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Veröffentlichungen von Prof. Dr. Braun

  1. Deodhar A, Braun J, Inman RD, Mack M, Parasuraman S, Buchanan J, Hsu B, Gathany T, van der Heijde D.Golimumab reduces sleep disturbance in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis: Results from a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010 Apr 21. [Epub ahead of print]
  2. Machado P, Landewé R, Braun J, Hermann KG, Baker D, van der Heijde D Both structural damage and inflammation of the spine contribute to impairment of spinal mobility in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 May 24. [Epub ahead of print]
  3. Poddubnyy D, Rudwaleit M, Listing J, Braun J, Sieper J. Comparison of a high sensitivity and standard C reactive protein measurement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 May 24. [Epub ahead of print]
  4. Braun J, Sieper J. Spondyloarthritides. Z Rheumatol 2010 May 21 [Epub ahead of print]
  5. Song IH, Heldmann F, Rudwaleit M, Listing J, Appel H, Braun J, Sieper J. Different response to rituximab in tumor necrosis factor blocker-naive patients with active ankylosing spondylitis and in patients in whom tumor necrosis factor blockers have failed: a twenty-four-week clinical trial. Arthritis Rheum 2010 May;62(5):1290-7.
  6. Müller-Ladner U, Rockwitz K, Brandt-Jürgens J, Haux R, Kästner P, Braun J, Demary W, Guimbal-Schmolck C, Pichlmeier U, Brandt A; for the MC-MTX.10/RH Study Group.Tolerability and Patient/Physician Satisfaction with Subcutaneously Administered Methotrexate Provided in Two Formulations of Different Drug Concentrations in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Open Rheumatol J. 2010 Mar 18;4:15-22.
  7. Braun J, Rudwaleit M, Kary S, Kron M, Wong RL, Kupper H. Clinical manifestations and responsiveness to adalimumab are similar in patients with ankylosing spondylitis with and without concomitant psoriasis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2010 May 6. [Epub ahead of print]
  8. Braun J, Pfeilschifter J. Osteoporosis diagnosis and therapy according to the 2010 guidelines. Z Rheumatol. 2010 Apr 18. [Epub ahead of print]
  9. Baraliakos X, Braun J. Anti-TNF-alpha therapy with infliximab in spondyloarthritides. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2010 Jan;6(1):9-19.
  10. Kalden JR, Braun J. A glimpse into the future: recombinant proteins and small molecules for targeted therapies in rheumatic diseases. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2009 Jul-Aug; 27(4 Suppl 55):S168-70.
  11. Braun J, Kalden JR. Biologics in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Rheumat.2009 Jul-Aug;27(4 Suppl 55):S164-7.
  12. Braun J, Sieper J. Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2009 Jul-Aug;27(4 Suppl 55):S146-7.
  13. Zochling J, Braun J. Mortality in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2009 Jul-Aug;27(4 Suppl 55):S127-30.
  14. Fendler C, Braun J. Clinical measures in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2009 Jul-Aug;27(4 Suppl 55):S80-2.
  15. Braun J, Sieper J. Classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2009 Jul-Aug;27(4 Suppl 55):S68-73.
  16. Braun J, Sieper J, Pincus T. A systematic comparison between rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis: an introduction. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2009 Jul-Aug;27(4 Suppl 55):S1-2.
  17. Bochkova AG, Levshakova AV, Bunchuk NV, Braun J. Spinal inflammation lesions as detected by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with early ankylosing spondylitis are more often observed in posterior structures of the spine. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2010 Jan 18. [Epub ahead of print]
  18. Furst DE, Keystone EC, Fleischmann R, Mease P, Breedveld FC, Smolen JS, Kalden JR, Braun J, Bresnihan B, Burmester GR, De Benedetti F, Dörner T, Emery P, Gibofsky A, Kavanaugh A, Kirkham B, Schiff MH, Sieper J, Singer N, Van Riel PL, Weinblatt ME, Weisman MH, Winthrop K. Updated consensus statement on biological agents for the treatment of rheumatic diseases, 2009. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Jan;69 Suppl 1:i2-29.
  19. Braun J. Ankylosing spondylitis. MMW Fortschr Med 2009 Nov 19;151(47):79-83, quiz 84
  20. Baraliakos X, Braun J. Hip involvement in ankylosing spondylitis: what is the verdict? Rheumatology (Oxford). 2009 Sep 15. [Epub ahead of print]
  21. Braun J. Therapy of spondyloarthritides. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2009;649:133-47.
  22. Franck H; Kommission Osteologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie, Braun J, Buttgereit F, Demary W, Hein G, Kekow J, Schett G, Kern PM. Bone densitometry in inflammatory rheumatic diseases : Characteristics of the measurement site and disease-specific factors. Z Rheumatol 2009 Aug 29. [Epub ahead of print]
  23. Rudwaleit M, Braun J, Sieper J. ASAS classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis. Z Rheumatol 2009 Aug 14. [Epub ahead of print]
  24. Braun J, van der Heijde D, Doyle MK, Han C, Deodhar A, Inman R, Vlam KD, Burmester GR, Van den Bosch F, Xu S, Visvanathan S, Rahman MU. Improvement in hemoglobin levels in patients with ankylosing spondylitis treated with infliximab. Arthritis Rheum 2009 Jul 30;61(8):1032-1036. [Epub ahead of print]
  25. Kiltz U, Rudwaleit M, Sieper J, Braun J. New aspects in the area of spondyloarthritis : Report on the 6(th) International Congress on Spondyloarthropathies. Z Rheumatol 2009 Jun 26. [Epub ahead of print]
  26. Baraliakos X, Listing J, Rudwaleit M, Sieper J, Braun J. Development of a radiographic scoring tool for ankylosing spondylitis only based on bone formation: Addition of the thoracic spine improves sensitivity to change. Arthritis Rheum 2009 May 28;61(6):764-771. [Epub ahead of print]
  27. Braun J, Baraliakos X. Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis and other spondyloarthritides. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2009 May 20. [Epub ahead of print]
  28. Rudwaleit M, Jurik AG, Hermann KG, Landewé R, van der Heijde D, Baraliakos X, Marzo-Ortega H, Ostergaard M, Braun J, Sieper J. Defining active sacroiliitis on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for classification of axial spondyloarthritis - a consensual approach by the ASAS/OMERACT MRI Group. Ann Rheum Dis 2009 May 18. [Epub ahead of print]
  29. Braun J, Sieper J. Dissemination and evaluation of ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis in Europe. Z Rheumatol 2009 May 17 [Epub ahead of print]
  30. Sieper J, Rudwaleit M, Baraliakos X, Brandt J, Braun J, Burgos-Vargas R, Dougados M, Hermann KG, Landewé R, Maksymowych W, van der Heijde D. The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) handbook: a guide to assess spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2009 Feb; 68 Suppl 2:ii1-44
  31. Braun J, Rau R. An update on methotrexate. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2009 May; 21 (3: 216-23
  32. Baraliakos X, Listing J, von der Recke A, Braun J. The Natural Course of Radiographic Progression in Ankylosing Spondylitis - Evidence for Major Individual Variations in a Large Proportion of Patients. J Rheumatol 2009 Mar 30. [Epub ahead of print]
  33. Rudwaleit M, Landewé R, van der Heijde D, Listing J, Brandt J, Braun J, Burgos-Vargas R, Collantes-Estevez E, Davis J, Dijkmans B, Dougados M, Emery P, van der Horst-Bruinsma IE, Inman R, Khan MA, Leirisalo-Repo M, van der Linden S, Maksymowych WP, Mielants H, Olivieri I, Sturrock R, de Vlam K, Sieper J. The Development of Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) Classification Criteria for Axial Spondyloarthritis (Part I): Classification of paper patients by expert opinion including uncertainty appraisal. Ann Rheum Dis 2009 Mar 17. [Epub ahead of print]
  34. Rudwaleit M, van der Heijde D, Landewé R, Listing J, Akkoc N, Brandt J, Braun J, Chou CT, Collantes-Estevez E, Dougados M, Huang F, Gu J, Khan MA, Kirazli Y, Maksymowych WP, Mielants H, Sørensen IJ, Ozgocmen S, Roussou E, Valle-Onate R, Weber U, Wei J, Sieper J. The Development of Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) Classification Criteria for Axial Spondyloarthritis (Part II): Validation and Final Selection. Ann Rheum Dis. 2009 Mar 17. [Epub ahead of print]
  35. Boonen A, Braun J, van der Horst-Bruinsma IE, Huang F, Maksymowych WP, Kostanjsek N Dr, Cieza A, Stucki G, van der Heijde DM. The ASAS/WHO ICF Core Sets for Ankylosing Spondylitis: how to classify the impact of AS on functioning and health. Ann Rheum Dis. 2009 Mar 11. [Epub ahead of print]
  36. Rudwaleit M, Haibel H, Baraliakos X, Listing J, Märker-Hermann E, Zeidler H, Braun J, Sieper J. The early disease stage in axial spondylarthritis: Results from the German spondyloarthritis inception cohort. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Feb 26;60(3):717-727. [Epub ahead of print]
  37. Kiltz U, Feldtkeller E, Braun J. German patient version of the ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis. Z Rheumatol. 2009 Feb 14. [Epub ahead of print]
  38. Landewé RB, Günther K, Lukas C, Braun J, Combe B, Conaghan PG, Dreinhöfer K, Fritschy D, Getty J, van der Heide HJ, Kvien TK, Machold K, Mihai C, Mosconi M, Nelissen R, Pascual E, Pavelka K, Pileckyte M, Puhl W, Punzi L, Rüther W, San-Julian M, Tudisco C, Westhovens R, Witso E, van der Heijde DM. EULAR/EFORT Recommendations for the diagnosis and initial management of patients with acute or recent onset swelling of the knee. Ann Rheum Dis. 2009 Jan 15. [Epub ahead of print]
  39. Braun J, Sieper J. Ankylosing spondylitis: Target treatment criteria. Z Rheumatol 2009 Jan 16 [Epub ahead of print]
  40. Zochling J, Braun J. Mortality in ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2008 Sep-Oct; 26(5 Suppl 5): 80-4
  41. Furst DE, Keystone EC, Kirkham B, Fleischmann R, Mease P, Breedveld FC, Smolen JS, Kalden JR, Burmester GR, Braun J, Emery P, Winthrop K, Bresnihan B, De Benedetti F, Dörner T, Gibofsky A, Schiff MH, Sieper J, Singer N, Van Riel PL, Weinblatt ME, Weisman MH. Updated consensus statement on biological agents for the treatment of rheumatic diseases, 2008. Ann Rheum Dis 2008 Dec; 67 Suppl 3:iii2-25
  42. van der Heijde D, Lie E, Kvien TK, Sieper J, Van den Bosch F, Listing J, Braun J, Landewé R. The ASDAS is a highly discriminatory ASAS-endorsed disease activity score in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2008 Dec 5. [Epub ahead of print]
  43. Kiltz U, Feldtkeller E, Braun J. Patient evaluation of the German version of the ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis. Z Rheumatol 2008 Dec;67(8):694-702
  44. Inman RD, Davis JC Jr, Heijde DV, Diekman L, Sieper J, Kim SI, Mack M, Han J, Visvanathan S, Xu Z, Hsu B, Beutler A, Braun J. Efficacy and safety of golimumab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III trial. Arthritis Rheum 2008 Oct 30; 58(11): 3402-3412. [Epub ahead of print]
  45. Kiltz U, van der Heijde D, Mielants H, Feldtkeller E, Braun J. ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis - the patient version. Ann Rheum Dis 2008 Oct 17 [Epub ahead of print]
  46. Kiltz U, Fendler C, Braun J. Neuromuscular involvement in rheumatic patients treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy - three examples. J Rheumatol 2008 Oct; 35 (10): 2074-5
  47. van der Heijde D, Landewé R, Baraliakos X, Houben H, Tubergen AV, Williamson P, Xu W, Baker D, Goldstein N, Braun J; the Ankylosing Spondylitis Study for the Evaluation of Recombinant Infliximab Therapy Study Group. Radiographic findings following two years of infliximab therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis Rheum 2008 Sep 29; 58(10):3063-3070. [Epub ahead of print]
  48. Braun J, Sieper J. What is the most important outcome in ankylosing spondylitis ? Rheumatology 2008 Sept 16 ePub
  49. Baraliakos X, Listing J, Rudwaleit M, Sieper J, Braun J. The relationship between inflammation and new bone formation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2008 Sep 1;10(5):R104. [Epub ahead of print]
  50. Braun J, Deodhar A, Dijkmans B, Geusens P, Sieper J, Williamson P, Xu W, Visvanathan S, Baker D, Goldstein N, van der Heijde D; The Ankylosing Spondylitis Study for the Evaluation of Recombinant Infliximab Therapy Study Group. Efficacy and safety of infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis over a two-year period. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Aug 29;59(9):1270-1278. [Epub ahead of print]
  51. Lukas C, Landewé R, Sieper J, Dougados M, Davis J, Braun J, van der Linden S, van der Heijde D. Development of an ASAS-endorsed disease activity score (ASDAS) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2008 Jul 14. [Epub ahead of print]
  52. Neidhart M, Baraliakos X, Seemayer C, Zelder C, Gay RE, Michel BA, Boehm H, Gay S, Braun J. Expression of cathepsin K and MMP-1indicate persistent osteodestructive activity in longstanding ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2008 Aug 4. [Epub ahead of print]
  53. Cieza A, Hilfiker R, Boonen A, van der Heijde D, Braun J, Stucki G. Towards an ICF-based clinical measure of functioning in people with ankylosing spondylitis: A methodological exploration. Disabil Rehabil. 2008 Jun 12:1-10. [Epub ahead of print]
  54. Haibel H, Rudwaleit M, Listing J, Heldmann F, Wong RL, Kupper H, Braun J, Sieper J. Efficacy of adalimumab in the treatment of axial spondylarthritis without radiographically defined sacroiliitis: Results of a twelve-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial followed by an open-label extension up to week fifty-two. Arthritis Rheum 2008 Jun 24; 58(7):1981-1991 [Epub ahead of print]
  55. Braun J. The clinical efficacy and safety of subcutaneous administration of methotrexate in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. Reply. Arthritis Rheum 2008 Jun 24; 58(7): 2209-2210 [Epub ahead of print]
  56. Dybowski F, Sepp N, Bergerhausen HJ, Braun J. Successful use of anakinra to treat refractory Schnitzler's syndrome. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2008 Mar-Apr; 26(2): 354-7.
  57. Visvanathan S, van der Heijde D, Deodhar A, Wagner C, Baker DG, Han J, Braun J. Effects of infliximab on markers of inflammation and bone turnover and associations with bone mineral density in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2008 May 21. [Epub ahead of print]
  58. Kiltz U, Zochling J, Schmidt WE, Braun J. Use of NSAIDs and infection with Helicobacter pylori--what does the rheumatologist need to know ? Rheumatology (Oxford) 2008 May 13. [Epub ahead of print]
  59. Zochling J, Sieper J, van der Heijde D, Braun J. Development of a Core Set of Domains for Data Collection in Cohorts of Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Receiving Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor- Therapy. J Rheumatol 2008 May 1 [Epub ahead of print]
  60. Dybowski F, Neuen-Jacob E, Braun J. Eosinophilic fasciitis and myositis: use of imaging modalities for diagnosis and monitoring. Ann Rheum Dis 2008 Apr; 67(4):572-4
  61. Braun J. Canadian recommendations for the management of spondyloarthritis address many different levels of patient care. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2008 Mar 11 [Epub ahead of print]
  62. Sieper J, Appel H, Braun J, Rudwaleit M. Critical appraisal of assessment of structural damage in ankylosing spondylitis: Implications for treatment outcomes. Arthritis Rheum 2008 Feb 29; 58(3):649-656 [Epub ahead of print]
  63. Song IH, Appel H, Haibel H, Loddenkemper C, Braun J, Sieper J, Rudwaleit M. New Onset of Crohn's Disease During Treatment of Active Ankylosing Spondylitis with Etanercept. J Rheumatol 2008 Jan 15 [Epub ahead of print]
  64. Kobelt G, Sobocki P, Mulero J, Gratacos J, Collantes-Estevez E, Braun J. The cost-effectiveness of infliximab in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in Spain. Comparison of clinical trial and clinical practice data. Scand J Rheumatol 2008 Jan-Feb; 37(1): 62-71
  65. Braun J, Kästner P, Flaxenberg P, Währisch J, Hanke P, Demary W, von Hinüber U, Rockwitz K, Heitz W, Pichlmeier U, Guimbal-Schmolck C, Brandt A; MC-MTX.6/RH Study Group. Comparison of the clinical efficacy and safety of subcutaneous versus oral administration of methotrexate in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: Results of a six-month, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled, phase IV trial. Arthritis Rheum 2007 Dec 28; 58(1):73-81 [Epub ahead of print]
  66. Gossec L, Dougados M, Phillips C, Hammoudeh M, de Vlam K, Pavelka K, Pham T, Braun J, Sieper J, Olivieri I, van der Heijde D, Collantes E, Stone MA, Kvien TK. Dissemination and evaluation of the ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of Ankylosing Spondylitis: results of a study among 1.507 rheumatologists. Ann Rheum Dis 2007 Nov 29 [Epub ahead of print]
  67. van der Heijde D, Pangan AL, Schiff MH, Braun J, Borofsky M, Torre J, Davis JC Jr, Wong RL, Kupper H, Collantes E. Adalimumab effectively reduces the signs and symptoms of active ankylosing spondylitis in patients with total spinal ankylosis. Ann Rheum Dis 2007 Dec 4 [Epub ahead of print]
  68. Zochling J, Braun J. Quality indicators, guidelines and outcome measures in ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2007 Nov-Dec; 25(6 Suppl 47): 147-52.
  69. Rudwaleit M, Schwarzlose S, Hilgert ES, Listing J, Braun J, Sieper J. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in predicting a major clinical response to anti-TNF-treatment in ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Nov 15; [Epub ahead of print]
  70. Davis JC, van der Heijde DM, Braun J, Dougados M, Clegg DO, Kivitz AJ, Fleischmann RM, Inman RD, Ni L, Lin SL, Tsuji W. Efficacy and safety of up to 192 weeks of etanercept therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2007 Oct 29; [Epub ahead of print]
  71. Braun J, Baraliakos X, Listing J, Fritz C, Alten R, Burmester G, Krause A, Schewe S, Schneider M, Soerensen H, Zeidler H, Sieper J. Persistent clinical efficacy and safety of anti-TNF{alpha} therapy with infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis over 5 years - evidence for different types of response. Ann Rheum Dis 2007 Oct 29; [Epub ahead of print]
  72. Han C, Smolen J, Kavanaugh A, van der Heijde D, Braun J, Westhovens R, Zhao N, Rahman MU, Baker D, Bala M. The impact of infliximab treatment on quality of life in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Arthritis Res Ther 2007 Oct 8; 9(5): R103 [Epub ahead of print]
  73. Rehart S, Kerschbaumer F, Braun J, Sieper J. Modern treatment of ankylosing spondylitis. Orthopaede. 2007 Sep 30; [Epub ahead of print]
  74. Braun J, Zochling J, Grill E, Liman W, Stucki G. International classification of functioning, disability and health and its significance for rheumatology. Z Rheumatol. 2007 Aug 19; [Epub ahead of print]
  75. Zochling J, Braun J. Assessments in ankylosing spondylitis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2007 Aug;21(4):699-712.
  76. Visvanathan S, Wagner CL, Marini JC, van der Heijde D, Baker D, Gathany T, Han J, Braun J. Inflammatory biomarkers, disease activity, and spinal disease measures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after treatment with infliximab. Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Jul 20; [Epub ahead of print]
  77. Zochling J, Grill E, Alten R, Ernst J, Stucki G, Braun J. Identification of relevant functional issues for the care of patients with acute arthritis by health professionals, using the ICF framework and a multi-disciplinary focus group approach. Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. 2007 May-Jun;25(3):354-60.
  78. Baraliakos X, Listing J, Brandt J, Haibel H, Rudwaleit M, Sieper J, Braun J. Radiographic progression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after 4 yrs of treatment with the anti-TNF- antibody infliximab. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2007 Jul 10; [Epub ahead of print]
  79. Gladman DD, Inman RD, Cook RJ, Maksymowych WP, Braun J, Davis JC, Landewe RB, Mease P, Brandt J, Vargas RB, Chandran V, Helliwell P, Kavanaugh A, O'shea FD, Khan MA, Pipitone N, Rahman P, Reveille JD, Stone MA, Taylor W, Veale DJ, van der Heijde D. International Spondyloarthritis Interobserver Reliability Exercise - The INSPIRE Study: II. Assessment of Peripheral Joints, Enthesitis, and Dactylitis. J Rheumatol 2007 Jul 15; [Epub ahead of print]
  80. Gladman DD, Inman RD, Cook RJ, van der Heijde D, Landewè RB, Braun J, Davis JC, Mease P, Brandt J, Vargas RB, Chandran V, Helliwell P, Kavanaugh A, O'shea FD, Khan MA, Pipitone N, Rahman P, Reveille JD, Stone MA, Taylor W, Veale DJ, Maksymowych WP. International Spondyloarthritis Interobserver Reliability Exercise - The INSPIRE Study: I. Assessment of Spinal Measures. J Rheumatol 2007 Jul 1; [Epub ahead of print]
  81. Meyer MF, Schmidt O, Hellmich B, Schatz H, Klein HH, Braun J. Microvascular dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis assessed by laser Doppler anemometry: relationship to soluble adhesion molecules and extraarticular manifestations. Rheumatol Int. 2007 Jun 29; [Epub ahead of print]
  82. Kobelt G, Sobocki P, Sieper J, Braun J. Comparison of the cost-effectiveness of infliximab in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in the United Kingdom based on two different clinical trials. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2007 Summer; 23(3):368-75.
  83. Zochling J, Baraliakos X, Hermann KG, Braun J. Magnetic resonance imaging in ankylosing spondylitis. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2007 Jul;19(4):346-52.
  84. Grill E, Zochling J, Stucki G, Mittrach R, Scheuringer M, Liman W, Kostanjsek N, Braun J. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Set for patients with acute arthritis. Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. 2007 Mar-Apr;25(2):252-8.
  85. Gladman DD, Mease PJ, Strand V, Healy P, Helliwell PS, Fitzgerald O, Gottlieb AB, Krueger GG, Nash P, Ritchlin CT, Taylor W, Adebajo A, Braun J, Cauli A, Carneiro S, Choy E, Dijkmans B, Espinoza L, van der Heijde D, Husni E, Lubrano E, McGonagle D, Qureshi A, Soriano ER, Zochling J. Consensus on a core set of domains for psoriatic arthritis. J Rheumatol 2007 May; 34(5):1167-70.
  86. Braun J, Baraliakos X, Listing J, Davis J, van der Heijde D, Haibel H, Rudwaleit M, Sieper J. Differences in the incidence of flares or new onset of inflammatory bowel diseases in patients with ankylosing spondylitis exposed to therapy with anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha agents. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 May 15;57(4):639-47.
  87. Braun J, Sieper J. Ankylosing spondylitis. The Lancet 2007; 369:1379-1390
  88. Sieper J, Rudwaleit M, Braun J. Adalimumab for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2007 Apr;8(6):831-8.
  89. Kiltz U, Brandt J, Zochling J, Braun J. Rheumatic manifestations of lymphoproliferative disorders. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2007 Jan-Feb;25(1):35-9
  90. van der Heijde D, Landewe R, Hermann KG, Rudwaleit M, Ostergaard M, Oostveen A, O'connor P, Maksymowych WP, Lambert RG, Lukas C, Jurik AG, Boers M, Baraliakos X, Braun J. Is there a preferred method for scoring activity of the spine by magnetic resonance imaging in ankylosing spondylitis? J Rheumatol 2007 Apr; 34(4): 871-3
  91. Lukas C, Braun J, van der Heijde D, Hermann KG, Rudwaleit M, Ostergaard M, Oostveen A, O'connor P, Maksymowych WP, Lambert RG, Jurik AG, Baraliakos X. Scoring inflammatory activity of the spine by magnetic resonance imaging in ankylosing spondylitis: a multireader experiment J Rheumatol 2007 Apr;34(4): 862-70.
  92. Braun J, McHugh N, Singh A, Wajdula JS, Sato R. Improvement in patient-reported outcomes for patients with ankylosing spondylitis treated with etanercept 50 mg once-weekly and 25 mg twice-weekly. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2007 Mar 27; [Epub ahead of print]
  93. Baraliakos X, Listing J, Rudwaleit M, Haibel H, Brandt J, Sieper J, Braun J. Progression of radiographic damage in patients with ankylosing spondylitis - Defining the central role of syndesmophytes. Ann Rheum Dis 2007 Feb 28; [Epub ahead of print]
  94. Baraliakos X, Listing J, Rudwaleit M, Brandt J, Alten R, Burmester G, Gromnica-Ihle E, Haibel H, Schewe S, Schneider M, Sorensen H, Zeidler H, Visvanathan S, Sieper J, Braun J. Safety and Efficacy of Readministration of Infliximab After Longterm Continuous Therapy and Withdrawal in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. J Rheumatol. 2007 Feb 1; [Epub ahead of print]
  95. Braun J, Zochling J, Marker-Hermann E, Stucki G, Bohm H, Rudwaleit M, Zeidler H, Sieper J. Recommendations for the management of ankylosing spodylitis after ASAS/EULAR: evaluation in the German language area. Z Rheumatol. 2006 Dec; 65(8):728-742
  96. Althoff CE, Hermann KG, Braun J, Sieper J. Ankylosing spondylitis - current state of imaging including scoring methods. Z Rheumatol 2006 Dec; 65(8): 688-699
  97. Zochling J, Stucki G, Grill E, Braun J. A Comparative Study of Patient-Reported Functional Outcomes in Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Rheumatol 2006 Nov 15; [Epub ahead of print]
  98. Zochling J, Braun J. Remission in ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2006 Nov-Dec; 24(6 Suppl 43):S088-92
  99. Braun J, Sieper J. Spondyloarthritides. Z Rheumatol 2006 Nov; 65(7):613-632
  100. Braun J, Rudwaleit M, Hermann KG, Rau R. Imaging in ankylosing spondylitis. Z Rheumatol 2006 Oct 6; [Epub ahead of print]
  101. Braun J, Sieper J. Early diagnosis of spondyloarthritis. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2006 Oct; 2(10):536-45
  102. van Echteld I, Cieza A, Boonen A, Stucki G, Zochling J, Braun J, van der Heijde D. Identification of the most common problems by patients with ankylosing spondylitis using the international classification of functioning, disability and health. J Rheumatol. 2006 Dec;33(12):2475-83. Epub 2006 Oct 15.
  103. Dybowski F, Jakobs B, Altmeyer P, Braun J. Successful treatment of clinical manifestations of Muckle-Wells syndrome with anakinra. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2006 Aug 25; 131(34-35):1863-6.
  104. van der Heijde D, Han C, DeVlam K, Burmester G, van den Bosch F, Williamson P, Bala M, Han J, Braun J. Infliximab improves productivity and reduces workday loss in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: results from a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Rheum 2006 Aug 15;55(4): 569-74.
  105. Zochling J, Grill E, Scheuringer M, Liman W, Stucki G, Braun J. Identification of health problems in patients with acute inflammatory arthritis, using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Clin Exp Rheumatol 2006 May-Jun;24(3):239-46.
  106. van der Heijde D, Kivitz A, Schiff MH, Sieper J, Dijkmans BA, Braun J, Dougados M, Reveille JD, Wong RL, Kupper H, Davis JC Jr; ATLAS Study Group. Efficacy and safety of adalimumab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: results of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Rheum 2006 Jul; 54(7): 2136-46.
  107. Braun J, Landewe R, Hermann KG, Han J, Yan S, Williamson P, van der Heijde D. Major reduction in spinal inflammation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after treatment with infliximab: Results of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled magnetic resonance imaging study. Arthritis Rheum 2006 Apr 27; 54(5): 1646-1652 [Epub ahead of print]
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  109. Braun J, Zochling J, Baraliakos X, Alten RH, Burmester GR, Grasedyck K, Brandt J, Haibel H, Hammer M, Krause A, Mielke F, Tony HP, Ebner W, Gomor B, Hermann J, Zeidler H, Beck E, Baumgaertner M, Sieper J. Efficacy of sulfasalazine in patients with inflammatory back pain due to undifferentiated spondyloarthritis and early ankylosing spondylitis: a multicentre randomized controlled trial. Ann Rheum Dis 2006 Apr 10; [Epub ahead of print]
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  111. Zochling J, Bonjean M, Grill E, Scheuringer M, Stucki G, Braun J. Systematic review of measures and their concepts used in published studies focusing on the treatment of acute inflammatory arthritis. Clin Rheumatol. 2006 Apr 22; [Epub ahead of print]
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  113. Braun J, Wassenberg S. Outcome parameters for use in psoriatic arthritis. Z Rheumatol. 2006 Feb 24; [Epub ahead of print]
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  115. Alberding A, Stierle H, Brandt J, Braun J. Effectiveness and safety of radium chloride in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis - results of an observational study. Z Rheumatol. 2006 Feb 10; [Epub ahead of print]
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  117. Pham T, Landewe RB, van der Linden S, Dougados M, Sieper J, Braun J, Davis J, Rudwaleit M, Collantes E, Burgos-Vargas R, Edmonds J, Olivieri I, van der Horst-Bruinsma I, Mielants H, Stone M, Emery P, van der Heijde DM. An International Study on Starting TNF-blocking agents in Ankylosing Spondylitis (ISSAS). Ann Rheum Dis. 2006 Feb 7; [Epub ahead of print]
  118. Rau R, Wasserberg S, Backhaus M, Braun J, Edelmann E, Kellner H, Ostendorf B, Rudwaleit M, Sandrock D, Schalm J, Scherer A, Schmidt W. Imaging methods in rheumatology: imaging in psoriasis arthritis (PsA). Z Rheumatol 2006 Jan 20; [Epub ahead of print]
  119. Haibel H, Rudwaleit M, Brandt HC, Grozdanovic Z, Listing J, Kupper H, Braun J, Sieper J. Adalimumab reduces spinal symptoms in active ankylosing spondylitis: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging results of a fifty-two-week open-label trial. Arthritis Rheum 2006 Feb;54(2):678-81.
  120. Kohler S, Thiel A, Rudwaleit M, Sieper J, Braun J. CD27+ memory and CD27- effector CD8+ T cells are responsible for a decreased production of proinflammatory cytokines in HLA B27-positive subjects. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2005 Nov-Dec; 23(6): 840-846
  121. Heldmann F, Brandt J, Schoppe H, Braun J. A 46-year-old-patient with granulomatous prostatitis, arthralgia and haemorrhagic rhinitis. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2006 Jan 5; 131(1-2):22-5.
  122. Zochling J, Bohl-Buhler MH, Baraliakos X, Feldtkeller E, Braun J. The high prevalence of infections and allergic symptoms in patients with ankylosing spondylitis is associated with clinical symptoms. Clin Rheumatol. 2005 Dec 23;:1-11 [Epub ahead of print]
  123. Braun J, Listing J, Sieper J. Reply. Arthritis Rheum. 2005 Dec;52(12):4049-4050.
  124. Rudwaleit M, Metter A, Listing J , Sieper J, Braun J. Inflammatory back pain in ankylosing spondylitis - a reassessment of the clinical history for classification and diagnosis. Arthritis Rheum 2006 Feb;54(2):569-78
  125. Baraliakos X, Brandt J, Listing J, Haibel H, Sorensen H, Rudwaleit M, Sieper J, Braun J. Outcome of patients with active ankylosing spondylitis after two years of therapy with etanercept: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging data. Arthritis Rheum 2005 Dec 15; 53(6):856-63.
  126. Zochling J, Braun J. Assessment of ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2005 Sep-Oct; 23(5 Suppl 39):S133-41.
  127. Hermann KG, Landewe RB, Braun J, van der Heijde D. Magnetic resonance imaging of inflammatory lesions in the spine in ankylosing spondylitis clinical trials: is paramagnetic contrast medium necessary? J Rheumatol 2005 Oct; 32(10):2056-60.
  128. Landewe RB, Hermann KG, van der Heijde D, Baraliakos X, Lambert RG, Ostergaard M, Rudwaleit M, Salonen DC, Braun J. Scoring sacroiliac joints by magnetic resonance imaging. A multiple-reader reliability experiment. J Rheumatol. 2005 Oct; 32(10):2050-5.
  129. van der Heijde D, Landewe RB, Hermann KG, Maksymowych WP, Rudwaleit M, O'Connor PJ, Braun J. Application of the OMERACT Filter to Scoring Methods for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Sacroiliac Joints and the Spine. Recommendations for a Research Agenda at OMERACT 7. J Rheumatol. 2005 Oct; 32(10):2042-7.
  130. Bollow M, Hermann KG, Biedermann T, Sieper J, Schontube M, Braun J. Very early spondyloarthritis: where the inflammation in the sacroiliac joints starts. Ann Rheum Dis. 2005 Nov;64(11):1644-6.
  131. François RJ, Neure L, Sieper J, Braun J. Immunohistologic examination of open sacroiliac biopsies of patients with ankylosing spondylitis: detection of tumor necrosis factor α in two early cases and transforming growth factor β in three later stages. Ann Rheum Dis 2005 Oct 25; [Epub ahead of print]
  132. Davis JC Jr, Van der Heijde D, Dougados M, Braun J, Cush JJ, Clegg DO, Inman RD, De Vries T, Tsuji WH. Baseline Factors That Influence ASAS 20 Response in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated With Etanercept. J Rheumatol 2005 Sep; 32(9): 1751-1754.
  133. Braun J, Baraliakos X, Brandt J, Sieper J. Therapy of ankylosing spondylitis. Part II: biological therapies in the spondyloarthritides. Scand J Rheumatol 2005 May-Jun; 34(3):178-90.
  134. Zochling J, van der Heijde D, Dougados M, Braun J. Current evidence for the management of ankylosing spondylitis a systematic literature review for the ASAS/EULAR management recommendations in ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2005 Aug 26; [Epub ahead of print]
  135. Zochling J, van der Heijde D, Burgos-Vargas R, Collantes E, Davis Jr JC, Dijkmans B, Dougados M, Geher P, Inman RD, Khan MA, Kvien TK, Leirisalo-Repo M, Olivieri I, Pavelka K, Sieper J, Stucki G, Sturrock RD, van der Linden S, Wendling D, Bohm H, van Royen BJ, Braun J. ASAS/EULAR recommenddations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2005 Aug 26; [Epub ahead of print]
  136. Meyer MF, Czaplewski H, Braun J, Hellmich B, Schatz H, Klein HH. Lack of a difference in increased capillary blood cell velocity in the skin over proximal interphalangeal joints between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Microvasc Res. 2005 Aug 9; [Epub ahead of print]
  137. Braun J, Davis J, Dougados M, Sieper J, van der Linden S, van der Heijde D. First Update of the International ASAS Consensus Statement for the Use of Anti-TNF Agents in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2005 Aug 11; [Epub ahead of print]
  138. Braun J, Baraliakos X, Godolias G, Bohm H. Therapy of ankylosing spondylitis--a review. Part I: Conventional medical treatment and surgical therapy. Scand J Rheumatol 2005 Mar-Apr; 34(2):97-108.
  139. Sieper J, Baraliakos X, Listing J, Brandt J, Haibel H, Rudwaleit M, Braun J. Persistent reduction of spinal inflammation as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after 2 yrs of treatment with the anti-tumour necrosis factor agent infliximab. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2005 Aug 9; [Epub ahead of print]
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  144. Zochling J, Braun J. Management and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2005 Jul;17(4):418-25.
  145. Leistner K, Stier-Jarmer M, Berleth B, Braun J, Koenig E, Liman W, Luttje D, Meindl R, Pientka L, Weber G, Stucki G. Early Rehabilitation Care in the Acute Hospital Setting - Definition and Indication. Rehabilitation (Stuttg) 2005 Jun; 44(3): 165-175
  146. Braun J. Infliximab in ankylosing spondylitis: a viewpoint. Drugs 2005; 65(9): 1292-4
  147. Baraliakos X, Landewé R, Hermann KG, Listing J, Golder W, Brandt J, Rudwaleit M, Bollow M, Sieper J, van der Heijde D, Braun J. Inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic description of the extent and frequency of acute spinal changes using magnetic resonance imaging. Ann Rheum Dis. 2005 May;64(5):730-4. Epub 2004 Sep 30.
  148. Davis Jr JC, van der Heijde DM, Braun J, Dougados M, Cush J, Clegg D, Inman RD, Kivitz A, Zhou L, Solinger A, Tsuji W. Sustained durability and tolerability of etanercept in ankylosing spondylitis for 96 weeks. Ann Rheum Dis 2005 Apr 20; [Epub ahead of print]
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  150. Baraliakos X, Davis J, Tsuji W, Braun J. Magnetic resonance imaging examinations of the spine in patients with ankylosing spondylitis before and after therapy with the tumor necrosis factor alpha receptor fusion protein etanercept. Arthritis Rheum 2005 Apr 7; 52(4):1216-1223 [Epub ahead of print]
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  152. Baraliakos X, Listing J, Rudwaleit M, Brandt J, Sieper J, Braun J. Radiographic progression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after two years of treatment with the tumor necrosis factor-a antibody infliximab. Ann Rheum Dis. 2005 Mar 18; [Epub ahead of print]
  153. Braun J, Baraliakos X, Brandt J, Listing J, Zink A, Alten R, Burmester G, Gromnica-Ihle E, Kellner H, Schneider M, Sorensen H, Zeidler H, Sieper J. Persistent clinical response to the anti-TNF-{alpha} antibody infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis over 3 years. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2005 Mar 15; [Epub ahead of print]
  154. Nash P, Mease PJ, Braun J, van der Heijde D. Seronegative spondyloarthropathies: to lump or split ? Ann Rheum Dis 2005 Mar; 64 Suppl 2: ii9-13.
  155. van der Heijde D, Braun J, Landewe R, Davis J, Sieper J, van der Linden S, Dougados M. ASessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis (ASAS) international working group: a model for psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis ? Ann Rheum Dis 2005 Mar; 64 Suppl 2: ii108-9.
  156. van der Heijde D, Dijkmans B, Geusens P, Sieper J, Dewoody K, Williamson P, Braun J. Efficacy and safety of infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis - Results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (ASSERT). Arthritis Rheum 2005 Feb 3; 52(2): 582-591 [Epub ahead of print]
  157. van der Heijde D, Dougados M, Davis J, Weisman MH, Maksymowych W, Braun J, Hallegua DS, Bruckel J. Assessments in Ankylosing Spondylitis International Working Group/Spondylitis Association of America recommendations for conducting clinical trials in ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis Rheum 2005 Feb 3;52(2):386-394 [Epub ahead of print]
  158. Baraliakos X, Hermann KG, Landewe R, Listing J, Golder W, Brandt J, Rudwaleit M, Bollow M, Sieper J, van der Heijde D, Braun J. Assessment of acute spinal inflammation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): a comparison between contrast enhanced T1 and short-tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequences. Ann Rheum Dis. 2005 Feb 11; [Epub ahead of print]
  159. Haibel H, Rudwaleit M, Braun J, Sieper J. Six months open label trial of leflunomide in active ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2005 Jan; 64(1):124-6.
  160. Brandt J, Listing J, Haibel H, Sorensen H, Schwebig A, Rudwaleit M, Sieper J, Braun J. Long-term efficacy and safety of etanercept after readministration in patients with active ankylosing pondylitis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2004 Nov 23
  161. Schneider M, Lelgemann M, Baerwald C, Braun J, Hammer M, Kern P, Krause A, Alten R, Faubel U, Hammer M, Lakomek J, Liman W, Pauly T, Schnabel A. Value of inpatient care in rheumatoid arthritis-an evidence based report. Z Rheumatol 2004 Oct; 63(5): 402-13.
  162. Listing J, Brandt J, Rudwaleit M, Zink A, Sieper J, Braun J. Impact of anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha treatment on admissions to hospital and days of sick leave in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2004 Dec; 63(12):1670-1672.
  163. Haibel H, Niewerth M, Brandt J, Rudwaleit M, Listing J, Sieper J, Braun J. Measurement of quality of life in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis being treated with infliximab-a comparison of SF-36 and SF-12. Z Rheumatol 2004 Oct; 63(5):393-401.
  164. Appel H, Neure L, Kuhne M, Braun J, Rudwaleit M, Sieper J. An elevated level of IL-10- and TGFbeta-secreting T cells, B cells and macrophages in the synovial membrane of patients with reactive arthritis compared to rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 2004 Oct; 23(5): 435-40. Epub 2004 Jul 28.
  165. Baraliakos X, Landewe R, Hermann KG, Listing J, Golder W, Brandt J, Rudwaleit M, Bollow M, Sieper J, Van Der Heijde D, Braun J. Inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis - a systematic description of the extension and frequency of acute spinal changes using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Ann Rheum Dis 2004 Sep 30; [Epub ahead of print]
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  167. Baraliakos X, Braun J. Current concepts in the therapy of the spondyloarthritides. BioDrugs. 2004;18(5):307-14.  
  168. Braun J, Sieper J. Reply. Arthritis Rheum 2004 Jul;50(7): 2377-2378.
  169. Peloso PM, Braun J. Expanding the armamentarium for the spondyloarthropathies. Arthritis Res Ther.  2004; 6 Suppl 2:S36-43.
  170. Kobelt G, Andlin-Sobocki P, Brophy S, Jonsson L, Calin A, Braun J. The burden of ankylosing spondylitis and the cost-effectiveness of treatment with infliximab. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2004 Jun 29  
  171. Franck H, Braun J, Buttgereit F, Dreher R, Hein G, Kekow J. Specialities in therapy of osteoporosis in inflammatory joint disease. Z Rheumatol  2004 Jun; 63(3): 223-9.
  172. Brandt J, Sieper J, Braun J. Current therapy with TNFalpha blocking agents for ankylosing spondylitis and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis. Z Rheumatol  2004 Jun; 63(3):203-10.
  173. Braun J, Sieper J. Biological therapies in the spondyloarthritides--the current state. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2004 Jun 8  
  174. Rudwaleit M, van der Heijde D, Khan MA, Braun J, Sieper J. How to diagnose axial spondyloarthritis early. Ann Rheum Dis  2004 May; 63(5):535-43. 
  175. Braun J, Baraliakos X, Golder W, Hermann KG, Listing J, Brandt J, Rudwaleit M, Zuhlsdorf S, Bollow M, Sieper J, Van Der Heijde D. Analysing chronic spinal changes in ankylosing spondylitis - a systematic comparison of conventional x- rays with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using established and new scoring systems. Ann Rheum Dis. 2004 Apr 28  Epub 2004 Apr 05.
  176. Brandt J, Listing J, Sieper J, Rudwaleit M, van der Heijde D, Braun J. Development and preselection of criteria for short-term improvement after anti-TNF{alpha} therapy in ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2004 Mar 25
  177. Rudwaleit M, Listing J, Brandt J, Braun J, Sieper J. Prediction of a major clinical response (BASDAI 50) to TNF-{alpha} blockers in ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2004 Mar 22
  178. Sieper J, Zou J, Rudwaleit M, Braun J. Reply. Arthritis Rheum 2004 Mar; 50(3): 1017
  179. Braun J. Epidemiology and prognosis of ankylosing spondylitis. Radiologe 2004 Mar; 44(3): 209-10, 212-6.
  180. Hermann KG, Braun J, Fischer T, Reisshauer H, Bollow M. Magnetic resonance imaging of sacroiliitis: anatomy, histological pathology, MR-morphology, and grading. Radiologe 2004 Mar; 44(3):217-28. 
  181. Brandt J, Khariouzov A, Listing J, Haibel H, Sorensen H, Rudwaleit M, Sieper J, Braun J. Successful short term treatment of patients with severe undifferentiated spondyloarthritis with the anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha fusion receptor protein etanercept. J Rheumatol  2004 Mar;31(3):531-8. 
  182. Davis JC Jr, Van Der Heijde D, Braun J, Dougados M, Cush J, Clegg DO, Kivitz A, Fleischmann R, Inman R, Tsuji W and the Enbrel Ankylosing Spondylitis Study Group. Recombinant human tumor necrosis factor receptor (etanercept) for treating ankylosing spondylitis: a randomized, controlled trial. Arthritis Rheum 2003 Nov; 48(11): 3230-6.
  183. Braun J, Sieper J, van der Heijde D. Definition of discontinuation of anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: a preliminary proposal.
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  184. Braun J, Pham T, Sieper J, Davis J, van der Linden S, Dougados M, van der Heijde D for the ASAS working group. International ASAS consensus statement for the use of biologic agents in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2003, Sep;62(9): 817-24
  185. Braun J, Brandt J, Listing J, Zink A, Alten R, Burmester G, Golder W, Gromnica-Ihle E, Kellner H, Schneider M, Sorensen H, Zeidler H, Reddig J, Sieper J. Long-term efficacy and safety of infliximab in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis: an open, observational, extension study of a three-month,randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Rheum 2003 Aug; 48(8): 2224-33
  186. Zou J, Rudwaleit M, Brandt J, Thiel A, Braun J, Sieper J. Down-regulation of the nonspecific and antigen-specific T cell cytokine response in ankylosing spondylitis during treatment with infliximab. Arthritis Rheum  2003 Mar; 48(3): 780-90. 
  187. Zou J, Rudwaleit M, Brandt J, Thiel A, Braun J, Sieper J. Up regulation of the production of tumour necrosis factor alpha and interferon gamma by T cells in ankylosing spondylitis during treatment with etanercept. Ann Rheum Dis 2003 Jun; 62(6):561-4
  188. Zou J, Zhang Y, Thiel A, Rudwaleit M, Shi SL, Radbruch A, Poole R, Braun J, Sieper J. Predominant cellular immune response to the cartilage autoantigenic G1 aggrecan in ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2003 Jul; 42(7): 846-55
  189. Haibel H, Brandt J, Rudwaleit M, Soerensen H, Sieper J, Braun J. Treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis with pamidronate. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2003 Aug; 42(8): 1018-20. 
  190. Braun J, Sieper J. Role of novel biological therapies in psoriatic arthritis : effects on joints and skin. BioDrugs 2003;17(3):187-99.
  191. Braun J, van der Heijde D. Novel approaches in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis and other spondyloarthritides: Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2003 Jul;12(7): 1097-109
  192. Braun J, Sieper J. Overview of the use of the anti-TNF agent infliximab in chronic inflammatory diseases. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2003 Feb;3(1):141-68
  193. Braun J, Brandt J, Rudwaleit M, Listing J, Bollow M, Sieper J. Biologic therapies in the spondylarthropathies: new opportunities, new challenges. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2003; 2003 Jul; 15(4):394-407.
  194. Brandt J, Sieper J, Braun J. Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis with TNF alpha-antagonists. Z Rheumatol 2003 Jun; 62(3): 218-27 
  195. Brandt J, Westhoff G, Rudwaleit M, Listing J, Zink A, Braun J, Sieper J. Adaption and validation of the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) for use in Germany. Z Rheumatol. 2003 Jun; 62(3):264-73. 
  196. Fischer T, Biedermann T, Hermann KG, Diekmann F, Braun J, Hamm B, Bollow M. Sacroiliitis in children with spondyloarthropathy: therapeutic effect of CT-Guided intra-articular corticosteroid injection. Rofo Fortschr Geb Rontgenstr Neuen Bildgeb Verfahr. 2003 Jun; 175(6): 814-21. 
  197. Brandt J, Kariouzov A, Listing J, Haibel H, Sörensen H, Grassnickel L, Sieper J, Braun J. Six months results of a German double-blind placebo controlled clinical Trial of Etanercept in active Ankylosing Spondylitis. Arthritis Rheum 2003, Jun;48(6):1667-75
  198. Braun J, Baraliakos X, Golder W, Brandt J, Rudwaleit M, Listing J, Bollow M, Sieper J, van der Heijde D. MRI examinations of the spine in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) before and after infliximab therapy after evaluation of a new scoring system. Arthritis Rheum 2003, Apr;48(4):1126-36
  199. Muche B, Bollow M, François RJ, Sieper J, Hamm B, Braun J. Which anatomical structures are involved in early and late sacroiliitis in spondyloarthritis – a detailed analysis by contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Arthritis Rheum 2003, May;48(5): 1374-84 
  200. Feldtkeller E, Khan MA, van der Heijde D, van der Linden S, Braun J. Age at disease onset and diagnosis delay in HLA-B27 negative vs. positive patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Rheumatol Int. 2003 Mar;23(2): 61-6.
  201. Braun J, Sieper J. Role of novel biologic therapies in psoriatic arthritis – effects on joints and skin. BioDrugs 2003; 17(3): 187-99
  202. Van Tubergen A, Van Der Heijde D, Anderson J, Landewe R, Dougados M, Braun J, Bellamy N, Udrea G, Van Der Linden S. Comparison of statistically derived ASAS improvement criteria for ankylosing spondylitis with clinically relevant improvement according to an expert panel. Ann Rheum Dis 2003 Mar; 62(3):215-221
  203. Sieper J, Braun J. Anti-TNF agents for the treatment of spondyloarthropathies. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2002 Oct;7(2):235-46.
  204. Braun J, Sieper J. Anti-TNF therapy and the spondyloarthritides: who should be treated? Clin Exp Rheumatol 2002 Nov-Dec; 20(6 Suppl 28): S187
  205. Braun J, Golder W, Bollow M, Sieper J, van der Heijde D.Imaging and scoring in ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2002 Nov-Dec; 20(6 Suppl 28): S178-84.
  206. Bollow M, Enzweiler C, Taupitz M, Golder W, Hamm B, Sieper J, Braun J. Use of contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging to detect spinal inflammation in patients with spondyloarthritides. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2002 Nov-Dec; 20(6 Suppl 28):S167-74.
  207. Brandt J, Sieper J, Braun J.Infliximab in the treatment of active and severe ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2002 Nov-Dec; 20(6 Suppl 28):S106-10
  208. Zou JX, Braun J, Sieper J.Immunological basis for the use of TNFalpha-blocking agents in ankylosing spondylitis and immunological changes during treatment. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2002 Nov-Dec;20(6 Suppl 28):S34-7
  209. Braun J, Pincus T. Mortality, course of disease and prognosis of patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2002 Nov-Dec; 20(6 Suppl 28):S16-22
  210. Lautermann D, Braun J. Ankylosing spondylitis - cardiac manifestations. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2002 Nov-Dec; 20(6 Suppl 28):S11-5
  211. Braun J, van der Heijde D, Pincus T. Novel anti-rheumatic therapies challenge old views on ankylosing spondylitis and other spondyloarthritides. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2002 Nov-Dec; 20(6 Suppl 28): S1-2
  212. Backhaus M, Schmidt WA, Mellerowicz H, Bohl-Buhler M, Banzer D, Braun J, Sattler H, Hauer RW. Technique and diagnostic value of musculoskeletal ultrasonography in rheumatology. Part 6: Ultrasonography of the wrist/hand. Z Rheumatol 2002 Dec; 61(6): 674-87
  213. Backhaus M, Schmidt WA, Mellerowicz H, Bohl-Buhler M, Banzer D, Braun J, Sattler H, Hauer RW. Technique and diagnostic value of musculoskelatal ultrasonography in rheumatology. Part 6: Ultrasonography of the ellbow. Z Rheumatol 2002 Aug; 61(4):415-25
  214. Karow AC, Braun J, Marx P, Stangel M. Remission of a CNS inflammatory disease accompanied by newly developed ANA and arthropathy during treatment with IFN-beta. J Neurol 2002 Aug; 249(8): 1121-2
  215. Braun J, Breban M, Maksymowych WP. Therapy for ankylosing spondylitis: new treatment modalities. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2002 Sep; 16(4): 631-51
  216. Maksymowych WP, Breban M, Braun J. Ankylosing spondylitis and current disease-controlling agents: do they work? Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2002 Sep; 16(4): 619-30.
  217. Braun J, van der Heijde D. Imaging and scoring in ankylosing spondylitis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2002 Sep; 16(4):573-604.
  218. Mellerowicz H, Hauer RW, Schmidt WA, Bohl-Buhler M, Banzer D, Sattler H, Braun J, Backhaus M. Technique and diagnostic value of musculoskelatal ultrasonography in rheumatology. Part 5: Ultrasonography of the shoulder. Z Rheumatol 2002 Oct; 61(5): 577-89. 
  219. Braun J, Sieper J. Building consensus on nomenclature and disease classification for ankylosing spondylitis: results and discussion of a questionnaire prepared for the International Workshop on New Treatment Strategies in Ankylosing Spondylitis, Berlin, Germany, 18-19 January 2002. Ann Rheum Dis 2002 Nov; 61 Suppl 3:III61-III67
  220. Braun J, Sieper J, Breban M, Collantes-Estevez E, Davis J, Inman R, Marzo-Ortega H, Mielants H. Anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha therapy for ankylosing spondylitis: international experience. Ann Rheum Dis. 2002 Nov;61 Suppl 3:III51-III60.
  221. Van Der Heijde D, Braun J, McGonagle D, Siegel J. Treatment trials in ankylosing spondylitis: current and future considerations. Ann Rheum Dis. 2002 Nov; 61 Suppl 3:III24-III32.
  222. Braun J, Van Der Heijde D, Dougados M, Emery P, Khan MA, Sieper J, Van Der Linden S. Staging of patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a preliminary proposal. Ann Rheum Dis 2002 Nov; 61 Suppl 3:III19-III23.
  223. Sieper J, Braun J, Rudwaleit M, Boonen A, Zink A. Ankylosing spondylitis: an overview. Ann Rheum Dis 2002 Nov; 61 Suppl 3:III8-III18.
  224. Sieper J, Braun J. New treatment strategies in ankylosing spondylitis: Proceedings of the Ankylosing Spondylitis Workshop, Berlin, Germany, 18-19 January 2002. Ann Rheum Dis 2002 Nov; 61 Suppl 3:III1-III2.
  225. Rudwaleit M, Andermann B, Alten R, Sorensen H, Listing J, Zink A, Sieper J, Braun J. Atopic disorders in ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Ann Rheum Dis. 2002 Nov;61(11):968-974
  226. Sieper J, Braun J. Diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of reactive arthritis. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2002 Sep 13;127(37):1893-6.
  227. Braun J, Sieper J. Therapy of ankylosing spondylitis and other spondyloarthritides: established medical treatment, anti-TNF-alpha therapy and other novel approaches. Arthritis Res. 2002; 4(5):307-21.
  228. Schmidt WA, Hauer RW, Banzer D, Bohl-Buhler M, Braun J, Mellerowicz H, Sattler H, Backhaus M. Z Rheumatol 2002 Jun; 61(3):279-90.
  229. Schneider P, Grone J, Braun J, Perez-Canto A, Buhr HJ. Wegener's granulomatosis presenting as necrosis of the left mainstem bronchus. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2002 Sep;10(3):277-9
  230. Braun J, Sieper J. New and old therapeutic options in ankylosing spondylitis--is there an indication for sulfasalazine? Z Rheumatol 2002 Apr; 61(2):151-8
  231. Schmidt WA, Hauer RW, Banzer D, Bohl-Buhler M, Braun J, Mellerowicz H, Sattler H, Backhaus M. Ultrasound of the hip joints. Z Rheumatol 2002 Apr; 61(2):180-8.
  232. Feldtkeller E, Braun J. Prevalence of spondyloarthropathy in Japan. J Rheumatol 2002 May; 29(5):1105-7
  233. Haibel H, Rudwaleit M, Braun J, Sieper J. Quality of life in AS. Z Rheumatol. 2002 Feb; 61(1):30-8.
  234. Zou J, Rudwaleit M, Thiel A, Lauster R, Braun J, Sieper J. T cell response to human HSP60 and yersinia 19 kDa in ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis: no evidence for a causal role of these antigens in the pathogenesis. Ann Rheum Dis 2002 May; 61(5):473-4
  235. Braun J, Brandt J, Listing J, Golder W, Alten R, Burmester GR, Gromnica-Ihle E, Kellner H, Schneider M, Sörensen H, Zeidler H, Thriene W, Sieper J. Treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis with infliximab - a double-blind placebo controlled multicenter trial. Lancet April 6th 2002, 359:1187-93
  236. Brandt J, Maier T, Rudwaleit M, Kuhl U, Hiepe F, Sieper J, Braun J. Co-occurrence of spondyloarthropathy and connective tissue disease: development of Sjoegren's syndrome and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2002 Jan-Feb;20(1):80-4
  237. Sieper J, Rudwaleit M, Braun J, van Der Heijde D. Diagnosing reactive arthritis: Role of clinical setting in the value of serologic and microbiologic assays. Arthritis Rheum 2002 Feb;46(2):319-27
  238. Brandt J, Haibel H, Reddig J, Sieper J, Braun J. Successful short term treatment of severe undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy with the anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha monoclonal antibody infliximab. J Rheumatol 2002 Jan; 29(1):118-22
  239. Machein U, Buss B, Spiller I, Braun J, Rudwaleit M, Faerber L, Sieper J. Effective treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis with a combination of methotrexate, prednisolone and cyclosporin. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2002 Jan; 41(1):110-1
  240. Brandt J, Haibel H, Sieper J, Reddig J, Braun J. Infliximab treatment of severe ankylosing spondylitis: one-year followup. Arthritis Rheum. 2001 Dec;44(12): 2936-7
  241. Sieper J, Braun J. New treatment options in ankylosing spondylitis: a role for anti-TNFalpha therapy. Ann Rheum Dis. 2001 Nov; 60 Suppl 3:iii58-61
  242. Sieper J, Braun J. Innovative Therapie der Spondyloarthritiden. Z Rheumatol 2001 Dec;60(6):458-63
  243. Rudwaleit M, Richter S, Braun J, Sieper J. Low incidence of reactive arthritis in children following a salmonella outbreak. Ann Rheum Dis 2001 Nov; 60(11): 1055-7
  244. Braun J, de Keyser F, Brandt J, Mielants H, Sieper J, Veys E. New treatment options in spondyloarthropathies: increasing evidence for significant efficacy of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2001 Jul; 13(4):245-9
  245. Francois RJ, Braun J, Khan MA. Entheses and enthesitis: a histopathologic review and relevance to spondyloarthritides.Curr Opin Rheumatol 2001 Jul; 13(4):255-64
  246. Braun J, Sieper J. Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Orthopäde 2001 Jul; 30(7):444-50
  247. Hauer RW, Schmidt WA, Bohl-Buhler M, Banzer D, Mellerowicz H, Sattler H, Braun J, Backhaus M. Technique and value of arthrosonography in rheumatologic diagnosis. 1: Ultrasound diagnosis of the knee joint. Z Rheumatol 2001 Jun; 60(3): 139-47
  248. Golder W, Schnorfeil M, Braun J, Dollinger P. Non-neoplastic hypertrophic osteoarthropathy due to infected aortic prosthesis. Diagnostic imaging aspects. Radiologe 2001 May; 41(5):447-53
  249. Scharla SH, Buttgereit F, Dreher R, Felsenberg D, Franck H, Hein G, Lemmel EM, Rau R, Sieper J, Braun J. Preliminary consensus statement on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Z Rheumatol 2001 Apr; 60(2):96-9
  250. Braun J. Epidemiology of corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis. Z Rheumatol 2001 Apr; 60(2):107-10
  251. Braun J, Lemmel EM, Manger B, Rau R, Sorensen H, Sieper J. Therapy of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with radium chloride (224SpondylAT). Z Rheumatol 2001 Apr; 60(2): 74-83
  252. Braun J, Buttgereit F, Felsenberg D, Sieper J. Pathogenesis and therapy of steroid-induced osteoporosis. Z Rheumatol. 2001 Apr;60(2):100-3
  253. Fendler C, Laitko S, Sorensen H, Gripenberg-Lerche C, Groh A, Uksila J, Granfors K, Braun J, Sieper J. Frequency of triggering bacteria in patients with reactive arthritis and undifferentiated oligoarthritis and the relative importance of the tests used for diagnosis. Ann Rheum Dis 2001 Apr; 60(4):337-43
  254. Thiel A, Wu P, Lauster R, Braun J Radbruch A, Sieper J. Analysis of the antigen-specific T cell response in reactive arthritis by flow cytometry. Arthritis Rheum 2000 Dec; 43(12):2834-42
  255. Sturzenbecher A, Braun J, Paris S, Biedermann T, Hamm B, Bollow M.MR imaging of septic sacroiliitis. Skeletal Radiol 2000 Aug;29(8):439-46
  256. Halank M, Rubens C, Ewert R, Hoffken G, Braun J. Severe precapillary pulmonary hypertension in possible antiphospholipid syndrome - partially successful long-term therapy with continuous intravenous iloprost administration. A case report with discussion of new treatment methods. Z Rheumatol 2000 Oct; 59(5): 334-42
  257. Rudwaleit M, Siegert S, Yin Z, Eick J, Thiel A, Radbruch A, Sieper J, Braun J. Low T cell production of TNFalpha and IFNgamma in ankylosing spondylitis: its relation to HLA-B27 and influence of the TNF-308 gene polymorphism. Ann Rheum Dis. 2001 Jan;60(1):36-42
  258. Braun J, Bollow M. Imaging of inflammatory rheumatic diseases of the axial skeleton (sacroiliitis): when and how should we use MRI ? J Clin Rheumatol 2000; 6:339-350
  259. Feldtkeller E, Braun J. Impact of sex on inheritance of ankylosing spondylitis. The  Lancet 2000 Mar 25;355(9209):1096-7
  260. Zink A, Braun J, Listing J, Wollenhaupt J. Disability and handicap in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis--results from the German rheumatological database. German Collaborative Arthritis Centers. J Rheumatol 2000 Mar; 27(3):613-22
  261. Braun J, Khan MA, Sieper J. Enthesitis and ankylosis in spondyloarthropathy: what is the target of the immune response? Ann Rheum Dis. 2000 Dec; 59(12): 985-94
  262. Braun J, Xiang J, Brandt J, Maetzel H, Haibel H, Wu P, Kohler S, Rudwaleit M, Siegert S, Radbruch A, Thiel A, Sieper J. Treatment of spondyloarthropathies with antibodies against tumour necrosis factor alpha: first clinical and laboratory experiences. Ann Rheum Dis. 2000 Nov; 59 Suppl 1:i85-9
  263. Braun J, Kingsley G, van der Heijde D, Sieper J.On the difficulties of establishing a consensus on the definition of and diagnostic investigations for reactive arthritis. Results and discussion of a questionnaire prepared for the 4th Int.Workshop on Reactive Arthritis, Berlin, Germany, July 3-6, 1999 J Rheumatol. 2000 Sep;27(9):2185-92
  264. Alenfeld FE, Diessel E, Brezger M, Sieper J, Felsenberg D, Braun J. Detailed analyses of periarticular osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoporos Int 2000; 11(5): 400-7
  265. Liangos O, Neure L, Kuhl U, Pauschinger M, Sieper J, Distler A, Schwimmbeck PL, Braun J.The possible role of myocardial biopsy in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2000 Jun; 39(6):674-9
  266. Braun J. Sieper J. Inception cohorts for spondyloarthropathies. Z Rheumatol 2000 Apr;59(2):117-21
  267. Brandt J, Haibel H, Cornely D, Golder W, Gonzalez J, Reddig J, Thriene W, Sieper J, Braun J. Successful treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis with the anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha monoclonal antibody infliximab. Arthritis Rheum 2000 Jun; 43(6): 1346-52
  268. Braun J, Sieper J. Anti-TNFalpha: a new dimension in the pharmacotherapy of the spondyloarthropathies !? Ann Rheum Dis 2000 Jun; 59(6):404-7
  269. Sieper J, Braun J, Kingsley GH. Report on the Fourth International Workshop on Reactive Arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2000 Apr; 43(4):720-34
  270. Braun J, Sieper J, Bollow M. Imaging of sacroiliitis. Clin Rheumatol 2000; 19(1): 51-7
  271. Rudwaleit M, Yin Z, Siegert S, Grolms M, Radbruch A, Braun J, Sieper J. Response to methotrexate in early rheumatoid arthritis is associated with a decrease of T cell derived tumour necrosis factor alpha, increase of interleukin 10, and predictted by the initial concentration of interleukin 4. Ann Rheum Dis 2000 Apr;59(4):311-4
  272. Bollow M, Fischer T, Reisshauer H, Backhaus M, Sieper J, Hamm B, Braun J. Quantitative analyses of sacroiliac biopsies in spondyloarthropathies: T cells and macrophages predominate in early and active sacroiliitis- cellularity correlates with the degree of enhancement detected by magnetic resonance imaging. Ann Rheum Dis 2000 Feb;59(2):135-40
  273. Mertz AK, Wu P, Sturniolo T, Stoll D, Rudwaleit M, Lauster R, Braun J, Sieper J. Multispecific CD4+ T cell response to a single 12-mer epitope of the immunodominant heat-shock protein 60 of Yersinia enterocolitica in Yersinia-triggered reactive arthritis: overlap with the B27-restricted CD8 epitope, functional properties, and epitope presentation by multiple DR alleles. J Immunol. 2000 Feb 1;164(3):1529-37
  274. Rudwaleit M, Braun J, Sieper J. Treatment of reactive arthritis: a practical guide. BioDrugs 2000 Jan; 13(1):21-8.
  275. Yin Z, Siegert S, Neure L, Grolms M, Liu L, Eggens U, Radbruch A, Braun J, Sieper J.The elevated ratio of interferon gamma-/interleukin-4-positive T cells found in synovial fluid and synovial membrane of rheumatoid arthritis patients can be changed by interleukin-4 but not by interleukin-10 or transforming growth factor beta. Rheumatology (Oxford). 1999 Nov; 38(11):1058-67
  276. Braun J, Sieper J. Cytokines and the immunopathology of the spondyloarthropathies. Curr Rheumatol Rep 1999 Oct;1(1):67-77
  277. Petermann A, Tebbe B, Distler A, Sieper J, Braun J. Sweet's syndrome in a patient with acute Crohn's colitis and longstanding ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 1999 Sep-Oct;17(5):607-10
  278. Braun J, Yin Z, Spiller I, Siegert S, Rudwaleit M, Liu L, Radbruch A, Sieper J. Low secretion of tumor necrosis factor alpha, but no other Th1 or Th2 cytokines, by peripheral blood mononuclear cells correlates with chronicity in  reactive arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 1999 Oct;42(10):2039-44
  279. Jung C, Wagner J, Heine B, Sieper J, Distler A, Braun J. Abdominal actinomycosis after stomach surgery in a patient with long-term rheumatoid arthritis treated with methotrexate. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1999 Sep 17;124(37):1066-70
  280. Brandt J, Bollow M, Haberle J, Rudwaleit M, Eggens U, Distler A, Sieper J, Braun J. Studying patients with inflammatory back pain and arthritis of the lower limbs clinically and by magnetic resonance imaging: many, but not all patients with sacroiliitis have spondyloarthropathy. Rheumatology (Oxford) 1999 Sep; 38(9):831-6.
  281. Braun J, Sieper J. New aspects of treatment and prophylaxis of gastrointestinal side effects caused by non-steroidal-antiinflammatory drugs. Z Rheumatol 1999 Aug;58(4): 173-84
  282. Appel H, Mertz A, Distler A, Sieper J, Braun J.The 19 kDa protein of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 is recognized on the cellular and humoral level by patients with Yersinia induced reactive arthritis. J Rheumatol. 1999 Sep;26(9):1964-71
  283. Sieper J, Braun J. Reactive arthritis. Curr Opin Rheumatol 1999 Jul;11(4):238-43
  284. Braun J, Sieper J. 25 years HLA B27--report on the "B27 and Beyond" NIH Conference. Z Rheumatol. 1999 Apr; 58(2):104-8
  285. Sieper J, Fendler C, Laitko S, Sorensen H, Gripenberg-Lerche C, Hiepe F, Alten R, Keitel W, Groh A, Uksila J, Eggens U, Granfors K, Braun J. No benefit of long-term ciprofloxacin treatment in patients with reactive arthritis and undifferentiated oligoarthritis: a three-month, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Arthritis Rheum 1999 Jul; 42(7):1386-96
  286. Sieper J, Braun J. Problems and advances in the diagnosis of reactive arthritis. J Rheumatol 1999 Jun;26(6):1222-4
  287. Bollow M, Loreck D, Banzer D, Brandt H, Zerbes K, Kourik W, Mellorowicz H, Backhaus M, Schmidt W, Bohl-Buhler M, Hauer R, Eggens U, Braun J. Imaging diagnosis in suspected inflammatory rheumatoid axial skeleton diseases (sacroilitis). Z Rheumatol 1999 Apr;58(2):61-70
  288. Rudwaleit M, Braun J. Reply. Arthritis Rheum 1999 Apr;42(4):832
  289. Wilkinson NZ, Kingsley GH, Jones HW, Sieper J, Braun J, Ward ME.The detection of DNA from a range of bacterial species in the joints of patients with a variety of arthritides using a nested, broad-range polymerase chain reaction. Rheumatology (Oxford) 1999 Mar; 38(3):260-6
  290. Braun J, Sieper J. Spondyloarthropathy. Lancet. 1999 May 1;353(9163): 1526-7
  291. Braun J, Sieper J, Riemekasten G, Hiepe F. Iloprost treatment in systemic sclerosis: comment on the concise communication by Tedeschi et al. Arthritis Rheum 1999 Jan; 42(1):196-8
  292. Braun J, Sieper J. Rheumatologic manifestations of gastrointestinal disorders. Curr Opin Rheumatol 1999 Jan;11(1):68-74 
  293. Braun J, Bollow M, Sieper J. Radiologic diagnosis and pathology of the spondyloarthropathies. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 1998 Nov;24(4):697-735
  294. Rudwaleit M, Elias F, Humaljoki T, Neure L, Knauf W, Stein H, Distler A, Sieper J, Berek C, Braun J. Overexpanded B cell clone mediating leukemic arthritis by abundant secretion of interleukin-1beta: a case report. Arthritis Rheum 1998 Sep; 41(9): 1695-700
  295. Fendler C, Wu P, Eggens U, Laitko S, Sorensen H, Distler A, Braun J, Sieper J. Longitudinal investigation of bacterium-specific synovial lymphocyte proliferation in reactive arthritis and lyme arthritis. Br J Rheumatol 1998 Jul;37(7):  784-8
  296. Sieper J, Braun J. Treatment of reactive arthritis with antibiotics. Br J Rheumatol 1998 Jul; 37(7):717-20
  297. Fendler C, Braun J, Eggens U, Laitko S, Sorensen H, Distler A, Sieper J. Bacteria-specific lymphocyte proliferation in peripheral blood in reactive arthritis and related diseases. Br J Rheumatol. 1998 May;37(5):520-4
  298. Wilkinson NZ, Kingsley GH, Sieper J, Braun J, Ward ME. Lack of correlation between the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis DNA in synovial fluid from  patients with a range of rheumatic diseases and the presence of an anti-chlamydial immune response. Arthritis Rheum. 1998 May; 41(5):845-54
  299. Brandt J, Rudwaleit M, Eggens U, Mertz A, Distler A, Sieper J, Braun J. Increased frequency of Sjogren's syndrome in patients with spondyloarthropathy. J Rheumatol. 1998 Apr; 25(4):718-24
  300. Ugrinovic S, Mertz A, Wu P, Braun J, Sieper J.A single nonamer from the Yersinia 60-kDa heat shock protein is the target of HLA-B27-restricted CTL response in Yersinia-induced reactive arthritis. J Immunol 1997 Dec 1; 159(11): 5715-23
  301. Bollow M, Biedermann T, Kannenberg J, Paris S, Schauer-Petrowski C, Minden K, Schontube M, Hamm B, Sieper J, Braun J. Use of dynamic magnetic resonance imaging to detect sacroiliitis in HLA-B27 positive and negative children with juvenile arthritides. J Rheumatol 1998 Mar; 25(3):556-64
  302. Bollow M, Braun J, Biedermann T, Mutze S, Paris S, Schauer-Petrowskaja C, Minden K, Schmitz SA, Schoentube M, Hamm B. Use of contrast-enhanced MR imaging to detect sacroiliitis in children. Skeletal Radiol 1998 Nov; 27(11): 606-16
  303. Mertz AK, Ugrinovic S, Lauster R, Wu P, Grolms M, Bottcher U, Appel H, Yin Z, Schiltz E, Batsford S, Schauer-Petrowski C, Braun J, Distler A, Sieper J. Characterization of the synovial T cell response to various recombinant Yersinia antigens in Yersinia enterocolitica-triggered reactive arthritis. Heat-shock protein 60 drives a major immune response. Arthritis Rheum 1998 Feb; 41(2):315-26
  304. Appel H, Sieper J, Golder W, Hiepe F, Distler A, Braun J. Autoantibodies against centrosomes in a patient with limited systemic sclerosis with ulcera  cruris and arteriopathy - case report and review of the literature. Z Rheumatol 1997 Oct;56(5):298-305
  305. Braun J, Bollow M, Remlinger G, Eggens U, Rudwaleit M, Distler A, Sieper J. Prevalence of spondylarthropathies in HLA-B27 positive and negative blood donors. Arthritis Rheum 1998 Jan;41(1):58-67
  306. Bollow M, Braun J, Kannenberg J, Biedermann T, Schauer-Petrowskaja C, Paris S, Mutze S, Hamm B. Normal morphology of sacroiliac joints in children: magnetic resonance studies related to age and sex. Skeletal Radiol. 1997 Dec; 26(12):697-704
  307. Braun J, Sieper J. The clinical concept of spondyloarthropathies. Fortschr Med. 1997 Sep 20; 115(26):44-5
  308. Yin Z, Braun J, Neure L, Wu P, Liu L, Eggens U, Sieper J. Crucial role of interleukin-10/interleukin-12 balance in the regulation of the type 2 T helper cytokine response in reactive arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 1997 Oct; 40(10): 1788-97
  309. Braun J, Tuszewski M, Ehlers S, Haberle J, Bollow M, Eggens U, Distler A, Sieper J. Nested polymerase chain reaction strategy simultaneously targeting DNA sequences of multiple bacterial species in inflammatory joint diseases. II.  Examination of sacroiliac and knee joint biopsies of patients with spondyloarthropathies and other arthritides. J Rheumatol. 1997 Jun; 24(6):1101-5
  310. Braun J, Tuszewski M, Eggens U, Mertz A, Schauer-Petrowskaja C, Doring E, Laitko S, Distler A, Sieper J, Ehlers S.Nested polymerase chain reaction strategy simultaneously targeting DNA sequences of multiple bacterial species in inflammatory joint diseases. I. Screening of synovial fluid samples of  patients with spondyloarthropathies and other arthritides. J Rheumatol. 1997 Jun;24(6):1092-100
  311. Hemmen T, Stolzel U, Hoffken G, Vesper J, Sieper J, Distler A, Braun J. Costosternal swelling and diffuse bone pain in tubercular osteomyelitis. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1997 May 9;122(19):610-4
  312. Braun J, Sieper J. Comment on the article 'Reactive arthritis, beta-haemolytic Streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus' by D. N. Leitch and C. D. Holland. Br J Rheumatol. 1997 May;36(5):606-7
  313. Kuon W, Lauster R, Bottcher U, Koroknay A, Ulbrecht M, Hartmann M, Grolms M, Ugrinovic S, Braun J, Weiss EH, Sieper J. Recognition of chlamydial antigen by HLA-B27-restricted cytotoxic T cells in HLA-B*2705 transgenic  CBA (H-2k) mice. Arthritis Rheum. 1997 May;40(5):945-54
  314. Appel H, Sieper J, Distler A, Braun J. Severe destructive beta 2-microglobulin arthropathy after 28 years of hemodialysis. Arthritis Rheum 1997 Apr;40(4): 709 
  315. Bollow M, Braun J, Hamm B. Sacroiliitis: the key symptom of spondyloathropathies. 1. The clinical aspects. Rofo Fortschr Geb Rontgenstr Neuen Bildgeb Verfahr. 1997 Feb;166(2):95-100
  316. Giemsa U, Sieper J, Braun J, Mitchison NA.Type II collagen serology: a guide to clinical responsiveness to oral tolerance? Rheumatol Int 1997; 16(6): 237-40
  317. Yin Z, Braun J, Neure L, Wu P, Eggens U, Krause A, Kamradt T, Sieper J. T  cell cytokine pattern in the joints of patients with Lyme arthritis and its regulation by cytokines and anticytokines. Arthritis Rheum 1997 Jan; 40(1):69
  318. Braun J, Sieper J. Explanatory models for HLA-B27 association of reactive arthritis as a paradigm for spondyloarthropathy. Med Klin. 1996 Sep 15; 91(9):  574-9 
  319. Bollow M, Braun J, Taupitz M, Haberle J, Reibhauer BH, Paris S, Mutze S, Seyrekbasan F, Wolf KJ, Hamm B. CT-guided intraarticular corticosteroid injection into the sacroiliac joints in patients with spondyloarthropathy: indication and follow-up with contrast-enhanced MRI. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1996 Jul-Aug; 20(4): 512-21
  320. Braun J, Sieper J. The sacroiliac joint in the spondyloarthropathies. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 1996 Jul; 8(4):275-87
  321. Sieper J, Braun J. Therapy of rheumatoid arthritis. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1996 Apr 26; 121(17):563-7
  322. Braun J, Bollow M, Seyrekbasan F, Haberle HJ, Eggens U, Mertz A, Distler A, Sieper J. Computed tomography guided corticosteroid injection of the sacroiliac joint in patients with spondyloarthropathy with sacroiliitis: clinical outcome and  followup by dynamic magnetic resonance imaging. J Rheumatol 1996 Apr 23(4): 659-64
  323. Braun J, Sieper J. Commented glossary for rheumatic spinal diseases.
    Ann Rheum Dis. 1996 Jan;55(1):76; discussion 77-8
  324. Sieper J, Kary S, Sorensen H, Alten R, Eggens U, Huge W, Hiepe F, Kuhne A, Listing J, Ulbrich N, Braun J, Zink A, Mitchison NA. Oral type II collagen treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial. Arthritis Rheum 1996 Jan;39(1):41-51
  325. Sieper J, Braun J. Pathogenesis of spondylarthropathies. Persistent bacterial antigen, autoimmunity, or both ? Arthritis Rheum 1995 Nov; 38(11):1547-54
  326. Bollow M, Braun J, Hamm B, Eggens U, Schilling A, Konig H, Wolf KJ. Early sacroiliitis in patients with spondyloarthropathy: evaluation with dynamic  gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging. Radiology 1995 Feb; 194(2):529-36
  327. Braun J, Bollow M, Neure L, Seipelt E, Seyrekbasan F, Herbst H, Eggens U, Distler A, Sieper J. Use of immunohistologic and in situ hybridization techniques in the examination of sacroiliac joint biopsy specimens from patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis Rheum 1995 Apr; 38(4):499-505
  328. Brandt J, Braun J, Konig H, Sieper J. Sapho syndrome: 2 case reports.
    Aktuelle Radiol 1995 Jan;5(1):56-8
  329. Mertz AK, Daser A, Skurnik M, Wiesmuller KH, Braun J, Appel H, Batsford S, Wu P, Distler A, Sieper J. The evolutionarily conserved ribosomal protein L23 and the cationic urease beta-subunit of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 belong to the immunodominant antigens in Yersinia-triggered reactive arthritis: implications for autoimmunity. Mol Med. 1994 Nov;1(1):44-55
  330. Wacker F, Schilling A, Braun J, Bollow M, Konig H, Wolf KJ. Rheumatoid arthritis of the hand. The initial results with 31-phosphorus MR spectroscopy.  Rofo Fortschr Geb Rontgenstr Neuen Bildgeb Verfahr 1994 Jun; 160(6):559-63
  331. Braun J, Grolms M, Distler A, Sieper J.The specific antibacterial proliferation of reactive arthritis synovial T cells is not due to their higher proportion of CD45  RO+ cells compared to peripheral blood. J Rheumatol 1994 Sep;21(9): 1702-7
  332. Braun J, Bollow M, Eggens U, Konig H, Distler A, Sieper J. Use of dynamic magnetic resonance imaging with fast imaging in the detection of early and  advanced sacroiliitis in spondylarthropathy patients. Arthritis Rheum 1994 Jul;37(7): 1039-45
  333. Braun J, Laitko S, Treharne J, Eggens U, Wu P, Distler A, Sieper J.Chlamydia pneumoniae - a new causative agent of reactive arthritis and undifferentiated oligoarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 1994 Feb;53(2):100-5
  334. Braun J, Grolms M, Sieper J. Three-colour flowcytometric examination of CD4/CD45 subsets reveals no differences in peripheral blood and synovial  fluid between patients with reactive arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1994 Jan-Feb; 12(1):17-22
  335. Braun J, Eggens U, Sieper J. Principles of therapy in reactive arthritis. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 1994; 106(9):259-64
  336. Simon AK, Seipelt E, Wu P, Wenzel B, Braun J, Sieper J. Analysis of cytokine profiles in synovial T cell clones from chlamydial reactive arthritis patients: predominance of the Th1 subset. Clin Exp Immunol 1993 Oct; 94(1):122-6
  337. Sieper J, Braun J, Wu P, Hauer R, Laitko S.The possible role of Shigella in sporadic enteric reactive arthritis. Br J Rheumatol. 1993 Jul;32(7):582-5
  338. Braun J, Doring E, Wu P, Heesemann J, Treharne J, Eggens U, Sieper J. Synovial cellular immune response to bacterial pathogens in patients with chronic juvenile arthritis. Z Rheumatol 1993 Jul-Aug;52(4):201-9
  339. Sieper J, Braun J, Reichardt M, Eggens U. The value of specific antibody detection and culture in the diagnosis of reactive arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 1993 Jun;12(2):245-52
  340. Sieper J, Braun J. The diagnosis of reactive arthritis. The possibilities and limits. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1993 May 14;118(19):712-8
  341. Bollow M, Braun J, Konig H, Schilling A, Wacker F, Seyrekbasan VF, Eggens U, Wolf KJ. Dynamic magnetic resonance tomography of the sacroiliac joint: diagnosis of the early stages of a sacroiliitis. Roentgenpraxis 1994 Mar; 47(3): 70-7  
  342. Braun J, Sieper J, Schwarz A, Hiepe F, Lenz T, Keller F, Herbst H, Distler A. Widespread vasculopathy with hemolytic uremic syndrome, perimyocarditis and cystic pancreatitis in a young woman with mixed connective tissue disease. Case report and review of the literature. Rheumatol Int 1993;13(1): 31-6
  343. Sieper J, Braun J, Wu P, Kingsley G.T cells are responsible for the enhanced synovial cellular immune response to triggering antigen in reactive arthritis. Clin Exp Immunol. 1993 Jan;91(1):96-102
  344. Sieper J, Braun J, Laitko S, Sorensen H, Wu P, Mielke M, Heesemann J. Reactive arthritis associated bacteria as the etiology of undifferentiated  oligoarthritis. Z Rheumatol. 1993 Jan-Feb;52(1):19-27
  345. Sieper J, Braun J, Doring E, Wu P, Heesemann J, Treharne J, Kingsley G. Aetiological role of bacteria associated with reactive arthritis in pauciarticular juvenile chronic arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 1992 Nov; 51(11):1208-14
  346. Sieper J, Braun J, Wu P, Kingsley G.Alteration in T cell/macrophage ratio may reveal lymphocyte proliferation specific for the triggering antigen in reactive arthritis. Scand J Immunol 1992 Sep;36(3):427-34
  347. Sieper J, Braun J, Brandt J, Miksits K, Heesemann J, Laitko S, Sorensen H, Distler A, Kingsley G. Pathogenetic role of Chlamydia, Yersinia and Borrelia in undifferentiated oligoarthritis. J Rheumatol 1992 Aug;19(8):1236-42
  348. Sieper J, Braun J. Reactive arthritis: pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy. Z Arztl Fortbild (Jena). 1992 Mar 10;86(5):237-40
  349. Braun J, Sieper J, Schulte KL, Thiel E, Janitschke K. Visceral leishmaniasis mimicking a flare of systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Rheumatol 1991 Dec; 10(4):445-8
  350. Braun J, Sieper J, Schwarz A, Keller F, Heitz J, von Ameln H. Severe lupus crisis with agranulocytosis and anuric renal failure due to a mesangial lesion (WHO IIB)--successful treatment with cyclophosphamide pulse followed by plasmapheresis. Br J Rheumatol. 1991 Aug;30(4):312-3
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