Cytokines and cytokine inhibitors or antagonists in rheumatoid arthritis.

WP, Arend; JM, Dayer

doi:10.1002/art.1780330302

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Cytokines and cytokine inhibitors or antagonists in rheumatoid arthritis.

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Authors:

Arend WP

Dayer JM

Abstract

This review has summarized some of the evidence suggesting that cytokines may play an important role in mediating pathophysiologic events in RA. However, these proteins are capable of mediating both stimulatory (agonist) and inhibitory (antagonist) effects in the rheumatoid synovium. GM-CSF, IL-1, T...

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