Anaemia of chronic disease in rheumatoid arthritis: in vivo effects of tumour necrosis factor alpha blockade.
Anaemia of chronic disease (ACD) is a common feature of active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Inflammatory cytokines, particularly tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of ACD, possibly by inhibiting erythro...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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