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Extended reports

• Expression of Jak3, STAT1, STAT4, and STAT6 in inflammatory arthritis: unique Jak3 and STAT4 expression in dendritic cells in seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (11 August, 2005)

  J G Walker, M J Ahern, M Coleman, H Weedon, V Papangelis, D Beroukas, P J Roberts-Thomson, M D Smith
• Endothelial dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is associated with a reduced number and impaired function of endothelial progenitor cells (23 June, 2005)

  K Herbrig, S Haensel, U Oelschlaegel, F Pistrosch, S Foerster, J Passauer
• Circulating endothelial cells in relapse and limited granulomatous disease due to ANCA associated vasculitis (8 September, 2005) Free

  A Woywodt, C Goldberg, T Kirsch, K de Groot, U Erdbruegger, H Haller, M Haubitz
• Stimulatory effects of distinct members of the bone morphogenetic protein family on ligament fibroblasts (23 June, 2005)

  K Bobacz, R Ullrich, L Amoyo, L Erlacher, J S Smolen, W B Graninger
• Basal lamina disorganisation of the acini and ducts of labial salivary glands from patients with Sjögren’s syndrome: association with mononuclear cell infiltration (13 July, 2005)

  C Molina, C Alliende, S Aguilera, Y-J Kwon, L Leyton, B Martínez, C Leyton, P Pérez, M-J González
• Human nasal cartilage responds to oncostatin M in combination with interleukin 1 or tumour necrosis factor α by the release of collagen fragments via collagenases (23 June, 2005)

  T G Morgan, A D Rowan, S C Dickinson, D Jones, A P Hollander, D Deehan, T E Cawston
• Vaccination against influenza in rheumatoid arthritis: the effect of disease modifying drugs, including TNFα blockers (13 July, 2005)

  I Fomin, D Caspi, V Levy, N Varsano, Y Shalev, D Paran, D Levartovsky, I Litinsky, I Kaufman, I Wigler, E Mendelson, O Elkayam
• Effect of human vasoactive intestinal peptide gene transfer in a murine model of Sjögren’s syndrome (23 June, 2005)

  B M Lodde, F Mineshiba, J Wang, A P Cotrim, S Afione, P P Tak, B J Baum
• Markov model into the cost-utility over five years of etanercept and infliximab compared with usual care in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (13 July, 2005)

  A Boonen, D van der Heijde, J L Severens, A Boendermaker, R Landewé, J Braun, J Brandt, J Sieper, Sj van der Linden
• Raised plasma concentration and ex vivo production of inflammatory chemokines in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (23 June, 2005)

  L C W Lit, C K Wong, L S Tam, E K M Li, C W K Lam
• Macrophages from patients with SLE and rheumatoid arthritis have defective adhesion in vitro, while only SLE macrophages have impaired uptake of apoptotic cells (13 July, 2005)

  S W Tas, P Quartier, M Botto, L Fossati-Jimack
• Low levels of human serum glucosamine after ingestion of glucosamine sulphate relative to capability for peripheral effectiveness (3 August, 2005)

  B A Biggee, C M Blinn, T E McAlindon, M Nuite, J E Silbert
• Duration of rheumatoid arthritis influences the degree of functional improvement in clinical trials (23 June, 2005)

  D Aletaha, M M Ward
• Radiographic features of lumbar disc degeneration and bone mineral density in men and women (13 July, 2005)

  S R Pye, D M Reid, J E Adams, A J Silman, T W O’Neill