Role of interleukin-6 in the development of atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease. Coronary vascular events caused by atherosclerosis are one of the leading causes of death in RA. The review gives the results of studies of the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the development of autoimmune inflammation and cardiovas...

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Main Authors: Elena Vasilyevna Udachkina, D S Novikova, T V Popkova, E L Nasonov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IMA-PRESS LLC 2013-10-01
Series:Современная ревматология
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Online Access:https://mrj.ima-press.net/mrj/article/view/492