Abstract
To evaluate the association between metastasis-inducing protein S100A4 and disease activity in patients with RA, and to demonstrate the effect of TNF-alpha blocking therapy on plasma levels of S100A4 in these patients.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Rheumatology (Online) |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 12 |
Pages (from-to) | 1590-4 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISSN | 1462-0332 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2009 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Biological Markers
- Cells, Cultured
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Monocytes
- RNA, Messenger
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- S100 Proteins
- Severity of Illness Index
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
- Up-Regulation