Objective. To measure concentrations of the thrombin-cleaved isoform of osteopontin (OPN)
in urine and plasma of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to assess whether levels …

We describe a 49-year-old woman who presented in 2002 with pure red cell aplasia (PRCA),
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) that …

We used Doppler sonography to evaluate the therapeutic effects of infliximab on the knee and
metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints of 10 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), based on …

A 68-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital with pulmonary hypertension (PH) in August
2006. Perfusion scintigraphy of the lung was normal and showed no interstitial change. …

We report a case of HLA-B52-positive Behçet disease accompanied by multiarterial lesions.
A 24-year-old woman was suffering from sporadic high fever and recurrent oral and genital …

We report a case of ulcerative colitis (UC) that occurred during the course of rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). A 29-year-old woman with a 25-year history of RA was hospitalized for high fever, …

Power Doppler and spectral Doppler ultrasonography were used to scan 127 knee joints of
72 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Synovial effusion thickness and synovial …

To evaluate the usefulness of Bb, a split product of complement factor B, as a clinical marker
for disease activity of lupus nephritis, we measured the Bb concentration of sera from 42 …

A 70-year-old man with acute pancreatitis (acute exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis) was
admitted to our department. Despite temporary improvement, the pancreatitis worsened on …

The association between anti-triosephosphate isomerase (TPI) antibodies and MRL/MpJ-Fas
lpr (MRL/lpr) mice was examined. We found that serum anti-TPI antibody levels in MRL/lpr …