## Abstract The cytotoxic activities of human blood mononuclear cells against certain established cell lines were evaluated prospectively in 17 patients with rheumatoid arthritis before and after treatment with low (150 mg per week) and moderate doses (300 mg per week) of levamisole. Spontaneous or
Defective in vitro γ-interferon production in rheumatoid arthritis
✍ Scribed by M. G. Malaise; P. Franchimont
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 257 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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✦ Synopsis
Values are the mean ? SEM. PHA = phytohemagglutinin.
I P < 0.001, compared with normal subjects or patients with inactive RA.
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