DMW – Klinischer Fortschritt, Table of Contents Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2011; 136(14): 710-712DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1274570 Rheumatologie | Commentary Rheumatologie © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York Aktuelle Entwicklungen in Diagnostik und Therapie von Kollagenosen Recent advances in diagnosis and treatment of connective tissue diseasesH. -M. Lorenz1 1Sektion Rheumatologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article Schlüsselwörter systemischer Lupus erythematodes - progressive systemische Sklerose - Morbus Sjörgen - Dermatomyositis Keywords systemic lupus erythematodes - scleroderma - sjögren's syndrome - dermatomyositis Full Text References Literatur 1 Appel G B, Contreras G, Dooley M A. et al . Mycophenolate mofetil versus cyclophosphamide for induction treatment of lupus nephritis. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009; 20 1103-1112 2 Brueckner C S, Becker M O, Kroencke T. et al . Effect of sildenafil on digital ulcers in systemic sclerosis: analysis from a single centre pilot study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010; 69 1475-1478 3 Dass S, Bowman S J, Vital E M. et al . Reduction of fatigue in sjögren syndrome with rituximab: results of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2008; 67 1541-1544 4 Derk C T, Grace E, Shenin M. et al . A prospective open-label study of mycophenolate mofetil for the treatment of diffuse systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology. 2009; 48 1595-1599 5 Fernández R, Rubio C, Cano S. et al . Rituximab in the treatment of dermatomyositis and other inflammatory myopathies. A report of 4 cases and review of the literature. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2009; 17 1009-1016 6 Houssiau F A, D’Cruz D, Sangle S. et al . Azathioprine versus mycophenolate mofetil for long-term immunosuppression in lupus nephritis: results from the MAINTAIN nephritis trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010; 69 2083-2089 7 Izmirly P M, Kim M Y, Llanos C. et al . Evaluation of the risk of anti-SSA/Ro-SSB/La antibody-associated cardiac manifestation of neonatal lupus in fetuses of mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus exposed to hydroxychloroquine. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010; 69 1827-1830 8 Jung H, Bobba R, Su J. et al . The protective effect of antimalarial drugs on thrombovascular events in systemic lupus erythematodes. Arthritis Rheum. 2010; 62 863-868 9 Liang J, Zhang H, Hua B. et al . Allogenic mesenchymal stem cells transplantation in refractory systemic lupus erythematosus: a pilot clinical study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010; 69 1423-1429 10 Merrill J T, Neuwelt C M, Wallace D J. et al . Efficacy and safety of rituximab in Moderately-to-severely active lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheumat. 2010; 62 222-233 11 Rupprecht K, Schmidt C h, Raspé A. et al . Bioavailability of mycophenolate mofetil and enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium is differentially affected by pantoprazole in healthy volunteers. J Clin Pharmacol. 2009; 49 1196-1201 12 Sabnani I, Zucker M J, Rosenstein E D. et al . A novel therapeutic approach to the treatment of scleroderma-associated pulmonary complications: safety and efficacy of combination therapy with imatinib and cyclophosphamide. Rheumatology. 2009; 48 49-52 13 Shinjo S K, Bonfa E, Wojdyla D. et al . Antimalarial treatment may have a time-dependent effect on lupus survival. Arthritis Rheum. 2010; 62 855-862 14 Wallace D J, Stohl W, Furie R A. et al . A phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study of blimumab in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2009; 61 1168-1178 15 Zahr N, Arnaud L, Marquet P. et al . Mycophenolic acid area under the curve correlates with disease activity in lupus patients treated with mycophenolate mofetil. Arthritis Rheum. 2010; 62 2047-2054 Prof. Dr. Hanns-Martin Lorenz Sektion RheumatologieInnere Medizin VMedizinische Universitätsklinik Im Neuenheimer Feld 410 69120 Heidelberg Email: hannes.lorenz@med.uni-heidelberg.de