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

Baseline serum MMP-3 levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis are still independently predictive of radiographic progression in a longitudinal observational cohort at 8 years follow up

Houseman M, Potter C, Marshall N, Lakey R, Cawston T, Griffiths I, Young-Min S and Isaacs JD Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R30 (7 February 2012)
Research article

The neuropeptide neuromedin U promotes autoantibody-mediated arthritis

Rao SM, Auger JL, Gaillard P, Weissleder R, Wada E, Torres R, Kojima M, Benoist C et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R29 (7 February 2012)
Research article

Low copy number of the FCGR3B gene and rheumatoid arthritis: a case control study and meta-analysis

Graf SW, Lester S, Nossent H, Hill CL, Proudman S, Lee A and Rischmueller M Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R28 (7 February 2012)
Editorial

Pre-disease pregnancy complications and systemic sclerosis: pathogenic or pre-clinical?

Chakravarty E Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:102 (6 February 2012)
Research article

Takayasu's arteritis is associated with HLA-B*52, but not with B*51, in Turkey

Sahin Z, Bicakcigil M, Aksu K, Kamali S, Akar S, Onen F, Karadag O, Ozbalkan Z et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R27 (6 February 2012)
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)

Latest supplements

Volume 13 Suppl 2 (16 September 2011)

Kitasato Symposium 2011: Translational prospects for cytokines in 2011

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Potsdam, Germany. 22-23 September 2011

Latest issue

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

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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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