, A Hewitt, I Marian, L Nevay, P Nicolson, M Slark, K Vadher, E Williamson, N Arden, K Barker, G Collins, J Fairbank, J Fitch, D French, F Griffiths, Z Hanson, C Hutchinson

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Association of walking cadence to changes in knee pain and physical function: The multicenter osteoarthritis study by Khara A. James, Tuhina Neogi, David T. Felson, Patrick Corrigan, Cara L. Lewis, Irene S. Davis, Kathryn L. Bacon, James C. Torner, Cora E. Lewis, Michael C. Nevitt, Joshua J. Stefanik

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Aberrant B cell receptor signaling responses in circulating double-negative 2 B cells from radiographic axial spondyloarthritis patients by Rick Wilbrink, Stefan F.H. Neys, Rudi W. Hendriks, Anneke Spoorenberg, Frans G.M. Kroese, Odilia B.J. Corneth, Gwenny M.P.J. Verstappen

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Factors influencing the kinetics of MSU crystal depletion measured with dual-energy CT in patients with gout by Tristan Pascart, Victor Laurent, Charlotte Jauffret, Aurore Pacaud, Vincent Ducoulombier, Julie Legrand, Stéphane Verdun, Laurène Norberciak, Jean-François Budzik

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Systemic Resolvin E1 (RvE1) Treatment Does Not Ameliorate the Severity of Collagen-Induced Arthritis (CIA) in Mice: A Randomized, Prospective, and Controlled Proof of Concept Study by Rafael Scaf de Molon, Rogier M. Thurlings, Birgitte Walgreen, Monique M. Helsen, Peter M. van der Kraan, Joni Augusto Cirelli, Marije I. Koenders

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LPA Promotes T Cell Recruitment through Synthesis of CXCL13 by Weili Hui, Chenqi Zhao, Sylvain G. Bourgoin

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Clinical Practice Guidelines in Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation—Rheumatoid Arthritis by Working Group on Setting up Standardization Guidelines of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation, Jie LUO, Peimin LAN, Hanyu CHEN, Xinggang FANG, Zengfeng CHEN, Yuming NIU, Chao ZHANG, Feng GAO, Guohong WEN, Junhua WANG, Su ZHENG, Rui LI, Bao ZHANG, Dongyue LENG, Jiandong WEI, Yong CHEN, Lei JIANG, Rui WANG

“…Aiming to provide more specialized medical guidance for clinical practitioners, such as rheumatology of TCM, rheumatology of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, TCM rehabilitation, and rheumatology, the diagnosis and treatment process of RA, including scope, normative references, terminology and definitions, diagnostic criteria, assessment criteria, treatment, and other aspects, were systematized and standardized in the guidelines. …”
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IL-6 Promotes Islet β-Cell Dysfunction in Rat Collagen-Induced Arthritis by Huan Jin, Yaogui Ning, Haotong Zhou, Youlian Wang

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Adult Onset Still’s Disease: A Case Report with a Rare Clinical Manifestation and Pathophysiological Correlations by Katerina M. Antoniou, George A. Margaritopoulos, Ioannis Giannarakis, Christianna Choulaki, Nikos Fountoulakis, Nikos M. Siafakas, Prodromos Sidiropoulos

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Proximal Dissection and Rupture of a Popliteal Cyst: A Case Report by M. H. Abdelrahman, S. Tubeishat, M. Hammoudeh

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Serum glutathione peroxidase-3 concentration at diagnosis as a biomarker for assessing disease activity and damage of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis at d... by Jihye Chung, Jang Woo Ha, Yong-Beom Park, Yong-Beom Park, Sang-Won Lee, Sang-Won Lee

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Citrullinated Antigens with Multiple Citrulline Similar Motif in the Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Preliminary Single-Center Study by Zhu Chen, Weiting Fang, Yi Qin, Yin-Zhao Jin, Xiang Yang, Jianrong Lou

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Interleukin-29 Enhances Synovial Inflammation and Cartilage Degradation in Osteoarthritis by Lingxiao Xu, Qiuyue Peng, Wenhua Xuan, Xiaoke Feng, Xiangqing Kong, Miaojia Zhang, Wenfeng Tan, Meilang Xue, Fang Wang

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