Editorials:

Will our current success in treating rheumatoid arthritis hinder new drug development? That is the question!!

M E Weinblatt

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1529-1531.
Published Online First: 26 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.045351

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Hypothesis:

Is progressive osteoarthritis an atheromatous vascular disease?

P G Conaghan, H Vanharanta, and P A Dieppe

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1539-1541.
Published Online First: 17 August 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.039263

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Reviews:

Dendritic cells, Fc receptors, and Toll-like receptors: potential allies in the battle against rheumatoid arthritis

T R D J Radstake, A W T van Lieshout, P L C M van Riel, W B van den Berg, and G J Adema

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1532-1538.
Published Online First: 5 May 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.033779

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Extended reports:

Involvement of neurotrophins and their receptors in spondyloarthritis synovitis: relation to inflammation and response to treatment

M Rihl, E Kruithof, C Barthel, F De Keyser, E M Veys, H Zeidler, D T Y Yu, J G Kuipers, and D Baeten

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1542-1549.
Published Online First: 7 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.032599

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Tumour necrosis factor receptor gene therapy affects cellular immune responses in collagen induced arthritis in mice

P Mukherjee, S-Y Yang, B Wu, Z Song, L K Myers, P D Robbins, and P H Wooley

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1550-1556.
Published Online First: 28 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.025619

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Sustained durability and tolerability of etanercept in ankylosing spondylitis for 96 weeks

J C Davis, D M van der Heijde, J Braun, M Dougados, J Cush, D Clegg, R D Inman, A Kivitz, L Zhou, A Solinger, and W Tsuji

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1557-1562.
Published Online First: 20 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.035105

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Efficacy of cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibition by etoricoxib and naproxen on the axial manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis in the presence of peripheral arthritis

L Gossec, D van der Heijde, A Melian, D A Krupa, M K James, P F Cavanaugh, A S Reicin, and M Dougados

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1563-1567.
Published Online First: 24 February 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029611

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Infliximab in combination with methotrexate in active ankylosing spondylitis: a clinical and imaging study

H Marzo-Ortega, D McGonagle, S Jarrett, G Haugeberg, E Hensor, P O’Connor, A L Tan, P G Conaghan, A Greenstein, and P Emery

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1568-1575.
Published Online First: 13 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.022582

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ICF based comparison of disease specific instruments measuring physical functional ability in ankylosing spondylitis

T Sigl, A Cieza, D van der Heijde, and G Stucki

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1576-1581.
Published Online First: 20 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.027185

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Comparison of different definitions to classify remission and sustained remission: 1 year TEMPO results

D van der Heijde, L Klareskog, M Boers, R Landewé, C Codreanu, H D Bolosiu, R Pedersen, S Fatenejad for TEMPO Investigators

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1582-1587.
Published Online First: 28 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.034371

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Socioeconomic status and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Swedish EIRA study

C Bengtsson, B Nordmark, L Klareskog, I Lundberg, L Alfredsson the EIRA study group

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1588-1594.
Published Online First: 20 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.031666

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Cardiovascular admissions and mortality in an inception cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis with onset in the 1980s and 1990s

N Goodson, J Marks, M Lunt, and D Symmons

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1595-1601.
Published Online First: 20 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.034777

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Occurrence and risk factors for falls in rheumatoid arthritis

C Armstrong, C M Swarbrick, S R Pye, and T W O’Neill

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1602-1604.
Published Online First: 7 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.031195

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Differential effect of IL10 and TNF genotypes on determining susceptibility to discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus

A Suárez, P López, L Mozo, and C Gutiérrez

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1605-1610.
Published Online First: 30 March 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.035048

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Oestrogen receptor gene polymorphisms in systemic lupus erythematosus

M Johansson, L Ärlestig, B Möller, T Smedby, and S Rantapää-Dahlqvist

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1611-1617.
Published Online First: 7 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.032425

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Improvement of coping abilities in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a prospective study

M Haupt, S Millen, M Jänner, D Falagan, R Fischer-Betz, and M Schneider

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1618-1623.
Published Online First: 13 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029926

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Oncostatin M in combination with tumour necrosis factor induces a chondrocyte membrane associated aggrecanase that is distinct from ADAMTS aggrecanase-1 or -2

W Hui, H E Barksby, D A Young, T E Cawston, N McKie, and A D Rowan

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1624-1632.
Published Online First: 5 May 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.028191

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Activity limitations and participation restrictions in women with hand osteoarthritis: patients’ descriptions and associations between dimensions of functioning

I Kjeken, H Dagfinrud, B Slatkowsky-Christensen, P Mowinckel, T Uhlig, T K Kvien, and A Finset

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1633-1638.
Published Online First: 13 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.034900

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Antiphospholipid antibody tests: spreading the net

M L Bertolaccini, S Gomez, J F P Pareja, A Theodoridou, G Sanna, G R V Hughes, and M A Khamashta

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1639-1643.
Published Online First: 7 April 2005. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.035824

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Concise reports:

Very early spondyloarthritis: where the inflammation in the sacroiliac joints starts

M Bollow, K-G A Hermann, T Biedermann, J Sieper, M Schöntube, and J Braun

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1644-1646. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.034967

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Study of the tolerance of infliximab infusions with or without betamethasone premedication in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis

J Sany, M J Kaiser, C Jorgensen, and G Trape

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1647-1649. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.037499

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Willingness of patients with ankylosing spondylitis to pay for inpatient treatment is influenced by the treatment environment and expectations of improvement

A Boonen, J L Severens, A van Tubergen, R Landewé, G Bonsel, D van der Heijde, and Sj van der Linden

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1650-1652. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038786

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RS3PE syndrome presenting as vascular endothelial growth factor associated disorder

K Arima, T Origuchi, M Tamai, N Iwanaga, Y Izumi, M Huang, F Tanaka, M Kamachi, K Aratake, H Nakamura, H Ida, M Uetani, A Kawakami, and K Eguchi

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1653-1655. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.032995

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Letters:

Pachymeningitis in mixed connective tissue disease

K Ahmadi-Simab, P Lamprecht, M Reuter, and W L Gross

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1656-1657. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.035204

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Empyema in a patient treated with infliximab: it is not what it seems

A Bossink, S Thijsen, and A J van Houte

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1657-1658. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.034959

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Superficial collections of fluid tophaceous material as clinical presentation of anorexia nervosa

C Garcia-Porrua, C Canedo, R Argueso, and M A Gonzalez-Gay

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1658-1659. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.034363

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Treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis with botulinum toxin A: an open case series with a 1 year follow up

R Placzek, G Deuretzbacher, F Buttgereit, and A L Meiss

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1659-1661. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.035840

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Bilateral hydropneumothoraces in a patient with pulmonary rheumatoid nodules during treatment with methotrexate

N Steeghs, T W J Huizinga, and H Dik

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1661-1662. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.032011

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Seasonal pattern in the onset of polymyalgia rheumatica

F Perfetto, A Moggi-Pignone, A Becucci, F Cantini, M Di Natale, R Livi, A Tempestini, and M Matucci-Cerinic

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1662-1663. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038901

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FDG-PET/CT scan of inflammatory spondylodiscitis lesions in ankylosing spondylitis, and short term evolution during anti-tumour necrosis factor treatment

D Wendling, O Blagosklonov, G Streit, G Lehuédé, E Toussirot, and J-C Cardot

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1663-1665. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.040345

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Healing of psoriatic skin lesions, and improvement of psoriatic arthritis resistant to immunosuppressive drugs, after infliximab treatment

S N Nikas, P V Voulgari, I P Takalou, P Katsimbri, and A A Drosos

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1665-1667. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.036178

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Asthenoazoospermia in patients receiving anti-tumour necrosis factor agents

G La Montagna, D Malesci, R Buono, and G Valentini

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1667. doi:10.1136/ard.2005.038620

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Echoes:

Posture may not prevent pain with computer use

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1601.

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Corrections:

CORRECTION

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 1668. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.032441corr1

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