Arthritis Research & Therapy

Translating research into clinical practice

Arthritis Research & Therapy is an international, peer-reviewed online journal, publishing original research, reviews, commentaries and reports. The major focus of the journal is on cellular and molecular mechanisms of arthritis, musculoskeletal conditions and systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases and translation of this knowledge into advances in clinical care. Original basic, translational laboratory and clinical research is considered for publication along with results of therapeutic trials.

Editors-in-Chief

Peter Lipsky, Charlottesville, Virginia
Ravinder Maini, London

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Articles

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Research article

An in vivo investigation of the initiation and progression of subchondral cysts in a rodent model of secondary osteoarthritis

McErlain DD, Ulici V, Darling MR, Gati JS, Pitelka V, Beier F and Holdsworth DW Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R26 (3 February 2012)
Research article

Specific post-translational histone modifications of neutrophil extracellular traps as immunogens and potential targets of lupus autoantibodies

Liu CL, Tangsombatvisit S, Rosenberg JM, Mandelbaum G, Gillespie EC, Gozani OP, Alizadeh AA and Utz PJ Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R25 (2 February 2012)
Review

Therapy of lupus nephritis: lessons learned from clinical research and daily care of patients

Houssiau FA Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:202 (31 January 2012)
Research article

A profile of immune response to herpesvirus is associated with radiographic damage in rheumatoid arthritis

Davis JM, Knutson KL, Skinner JA, Strausbauch MA, Crowson CS, Therneau TM, Wettstein PJ, Matteson EL et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R24 (31 January 2012)
Review

Is there any scientific evidence for the use of glucosamine in the management of human osteoarthritis?

Henrotin Y, Mobasheri A and Marty M Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:201 (30 January 2012)
Research article

Extracellular nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT/visfatin) inhibits insulin-like growth factor-1 signaling and proteoglycan synthesis in human articular chondrocytes

Yammani RR and Loeser RF Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R23 (30 January 2012)
Research article

Predictors of survival in a cohort of patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis: effect of corticosteroids, methotrexate, and azathioprine

Schiopu E, Phillips K, MacDonald PM, Crofford LJ and Somers EC Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R22 (27 January 2012)
Research article

A randomised controlled trial of a self-management education program for osteoarthritis of the knee delivered by health professionals.

Coleman S, Briffa NK, Carroll G, Inderjeeth C, Cook N and McQuade J Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R21 (27 January 2012)
Research article

Local administration of glucocorticoids decrease synovial citrullination in rheumatoid arthritis

Makrygiannakis D, Revu S, Engstrom M, af Klint E, Nicholas AP, Pruijn GJM and Catrina AI Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R20 (27 January 2012)
Research article

Restrictive pulmonary function is more prevalent in patients with ankylosing spondylitis than in matched population controls and is associated with impaired spinal mobility: a comparative study

Berdal G, Halvorsen S, van der Heijde D, Mowe M and Dagfinrud H Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R19 (25 January 2012)
Editorial

Autoimmunity induced by human cytomegalovirus in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Söderberg-Nauclér C Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:101 (23 January 2012)
Research article

Neutralization of IL-17 ameliorates uveitis but damages photoreceptors in a murine model of spondyloarthritis

Kezic JM, Glant TT, Rosenbaum JT and Rosenzweig HL Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R18 (23 January 2012)

Latest supplements

Volume 13 Suppl 2 (16 September 2011)

Kitasato Symposium 2011: Translational prospects for cytokines in 2011

Meeting abstracts
Potsdam, Germany. 22-23 September 2011

Latest issue

The complete issue of Arthritis Research & Therapy Volume 13 Issue 6 is now available.

Autoimmune Basis of Rheumatic Diseases

This comprehensive review series provides an in-depth discussion of recent developments in the pathogenesis, treatment and genetic background of four autoimmune rheumatic diseases: myositis, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus and vasculitis.

Reflections of a rheumatologist

The 2011 ACR Meeting: what's new in the Windy City

Latest review

All reviews, commentaries and reports published in Arthritis Research & Therapy become free to access 6 months after publication. See below for the latest free review.

Review

Angela Ceribelli, Bing Yao, Paul R Dominguez-Gutierrez, Md A Nahid, Minoru Satoh, Edward KL Chan

Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011, 13:229 (13 July 2011)

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