Ji Hyeon Ju

STAT3 and NF-kappaB signal pathway is required for IL-23-mediated IL-17 production in spontaneous arthritis animal model IL-1 receptor antagonist-deficient mice.

Antigen-specific expansion of TCR Vbeta3+ CD4+ T cells in the early stage of collagen-induced arthritis and its arthritogenic role in DBA/1J mice.

Adenoviral delivery of IL-1 receptor antagonist abrogates disease activity during the development of autoimmune arthritis in IL-1 receptor antagonist-deficient mice.

Successful treatment of life-threatening intestinal ulcer in Behçet's disease with infliximab: rapid healing of Behçet's ulcer with infliximab.

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in relapsing polychondritis.

Cyclosporine A inhibits IL-15-induced IL-17 production in CD4+ T cells via down-regulation of PI3K/Akt and NF-kappaB.

Toll-like receptor 2 ligand mediates the upregulation of angiogenic factor, vascular endothelial growth factor and interleukin-8/CXCL8 in human rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts.

Clinical images: visualization of the inner synovial surface with three-dimensional ultrasonography.

Up-regulation of stromal cell-derived factor 1 (CXCL12) production in rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts through interactions with T lymphocytes: role of interleukin-17 and CD40L-CD40 interaction.

Human rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts promote osteoclastogenic activity by activating RANKL via TLR-2 and TLR-4 activation.

Risk of interstitial lung disease associated with leflunomide treatment in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Clinical Images: Earth, moon, and stars in a patient with gouty arthritis.

Clinical images: bamboo spine in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.

Expression of CCR2A, an isoform of MCP-1 receptor, is increased by MCP-1, CD40 ligand and TGF-beta in fibroblast like synoviocytes of patients with RA.

Oral administration of type-II collagen suppresses IL-17-associated RANKL expression of CD4+ T cells in collagen-induced arthritis.

Application of three-dimensional computed tomography for the rheumatoid wrist.

Cryptococcal meningitis presenting with isolated sixth cranial nerve palsy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Clinical images: "Melting down" of the cervical spine in a patient with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.

Visualization and localization of rheumatoid knee synovitis with FDG-PET/CT images.

Three-dimensional ultrasonographic application for analyzing synovial hypertrophy of the knee in patients with osteoarthritis.

IL-17 induces the production of IL-16 in rheumatoid arthritis.

IL-23 induces receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand expression on CD4+ T cells and promotes osteoclastogenesis in an autoimmune arthritis model.

Validity of the sonographic longitudinal sagittal image for assessment of the cartilage thickness in the knee osteoarthritis.

Treatment with N-tosyl-l-phenylalanine chloromethyl ketone after the onset of collagen-induced arthritis reduces joint erosion and NF-kappaB activation.

Lupus mesenteric vasculitis can cause acute abdominal pain in patients with SLE.

NF-kappaB inhibition leads to increased synthesis and secretion of MIF in human CD4+ T cells.

Synergism of toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), TLR4, and TLR6 ligation on the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha in a spontaneous arthritis animal model of interleukin (IL)-1 receptor antagonist-deficient mice.

Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) attenuates collagen-induced arthritis.

CTLA4-Ig modifies dendritic cells from mice with collagen-induced arthritis to increase the CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cell population.

Type II collagen oral tolerance; mechanism and role in collagen-induced arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Radiologic observation: repair of focal bone erosions after humanized antitumor necrosis factor antibody adalimumab therapy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

IL-10 suppresses Th17 cells and promotes regulatory T cells in the CD4+ T cell population of rheumatoid arthritis patients.

The silent progression of metastatic malignancy during the treatment with soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor.

IL-23 induces receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand expression in fibroblast-like synoviocytes via STAT3 and NF-kappaB signal pathways.

Incidence of cancer among female patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in Korea.

Clinical image: massive bony erosions in the shoulder.

Clinical Images: Visualization of overcompensated rebound temperature against ice-water cold challenge.

Clinical Images: Entero-Behçet's disease.

The change of bone mineral density according to treatment agents in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Macrophage activation syndrome resistant to medical therapy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and its remission with splenectomy.

Engagement of toll-like receptor 3 induces vascular endothelial growth factor and interleukin-8 in human rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts.

Can we calculate patients' compliance and forecast their adherence to medication: cultural adaptation of the Korean version of a compliance questionnaire for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

IL-15 promotes osteoclastogenesis via the PLD pathway in rheumatoid arthritis.

Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract ameliorates monosodium iodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis.

Measurement of interleukin-33 (IL-33) and IL-33 receptors (sST2 and ST2L) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Predictors of chronic kidney disease in Korean patients with lupus nephritis.

Interleukin-21 promotes osteoclastogenesis in humans with rheumatoid arthritis and in mice with collagen-induced arthritis.

Impact of interleukin-21 in the pathogenesis of primary Sjögren's syndrome: increased serum levels of interleukin-21 and its expression in the labial salivary glands.

A case of leukoencephalopathy associated with adalimumab-treated rheumatoid arthritis and a review of literature.

Reactive hemophagocytic syndrome in adult Korean patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case-control study and literature review.

TLR2 ligation induces the production of IL-23/IL-17 via IL-6, STAT3 and NF-kB pathway in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome.

Tacrolimus treatment increases bone formation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Modulation of STAT-3 in rheumatoid synovial T cells suppresses Th17 differentiation and increases the proportion of Treg cells.

Interleukin-27 suppresses osteoclastogenesis via induction of interferon-γ.

TWEAK promotes the production of Interleukin-17 in rheumatoid arthritis.

Regression of syndesmophyte after bone marrow transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis: a case report.

Predictors of end-stage renal disease and recurrence of lupus activity after initiation of dialysis in patients with lupus nephritis.

Follow-up of primary Sjogren's syndrome patients presenting positive anti-cyclic citrullinated peptides antibody.

Grape-seed proanthocyanidin extract as suppressors of bone destruction in inflammatory autoimmune arthritis.

United Rapid Urease Test Is Superior than Separate Test in Detecting Helicobacter pylori at the Gastric Antrum and Body Specimens.

The paradoxical effects of TNF inhibitors on bone mineral density and radiographic progression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

p53 controls autoimmune arthritis via STAT-mediated regulation of the Th17 cell/Treg cell balance in mice.

Periarticular osteoporosis is a prominent feature in early rheumatoid arthritis: estimation using shaft to periarticular bone mineral density ratio.

Temporal differential effects of proinflammatory cytokines on osteoclastogenesis.

IL-17-mediated Bcl-2 expression regulates survival of fibroblast-like synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis through STAT3 activation.

Shared epitope and radiologic progression are less prominent in elderly onset RA than young onset RA.

Metformin downregulates Th17 cells differentiation and attenuates murine autoimmune arthritis.

Diversity of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor genes in uveitis associated with autoimmune diseases: ankylosing spondylitis and Behçet disease.

TWEAK promotes osteoclastogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis.

The effects of antihypertensive drugs on bone mineral density in ovariectomized mice.

Increased levels of interleukin 34 in serum and synovial fluid are associated with rheumatoid factor and anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibody titers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Role of citrullinated fibrinogen peptides in the activation of CD4 T cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Comparative proteomic analyses of synovial fluids and serums from rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Activin receptor-like kinase5 inhibition suppresses mouse melanoma by ubiquitin degradation of Smad4, thereby derepressing eomesodermin in cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract-mediated regulation of STAT3 proteins contributes to Treg differentiation and attenuates inflammation in a murine model of obesity-associated arthritis.

Safe re-administration of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) inhibitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis who developed active tuberculosis on previous anti-TNFα therapy.

Ultrasound examination of wrist compartments in swollen wrists of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Generation of disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.

Oestrogen up-regulates interleukin-21 production by CD4(+) T lymphocytes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Gene associated with retinoid-interferon-induced mortality 19 attenuates murine autoimmune arthritis by regulation of th17 and treg cells.

Intravenous immunoglobulin attenuates experimental autoimmune arthritis by inducing reciprocal regulation of Th17 and Treg cells in an interleukin-10-dependent manner.

Induced production of anti-etanercept antibody in collagen-induced arthritis.

Hyaluronate-gold nanoparticle/tocilizumab complex for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Immunogenicity of anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.

STA-21, a promising STAT-3 inhibitor that reciprocally regulates Th17 and Treg cells, inhibits osteoclastogenesis in mice and humans and alleviates autoimmune inflammation in an experimental model of rheumatoid arthritis.

Multiple osteonecrotic lesions mimicking a piano keyboard in the spine of a patient with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome.

Prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus in South Korea: an administrative database study.

Incidence and predictors of morphometric vertebral fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

A new strategy to deliver synthetic protein drugs: self-reproducible biologics using minicircles.

The risk of osteoporotic fractures according to the FRAX model in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Red ginseng extract ameliorates autoimmune arthritis via regulation of STAT3 pathway, Th17/Treg balance, and osteoclastogenesis in mice and human.

Positron emission tomography of chronic panniculitis mimicking extranodal lymphoma.

Recent technological updates and clinical applications of induced pluripotent stem cells.

Cytokine-mediated bone destruction in rheumatoid arthritis.

Role of fractalkine in the pathogenesis of primary Sjögren syndrome: increased serum levels of fractalkine, its expression in labial salivary glands, and the association with clinical manifestations.

Self in vivo production of a synthetic biological drug CTLA4Ig using a minicircle vector.

Risk of tuberculosis in patients treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy: a nationwide study in South Korea, a country with an intermediate tuberculosis burden.

A pathogenetic role for IL-21 in primary Sjögren syndrome.

Eupatilin ameliorates collagen induced arthritis.

Pulmonary hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus: an independent predictor of patient survival.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific and MHC class I-restricted CD8+ T-cells exhibit a stem cell precursor-like phenotype in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis.

Low levels of serum uric Acid increase the risk of low bone mineral density in young male patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Visceral fat obesity is highly associated with primary gout in a metabolically obese but normal weighted population: a case control study.

Increased serum alkaline phosphatase levels correlate with high disease activity and low bone mineral density in patients with axial spondyloarthritis.

Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome in patients with hematological malignancies: characteristics and clinical outcomes.

Phosphorylation status determines the opposing functions of Smad2/Smad3 as STAT3 cofactors in TH17 differentiation.

Human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells attenuate collagen antibody-induced autoimmune arthritis by inducing expression of FCGIIB receptors.

Application of Minicircle Technology of Self-Reproducing Synthetic Protein Drugs in Preventing Skin Allograft Rejection.

Radiographic Structural Damage Is Worse in the Dominant than the Non-Dominant Hand in Individuals with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Fat Metaplasia on Sacroiliac Joint Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Baseline Is Associated with Spinal Radiographic Progression in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis.

Association of Polymorphisms of Cytochrome P450 2D6 With Blood Hydroxychloroquine Levels in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Monosodium urate crystal-induced triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 is associated with acute gouty inflammation.

IL-12p40 Homodimer Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Arthritis.

Downregulation of Tryptophan-related Metabolomic Profile in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fluid.

Atypical Femoral Fracture in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated With Bisphosphonates: A Nested Case-Control Study.

Radiographic progression is associated with increased cardiovascular risk in patients with axial spondyloarthritis.

Development of synthetic anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody and its arthritogenic role.

Identification of vanishing tophi by three-dimensional dual-energy computed tomography in a patient with chronic tophaceous gout.

A Dual Target-directed Agent against Interleukin-6 Receptor and Tumor Necrosis Factor α ameliorates experimental arthritis.

IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra)-Fc ameliorate autoimmune arthritis by regulation of the Th17 cells/Treg balance and arthrogenic cytokine activation.

Drs. Kang and Ju reply.

Correction: Fat Metaplasia on Sacroiliac Joint Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Baseline Is Associated with Spinal Radiographic Progression in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis.

Factors related to blood hydroxychloroquine concentration in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Anti-TNFα Treatment for HLA-B27-Positive Ankylosing Spondylitis-Related Uveitis.

The Generation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Blood Cells: An Efficient Protocol Using Serial Plating of Reprogrammed Cells by Centrifugation.

Generation of Functional Cardiomyocytes from the Synoviocytes of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis via Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.

Centrifugal gravity-induced BMP4 induces chondrogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells via SOX9 upregulation.

Positive correlation between inflammation on sacroiliac joint MRI and serum C-terminal telopeptide of type-I collagen in ankylosing spondylitis but not in non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis.

CRISPR-Cas9: a promising tool for gene editing on induced pluripotent stem cells.

Etanercept-Synthesising Mesenchymal Stem Cells Efficiently Ameliorate Collagen-Induced Arthritis.

Cord blood cell-derived iPSCs as a new candidate for chondrogenic differentiation and cartilage regeneration.

Recapitulation of methotrexate hepatotoxicity with induced pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatocytes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Development of immunocompatible pluripotent stem cells via CRISPR-based human leukocyte antigen engineering.

Predictors of Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS) Health Index in Axial Spondyloarthritis and Comparison of ASAS Health Index between Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: Data from the Catholic Axial Spondyloarthritis COhort (CASCO).