Open AccessTreatment-induced remission in rheumatoid arthritis patients is characterized by a reduction in macrophage content of synovial biopsies
Author(s) -
Malcolm D. Smith,
Maarten C. Kraan,
John Slavotinek,
Virginia Au,
Helen Weedon,
Angela Parker,
Mark Coleman,
Peter RobertsThomson,
Michael Ahern
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
british journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1460-2172
pISSN - 0263-7103
DOI - 10.1093/rheumatology/40.4.367
Subject(s) - rheumatoid arthritis , medicine , synovial membrane , macrophage , lymphocyte , arthritis , immunology , gastroenterology , chemistry , biochemistry , in vitro
To document the change in synovial membrane macrophage and T-lymphocyte content in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who achieve remission induced by disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs).