Hypoxia upregulates angiogenesis and synovial cell migration in rheumatoid arthritis.
INTRODUCTION: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by invasion of cartilage, bone and tendon by inflamed synovium. Previous studies in our laboratory have shown that hypoxia is a feature of RA synovitis. In the present study, we investigated the consequences of hypoxia on angiogenesis and syn...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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