Cytokine assays: role in evaluation of the pathogenesis of autoimmunity.

Cytokines are protein mediators involved in inflammation, the immune response, cell growth, repair and fibrosis. All of these processes are ongoing in active autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and so it would be expected that many cytokines would be actively produced in RA joints...

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Main Authors: Feldmann, M, Brennan, F, Chantry, D, Haworth, C, Turner, M, Katsikis, P, Londei, M, Abney, E, Buchan, G, Barrett, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1991