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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Main Authors: Hermann, J, Hall, M, Maini, R, Feldmann, M, Brennan, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1998