Synovial fluid monocyte/macrophage subsets and their correlation to patient-reported outcomes in osteoarthritic patients: a cohort study

Abstract Background Chronic, low-grade inflammation of the synovium (synovitis) is a hallmark of osteoarthritis (OA), thus understanding of OA immunobiology, mediated by immune effectors, is of importance. Specifically, monocytes/macrophages (MΦs) are known to be abundantly present in OA joints and...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Gómez-Aristizábal, Rajiv Gandhi, Nizar N. Mahomed, K. Wayne Marshall, Sowmya Viswanathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-018-1798-2