Does psychological stress in patients with clinically suspect arthralgia associate with subclinical inflammation and progression to inflammatory arthritis?

Does psychological stress in patients with clinically suspect arthralgia associate with subclinical inflammation and progression to inflammatory arthritis?

Abstract Background Within established rheumatoid arthritis (RA), stress can have pro-inflammatory effects by activating the immune system via the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the autonomic nervous system. It is unknown if stress levels also promote inflammation during RA development. We...

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Main Authors: Aleid C. Boer, Robin M. ten Brinck, Andrea W. M. Evers, Annette H. M. van der Helm-van Mil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Inflammation
Rheumatoid arthritis
C-reactive protein (CRP)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Psychological status
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-018-1587-y

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