6 datasets found
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Acute-phase serum amyloid A production by rheumatoid arthritis synovial tissue
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Acute-phase serum amyloid A (A-SAA) is a major component of the acute-phase response. A sustained acute-phase response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with... -
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B cells in rheumatoid arthritis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Normally the immune response is restricted to the peripheral secondary lymphoid organs. However, additional ectopic lymphoid tissue may develop at chronic sites of... -
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PersistentChlamydiaeand chronic arthritis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
AllChlamydiaspecies are obligate intracellular bacterial parasites, and all are pathogenic to their various hosts [1].Chlamydia trachomatisandChlamydia pneumoniaeare... -
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IgVH genes from different anatomical regions, with different histopathological patterns, of a rheumatoid arthritis patient suggest cyclic re-entry of mature synovial B-cells in the hypermutation process
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
In the present study 55 IgVH genes amplified from three different anatomical regions of a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient were analyzed, adding further information... -
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Active synovial matrix metalloproteinase-2 is associated with radiographic erosions in patients with early synovitis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Serum and synovial tissue expression of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and -9 and their molecular regulators, MMP-14 and TIMP-2 was examined in 28 patients with... -
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The stressed synovium
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This review focuses on the mechanisms of stress response in the synovial tissue of rheumatoid arthritis. The major stress factors, such as heat stress, shear stress,...
6 datasets found