Interleukin-6 promotes arthritis and joint deformation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
β Scribed by Eilertsen, G.; Nikolaisen, C.; Becker-Merok, A.; Nossent, J.
- Book ID
- 121807584
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 332 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0961-2033
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In order to study the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in inflammatory disease we monitored plasma levels of IL-6 and acute phase proteins such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and renin substrate (RS) in patients with reactive arthritis (ReA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE
Objective. To study the genetic association of interleukin-10 (IL-10) promoter polymorphisms in Southern Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to investigate possible associations with clinical manifestations of the disease. Methods. DNA was extracted from 88 Chinese patient