Important immunoregulatory role of interleukin-11 in the inflammatory process in rheumatoid arthritis.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible immunoregulatory role of interleukin-11 (IL-11) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: IL-11 protein was assayed in RA tissue, and the effect of exogenous IL-11 on neutralization of endogenous IL-11 was investigated with respect to tumor necrosis factor alpha (...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1998
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