In vitro effect of gold sodium thiomalate and methotrexate on tumor necrosis factor production in normal healthy individuals and patients with rheumatoid arthritis

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-114

  Yadav, Rajwardhan ^a   Misra, Ramnath ^a   Naik, Sita ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Gold sodium thiomalate; Methotrexate; Non steroidal anti inflammatory agents; Rheumatoid arthritis; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

AUROTHIOMALATE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHOTREXATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GOLD SODIUM THIOMALATE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; METHOTREXATE; MICE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0030804996     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0192-0561(97)00014-3     Document Type: Article

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