Article
Ganglioside GM3 has an essential role in the pathogenesis and progression of rheumatoid arthritis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Tsukuda Yukinori, Iwasaki Norimasa, Seito Naoki, Kanayama Masashi, Fujitani Naoki, Shinohara Yasuro, Kasahara Yasuhiko, Onodera Tomohiro, Suzuki Koji, Asano Tsuyoshi, Minami Akio, Yamashita Tadashi
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder that principally attacks synovial joints, afflicts over 2 million people in the United States. Interleukin (IL)-17 is considered to be a master cytokine in chronic, destructive arthritis. Levels of the ganglioside GM3, one of the most primitive glycosphingolipids containing a sialic acid in the structure, are remarkably decreased in the synovium...
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