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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Research article

Porphyromonas gingivalis and the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis: analysis of various compartments including the synovial tissue

Totaro MC, Cattani P, Ria F, Tolusso B, Gremese E, Fedele AL, D'Onghia S, Marchetti S et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R66 (18 June 2013)
Review

Scleroderma pathogenesis: a pivotal role for fibroblasts as effector cells

Gilbane AJ, Denton CP and Holmes AM Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:215 (17 June 2013)
Review

Microbes, the gut and ankylosing spondylitis

Costello ME, Elewaut D, Kenna TJ and Brown MA Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:214 (6 June 2013)
Research article

A genetic role for macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in Adult-onset Still's disease

Wang FF, Huang XF, Shen N, Leng L, Bucala R, Chen SL and Lu LJ Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R65 (30 May 2013)
Research article

Treatment of Muckle-Wells syndrome: analysis of two IL-1-blocking regimens

Kuemmerle-Deschner JB, Wittkowski H, Tyrrell PN, Koetter I, Lohse P, Ummenhofer K, Rees F, Hansmann S et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R64 (29 May 2013)
Research article

Early systemic sclerosis: marker autoantibodies and videocapillaroscopy patterns are each associated with distinct clinical, functional and cellular activation markers

Valentini G, Marcoccia A, Cuomo G, Vettori S, Iudici M, Bondanini F, Santoriello C, Ciani A et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R63 (29 May 2013)
Research article

Catabolic and anabolic periarticular bone changes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a computed tomography study on the role of age, disease duration and bone markers

Aschenberg S, Finzel S, Schmidt S, Kraus S, Engelke K, Englbrecht M, Rech J and Schett G Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R62 (27 May 2013)
Research article

IgG subclass antibodies to human and bacterial HSP60 are not associated with disease activity and progression over time in axial spondyloarthritis

Carlsen TG, Hjelholt A, Jurik AG, Schiøttz-Christensen B, Zejden A, Christiansen G, Deleuran B and Birkelund S Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R61 (25 May 2013)
Research article

Transient anabolic effects accompany epidermal growth factor receptor signal activation in articular cartilage in vivo

Shepard JB, Jeong JW, Maihle NJ, O'Brien S and Dealy CN Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R60 (25 May 2013)
Review

What are the immunological consequences of long-term use of biological therapies for juvenile idiopathic arthritis?

Swart JF, de Roock S and Wulffraat NM Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:213 (24 May 2013)
Letter

Response to 'TNF/TNFR signal transduction pathway-mediated anti-apoptosis and anti-inflammatory effects of sodium ferulate on IL-1β-induced rat osteoarthritis chondrocytes in vitro' - authors' reply

Qin J, Shang L, Ping A, Li J, Li X, Yu H, Magdalou J, Chen L et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:409 (24 May 2013)
Letter

Response to 'TNF/TNFR signal transduction pathway-mediated anti-apoptosis and anti-inflammatory effects of sodium ferulate on IL-1β-induced rat osteoarthritis chondrocytes in vitro'

Ma J, Li A, Zhu S, Cao XR and Pei GX Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:408 (24 May 2013)
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