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A proinflammatory role for Fas in joints of mice with collagen-induced arthritis.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2004
Tu-Rapp Hoang, Hammermüller André, Mix Eilhard, Kreutzer Hans-Jürgen, Goerlich Roland, Köhler Hansjürgen, Nizze Horst, Thiesen Hans-Jürgen, Ibrahim Saleh M
Abstract excerpt
Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is a chronic inflammatory disease bearing all the hallmarks of rheumatoid arthritis, e.g. polyarthritis, synovitis, and subsequent cartilage/bone erosions. One feature of the disease contributing to joint damage is synovial hyperplasia. The factors responsible for the hyperplasia are unknown; however, an imbalance between rates of cell proliferation and cell death (apoptosis) has...
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