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Arthritis & Rheumatism, Volume 60,
October 2009 Abstract Supplement

The 2009 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting
Philadelphia October 16-21, 2009.

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La Cava AntonioAltered Programmed Death 1-Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-1-PD-L1) Pathway in T Cells of (New Zealand Black New Zealand White) BWF1 Mice with Anti-PD-1 Antibody
 Pro-Inflammatory High Density Lipoproteins (piHDL) and Atherosclerosis Are Induced in Lupus-Prone but Not Normal Mice by High Fat Diet and Leptin
 Regulatory T Cells Directly Suppress B Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 Sex Hormones and Gender Influences the Function of Regulatory T Cells in SLE Patients
La Corte RenatoColour Duplex Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis and Management of Giant Cell Arteritis
La Torre F.ROLE of FGF23 IN Kawasaki Disease (KD): A Possible Predictor of Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Laan RolandFalls Prevention in Persons with Osteoporosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Lacaille DianeCorticosteroids Increase Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Effects of Careful Modeling of Cumulative Exposure
 Predicting Arthritis-Related Work-Transitions within One Year: Which at-Work Disability Measure Is Best?
Lacaille Diane V.Care for RA Has Not Improved Overtime: A Population Based Study
 Population-Based Estimates of Uveitis Incidence in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
 Parenting Experience of Mothers with and without Inflammatory Arthritis
 Is Working with Arthritis Bad for Your Health? Outcomes Associated with Arthritis-Work Role Overload
LaChance A.Dual Effect of MIF Gene Polymorphisms On the Development and the Severity of SLE
Lachmann H.J.Improved Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Fever Syndrome (CAPS) After Treatment with Canakinumab (Ilaris)A Fully Human Anti-IL-1beta Monoclonal Antibody
 Efficacy and Safety of Canakinumab (Ilaris) in A Large Cohort of Patients Across Different Severity Phenotypes of Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndrome (CAPS)
LaCroix AndreaPast Fractures Increase Risk for Subsequent Fractures at Multiple Sites: Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW)
 Anticonvulsant Use, Falls, Fractures and BMD: Findings From the Womens Health Initiative
 Does the Benefit of Medication Adherence Relate More to a Drug Effect or the Behavior Itself? Quantifying the Effect of Adherence Behavior Using Data From the Placebo Arms of the WHI
Lafeber Floris P. J. G.Increased Expression of the High Affinity IL-7 Receptor Alpha in Inflamed Joints of RA Patients Mediates Immune Activation That Is Blocked by Soluble IL-7R
 Analysis of a Broad Spectrum of Urinary and Serum Biomarkers in a Large Cohort of Patients with Early Osteoarthritis of Hip and/or Knee (CHECK): The First Results
Lafeber Floris P.J.G.IL-7 Receptor Ligands IL-7 and TSLP Promote Collagen-Induced Arthritis, Associated by Differential T-Cell Activity and Induction of Proinflammatory Mediators
 Receptors for TSLP and IL-7 Strongly Promote Proteoglycan-Induced Arthritis
 Comparision of Clinical Outcome in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with a Fixed or On-Demand Regime of Rituximab: Two Year Follow Up
 Inhibition of Immunoglobulin Light Chains by Rituximab Correlates with Inhibition of Clinical Activity in Patients with RA
 Are the Switch to Subcutaneous Administration of MTX or the Addition of Cyclosporine to Oral MTX Useful Steps in a Tight Control Strategy for RA?
 Increased Immune Reactivity towards Human hsp60 in Patients with Primary Sjgren Syndrome Is Associated with Increased Cytokine Levels and Glandular Inflammation
 Blockade of the IL-7 Receptor Inhibits Collagen-Induced Arthritis and Is Associated with Reduction of T-Cell Activity and Proinflammatory Mediators
Lafyatis Robert A.dsRNA Drives Type I and Type II Interferon-Mediated Inflammation, Fibroblast Activation and Dermal Fibrosis through TLR3-Dependent and Independent Signaling
 Distinct Deregulated Pathways Underlie the Molecular Subsets of Scleroderma and Are Recapitulated in Select Animal Models
Lagoy Julian C.Factors Associated with Refusal to Participate in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Surgery Vs Non-Operative Therapy for Meniscal Tear in Knee Osteoarthritis
Lahdenne PekkaAggressive Combination Drug Therapy in Very Early Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (A-CUTE-JIA): A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial
Lai Jin-SheiValidation of the SF-36 in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Lai JudyEffect of Rosuvastatin On Homocysteine, hsCRP and Endothelial Markers in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Randomized Controlled Trial
Lai WilliamAssessment of Pregabalin Utilization in Patients with Fibromyalgia at a University-Based Rheumatology Clinic
Laissy Jean-PierreSilent Ischemic Myocardial Disease in Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Lajoie GinetteEpistatic Suppression of Fatal Autoimmunity in New Zealand Black Bicongenic Mice
 Epistatic Interactions Between Lupus Susceptibility Loci On New Zealand Black Chromosomes 1 and 13 Lead to Marked Expansion of Dendritic Cell Populations but Have Little Effect On Autoimmunity
Lakatos P.The Effects of Denosumab On Fracture Risk Reduction Related to Baseline Bone Resorption
Lakatos TamasEx Vivo Softlaser Treatment Inhibits the Synovial Expression of Vimentin and -Enolase, Potential Autoantigens in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lakhani PayalTWEAK Stimuation of Kidney Resident Cells in the Pathogenesis of Lupus Nephritis
Laki JuditHLA-DRB115 Non-Shared Epitope Allele Regulates Production of Very High Levels of ACPA in RA
Lal P.Identification of Biomarkers for Enhanced Benefit to Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Role of Autoantibodies and Inflammatory Markers
Lal S.D.Genetic Polymorphisms in Key Methotrexate (MTX) Pathway Genes Associated with Response to MTX Treatment in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
 Predictors of Poor Growth in Early JIA: Results From the Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study (CAPS)
Lam AnnaProfibrotic Wnt Signaling in Human Mesenchymal Cells: Implications for Scleroderma
Lam Cheuk SumEffect of Rosuvastatin On Homocysteine, hsCRP and Endothelial Markers in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Randomized Controlled Trial
Lam ChristopherEffect of Rosuvastatin On Homocysteine, hsCRP and Endothelial Markers in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Randomized Controlled Trial
Lamas José RamónGene Microarray Profiling of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells From Osteoarthritis Patients Reveals a Diminished Expression of Collagen Genes
 Association of rs8192284 IL-6 Receptor Polymorphism and Soluble IL-6 Receptor Plasma Concentration with Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lamb JanetteThe Interplay of Vascular Function, Low Grade Inflammation and Innate Immunity in Raynauds Phenomenon and Systemic Sclerosis
Lambert Robert GWDevelopment and Preliminary Validation of A Method for Scoring Bone Proliferation in Ankylosing Spondylitis Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging by the Canada-Denmark MRI Working Group: The Can-Den SAS (Spur and Ankylosis Score)
 Validation of the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS) Disease Activity Candidate Scores According to MRI Parameters of Axial Inflammation
 The Extended SPARCC MRI Spinal Inflammation Score: Assessment of Inflammation in Posterior Elements of the Spine Substantially Increases Discrimination
 The Diagnostic Utility of MRI in Early Spondyloarthritis: An International Multicentre Evaluation of 187 Subjects (The MORPHO Study)
 Frequent Detection of Sacroiliac Joint Abnormalities On MRI in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Non-Specific Back Pain
 Rheumatologist Training to Recognize Lesions On T1-Weighted MRI Enhances Diagnostic Utility of MRI in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
 Does Fat Infiltration in the Sacroiliac Joint Contribute to the Diagnostic Utility of MRI in Ankylosing Spondylitis?
 Diagnostic Utility of MRI in Early Spondyloarthritis: Do Rheumatologists Omit Diagnostic Information Provided by the T1-Weighted Sequence?
 Resolution of Inflammation Following Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis with Anti-TNF Agents Is Associated with New Bone Formation
Lambrecht StijnBiomechanical Stretch Is a Key Initiating Event in the Development of Enthesitis in Murine Spondyloarthritis
Lambrianides AnastasiaSimvastatin and Hydroxychloroquine Can Prevent the Procoagulant/Thrombogenic Properties of Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Monocytes
 Disease Activity and Levels of Anti-Apolipoprotein A1, Anti-HDL and Anti-Oxidised LDL in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus a Prospective Study
Lambris JohnA C5a Receptor Antagonist Ameliorates In Vivo Effects of Antiphospholipid Antibodies
Lammertsma Adriaan A.Macrophage PET Imaging as Biomarker for Very Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lamour SabrinaThe PEG Component of Certolizumab Pegol Inhibits Degranulation by Stimulated Mast Cells
Lampa JonUnexpectedly High IL-1 Levels in Cerebrospinal Fluid of RA Patients and Correlations with Fatigue Severity
 Maintenance of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis After a One-Year Coaching Intervention A Long-Term Follow-up
Lamson Daryl M.Investigation of Possible Etiological Link Between Parainfluenza-1 and Giant Cell Arteritis
Lanata CristinaPlasma Microparticles in SLE
Lancaster W.Cervical Neoplasia and HPV Genetics in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Landewe R.Probability to Achieve Low Disease Activity at 52 Weeks in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Treated with Certolizumab Pegol (CZP) Depends On Time to and Level of Initial Response
 Economic Aspects of Treatment Options in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Results of a Systematic Literature Search
 Baseline RANKL:OPG Ratio and Markers of Bone and Cartilage Degradation Predict Annual Radiological Progression Over 11 Years in Rheumatoid Arthritis
 Achievement of a Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) and of a Minimum Clinically Important Improvement (MCII) with Etanercept in Refractory Heel Enthesitis Related to Spondyloarthritis: Results of a Double Blind Placebo Controlled Study (HEEL)
 Golimumab Is Efficacious in Anti-TNF Agent Experienced Patients with Active RA Regardless of Type of Agent or Reason for Discontinuation of Prior Anti-TNF Agent: Results From the GO-AFTER Study
 Golimumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Previously Treated with Anti-TNF Agents (GO-AFTER Study): Week 52 Results
 The Majority of Peripheral Spondyloarthritis Is Undifferentiated at the Time of Diagnosis Lessons From the ASAS Study On New Classification Criteria for Peripheral Spondyloarthritis
Landewe RobertHealth-Related Quality of Life (Physical Component) in Ankylosing Spondylitis Is Independently Determined Both by Disease Activity and by Physical Function
 The Efficacy of Certolizumab Pegol Added to Methotrexate Is Sustained Over 2 Years in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
 Both Structural Damage of the Spine (X-Rays) and Spinal Inflammation (MRI) Contribute to Impairment of Spinal Mobility in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
 Repair of Erosions Occurs Preferentially in Patients Treated with Anti-TNF Therapy and in Joints with Clinical Improvement
 Better Patient-Reported Physical Functioning Outcomes in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment with Adalimumab Plus Methotrexate Than Methotrexate Alone
Landolt-Marticorena C.Urine Cyto/Chemokines Correlate with Renal Histopathology in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 Autoantibodies to Heat Shock Protein 60 Are Associated with Arterial Vascular Events in Patients with Anti-Phospholipid Antibodies
Landolt-Marticorena CarolinaHealth Care Resource Utilization & Loss of Productivity in a Canadian Population of Patients with & without Lupus Nephritis
 Clinical Utility of Changes in Cyto/Chemokines as Markers of Disease Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 Epistatic Suppression of Fatal Autoimmunity in New Zealand Black Bicongenic Mice
Landon Glenn C.Psychosocial and Educational Barriers to Surgical Success After Knee Arthroplasty
Landy HalHypophosphatasia: Treatment of Life-Threatening Disease Using Bone-Targeted Human Recombinant Tissue Non-Specific Alkaline Phosphatase
Lane N.E.The Association of Social Network Factors with Total Hip Replacement (THR) in the SOF Cohort: The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group
 Active Shape Modeling of the Hip and Incident Osteoporotic Hip Fractures
 The Association of Parity with Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) and Total Knee Replacement in the MOST Cohort
 Patterns of Compartment Involvement in Tibiofemoral Osteoarthritis (TFOA) in Men and Women and in Caucasians and African Americans: The MOST Study
 Biochemical Markers of WntFrizzledb-Catenin Pathway and VEGF and Their Association with MRI Markers of Knee Osteoarthritis Progression
Lane Nancy E.Long-Term Tanezumab Use for Treatment of Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: An Open-Label Extension Study
Lane StevenUtilising Assay Systems Relevant to IL-6 Mechanisms in Rheumatoid Arthritis to Demonstrate Efficacy of a Novel Human Anti-IL-6 Antibody, CAT6001
 MEDI5117: A Human High Affinity Anti-IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody with Enhanced Serum Half-Life in Development for the Treatment of Inflammation and Rheumatological Diseases
Lang B.Prevalent Vertebral Fractures Among Children with Rheumatic Disorders at the Time of Initiation of Glucocorticoid Therapy: Results of the Canadian STeroid-Associated Osteoporosis in the Pediatric Population (STOPP) Research Program
Lang DavidRheumatic Manifestations in Common Variable Immunodeficiency
Lang Thomas J.T Cell Upregulation of CD80 but Not CD86 Limits Peak Antigen Activated Effector CD8 T Cell Numbers
Langberg HenningMuscle Interstitial Levels of Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Impact of Short-Term Prednisolone Treatment
Lange BerndEffects of Tapentadol Extended Release On the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and Pain Intensity in Patients with Chronic Osteoarthritis Pain: Results of a Randomized, Phase 3, Active- and Placebo-Controlled Study
 Dose Stability of Tapentadol ER for the Relief of Chronic Low Back Pain: Results of a Randomized, Active- and Placebo-Controlled Study
 Long-Term Safety and Gastrointestinal Tolerability of Tapentadol Extended Release or Oxycodone Controlled Release in Patients with Chronic Low Back or Osteoarthritis Pain
Lange RobertLong-Term Safety and Gastrointestinal Tolerability of Tapentadol Extended Release or Oxycodone Controlled Release in Patients with Chronic Low Back or Osteoarthritis Pain
Langefeld Carl D.Towards Genetic Correlates of Cardiac Manifestations of Neonatal Lupus: A Genome-Wide Association Study
 Shared Loci Between Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Other Autoimmune Diseases
Langer AnatolyScleroderma Pumonary Hypertension Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QuERI): Use of Diagnostic Tests by Community Rheumatologists
Langford C. A.Comparison of Disease Manifestations of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Based On ANCA Type Among Participants in a Multicenter Clinical Trial
 Frequency of Fibromyalgia, Depression and Sleep Disorders in Wegener Granulomatosis
Langford C.A.Rituximab Versus Cyclophosphamide for Induction of Remission in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial (RAVE)
Langford Carol A.Giant Cell Arteritis: A Negative Association with Cancer?
 Angiopoietin-2 as a Biomarker in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
 Cardiovascular Outcomes in a Cohort of 100 Patients with Wegeners Granulomatosis
Langham CarolineIn Vitro and In Vivo Properties of MEDI-571, a Human Anti IL-17A Antibody in Development for the Treatment of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Langmaid GaryRacial and Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence, Impact and Management of Doctor-Diagnosed ArthritisUnited States, 2002, 2003 & 2006
Lankveld WimFalls Prevention in Persons with Osteoporosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Lanni StefanoAre Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Their Parents Reliable Reporters of Joint Involvement?
Lanzkron SophiePopulation-Based Association of Sickle Cell Disease with Gout
Laor ArieCauses of Hospitalization in Patients Treated with Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Agents
Lapeyre-Mestre MaryseAdding Hydroxychloroquine to Prednisone Does Not Improve the Outcome in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Lapidus SiviaGenetics, Clinical Features, and Treatment in a Well-Defined Cohort with Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Cervical Adenitis (PFAPA)
 Defining and Measuring Global Flares of Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (JSLE)
 A Systems Biology Analysis of PFAPA Syndrome Reveals a Distinct Disease Entity with Interferon-Inducible Protein 10 (IP-10) and Interleukin-1 (IL-1) as Novel Links for Pathogenesis and Therapy
Lapteva LarissaBlocking LFA-1 with Efalizumab Promotes Inflammation, T Cell Activation and Autoimmunity in Primary Sjgrens Syndrome (pSS)
Laragione TeresinaCXCR3 Regulates the Invasive Properties of Synovial Fibroblasts Via Akt Signaling, Collagenase Activation and Actin Reorganization
 mTOR Regulates the Invasive Properties of Synovial Fibroblast
Larche Maggie J.Bone Mineral Density Alone Fails to Recognize Seventy Percent of Men Who Are at High Risk of Fracture Compared to a Global Risk Assessment (Bone DESTINY) That Leads to Significant Undertreatment in This Population
 Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Self Assessment of Disease Activity as Determined by Joint Count Compared to Clinical Joint Count Assessment by Trained Masters Student
Lard L.R.Disease Activity, Joint Damage and Functional Disability and the Effect of Methotrexate Treatment in Patients with Undifferentiated Arthritis with or without Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies
Laria AntonellaPeripheral Blood B Cells Subsets in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Correlation with Disease Activity and Organ Involvement
Larrier N.Renal Dosimetry for Patients Treated with Total Body Irradiation (TBI) for Severe Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) On the SCOT (Scleroderma: Cyclophosphamide or Transplantation) Trial
Larroche ClaireTolerance and Efficacy of Rituximab (RTX) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Data of 104 Patients From the AIR (Auto-immunity and Rituximab) Registry
Larroude M.Work Instability in Argentinean Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Larsen Janni LisanderSubjective Cognitive Complaints and Cognitive Impairment in out-Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Larson JosephAnticonvulsant Use, Falls, Fractures and BMD: Findings From the Womens Health Initiative
 Does the Benefit of Medication Adherence Relate More to a Drug Effect or the Behavior Itself? Quantifying the Effect of Adherence Behavior Using Data From the Placebo Arms of the WHI
Larson Molly M.Predictors of Rheumatology Clinic Visit Times
Larsson AndersThe Number of C4 Gene Copies Is Associated with Autoantibody Profile in SLE
Laskin Carl A.Angiogenic Factor Imbalance in Pregnant SLE Patients May Explain Increased Risk for Complications
 Mutations in Complement Regulatory Proteins Predispose to Preeclampsia in Patients with Lupus or Antiphospholipid Antibodies
 Longterm Follow-up of ASA/P Trial Participants: No Evidence of Thrombotic Sequelae 20 Years After Anti-Phospholipid-Associated Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Lasko BenRDEA594, a Novel Uricosuric Agent, Significantly Reduced Serum Urate Levels and Was Well Tolerated in a Phase 2a Pilot Study in Hyperuricemic Gout Patients
Lasky A. S.Analysis of Intracellular Methotrexate Polyglutamates in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
 Effect of Route of Administration On Intracellular Methotrexate Polyglutamate Patterns in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Latchman David S.Simvastatin and Hydroxychloroquine Can Prevent the Procoagulant/Thrombogenic Properties of Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Monocytes
Latini RobertoEfficacy of Aminaftone in a Monocrotaline Rat Model of Pulmonary Hypertension
Latinis K.M.Flare Assessment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients Treated with Rituximab in the Phase II/III EXPLORER Trial
 Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with Rituximab: 78-Week Safety Data From the Phase II/II EXPLORER Trial
 Evaluation of CD4 Lymphopenia and Infection Risk in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients: Data From Rituximab Clinical Trials
Latinis Kevin M.Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab in Subjects with Active Proliferative Lupus Nephritis (LN): Results From the Randomized, Double-Blind Phase III LUNAR Study
Latorre IreneUsefulness of in Vitro Interferon- Release Assays (IGRAS) for Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Rheumatic Patients Scheduled for Anti-TNF- Treatment
Latreille MichaelRNA Recognition Motif (RRM) of La/SSB: The Bridge for Inter-Particle Spreading of Autoimmune Response to RNP
Latremouille-Viau D.The Costs of Treatment Failure Gout: A Claims-Based Analysis
Lattanzi BiancaAre Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Their Parents Reliable Reporters of Joint Involvement?
Lau Chak SingEndothelial Dysfunction Is Associated with Decreased Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Pateints with Systemic Sclerosis
Lau Y L.Gender Specific Association of X-Linked TLR7 with Male SLE
Lauer MarkHeavy Chain Hyaluronan in the Serum and Synovial Fluid of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients as a Possible Marker of Inflammation
Laufer Terri M.Beyond MyD88 and TRIF: Syk/SLP-76 Signaling as a Third Adaptor Pathway Downstream of Toll-Like Receptors
Launonen AinoA Novel Oral Parathyroid Hormone Formulation, PTH134, Demonstrated a Potential Therapeutically Relevant Pharmacokinetic and Safety Profile Compared with Teriparatide s.c. in Healthy Postmenopausal Women After a Single Dose
Lauridsen UBUncoupling of Collagen II Metabolism in Newly-Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Is Linked to Inflammation and Antibodies against Cyclic Citrullinated Peptides
 Different Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein (COMP) Patterns in Untreated Anti-CCP Positive and Negative Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
LaValley Michael P.The Value of Rise in Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Measurements for Predicting Relapse Among Patients with ANCA-Associated VasculitisA Meta-Analysis
 The Relationship Between Markers of Platelet Activation and Inflammation with Disease Activity in Wegeners Granulomatosis
Lavie FrédéricIs Adalimumab An Efficacious Treatment for Enthesitis of the Achilles Tendon in Patients with Spondyloarthritis?
 How Early Can We Predict Remission at 1 Year in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis? - A Subanalysis of PREMIER
 Delayed Diagnosis Is Associated with Total Hip Replacement in Patients with Spondyloarthritis: Report From the SPARK International Survey
 Are Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes the Same for Patients with Moderate Vs. Severe Disease Activity at Baseline in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis?Post-Hoc Analysis of ADEPT
 Comparative Study of MRI and Power Doppler Ultrasonography (US) of the Heel in Spondyloarthritis (SpA) Patients with and without Heel Pain and in Controls: The ETERS Study
Lavie FredericIs Bone Formation Observed in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Related to Clinical Signs and Symptoms? A Subanalysis of ATLAS
Lavie Marie-CharlotteComparative Study of MRI and Power Doppler Ultrasonography (US) of the Heel in Spondyloarthritis (SpA) Patients with and without Heel Pain and in Controls: The ETERS Study
Lavigne MartinActivation of the EphB4 Receptor by Its Specific Ligand Ephrin B2 Positively Impacts Human Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes
Lavin ShaneReticulocytes Bearing C4d in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Infections
Law L.A. FreyPatella Alta Is Associated with Patellofemoral Malalignment: The MOST Study
Lawson AdamTraining, Practice and Assessment of Arthrocentesis Procedure Skills without Risk to a Patient
Laxer Ronald M.The Efficacy of Imiquimod 5 Cream in Children and Adolescents with Plaque Morphea
 Pediatric Takayasu Arteritis: Significance of Central Nervous System Manifestations
Laxminarayana DamaTuning of Adenosine-to-Inosine Editing in UCTH Gene Transcripts of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) T Lymphocytes
 Altered ADAR2 Gene Expression and Altered Editing of PDE8A1 Gene Transcripts in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) T Cells
Layh-Schmitt GerlindeHLA-B27 Expression Affects RANKL and TNF- Induced Osteoclast Development in Transgenic Rats
Lazaro Deana M.Immediate Station Feedback During the Annual New York Rheumatology Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NY-ROSCE) Increases Intra-Exam Scores
Lazaro M.Work Instability in Argentinean Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Prevalence and Associated Factors
LBSL02/99 Study Grp Four-Year Experience of Belimumab, a BLyS-Specific Inhibitor, in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients
Le VuSafety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of PD-0360324, AHuman Monoclonal Antibody to Monocyte/Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor, in Healthy Volunteers
 Evaluation of Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of a Selective Glucocorticoid Receptor Modulator (SGRM) in Healthy Volunteers
Le Bars M.Abatacept Demonstrates Consistent Safety and Sustained Improvements in Efficacy through 4 Years of Open-Label Treatment in Patients with An Inadequate Response to Anti-TNF Therapy
 A Significant Proportion of Patients with RA Achieve Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI)-Defined Low Disease Activity or Remission with Abatacept Vs Placebo, and SDAI Remission Is Associated with Reduced Radiographic Progression
le Cessie SaskiaDelay in Referral in Early Arthritis and Its Effect On Disease Outcome
Le Dantec ChristelleSilencing of Endogenous Retrovirus Is Impaired in B Cells From Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Le Goff BenoitAssessment of Calcific Tendonitis of Rotator Cuff by Ultrasonography: Comparison Between Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Shoulders
 Adenosine Inhibits RANKL-Induced Osteoclastogenesis in Vitro
Le Graverand Marie-Pierre HellioMinimum Joint Space Width (minJSW) and Mean JSW at a Constant Location in Evaluating Joint Space Narrowing (JSN) in Medial Tibiofemoral Osteoarthritis (OA)-Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative
 The Relation of Reversible Knee MRI Features to Knee OA Symptom Fluctuation
 Longitudinal Rate and Sensitivity to Change in Knee Cartilage Morphology in Osteoarthritis as a Function of Radiographic Disease Grades (KLG 0 to 4) Results From 716 Participants From the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI)
Le Guern VéroniquePopulation-Based Prevalence of Primary Sjgrens Syndrome: A 5-Source CaptureRecapture Estimate
le Lay KatellMedical Resource Utilization and Workdays Lost in a European Survey of Patients with Fibromyalgia
Le Loe XavierPredictive Risk Factors of Severe Infections in RA Patients Treated with Rituximab in Real Life: Results From the AIR Registry
Le Loet XavierMetric Properties of Ultrasound Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA- Systematic Analysis of the Literature
 Reduced IL-7 Serum Titres in Relation with Symptom Duration Are Associated with Progression towards Rheumatoid Arthritis in Less Than 6 Months Inflammatory Arthritis
 Infraclinical Atherosclerosis Is Correlated to Hypertension and Parameters Reflecting Systemic Inflammation (CRP, CD40L and oxydative stress) in a Cohort of Very Early Inflammatory Rheumatisms (VErA)
Le Page LaurenceQuality of Life in GCA/PMR Patients Under Steroid Therapy: The GRACG Study
Leask AndrewThe PPAR Gamma Agonist Rosiglitazone Reverses the Persistent Fibrotic Phenotype of Scleroderma Fibroblasts
 Rac Inhibition Reverses the Fibrotic Phenotype of Scleroderma Fibroblasts
Leavitt FrankTest-Retest Reliability of the Mental Clutter Scale in Individuals with Fibromyalgia
LeBlanc C.Prevalent Vertebral Fractures Among Children with Rheumatic Disorders at the Time of Initiation of Glucocorticoid Therapy: Results of the Canadian STeroid-Associated Osteoporosis in the Pediatric Population (STOPP) Research Program
Leblanc V.Efficacy of Etanercept On Rheumatic Signs and Pulmonary Function Tests in Advanced Ankylosing Spondylitis. Results of a Randomized Double Blind Placebo-Controlled Study (SPINE)
 Achievement of a Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) and of a Minimum Clinically Important Improvement (MCII) with Etanercept in Refractory Heel Enthesitis Related to Spondyloarthritis: Results of a Double Blind Placebo Controlled Study (HEEL)
Lebmeier MaximillianNon-Responders to Rituximab or Tocilizumab After TNF-Alpha Inhibitor Failure in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United Kingdom
Lebon PierreActive Immunization with IFN Kinoid Induces Polyclonal Antibodies That Neutralize IFN From Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
 Over-IFNg-Production by NK Cells During SLE Flares
 Serum Interferon Alpha Correlates with Disease Activity, Specific Clinical Manifestations and Circulating Plasma Cells Levels in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lebre M.C.Splenic DC Subsets During Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Mice: a Role for Inflammatory Conventional DC?
Lechtzin NoahRespiratory Symptoms and Disease Characteristics as Predictors of Pulmonary Function Abnormalities (PFT) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Lecoq B.Hand Joints and Tendons Involvement in Antiaromatase Users: a Follow-up Clinical and Ultrasonographic Study (D5392L00013)
Lecot J.Evaluation of Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Canakinumab (ACZ885), A New IL-1-Beta Blocking Monoclonal Antibody, in Children with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA)
Ledbetter StephanieRadiographic Severity of Rheumatoid Arthritis in African-Americans: Results From the CLEAR Registry
Ledwich Lindsay J.High Risk Osteoporosis Clinic (HiROC)Closing the Loop in Clinical Osteoporosis Care
Lee A.T.Gene Function Relationships to Discover Novel Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk Loci
Lee Annette T.Genome-Wide Association Study of Systemic Sclerosis in a Large US Cohort of Over 1,500 Cases
 Genome Wide Association Analysis of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Anti-TNF Medication
Lee AnnetteTMeta-Analysis of Six Genome-Wide Association Studies in >25,000 Case-Control Samples Identifies New Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk Loci
Lee Brittany C.Comparison of Diffusion-Weighted and Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Abnormalities in the Muscles of Polymyositis Patients
Lee Chang KeunComparative Clinical Trial of S-Adenosylmethionine Versus Nabumetone in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: An 8-Week, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded Study
Lee Chang-HoonCTLA4-Ig Modifies Dendritic Cells From Mice with Collagen-Induced Arthritis to Increase the CD4CD25Foxp3 Regulatory T Cell Population
Lee Chang-HunSalivary Gland Tissue Expression of Interleukin-21 in Patients with Primary Sjgrens Syndrome
 Benign Intracranial Hypertension Is a Significant Cause of Intractable Headache in Lupus Patients with Normal Cerebrospinal Fluid Composition
Lee D. M.A Functional RANKL Promoter SNP Associated with Younger Age at Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lee David M.Chronic Widespread Pain Is Associated with Reduced Psychomotor Processing Speed in Middle-Aged and Older Men: Results From the European Male Ageing Study (EMAS)
 Rheumatoid Factor Interferes with Multiplex-Based ELISA in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lee E.B.Effects of the Oral JAK Inhibitor CP-690,550 (CP) On Pain, Physical Functioning (PF), Fatigue, and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Patients (pts) with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Lee Eun BongT Cell Immunoglobulin and Mucin Domain 3 (TIM3) Genetic Polymorphisms Are Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Independently of Shared Epitope Status
 Mannose Binding Lectin Gene-2 Haplotype Analysis in Korean Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
 HLA-DPB1 and DPB2 Are Genetic Loci for Systemic Sclerosis -Genome-Wide Association Study in Koreans with Replication in North Americans
 Atorvastatin and Simvastatin Inhibit Osteoclastogenesis by Decreasing the Expression of Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor B Ligand (RANKL) in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-Like Synoviocyte
 ENO1 Enhances TNF-, IL-1/, IFN- and PGE2 Production in PBMC and Synovial Fluid Cells From Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Lee Eun GyeongThe Association of the Defects in ER Stress-Induced Autophagic Reaction and Apoptotic Cell Death of T Lymphocytes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 Regulation of the Fusion of Mononuclear Osteoclasts Into Bone-Resorbing Osteoclasts by GM-CSF Via RAS/ERK Pathway
Lee Eun JinDecreased Levels of Sirt1 in OA Articular Cartilage Are Associated with An Increase in MMP-3, 13 and Apoptosis
Lee Eun YoungComparative Clinical Trial of S-Adenosylmethionine Versus Nabumetone in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: An 8-Week, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded Study
 Mannose Binding Lectin Gene-2 Haplotype Analysis in Korean Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
 T Cell Immunoglobulin and Mucin Domain 3 (TIM3) Genetic Polymorphisms Are Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Independently of Shared Epitope Status
 ENO1 Enhances TNF-, IL-1/, IFN- and PGE2 Production in PBMC and Synovial Fluid Cells From Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
 Atorvastatin and Simvastatin Inhibit Osteoclastogenesis by Decreasing the Expression of Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor B Ligand (RANKL) in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-Like Synoviocyte
 HLA-DPB1 and DPB2 Are Genetic Loci for Systemic Sclerosis -Genome-Wide Association Study in Koreans with Replication in North Americans
Lee Eun-GyeongA20 Gene Transfer Suppresses Inflammation and Bone Destruction through Inhibition of NF-Kappab Activation in Vitro and Vivo
Lee Eun-HyungB Cell Signatures as Biomarkers in SLE
Lee Gavin K.Risk of Tuberculosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Hong Konga Multi-Center Study
Lee Hooi-MingThe Peripheral Blood Genes That Account for Predictability of Clinical Response to Tocilizumab (TCZ) Treatment, Corticosteroid Dose Reduction, and Serum IL-6 Normalization at Week 48 On Systemic Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA) Patients
 About Half of S100 Cluster Genes On Chromosome 1q21.1 Are up-Regulated in the RA, SLE, Polyarticular Type Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (polyJIA), and Systemic-Onset JIA (sJIA)
 DNA Microarray Analysis Revealed Abnormal Networks of Immune Response Molecules in Bone Marrow Cells From Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lee HyeseonPredictors of Quality of Life (QOL) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients
Lee Hye-SoonDeterminants of the Quality of Life in Patients with Fibromyalgia: a Structural Equation Modeling Approach
 Smoking Intensifies Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility in Individuals Carrying the HLA-DRB1 Shared Epitope Regardless of Serologic Markers
Lee J. L.Effects of SLE Activity On Lymphoma Risk: Preliminary Results of a Case-Cohort Study
 Histology, Prognostic Factors, Treatment, & Outcome in SLE Patients with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma(NHL)
Lee J.Y.Varus Thrust Is Associated with Cartilage Loss in Knee Osteoarthritis
Lee Jae ChulAttaining Public Health Physical Activity Guidelines for Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Does It Improve Their Health Utility?
Lee JaejoonHuman Neutrophil Peptide as a Potential Inflammatory Mediator in Behets Disease
 Expression of Human TIM-3 and Its Correlation with Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lee JenniferLongitudinal Rate and Sensitivity to Change in Knee Cartilage Morphology in Osteoarthritis as a Function of Radiographic Disease Grades (KLG 0 to 4) Results From 716 Participants From the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI)
Lee Ji HyunDeterminants of the Quality of Life in Patients with Fibromyalgia: a Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Lee Ji YeonBody Mass Index and Baseline Walking Speed as a Predictor for Longitudinal Cartilage Loss in Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA)
Lee JisooUnique Tolerance Mechanism Permitting Autoreactivity by Human CD5 Pre-Nave B Cells
Lee Jong EunHLA-DPB1 and DPB2 Are Genetic Loci for Systemic Sclerosis -Genome-Wide Association Study in Koreans with Replication in North Americans
Lee JoyThe Comparative Safety of Analgesics in Older Adults with Arthritis
Lee Ki HoonComparative Clinical Trial of S-Adenosylmethionine Versus Nabumetone in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: An 8-Week, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded Study
Lee Kristen H.Gout Management in Primary Care Vs. Rheumatology: Evidence for Suboptimal Treatment
Lee Kyoung-HoSmoking Intensifies Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility in Individuals Carrying the HLA-DRB1 Shared Epitope Regardless of Serologic Markers
Lee Kyung WhaSmoking Intensifies Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility in Individuals Carrying the HLA-DRB1 Shared Epitope Regardless of Serologic Markers
Lee Myung SooRegulation of the Fusion of Mononuclear Osteoclasts Into Bone-Resorbing Osteoclasts by GM-CSF Via RAS/ERK Pathway
 The Association of the Defects in ER Stress-Induced Autophagic Reaction and Apoptotic Cell Death of T Lymphocytes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lee PuiType-I Interferon Modulates Monocyte Recruitment and Maturation in Chronic Inflammation
 The Interferon Signature Is Not Associated with Depression or Fatigue in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lee Richard W.Pulmonary Hypertension in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus A Retrospective Analysis
Lee Rozanne Y.W.MEDI5117: A Human High Affinity Anti-IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody with Enhanced Serum Half-Life in Development for the Treatment of Inflammation and Rheumatological Diseases
Lee Sang-HeonCTLA4-Ig Modifies Dendritic Cells From Mice with Collagen-Induced Arthritis to Increase the CD4CD25Foxp3 Regulatory T Cell Population
 N-Acetyltransferase 2 Slow Acetylator Genotype Associated with Sulfasalazine Hypersensitivity in Korean Patients with Adult Onset Stills Disease
Lee Sang-HoonN-Acetyltransferase 2 Slow Acetylator Genotype Associated with Sulfasalazine Hypersensitivity in Korean Patients with Adult Onset Stills Disease
 Comparison of Conventional X-Ray with CT Using SASSS for as Patients
Lee Sang-ILA20 Gene Transfer Suppresses Inflammation and Bone Destruction through Inhibition of NF-Kappab Activation in Vitro and Vivo
 Regulation of the Fusion of Mononuclear Osteoclasts Into Bone-Resorbing Osteoclasts by GM-CSF Via RAS/ERK Pathway
 The Association of the Defects in ER Stress-Induced Autophagic Reaction and Apoptotic Cell Death of T Lymphocytes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lee Sarah M.Effect of Cane Use On Lower Limb Biomechanics and Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis
Lee Seung-HyunReciprocal Regulation of FOXP3 and IL-17 Expression in Human CD4 T Cells by 1,25(OH)2 Vitamin D3
 Dysregulated Balance of Th17 and Th1 Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lee Shin-SeokDeterminants of the Quality of Life in Patients with Fibromyalgia: a Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Lee Susan J.Characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Starting Abatacept and Rituximab
Lee Wang JaeENO1 Enhances TNF-, IL-1/, IFN- and PGE2 Production in PBMC and Synovial Fluid Cells From Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Lee Won-WooDysregulated Balance of Th17 and Th1 Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 Reciprocal Regulation of FOXP3 and IL-17 Expression in Human CD4 T Cells by 1,25(OH)2 Vitamin D3
Lee Yeon-AhN-Acetyltransferase 2 Slow Acetylator Genotype Associated with Sulfasalazine Hypersensitivity in Korean Patients with Adult Onset Stills Disease
 Determinants of the Quality of Life in Patients with Fibromyalgia: a Structural Equation Modeling Approach
 Comparison of Conventional X-Ray with CT Using SASSS for as Patients
Lee You-HyunUnique Tolerance Mechanism Permitting Autoreactivity by Human CD5 Pre-Nave B Cells
Lee Yuen YinPlasma Myeloperoxidase Activity Is Increased in Patients with RA Compared to Healthy Controls and Is Associated with Abnormal Anti-Inflammatory Function of High Density Lipoprotein
Lee Yun JongAtorvastatin and Simvastatin Inhibit Osteoclastogenesis by Decreasing the Expression of Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor B Ligand (RANKL) in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-Like Synoviocyte
 HLA-DPB1 and DPB2 Are Genetic Loci for Systemic Sclerosis -Genome-Wide Association Study in Koreans with Replication in North Americans
 T Cell Immunoglobulin and Mucin Domain 3 (TIM3) Genetic Polymorphisms Are Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Independently of Shared Epitope Status
 Mannose Binding Lectin Gene-2 Haplotype Analysis in Korean Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
 Comparative Clinical Trial of S-Adenosylmethionine Versus Nabumetone in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: An 8-Week, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded Study
Lee Yvonne C.The Relationship Between Disease Activity, Sleep, Psychiatric Distress and Pain Sensitivity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
 Clinical Impact and Management of the Pathologic Diagnosis of Healed Arteritis
Leech MichelleGILZ Is a Novel Regulatory Protein in RA
Leeder J. S.Effect of Route of Administration On Intracellular Methotrexate Polyglutamate Patterns in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
 Analysis of Intracellular Methotrexate Polyglutamates in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Lefebvre ArlettePsychiatric Illness of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Childhood
Lefevre StephanieAggressiveness of Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts Is Characterized by Fast Transendothelial Migratory, Invasive and Neoangiogenic Potential
Leff L.An Innovative Support and Education Program for Early and Newly Diagnosed RA Patients: Emerging Themes
Legendre MaureenDEK in the Synovium of JIA Patients: Characterization of DEK Antibodies and Posttranslational Modification of the DEK Autoantigen
Legoff BenoitBody Surface Area, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Methotrexate and Antibodies to Infliximab Influence the Pharmacokinetics of Infliximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lehane Patricia B.Long-Term Safety of Rituximab: Long-Term Follow-up of the RA Clinical Trials and Retreatment Population
Lehman Robert A.Gout Management in Primary Care Vs. Rheumatology: Evidence for Suboptimal Treatment
Lehman Thomas J. A.Ten-Year Follow up of Children Systematically Treated with Cyclophosphamide for SLE
 Combined Rituximab and Cyclophosphamide Therapy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lehmann PetraEvaluation of 18F-FDG PET as a Diagnostic Procedure in Giant Cell and Takayasu Arteriitis by Investigator Dependant Assessment and Standard Uptake Value
Lehr AngelaAggressiveness of Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts Is Characterized by Fast Transendothelial Migratory, Invasive and Neoangiogenic Potential
Leipe JanThe Neuropeptide npT1 Identified by Microarray Profiling of Developing CD25 Regulatory T Cells (Tregs) Is Specifically Expressed in Mature Human Tregs
 Generation of Tregs by Homotypic T Cell Interaction
 The Adhesion Receptors, ICAM1 and ICAM3 Regulate the Generation of Regulatory T Cells Induced by Homotypic T Cell Interaction
Leirisalo-Repo MarjattaBone Mineral Density in Patients with Recent Onset, Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: Two-Year Data of the NEO-RACo Study
 Improvement of Cardiovascular Risk Markers with Atorvastatin Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Leisen James C.Michigan Lupus Epidemiology & Surveillance Program (MILES): Increased Proportion of Target-Organ Threatening Involvement Among Male Versus Female SLE Patients
Leith P.Sustained Safety and Efficacy of TRU-015 with Continued Retreatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Subjects Following a Phase 2B Study
Leivestad TorbjoernSLE Transplanted Patients Have Inferior Patient Survival Compared to Matched Controls
Lek P.Convincing Pharmacological Effects On Inflammation and Pain by Targeting the 5-HT2 Receptors
Lekpa Fernando KemtaSerum Cartilage Oligometric Matrix Protein (COMP) Level Is a Marker of Disease Activity in Relapsing Polychondritis
Lema B.Inflammatory Response Is Modulated by Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Cultured Normal Human Chondrocytes
Lema BeatrizMitochondrial Respiratory Dysfunction Regulates the Metalloproteinases Expression in Human Normal Chondrocytes in Culture
Lemaire RaphaelDistinct Deregulated Pathways Underlie the Molecular Subsets of Scleroderma and Are Recapitulated in Select Animal Models
 Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) Restores Normal Fibrinolysis/Coagulation Balance in Kidney and Reverses Clinical Score in Skin in a Murine Graft-Versus-Host Disease Model of Scleroderma: Proof of Concept for Therapeutic Fibrinolysis in Scleroderma
 Depletion of Inducible Co-Stimulator (ICOS) Bearing T Cells Inhibits Expansion of T Follicular Helper Cells (TFH) and Prevents Disease in a Graft Versus Host Mouse Model of Scleroderma
Lemire MathieuHigh-Resolution Association Mapping in the MHC Region Identifies Multiple Independent Loci for Psoriatic Arthritis
Lems W.The Effects of Denosumab On Fracture Risk Reduction Related to Baseline Bone Resorption
Lems W.F.Baseline RANKL:OPG Ratio and Markers of Bone and Cartilage Degradation Predict Annual Radiological Progression Over 11 Years in Rheumatoid Arthritis
 Hand Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Loss Is Significantly Associated with the Level of Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
 Improvement of Thyroid Function During Six Months Adalimumab
Lems Willem F.Early Effects of High Dose Glucocorticoids On Blood Pressure and Weight in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
 Short Term Treatment of High Dose Glucocorticoids Improves the Lipid Profile in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lemster Bonnie H.Prevalence of Functionally Active, Senescent T Cells in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Len C.A.Does the School Dimension Determine Impairment of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis?
Len Claudio A.Balance Ability in Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
 Varicella Vaccine in Children and Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Immunogenicity and Safety
Leng EthanProfibrotic Wnt Signaling in Human Mesenchymal Cells: Implications for Scleroderma
Leng L.Dual Effect of MIF Gene Polymorphisms On the Development and the Severity of SLE
Lenief VaninaPathogenic Role of IL-17 in Atherogenesis: A Cross Link Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Atherosclerosis
Lenox Laurie E.Mutation of Y145 of SLP-76 Reduces FcR- and Integrin-Dependent Neutrophil Functions and Protects Mice From Dermal Inflammation and Serum-Induced Arthritis
Lentle B.Prevalent Vertebral Fractures Among Children with Rheumatic Disorders at the Time of Initiation of Glucocorticoid Therapy: Results of the Canadian STeroid-Associated Osteoporosis in the Pediatric Population (STOPP) Research Program
Lentz MarkClosing Osteoporosis Care Gaps through Process Redesign: The Primary Care-Rheumatology DXA Partnership
Lenzetti IvoEfficacy of Infliximab in Patients with Different Types of Refractory Uveitis
Leon SaulSynovial Sarcoma Presenting as Soft Tissue Rheumatic Syndrome: A Challenge for the Clinician
Leonard GabrielThalamic Volumes Predict Cognitive Impairment Evaluated by Speed Processing Tasks in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 Prevalence and Types of Cognitive Impairment in Young Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Leoncini G.ROLE of FGF23 IN Kawasaki Disease (KD): A Possible Predictor of Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Leondi AnastasiaScintigraphic Studies in the Detection of Pulmonary Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) Patients
Leone JeanTolerance and Efficacy of Rituximab (RTX) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Data of 104 Patients From the AIR (Auto-immunity and Rituximab) Registry
Leo-Summers LindaNatural History of Restricting Back Pain in Community-Living Older Persons
Leow ChingChingNeutralization of Angiopoietin 2 Reduces Disease in Murine Arthritis and Augments Efficacy of Anti-TNF Treatment
Lepore LoredanaSafety and Efficacy of Anti-TNF Agents in Refractory Uveitis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: The Italian REGISTRY
 Health-Related Quality of Life of Children with Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS) Before and After IL-1 Blockade
Lequerre ThierryHand Bone Densitometry and Bone/Cartilage Markers Failed to Predict Erosion Progression at 5 Years in the Conservatively Community-Based Inceptive Vera (Very Early Arthritis) Cohort
Lequesne M.Evaluation of the Structure-Modifying Effect of Avocado-Soybean Unsaponifiables (ASU) in Hip Osteoarthritis (OA): Results of the ERADIAS Study, a 3-Year, Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial
Lerch Virginia R.Rheumatology Touchscreen Questionnaire to Improve Efficiency and Patient-Centric Care Successful Development and Implementation Using Process Redesign
Lerman Melissa A.Vitamin D Limits TLR9/IFN-Alpha Induced Antigen Presenting Cell Maturation
Leroux Jean-LouisPopulation-Based Prevalence of Primary Sjgrens Syndrome: A 5-Source CaptureRecapture Estimate
Lesage CorinneInfraclinical Atherosclerosis Is Correlated to Hypertension and Parameters Reflecting Systemic Inflammation (CRP, CD40L and oxydative stress) in a Cohort of Very Early Inflammatory Rheumatisms (VErA)
Lesch Charles A.Soluble Junctional Adhesion Molecule-C Promotes Mononuclear Cell Recruitment in Rheumatoid Arthritis
 IL-18 as An In Vivo Mediator of Monocyte Recruitment in Animal Models of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Leslie K.Efficacy and Safety of Canakinumab (Ilaris) in A Large Cohort of Patients Across Different Severity Phenotypes of Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndrome (CAPS)
 Improved Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Fever Syndrome (CAPS) After Treatment with Canakinumab (Ilaris)A Fully Human Anti-IL-1beta Monoclonal Antibody
 Safety and Efficacy of Canakinumab (Ilaris) in Children Across Different Disease Severity Phenotypes of Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndrome (CAPS): Interim Results of An Ongoing Study
Lesse Alan J.Allopurinol Hypersensitivity Reactions: A Case-Control Study of the Role of Renal Dosing
Letellier PhilippeAdding Hydroxychloroquine to Prednisone Does Not Improve the Outcome in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Leung Chi-ChiuRisk of Tuberculosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Hong Konga Multi-Center Study
Leung WingChiIllness Perception in Patients with Gout
Leung Ying Y.Risk of Tuberculosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Hong Konga Multi-Center Study
Leung Ying-YingSocioeconomic Burden of Psoriatic Arthritis in Hong Kong: Direct and Indirect Costs and the Influence of Disease Pattern
Leunig MichaelPrevalence of Femoral Neck Protuberance On Hip MRI in a Swiss Male Population: A Cross-Sectional Study
LeVan Tricia D.GSTM1, HLA-DBR1, and Smoking Interactions Suggest a Role for Oxidative Stress in the Pathogenesis of APCA-Positive Rheumatoid Arthrtits
Levesque VictoriaIdentification of Biomarkers That Predict Response to Treatment of Lupus Nephritis with Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) or Pulse Cyclophosphamide (IVC)
Levey ElizabethHealth Literacy in Childhood Arthritis
Levin JeremyHost B Cell Gene Expression Responses Following Epstein-Barr Virus Exposure Differ Based Upon IRF5 Genetic Risk Haplotype
Levin RaisaThe Comparative Safety of Analgesics in Older Adults with Arthritis
Levine Jerrold S.Autoantibodies to Heat Shock Protein 60 Are Associated with Arterial Vascular Events in Patients with Anti-Phospholipid Antibodies
Levine Stuart M.Proteinase 3 Transcription in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Predicts Disease Activity in Wegeners Granulomatosis
 Elevations in Central Pulse Pressure Are Associated with An Increased Risk of Critical Ischemia Requiring Revascularization in Takayasu Arteritis
Levitt BrandtTreatment with Cl-Amidine, A Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase (PAD) Inhibitor, Significantly Reduces the Severity of Collagen Induced Arthritis (CIA)
 Essential Role of MASP1/3 in Activation of the Complement Alternative Pathway in Collagen Antibody-Induced Arthritis in Mice
Levy ARFrequency and Cost of Joint Replacement Surgery for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Study in Canada
 Population-Based Estimates of Uveitis Incidence in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Levy Deborah M.Pilot Study of the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R) in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
Levy Sarah J.Treatment of DMARD Resistant Knee Monoarthritis with Repeated Intra-Articular Infliximab: Clinical and Ultrasound Outcome
Lewiecki EMThe Effects of 6 Years of Continuous Denosumab Treatment On Bone Mineral Density and Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover
Lewis C.Pain in One Knee Increases the Risk of Tibiofemoral Osteoarthritis in the Contralateral Knee: The MOST Study
 Association of Plasma n-3 and n-6 Fatty Acids with Synovitis in the Knee: The MOST Study
 Baseline Effusion but Not Synovitis Predicts Cartilage Loss Over 30 Months in Subjects without Tibiofemoral Osteoarthritis - Results From the Multicenter Osteoarthritis (MOST) Study
 Serum Urate and Its Relationship with Alcoholic Beverage Intake in Men and Women: Findings From the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Cohort
 Do Worsening Knee Radiographs Mean More Chance of Poor Functional Outcome? the MOST Study
Lewis C.E.Patella Alta Is Associated with Patellofemoral Malalignment: The MOST Study
 The Association Between Patella Alta and Structural Features of Patellofemoral Joint Osteoarthritis (OA) On MRI: The MOST Study
Lewis Cora E.Race Is Associated with the Risk of Developing Hyperuricemia in Men: Findings From the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Cohort
 Serum Hydroxyvitamin D, Parathyroid Hormone, and the Risk of Falls: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study
Lewis Emily E.Michigan Lupus Epidemiology & Surveillance Program (MILES): Increased Proportion of Target-Organ Threatening Involvement Among Male Versus Female SLE Patients
Lewis Robert E.HLA DRB11503: A Predominant Allelic Haplotype in SLE Correlated to Immunoregulatory Gene Expression Affecting Regulatory T Cells
Lheritier K.Improved Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Fever Syndrome (CAPS) After Treatment with Canakinumab (Ilaris)A Fully Human Anti-IL-1beta Monoclonal Antibody
Lhote FrançoisPopulation-Based Prevalence of Primary Sjgrens Syndrome: A 5-Source CaptureRecapture Estimate
Li CarlAllopurinol Hypersensitivity Reactions: A Case-Control Study of the Role of Renal Dosing
Li ChangProgesterone Receptor Is Not Required for Progesterone Suppression of TLR-Induced Cytokine Production by Dendritic Cells in Vitro
Li Edmund K.Risk of Tuberculosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Hong Konga Multi-Center Study
 Risk Factors for Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus- A Prospective Cohort Study
 Socioeconomic Burden of Psoriatic Arthritis in Hong Kong: Direct and Indirect Costs and the Influence of Disease Pattern
Li GangNormal Intramembranous Bone Repair of Cortical Bone Defects in Mice with Osteoblast-Targeted Disruption of Glucocorticoid Signalling in Mice
Li HaoIL-17 and IL-23 Enhanced Il23r Expression in Germinal Center B Cells and Promoted IL-23-Induced Secretion of Plasma B Cells
Li J.TNF-Induced Expansion of CD23/CD21hi B Cells in Draining Lymph Nodes Are Associated with the Onset of Inflammatory-Erosive Arthritis in Proximal Joints and Are Targets of Anti-CD20 Therapy
 Effective Anti-CD20 Therapy for Arthritis Is Associated with Increased Lymphatic Flow and B-Cell Depletion in Lymph Nodes
Li JialiangAssessing the Diagnostic Accuracy of a 3-Component Synovitis Score and Its Components with Receiver Operating Curve (ROC) Analysis
Li JuanPredictors of Radiographic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Methotrexate
Li JunIL-17 Acts through Act1 and TRAF6 to Mediate the Canonical NF-B Signaling Pathway to Upregulate RGS16 Expression in Autoimmune B Cells of BXD2 Mice
Li L.Biomarkers of Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) Aid in Assessing Disease Activity Over Enzymes Alone
Li Linda C.Exploring the Ways People with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Medically Self-Manage
 Exercise Program Elements Deemed Important by Physiotherapists in Exercise Prescription Following Osteoporotic Fracture
 Crossing the Threshold: Help-Seeking for Early Symptoms in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis
 Quality of Non-Pharmacological Care for People with Osteoarthritis in the Community
Li LingA Randomized Trial of Realignment Therapy for Treatment of Medial Tibiofemoral Osteoarthritis
 The Relation of Reversible Knee MRI Features to Knee OA Symptom Fluctuation
Li LiwuEpigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG) Attenuates Inflammation in MRL/Lpr Mouse Mesangial Cells
Li Quan-ZheinThe Application of Protein Microarrays for Autoantibody Profiling in Morphea Patients
Li RonliangOAZ Interfere with the Production of Antinuclear Antibody in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Li RuAltered Expression of MiR-155 and MiR-181a in Periphery Blood Mononuclear Cells of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Li Suzanne C.Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Rilonacept in Patients with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA)
Li TracyDepression Is a Risk Factor for Subclinical Atherosclerosis in SLE
 EQ-5D and SF-36 Quality of Life Measures in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Comparisons with RA, Non-Inflammatory Rheumatic Disorders (NIRD), and Fibromyalgia (FM)
 Comorbidity in SLE Compared with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Non-Inflammatory Rheumatic Disorders
 Assessment of Lupus (SLE) Mortality in a Patient-Based Community Data Bank
 Creation of a Short Version of the Valued Life Activities Questionnaire (S-VLA)
Li WenzhiPredicting Major Quality of Life Improvement Via PASI or HAQ in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
 Axial Metrology Measurement and Functional Status in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Li XiuyingWhich Subgroups Are at Higher Risk of Rapid Radiographic Progression in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From SONORA Study
 Validation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index (RADAI) in a North American Cohort of Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Li Y.Genetic Risk Factors for Thrombosis in An Ethnically Diverse Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Population
 Novel Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNP) Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
 Comparative Effectiveness Studies of Observational Data: Approaches to Address Confounding
Li YapingGadd45a Overexpression Contributes to Autoimmunity by Demethylating DNA in Lupus T Cells
Li YiRisk Factors Associated with Development of SLE Among Anti-RNA Helicase A Positive Patients
 The Interferon Signature Is Not Associated with Depression or Fatigue in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 Type-I Interferon Modulates Monocyte Recruitment and Maturation in Chronic Inflammation
Li YongmeiMemory T Cells Require the Continuous Presence of B Cells in a Mouse Model of Sjgrens Syndrome
Li YongzheScreening of Differentially Expressed Serum Proteins for Rheumatoid Arthritis by Proteomic Fingerprinting
Li ZhanguoScreening of Differentially Expressed Serum Proteins for Rheumatoid Arthritis by Proteomic Fingerprinting
 Annexin-1 Regulates Inflammation and Glucocorticoid Sensitivity of Human RA Synovial Fibroblasts
 Altered Expression of MiR-155 and MiR-181a in Periphery Blood Mononuclear Cells of Rheumatoid Arthritis
 Safety of Infliximab in the Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and History of Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Li ZhaodongTransforming Growth Factor-1 (TGF-1) Induction of Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Cultured Murine Pulmonary Endothelial Cells: A Novel Mechanism of Systemic Sclerosis Fibroproliferative Vasculopathy?
Liang Kimberly P.Plasma Myeloperoxidase Predicts Mortality in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Liang Matthew H.Clinical Impact and Management of the Pathologic Diagnosis of Healed Arteritis
Liang MeinaMEDI5117: A Human High Affinity Anti-IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody with Enhanced Serum Half-Life in Development for the Treatment of Inflammation and Rheumatological Diseases
Liang YushengDifferential MicroRNA Expression and the Contribution of MiR-126 to CD4 T Cell DNA Hypomethylation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lianza Alessandro C.Anti-Tnf Therapy: Cardiac Safety in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis with Subclinical Diastolic Dysfunction
Liao Katherine P.Clinical Factors That Predict Erosion-Free Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis
 Utilizing Electronic Medical Records for Discovery Research in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Liao ZetaoTo Verify the Clinical Value of the New Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Scores (ASDAS) in Chinese as and USpA Patients
Libanati C.The Effects of Denosumab On Fracture Risk Reduction Related to Baseline Bone Resorption
 Relationship Between the Effect of Denosumab On Bone Turnover Markers and Change in Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Libanati CesarRelationship Between Increases in BMD On Denosumab and Reduction in Fracture Risk
Lichtenstein A. H.Association of Plasma n-3 and n-6 Fatty Acids with Synovitis in the Knee: The MOST Study
Licour M.Hand Joints and Tendons Involvement in Antiaromatase Users: a Follow-up Clinical and Ultrasonographic Study (D5392L00013)
Lidove OlivierSilent Ischemic Myocardial Disease in Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Lidtke RoyThe Effects of Specialized Footwear in OA of the Knee: Clinical and Biomechanical Results of a 6-Month Pilot Study
Lie Benedicte A.FCRL3169CC Is Associated with ACPA Positive RA and with Radiographic Progression
 Dosage of the HLA Shared Epitope Alleles in Relationship to Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies and Radiological Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lie DaiDisturbance in Differentiation Status of B Lymphocytes in Ankylosing Spondylitis
 Relationship Between Foxp3 Tregs in Synovium of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Clinical Activity
Lie E.Six-Month Results From the Collaborative European REgistries for Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis (CERERRA). Efficacy of Rituximab Is Highest in RF-Positive Patients and in Those Who Failed at Most One Prior Anti-TNF
Lie ElisabethAnkylosing Spondylitis Diasease Activity Score (ASDAS): What Level Corresponds to Low Disease Activity and What Is An Important Improvement?
 TNF Inhibitors in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) in the NOR-DMARD Register: Is Switching Useful?
 EQ-5D and SF-6D Perform Differently in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS): A Follow-up Study of Patients Receiving Disease Modifying Therapy
 Moderate Response to Biologic Treatment After 3 Months May Predict Good Response and Low Disease Activity State in Rheumatoid Arthritis After 6 Months
Lieberherr MichèleIntracellular Calcium Oscillations in Articular Chondrocytes Induced by Basic Calcium Phosphate Crystals Lead to Cartilage Degradation
Lieberman Scott M.Characterizing Natural CD4Foxp3 Regulatory T Cells by Anatomical Location
 Diagnostic Algorithm for Pediatric Sjgrens Syndrome
 Manifestations of Pediatric Sjgrens Syndrome: Comparison to Adult Sjgrens Syndrome
Liew Foo Y.MiR-155 and Mir-34a Regulate TNF-Alpha Production by Human Monocytes
Lifermann FrançoisStrictly and Persistently Single-Organ Localized Wegeners Granulomatosis (WG) Is Rare: Study of the 18 Patients From the FVSG Cohort
Lighvani HamidEvaluation of 18F-FDG PET as a Diagnostic Procedure in Giant Cell and Takayasu Arteriitis by Investigator Dependant Assessment and Standard Uptake Value
Lillegraven SiriEQ-5D and SF-6D Perform Differently in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS): A Follow-up Study of Patients Receiving Disease Modifying Therapy
 Bone Marrow Edema Is An Independent Predictor of Progression of MRI Erosions After 3 Years in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
 Tenosynovitis On Ultrasonography Predicts Erosive Progression On MRI in Early RA Patients: AFollow-up Study
 Reader Reliability of the OMERACT Psoriatic Arthritis Magnetic Resonance Score (PsAMRIS): Results From An OMERACT Workshop
Lim Ivan Y.The Effect of Smoking History, Gender and Age On Risk of Pneumonia While On Biologic Agents
Lim Mie-JinDKK-1 Levels Are Decreased in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and not Influenced by Anti-TNF Therapy
Lim Mi-KyoungPolymorphisms of COTL1 Gene Identified by Proteomic Approach and Their Association with Autoimmune Disorders
Lim Ngee HamIn Vivo Fluorescence Imaging of TNF-Induced Endothelial Inflammation by Targeting E-Selectin
Lim S. SamPharmacotherapy Trends in a Large Cohort of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
 The Georgia Lupus Registry: A Population-Based Estimate of the Incidence and Prevalence of Childhood-Onset SLE
 Chronic Exposure to Type I Interferon Modulates CD4 T-Cell Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
 The Georgia Lupus Registry: Exploring Early Lupus Subtypes
Lim Siok Hoon LilyPsychiatric Illness of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Childhood
Lim Vivienne T.Hypophosphatasia: Natural History of 177 Pediatric Patients
Lima Fernanda R.Efficacy and Safety of Concurrent Training in Systemic Sclerosis
Lin Hai-ShuHistone Deacetylase Inhibitors SAHA and MS-275 Induced Growth Arrest, Suppressed NF-B Activation, Down-Regulated the Secretions of Nitric Oxide, IL-6, IL-18, VEGF and MMPs in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblast-Like Cells
Lin JiaDepletion of Inducible Co-Stimulator (ICOS) Bearing T Cells Inhibits Expansion of T Follicular Helper Cells (TFH) and Prevents Disease in a Graft Versus Host Mouse Model of Scleroderma
Lin PaulPLX FK1, A Novel Dual Inhibitor of Kit and Fms Receptor Tyrosine Kinases Reverses Clinical and Histological Disease Parameters in Multiple Autoimmune Disease models
Lin Wei Y.Gene Expression Signatures in Synovial Tissue Define Distinct Molecular Subtypes of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lin Yi-SyuanSuppression of Rat Collagen-Induced Arthritis by Lentiviral Vector-Mediated Delivery of Toll-Like Receptor 7 Short Hairpin RNA Gene
Lin Z.F.Effects of Apolipoprotein A-1 Mimetic Peptide in the Absence/Presence of Statin in a Murine Model of Accelerated Atherosclerosis in SLE
Lin ZhimingTo Verify the Clinical Value of the New Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Scores (ASDAS) in Chinese as and USpA Patients
Linares L. MiguelSynovial Sarcoma Presenting as Soft Tissue Rheumatic Syndrome: A Challenge for the Clinician
Linde L.Direct Comparison of 4 Years Drug Survival of Adalimumab, Etanercept and Infliximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. An Observational Study From the DANBIO Registry
Linde LouiseQuality Adjusted Life Expectancies in Patients with Rheumatoid ArthritisA Comparison of the EQ-5D, SF-6D and 15D
Lindegaard H.Different Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein (COMP) Patterns in Untreated Anti-CCP Positive and Negative Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
 Uncoupling of Collagen II Metabolism in Newly-Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Is Linked to Inflammation and Antibodies against Cyclic Citrullinated Peptides
Lindegaard H.M.Direct Comparison of 4 Years Drug Survival of Adalimumab, Etanercept and Infliximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. An Observational Study From the DANBIO Registry
Lindegaard HanneStandardized Ultrasound Examination of the Hand in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis-a Multicentre Learning Experience: Education in Ultrasound of Rheumatoid Arthritis-EURA
Lindegard H.Predictors of Radiographic Joint Destruction in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients During TNF-Inhibitor Treatment in Clinical Practice
Lindenmuth JenniferDistinction of a Psoriatic Subset Within a SoJIA Clinic Population
Lindqvist ElisabetWhat Aspects Do Outcome Measures Used in Team Rehabilitation Really Measure?
Lindroos EvaAnakinra in Patients with Refractory Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
 Expanded Proinflammatory T Cells in Inclusion Body Myositis
Linehan TinaAssessment of Cognitive Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis Using Computerized Neuropsychological Tests
Lineker Sydney C.Knowledge of Best Practice Guidelines for Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Physiotherapy Students in a Problem-Based Curriculum
 Organization and Provider Factors That Influence Utilization of Arthritis Best Practices in Primary Care
Lingala BharathiEffects of Economic Fluctuations and Seasonal Variability On HAQ-DI Scores in Rheumatoid Arthritis
 Improved Responsiveness of Physical Function (Disability) Scales Based Upon Item Response Theory (IRT)
Linklater HelenClassification Criteria for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy: Comparison of the Performance of Accepted Criteria
 Biochemical Response to Bolus Oral Cholecalciferol Treatment
Linnik M. D.Safety of Rituximab in Combination with a TNF Inhibitor and Methotrexate in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial (TAME)
Linnik Matthew D.Multiple Courses of Rituximab (RTX) Produce Sustained Efficacy in Patients (pts) with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) with An Inadequate Response (IR) to One or More TNF Inhibitors
Liossis Stamatis Nick C.Phenotypical and Functional Aberrations of B Cells in Patients Treated with Anti-Tnfa Agents
Liote FrédéricProinflammatory Effects of Octacalcium Phosphate (OCP) Crystals Are Mediated by IL-1b through NALP3 Inflammasome Activation
 Intracellular Calcium Oscillations in Articular Chondrocytes Induced by Basic Calcium Phosphate Crystals Lead to Cartilage Degradation
Liote FredericAdrenomedullin Induces Semi-Matured Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells: Implication of a Neuropeptide in Peripheral Tolerance
Liozon EricAdding Hydroxychloroquine to Prednisone Does Not Improve the Outcome in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Liphaus BernadeteJuvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Frequently Develops in a Background of Primary Immunodeficiencies
Lipkovich Ilya A.Typology of Patients with Fibromyalgia: Cluster Analysis of Duloxetine Study Patients
Lippuner KurtFracture Incidence in Postmenopausal Women at Higher Risk of Fracture After 3 Years of Denosumab Treatment
 Denosumab and Risk of Fractures in Subgroups of Women with Osteoporosis
Lips P.Relationships Between Presence, Severity, and Location of Prevalent Vertebral Fractures and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)
Lips PaulImprovement of Thyroid Function During Six Months Adalimumab
Lipsky Peter E.The Neuropeptide npT1 Identified by Microarray Profiling of Developing CD25 Regulatory T Cells (Tregs) Is Specifically Expressed in Mature Human Tregs
 Unique Tolerance Mechanism Permitting Autoreactivity by Human CD5 Pre-Nave B Cells
Lisse Jeffrey R.Disease Activity Differences in Patients On DMARD Therapy: Use of the Rheumatology Health Tracker (RHT) An Electronic Data Capture System to Measure Patient Outcomes
 Self-Reported Arthritis Increases Fracture Risk: Results From the Womens Health Initiative
Listing JoachimEffectiveness of Treatment with Rituximab Depends On Autoantibody Status Results From 2 Years of Experience in the German Biologics Register RABBIT
 Major Clinical Response of Rituximab in Active TNF-Blocker-Naive Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis but Not in TNF-Blocker-Failure Patients- An Open Label Clinical Trial
 Does the Risk of Infections in Anti-TNF Treated Patients Decrease Over Time?
 High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Outperforms Standard C-Reactive Protein in Disease Activity Assessment in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Liszewski M. KathrynMutations in Complement Regulatory Proteins Predispose to Preeclampsia in Patients with Lupus or Antiphospholipid Antibodies
Lithman ThorBurden On Society From Low Back Pain- Less Than Previously Shown? A Population-Based Register Study
Little Mark A.A Cross Sectional Study Comparing the CDA to the VDI for the Assessment of Damage in Vasculitis
Liu Chih LongInterferon Regulatory Factor 5 Regulates Murine Lupus Independently of Type-I Interferons
Liu H.Golimumab and Cardiovascular Disease in Inflammatory Arthritides
Liu JignaElevated Levels of Cytokines and Chemokines in Patients with SLE in a Multi-Center, Multi-Ethnic, US Multi-Institutional Cohort
 Isolated Elevated Levels of IgA-Anti-Beta2glycoprotein I Antibodies Are Associated with Clinical Manifestations of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Liu JulianaAn Analysis of Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis- and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Liu JunFracture Risk Among a Very Large Cohort of RA: Age and Gender-Specific Results
Liu KiangEthnicity and Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Rheumatic Disease Associated Autoantibodies: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Liu P. PaulFamilial Mediterranean Fever (FMF)-Associated B30.2 (PRYSPRY) Mutations Activate a NLRP3-Independent Inflammasome and Induce Autoinflammatory Disease in Mice
Liu X.Meta-Analysis of Six Genome-Wide Association Studies in >25,000 Case-Control Samples Identifies New Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk Loci
Liu XiaSafety of Infliximab in the Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and History of Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Liu XiaohuaCyclophilin A Is High Expressed in Active SLE and Induced Increased CD147 and Interferon Gamma Production in Jurkat T Cells
Liu XuSafety of Infliximab in the Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and History of Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Liu ZhongminAll-Trans Retinoic Acid Restores the Stability and Functionality of Ntregs in the Inflammatory Milieu
 All-Trans Retinoic Acid Promotes the Differentiation of Itreg Cells Via Smad and Non-Smad Signaling Pathways
 TGF--Induced CD4Foxp3 Cells but Not Natural CD4CD25 Cells Suppress Established Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Lix L. M.Prevalence of Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases(SARDs): Regional Comparisons
Liz MyriamWeak Association of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Clinical Features with Susceptibility Alleles
Ljung LottaDoes the Age at Onset Influence the Disease Progression in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis?
 Improvement of Cardiovascular Risk Markers with Atorvastatin Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Llamazares-Azuara LiliaComparison of Different Formulas to Estimate Renal Function in Mexican Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Llanos CarolinaImportance of Cutaneous Manifestations of Neonatal Lupus as a Risk Factor for Subsequent Congenital Heart Block
 Preventive IVIG Therapy for Congenital Heart Block (PITCH)
 Longitudinal Evaluation of Idiotypic and Anti-Idiotypic Response to the Major Epitope of La/SSB Autoantigen in Mothers Enrolled in the PITCH (Preventive IVIG Therapy for Congenital Heart Block) Study
Llorente LuísTh17 Polarization in Systemic Sclerosis Is Influenced by Immunosuppressive Treatment Regardless Time of Evolution
Lo CatherineDisease Activity Differences in Patients On DMARD Therapy: Use of the Rheumatology Health Tracker (RHT) An Electronic Data Capture System to Measure Patient Outcomes
Lo G.H.Varus Thrust Is Associated with Cartilage Loss in Knee Osteoarthritis
Lo Grace H.Body Mass Index and Baseline Walking Speed as a Predictor for Longitudinal Cartilage Loss in Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA)
 Varus Thrust Is Associated with Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis
 Higher Subchondral Bone Volume Is Associated with Higher DXA Bone Mineral Density and Knee OA Severity
Lo YiEndothelial Dysfunction Is Associated with Decreased Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Pateints with Systemic Sclerosis
Lo Russo MonicaComparison Between Infliximab and Adalimumab for the Treatment of Refractory Chronic Uveitis in Childhood
Lobo MariaImpact of Chronic Gout On Foot Function: Case-Control Study
Lockard Margery A.Persons with Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis Exhibit Increased Hip and Knee Moments During A Sit-to-Stand Task
Lockshin Michael D.Mutations in Complement Regulatory Proteins Predispose to Preeclampsia in Patients with Lupus or Antiphospholipid Antibodies
 Moderate Versus High Titer Persistently Anticardiolipin Antibody Positive Patients: Are They Clinically Different?
 Angiogenic Factor Imbalance in Pregnant SLE Patients May Explain Increased Risk for Complications
Loeser Richard F.Reactive Oxygen Species Contribute to IGF-I Resistance in Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes through Inhibition of the IRS-I-PI3 Kinase-Akt Signaling Pathway
Loet Xavier LeHand Bone Densitometry and Bone/Cartilage Markers Failed to Predict Erosion Progression at 5 Years in the Conservatively Community-Based Inceptive Vera (Very Early Arthritis) Cohort
Loeuille D.Improvement of the Reproducibility of the Radiographic Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) Scoring System in Hand Osteoarthritis (HOA) Using A New KL Scoring System Aid
Loeuille DamienIs Ultrasonography A Useful, Reproducible and Relevant Tool to Assess Erosion Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Lofstrom BjörnA Role for APRIL in the Development of SLE- and RA-Associated Lymphomas?
Loft Anne GitteHow Is the New Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) Related to Different Aspects of Health-Related Quality of Life? A Comparison with SF-36 in a Longitudinal Study of Spondyloarthritis Patients Treated with TNF- Inhibitors
Lofvendahl SofiaThe Prevalence of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis in SwedenA Health Care Register Study
Logeart I.Efficacy of Etanercept On Rheumatic Signs and Pulmonary Function Tests in Advanced Ankylosing Spondylitis. Results of a Randomized Double Blind Placebo-Controlled Study (SPINE)
 Achievement of a Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) and of a Minimum Clinically Important Improvement (MCII) with Etanercept in Refractory Heel Enthesitis Related to Spondyloarthritis: Results of a Double Blind Placebo Controlled Study (HEEL)
Loginova Elena Yu.Effect of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Treatment On the Arterial Stiffness, Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Rheological Parameters of Blood in Active Psoriatic Arthritis
Loh ChristinaEpistatic Suppression of Fatal Autoimmunity in New Zealand Black Bicongenic Mice
 Narrowing Down Lupus Susceptibility Loci On Chromosome 13: Impaired Clearance of Apoptotic Debris
 Epistatic Interactions Between Lupus Susceptibility Loci On New Zealand Black Chromosomes 1 and 13 Lead to Marked Expansion of Dendritic Cell Populations but Have Little Effect On Autoimmunity
Lohmander StefanIncidence of Severe Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis in Relation to Dietary Intake of Antioxidants BetaCarotene, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Selenium: a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study
Loiseau PascaleSTAT4 Polymorphism Is a Confirmed Genetic Risk Factor for Sjgrens Syndrome That Could Be Involved in Type 1 Interferon Pathway Signalling
Lojacono AndreaIs It Possible to Differentiate Natural Antiphospholipid Antibodies From Thrombophilic Ones?Analysis of the Fine Specificity against the Domains of Beta2glycoprotein I
Lokate Angelique M.C.Modification of the Myositis-Specific Jo-1 Autoantigen by Reactive Oxygen/Nitrogen Species
Lombeida Juan I.Influence of Industry Funding On the Outcome and Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials of Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
LoMonico JonathanUsing the CLASI to Assess Disease Severity and Responsiveness to Therapy in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
 Quality of Life in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Lonesky Timothy A.Assessment of a Gout Education Session
Long HaiDifferential MicroRNA Expression and the Contribution of MiR-126 to CD4 T Cell DNA Hypomethylation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 Gadd45a Overexpression Contributes to Autoimmunity by Demethylating DNA in Lupus T Cells
Long LiScreening of Differentially Expressed Serum Proteins for Rheumatoid Arthritis by Proteomic Fingerprinting
 Altered Expression of MiR-155 and MiR-181a in Periphery Blood Mononuclear Cells of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Long Simon G.Long-Term Safety of Rituximab: Long-Term Follow-up of the RA Clinical Trials and Retreatment Population
Longo NadiaThe Prevalence of Co-Morbidities in a Psoriatic Arthritis Cohort
Longo NancyUnique Tolerance Mechanism Permitting Autoreactivity by Human CD5 Pre-Nave B Cells
Looney R. J.TNF-Induced Expansion of CD23/CD21hi B Cells in Draining Lymph Nodes Are Associated with the Onset of Inflammatory-Erosive Arthritis in Proximal Joints and Are Targets of Anti-CD20 Therapy
 Proteasome Inhibitors Block Production of Alpha Interferon and B Cell Activation
 Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab in Subjects with Active Proliferative Lupus Nephritis (LN): Results From the Randomized, Double-Blind Phase III LUNAR Study
 Effective Anti-CD20 Therapy for Arthritis Is Associated with Increased Lymphatic Flow and B-Cell Depletion in Lymph Nodes
Looney Richard J.Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with Rituximab: 78-Week Safety Data From the Phase II/II EXPLORER Trial
Lopes Jaqueline B.Sarcopenia: a Relevant Factor for Bone Mineral Density in Elderly Men Community-Dwelling
Lopez ArmandoThe Prevalence of Inflammatory Back Pain, Spondyloarthritis, and Axial Spondyloarthritis in the Community
Lopez Laura GonzálezAutoantibodies to miRNA-Binding Protein Argonaute 2 (Su antigen) in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Lopez Colombo AurelioThe Impact of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus On Diastolic Function:A Tissue Doppler Imaging Study in Patients without Traditional Risk Factors for Coronary Disease
Lopez-Armada María J.Mitochondrial Respiratory Dysfunction Regulates the Metalloproteinases Expression in Human Normal Chondrocytes in Culture
Lopez-Armada MjInflammatory Response Is Modulated by Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Cultured Normal Human Chondrocytes
Lopez-Benitez JorgeVitamin D Levels in Children with Rheumatologic Diseases
Lopez-Bote Juan P.Association of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors with Ischaemic Manifestations of Giant Cell Arteritis
Lopez-Gomez Juan MiguelMethotrexate as An Alternative for Refractory Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthropathy
Lopez-Hoyos Sr. MarcosAutoimmune Diseases Pregnancy Clinic: A Three Year Experience
 Interleukin 10 Promoter Polymorphisms in Patients with Elderly Onset Inflammatory Conditions
Lopez-Longo Francisco J.New PPD-Positive Test During Infliximab Treatment
 Reasons for Different Infliximab Survival Time Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis
Lopez-Olivo MariaBiologics for Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Overview of Cochrane Reviews
 Psychosocial and Educational Barriers to Surgical Success After Knee Arthroplasty
Lopez-Pedrera CharyOxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Membrane Potential in Circulating Leucocytes From Antiphospholipid Syndrome Patients: Key Intracellular Events in Thrombosis Development
Lopez-Romero P.Gene Microarray Profiling of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells From Osteoarthritis Patients Reveals a Diminished Expression of Collagen Genes
 Association of rs8192284 IL-6 Receptor Polymorphism and Soluble IL-6 Receptor Plasma Concentration with Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lora PriscilaAntibody against Mutated Citrullinated Vimentin (anti-MCV) as a Serological Marker for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Lorenzen T.Standardized Ultrasound Examination of the Hand in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis-a Multicentre Learning Experience: Education in Ultrasound of Rheumatoid Arthritis-EURA
Lorenzi AliceExperience of Performing Temporal Artery Ultrasound Scanning in the Diagnosis of Temporal Arteritis in a Large Teaching Hospital
Lories Rik J.Biomechanical Stretch Is a Key Initiating Event in the Development of Enthesitis in Murine Spondyloarthritis
 Gdf5 Deficient Mice Have Increased Susceptibility to Osteoarthritis
Lorig Kate R.Are Fewer Workshop Sessions as Effective as the Classic ASMP?
Lorimer M.Comparisons Between Three Work-Related Patient-Reported Outcome Instruments in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Losina E.The Cost-Effectiveness of Innovative Implants in Total Knee Replacement
 Development and Validation of a Meniscal Symptom Index for the Diagnosis of Meniscal Tear
 Effect of Knee Osteoarthritis On Outpatient Visits in a Population-Based National Sample
 Cost-Effectiveness of ACR Guideline-Based Care and Lifetime Direct Medical Costs Attributable to Knee OA Management in the US
 Disease Modifying Drugs to Prevent Knee OA: Can They Be Cost-Effective?
 Factors Associated with Refusal to Participate in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Surgery Vs Non-Operative Therapy for Meniscal Tear in Knee Osteoarthritis
Loster Jakub K.Chronic Exposure to Type I Interferon Modulates CD4 T-Cell Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Lottenburger T.Uncoupling of Collagen II Metabolism in Newly-Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Is Linked to Inflammation and Antibodies against Cyclic Citrullinated Peptides
 Different Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein (COMP) Patterns in Untreated Anti-CCP Positive and Negative Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Lotti TorelloEntheses Ultrasound (US) Evaluation in Early Psoriatic Arthritis (ePsA) Patients Is Independent of Psoriasis Extension and Clinics
Lotz MartinTargeted Disruption of Cartilage-Specific microRNA140 Promotes Osteoarthritis-Like Pathology
 Chromatin Protein HMGB2 Regulates Articular Cartilage Surface Maintenance Via Beta-Catenin Pathways
Lotz Martin K.Autophagy Is a Protective Mechanism in Normal Cartilage and Its Aging-Related Loss Is Linked with Cell Death and Osteoarthritis
Lou WendyBaseline EGFR Is Predictive of Arterial Vascular Events in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythmatosus (SLE)
Louie Grant H.Changes in the Rates of Joint Surgery Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in California, 19832007
Louie J.S.Serial Re-Screening in High Risk Patients On Anti-TNF- Therapy Validate CDC Recommendations for Monitoring TB Risk
Louie JamesDo Men and Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis Respond Differently to Treatment?
Louie James S.Adalimumab Dose Escalation Induces Durable Remissions and Is Safe in Minorities with Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Lourenco Elaine V.Pro-Inflammatory High Density Lipoproteins (piHDL) and Atherosclerosis Are Induced in Lupus-Prone but Not Normal Mice by High Fat Diet and Leptin
 Regulatory T Cells Directly Suppress B Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Louvel Jean PierreInfraclinical Atherosclerosis Is Correlated to Hypertension and Parameters Reflecting Systemic Inflammation (CRP, CD40L and oxydative stress) in a Cohort of Very Early Inflammatory Rheumatisms (VErA)
Love Thorvardur J.Identifying Cases of Psoriatic Arthritis in Electronic Medical Records Using Random Forests and Natural Language Processing
Loveless JamesAn Open-Label, Prospective Study (SUNDIAL) of the Safety of Rituximab in Combination with Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (SUNDIAL)
Lovell Daniel J.The EULAR/PRINTO/PRES Criteria for Childhood Vasculitides. Ankara 2008. Introduction and Methods
 Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Rilonacept in Patients with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA)
Loveman Donald M.Modified Phalens Test as An Aid in Diagnosing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Lowe DavidUtilising Assay Systems Relevant to IL-6 Mechanisms in Rheumatoid Arthritis to Demonstrate Efficacy of a Novel Human Anti-IL-6 Antibody, CAT6001
Lowe LoriClinical and Histopathologic Comparison of Generalized Subcutaneous Morphea (GSM) with Eosinophilic Fasciitis (EF)
Lowes MACharacterization of the Inflammatory Skin Lesions in NOMID Before and After Treatment with Anakinra
Loy A.Evaluation of Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Canakinumab (ACZ885), A New IL-1-Beta Blocking Monoclonal Antibody, in Children with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA)
Loza EstibalizAre Azathioprine, Cyclophosphamide and Chlorambucil Effective for the Treatment of NON Infectious Autoimmune Uveitis? A Systematic Literature Review
 Is Infliximab Effective and Safe for the Treatment of Refractory Non Infectious Inflammatory Uveitis?A Systematic Literature Review
Lozano EsterChanges in Gene Expression Induced by Blocking Interferon Gamma (IFNg) IN EX-Vivo Cultured Arteries from Patients with Giant-CELL Arteritis (GCA)
Lu BingThe Effect of Hydroxychloroquine and Methotrexate On Glycated Hemoglobin
 Clinical Factors That Predict Erosion-Free Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis
 The Relationship Between Disease Activity, Sleep, Psychiatric Distress and Pain Sensitivity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lu JinghuaC-Reactive Protein Binds and Induces Phagocytosis through FcRI
Lu LingRetinoic Acid Accelerates the Maturation of Human CD4Foxp3 Regulatory T Cells Induced Ex-Vivo with IL-2 and TGF-
 Characteristics of CD8CD25- Cells Induced to Become Suppressor Cells Ex-Vivo with IL-2 and TGF-
 All-Trans Retinoic Acid Promotes the Differentiation of Itreg Cells Via Smad and Non-Smad Signaling Pathways
Lu QianjinDifferential MicroRNA Expression and the Contribution of MiR-126 to CD4 T Cell DNA Hypomethylation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 RFX1 Regulates the Expression of CD11a and CD70 in CD4 T Cells of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 Gadd45a Overexpression Contributes to Autoimmunity by Demethylating DNA in Lupus T Cells
Lu RufeiVitamin D Deficiency Is Associated with B Cell Hyperreactivity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 Host B Cell Gene Expression Responses Following Epstein-Barr Virus Exposure Differ Based Upon IRF5 Genetic Risk Haplotype
 Genetic Interactions Reveal a Novel B-Cell Pathway in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Luan XianqunTemporal Association in Hospitalized Cases of Influenza or Streptococcus Infection and Incident Hospitalized Cases of Henoch Schnlein Purpura
Lubbeke A.Obesity and RA Disease Severity: A Comparison Between European and American RA Patients
Luca NadiaThe Development of An Interactive Web-Based Rheumatology Teaching Module
Lucacchini AntonioProteomic Analysis of Whole Saliva as a Promising Tool to Identify Novel Disease Biomarkers in Primary Sjgrens Syndrome
 SELDI-TOF Proteomic Whole Saliva Profiling in Fibromyalgic Patient
Lucero E.A New Plantar Tender Point in Fibromyalgia: A Worthy Candidate for the ACR Classification Criteria?
Ludger BankenA Clinical Study to Assess the Effect of Tocilizumab at a Therapeutic Dose & a Supra-Therapeutic Dose of Tocilizumab On QT/QTc Interval After a Single Dose in Healthy Subjects
Ludivico C.Immunogenicity Is Not Increased with Subcutaneous Administration of Abatacept with and without Methotrexate in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From a Phase III Study
Luggen M. E.Abatacept Demonstrates Consistent Safety and Sustained Improvements in Efficacy through 4 Years of Open-Label Treatment in Patients with An Inadequate Response to Anti-TNF Therapy
Luggen Michael E.Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with SLE: A Controlled Study
 Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with SLE: A Prospective Study
Luijtens K.Probability to Achieve Low Disease Activity at 52 Weeks in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Treated with Certolizumab Pegol (CZP) Depends On Time to and Level of Initial Response
Luijtens KristelRapid Prediction of Low Disease Activity at 1 Year Among RA Patients Treated with Certolizumab Pegol
 Incremental Benefit of Open-Label Certolizumab Pegol MTX in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Following Double-Blind Placebo MTX Treatment out to 2 Years
Luime J. J.Periarticular Bone Mineral Density Does Not Distinguish Between Healthy Controls, Established RA and Early Arthritis Patients
Lukacs SzilveszterPeripheral Immunological Biomarkers and Laser Doppler Imaging in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
Lukas C.Repair of Erosions Occurs Preferentially in Patients Treated with Anti-TNF Therapy and in Joints with Clinical Improvement
Lukas CedricThe Season of First Symptoms Influences the Severity in Early Arthritis: Results From the ESPOIR Cohort
 Low Educational Level, Family History of RA and Early Disability Are Associated with Moderate to Severe Disability at 1 Year of Follow-up in Patients with Early RA: Results From the ESPOIR Cohort
 Anti-CCP Antibodies, Rheumatoid Factor and Differences in Clinical Presentation of Early Arthritis: Results From the ESPOIR Cohort
 In Early RA, Increased IL-6 Levels Drive B-Cell Activation and Are Associated with Disease Activity and 1-Year Radiographic Progression, Independently From CRP and Other Proinflammatory Cytokines: Results From the ESPOIR Cohort
Luker K.R.Active Shape Modeling of the Hip and Incident Osteoporotic Hip Fractures
Lukey P.Utility of Ultrasonographic Measures of Synovitis in Early Phase Clinical Trial Design
Lukina G.Six-Month Results From the Collaborative European REgistries for Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis (CERERRA). Efficacy of Rituximab Is Highest in RF-Positive Patients and in Those Who Failed at Most One Prior Anti-TNF
Lunardi F.Synovial Fluid and Synovial Tissue Biomarkers of the Response to Intra-Articular TNF- Blockade in Psoriatic Arthritis
Lundberg Ingrid E.Positive Correlations Between Serum Levels of B-Cell Activating Factor of the TNF Family/BLyS (BAFF), Anti-Jo-1 Autoantibodies and Muscle Enzymes in Patients with Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis
 Early Employed Exercise in Recent Onset Polymyositis or DermatomyositisA Randomized, Controlled 2-Year Follow Up Study
 Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Have Low Muscle Endurance Rather Than Low Muscle Strength
 A Role for APRIL in the Development of SLE- and RA-Associated Lymphomas?
 Anakinra in Patients with Refractory Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
 Expanded Proinflammatory T Cells in Inclusion Body Myositis
 Decreased Expression of the Endothelial Cell Activation Marker HLA-DQ in Skeletal Muscle After Three Months of Adalimumab Treatment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lundmark PerAssociation of C8orf13-BLK and TNFSF4 Gene Variants with Primary Sjgrens Syndrome
Lundstedt T.Convincing Pharmacological Effects On Inflammation and Pain by Targeting the 5-HT2 Receptors
Lundstrom EmeliHLA-DRB115 Non-Shared Epitope Allele Regulates Production of Very High Levels of ACPA in RA
 The Number of C4 Gene Copies Is Associated with Autoantibody Profile in SLE
Lundy Steven K.IL-17 Induces Production of Human Cartilage Glycoprotein-39 in Human Fibroblast Like Synoviocytes From Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Luning Prak Eline T.Correlates of Clinical Response in the Circulating Leukocyte Profile of Subjects On Lenalidomide for Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Lunt M.Predictors of Poor Growth in Early JIA: Results From the Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study (CAPS)
 Serious Infections in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Treated with Anakinra (ANA): Experience From the BSR Biologics Register (BSRBR)
 Risk of Septic Arthritis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Anti-TNF Therapy: Results From the BSR Biologics Register (BSRBR)
 The Influence of Anti-TNF Therapy Upon Incidence of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Results From the BSR Biologics Register (BSRBR)
Luo X.Tolerability of Non-Selective NSAIDs and Celecoxib Among Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis
 Effect of Blood Loss On Physical Functioning: Pooled Analysis of Patients with Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis
Luo YongqiRFX1 Regulates the Expression of CD11a and CD70 in CD4 T Cells of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 Gadd45a Overexpression Contributes to Autoimmunity by Demethylating DNA in Lupus T Cells
Luo YuanTreatment with Cl-Amidine, A Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase (PAD) Inhibitor, Significantly Reduces the Severity of Collagen Induced Arthritis (CIA)
Luqmani R.A Cross Sectional Study Comparing the CDA to the VDI for the Assessment of Damage in Vasculitis
Luque MjOxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Membrane Potential in Circulating Leucocytes From Antiphospholipid Syndrome Patients: Key Intracellular Events in Thrombosis Development
Lusis A. J.Effects of Apolipoprotein A-1 Mimetic Peptide in the Absence/Presence of Statin in a Murine Model of Accelerated Atherosclerosis in SLE
Luyten Frank P.Gdf5 Deficient Mice Have Increased Susceptibility to Osteoarthritis
Lvovich SvetlanaMethotrexate Monitoring in Children: What Is Necessary?
Lyden AngelaSex Differences in Predictors of Increased Symptoms After Exercise and Sleep Restriction
Lyden Angela K.Women Are More Susceptible to Increased Symptoms of Pain, Fatigue, Negative Mood, and Cognitive Dysfunction After Exercise and Sleep Restriction
Lydon Eileen J.Identification of Cardiac Risk Factors in Hospitalized Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lyman Justin S.Does My Rheumatologist Know My Pregnancy Risk?
Lyman S.Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec) in the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis: Interim Results of a Phase IIa, One Year, Open Label Clinical Trial
Lynch Bernadette M.Higher Remission Rates in Psoriatic Arthritis: Cause and Effect
 IL-22 in Inflammatory Arthritis
Lynch BMThe CUSP Study: Comparison of Ultrasound and Physical Findings in Inflammatory Arthritis
Lynch J. A.The Association Between Patella Alta and Structural Features of Patellofemoral Joint Osteoarthritis (OA) On MRI: The MOST Study
Lynch J.A.Patella Alta Is Associated with Patellofemoral Malalignment: The MOST Study
Lynch John A.Baseline Effusion but Not Synovitis Predicts Cartilage Loss Over 30 Months in Subjects without Tibiofemoral Osteoarthritis - Results From the Multicenter Osteoarthritis (MOST) Study
 Association of Contrast Enhanced MRI Demonstrated Synovitis in Knee Osteoarthritis with Clinical Signs
 Active Shape Modeling of the Hip and Incident Osteoporotic Hip Fractures
Lynch Joseph M.Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Activity During Early Acetaminophen Therapy in Patients with Osteoarthritis
Lyon M.Hyperuricemia Is Associated with Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis
Lyons C.Determination of Response to Treatment of Anterior Uveitis with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Isolated Chronic Idiopathic Uveitis
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