Excessive production of interleukin 6/B cell stimulatory factor-2 in rheumatoid arthritis.
High levels of interleukin 6 (IL 6/B cell stimulatory factor-2) were detected in synovial fluids from the joints of patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The cells found in freshly isolated synovial fluid constitutively expressed IL 6 mRNA. The synovial tissues obtained by joint biopsy wer...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1988
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