Exhaled nitric oxide in early rheumatoid arthritis and effects of methotrexate treatment
Abstract Patients with established rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and disease modifying treatments have lower nitric oxide (NO) levels in the alveolar compartment (CANO) and in the airway wall (CawNO), but also higher diffusion capacities for NO in the airways (DawNO) compared to matched controls. The ai...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-04-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10334-5 |