Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	8396
Country	Japan

Received	2013-12-28 11:36
Peer-Review Started	2013-12-28 15:12
To Make the First Decision	2014-03-26 15:19
Return for Revision	2014-03-28 14:42
Revised	2014-04-14 14:53
Second Decision	2014-07-17 14:19
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-07-17 14:37
Articles in Press	2014-07-17 14:53
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-08-20 20:55

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Category	Rheumatology
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Inhibition of rheumatoid arthritis by blocking connective tissue growth factor
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Kazuhisa Nozawa, Maki Fujishiro, Yoshinari Takasaki and Iwao Sekigawa
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Scientific Research (C), The Ministry of Education, Culuture, Sports, Science and Technology Institute for Environment and Gender-specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
Corresponding Author	Kazuhisa Nozawa, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. k-nozawa@juntendo.ac.jp
Key Words	Connective tissue growth facto; Rheumatoid arthritis; Osteoclasts; Condrocytes; Tumor necrosis factor-α
Core Tip	Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We propose that CTGF is a potentially novel effector molecule in the pathogenesis of RA. Blocking the CTGF pathways by biological agents may have great beneficial effect in patients with RA.
Publish Date	2014-08-20 20:55
Citation	Nozawa K, Fujishiro M, Takasaki Y, Sekigawa I. Inhibition of rheumatoid arthritis by blocking connective tissue growth factor.
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v5/i5/653.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v5.i5.653

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