Circadian relationships between interleukin (IL)-6 and hypothalamic- pituitary-adrenal axis hormones: Failure of IL-6 to cause sustained hypercortisolism in patients with early untreated rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1279-1283

  Crofford, Leslie J ^a,d   Kalogeras, Konstantine T ^a,c,e   Mastorakos, George ^b   Magiakou, Maria Alexandra ^b   Wells, Jana ^a   Kanik, Keith S ^a   Gold, Philip W ^c   Chrousos, George P ^b   Wilder, Ronald L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0030936387     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.4.3852     Document Type: Article

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