Alexithymia, depression, inflammation, and pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

…, S Suzuki, N Takahashi, K Funahashi… - Arthritis care & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We previously reported that depression and inflammation have independent effects
on pain severity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Alexithymia is a personality trait …

Monitoring C-reactive protein levels to predict favourable clinical outcomes from tocilizumab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

…, H Tsuchiya, D Kida, T Shioura, K Funahashi… - Modern …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives The inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) directly stimulates C-reactive protein
(CRP) expression. The present study aimed to examine how clinical treatment outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical efficacy of abatacept, tocilizumab, and etanercept in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients with inadequate response to anti-TNF monoclonal …

…, T Fujibayashi, F Sugiura, M Hayashi, K Funahashi… - Clinical …, 2014 - Springer
The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and retention rates of three biologics (abatacept,
tocilizumab, and etanercept) after switching from first-course anti-TNF monoclonal …

Study protocol of a multicenter registry of patients with rheumatoid arthritis starting biologic therapy in Japan: Tsurumai Biologics Communication Registry (TBCR) …

…, Y Kanayama, T Shioura, K Funahashi… - Modern …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Biologic agents have proven to be effective against rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in clinical trials
and post-marketing surveillance (PMS) studies. However, limited follow-up periods and strict …

Importance of methotrexate therapy concomitant with tocilizumab treatment in achieving better clinical outcomes for rheumatoid arthritis patients with high disease …

…, Y Yabe, A Kaneko, N Takahashi, K Funahashi… - …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objective. The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of concomitant use of MTX and
baseline characteristics for remission in the treatment of RA with tocilizumab (TCZ) in daily …

Super-resolution method and its application to medical image processing

…, T Goto, S Hirano, K Funahashi - 2017 IEEE 6th Global …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In medical imaging, X-ray photographic images are commonly used, but these have low
resolution and a significant amount of noise because radiation levels are minimized for patient …

Patient‐reported outcomes as assessment tools and predictors of long‐term prognosis: a 7‐year follow‐up study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

…, S Suzuki, N Takahashi, K Funahashi… - … journal of rheumatic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Whether the Boolean‐based American College of Rheumatology/European League
Against Rheumatism ( EULAR ) criteria for rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) including patient‐…

Clinical efficacy of abatacept in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients

…, M Hayashi, S Tsuboi, D Kato, K Funahashi… - Modern …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the treatment retention and efficacy of
abatacept, the first member of a new class of biologic agents, in Japanese rheumatoid …

Relationship between locomotive syndrome and frailty in rheumatoid arthritis patients by locomotive syndrome stage

…, H Koshima, N Okui, K Funahashi… - Modern …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the association between locomotive syndrome (LS)
and frailty in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Methods Subjects were 538 RA patients (…

Longterm efficacy and safety of abatacept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated in routine clinical practice: effect of concomitant methotrexate after 24 weeks

…, M Hayashi, Y Kanayama, K Funahashi… - The Journal of …, 2015 - jrheum.org
Objective. Our study aimed to evaluate the longterm efficacy and safety of abatacept (ABA),
and to explore factors that increase its longterm efficacy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (…