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Inhibition of PCSK6 may play a protective role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Feb 2015
Wang Feifei, Wang Lin, Jiang Huiyu, Chang Xiaotian, Pan Jihong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 6 (PCSK6) in the synovial fibroblasts of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). PCSK6 is a proteinase implicated in the proteolytic activity of various precursor proteins and involved in the regulation of protein maturation. METHODS: PCSK6 expression was detected in the synovial tissue of 10 patients with RA, 10 controls with osteoarthritis, and...
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