Blood lipid profiles and peripheral blood mononuclear cell cholesterol metabolism gene expression in patients with and without methotrexate treatment

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Methotrexate (MTX) is the most commonly prescribed disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) in rheumatoid arthritis. ATP-binding cassette transporter-A1 (ABCA1) and 27-Hydroxylase (HY27) are known antiatherogenic proteins that pr...

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Main Authors: Chen Wei-Wen, Chang Hsin-Yueh, Lan Joung-Liang, Chih Hui-Min, Chen Der-Yuan, Chiang En-Pei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/9/4