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Pulse methylprednisolone in rheumatoid arthritis: effects on peripheral blood and synovial fluid neutrophil surface phenotype.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Nov 1995
Youssef P, Roberts-Thomson P, Ahern M, Smith M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of a 1000 mg intravenous pulse of methylprednisolone (MP) on the expression of cell adhesion molecules on peripheral blood and synovial fluid (SF) neutrophils in rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: Fluorescent flow cytometric analysis was performed on peripheral blood neutrophils (n = 13 patients) and knee joint SF neutrophils (n = 7 patients) prior and at 4 and 24 h after MP....
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