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Detection of citrullinated proteins in synovial fluids derived from patients with rheumatoid arthritis by proteomics-based analysis.
BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory joint disease. The aetiology of RA remains unknown, but autoimmune responses are…
Authors: Yoko Tabushi, Toyofumi Nakanishi, Tohru Takeuchi, Mikio Nakajima, Kazuhito Ueda, Takuya Kotani, Shigeki Makino, Akira Shimizu, Toshiaki Hanafusa, Takayuki Takubo
Source: Annals of clinical biochemistry. 2008 Jul
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Successful treatment of cold agglutinin disease with anti-CD20 antibody (rituximab) in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a rare cause of anaemia in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). CAD is usually refractory to glucocortic…
Authors: T Kotani, T Takeuchi, Y Kawasaki, S Hirano, Y Tabushi, M Kagitani, S Makino, T Hanafusa
Source: Lupus. 2006
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Early intervention with corticosteroids and cyclosporin A and 2-hour postdose blood concentration monitoring improves the prognosis of acute/subacute interstitial pneumonia in dermatomyositis.
OBJECTIVE: We retrospectively examined the effect of combination therapy with prednisolone and cyclosporin A (CSA) for dermatomyositis (DM) presenting…
Authors: Takuya Kotani, Shigeki Makino, Tohru Takeuchi, Maki Kagitani, Takeshi Shoda, Ayu Hata, Yoko Tabushi, Toshiaki Hanafusa
Source: The Journal of rheumatology. 2008 Feb
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A patient with interstitial pneumonia associated with dermatomyositis who relapsed after reducing cyclosporin-A treatment
A 67-year-old female noticed dyspnea on exertion associated with the development of erythema in the eyelids and the bilateral fingers, and was admitte…
Authors: Takuya Kotani, Shigeki Makino, Takeshi Shoda, Ayu Hata, Youko Tabushi, Maki Kagitani, Tohru Takeuchi, Toshiaki Hanafusa
Source: Nihon Rinshō Men'eki Gakkai kaishi = Japanese journal of clinical immunology. 2007 Apr
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A fatal aorto-oesophageal fistula complicating systemic sclerosis.
Authors: T Kotani, T Takeuchi, S Makino, S Yoshida, T Shoda, S Hirano, Y Tabushi, M Kagitani, K Sumiyoshi, T Hanafusa
Source: Scandinavian journal of rheumatology. 2008 May-Jun
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Serum protein profile of rheumatoid arthritis treated with anti-TNF therapy (infliximab).
We analyzed the changes in the serum protein profile by infliximab using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. More than 50 gel s…
Authors: Tohru Takeuchi, Toyofumi Nakanishi, Yoko Tabushi, Ayu Hata, Takeshi Shoda, Takuya Kotani, Akira Shimizu, Takayuki Takubo, Shigeki Makino, Toshiaki Hanafusa
Source: Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences. 2007 Aug
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A case of interstitial pneumonia associated with dermatomyositis effectively treated with cyclosporin-A and cyclophosphamide pulse
A 46-year-old male demonstrated edematous fingers on both hands in November 2003, and interstitial pneumonia was noted on chest X-ray during a medical…
Authors: Takuya Kotani, Shigeki Makino, Yoshiko Kawasaki, Suzue Hirano, Youko Tabushi, Maki Kagitani, Toru Takeuchi, Toshiaki Hanafusa
Source: Nihon Rinshō Men'eki Gakkai kaishi = Japanese journal of clinical immunology. 2005 Jun
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A case of systemic lupus erythematosus associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
The patient was a 37-year-old female, who was diagnosed as having systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with nephrotic syndrome in 1991. SLE has been wel…
Authors: Takuya Kotani, Tohru Takeuchi, Michiyo Sakamoto, Yoshiko Kawasaki, Suzue Hirano, Yoko Tabushi, Maki Kagitani, Shigeki Makino, Fumio Terasaki, Toshiaki Hanafusa
Source: Nihon Rinshō Men'eki Gakkai kaishi = Japanese journal of clinical immunology. 2005 Dec
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Nine-year's follow up on the appearance of autoantibodies in a child with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura subsequently developing lupus with central nervous system manifestations
We describe a 23-year-old female who developed SLE 9 years after asymptomatic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) with positive antinuclear anti…
Authors: Maki Kagitani, Shigeki Makino, Yoshiko Kinjo, Suzue Hirano, Yoko Tabushi, Masako Sasaki, Tohru Takeuchi, Toshiaki Hanafusa, Takuji Murata
Source: Ryūmachi. [Rheumatism]. 2002 Jun
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