Correlation of IL-6 with the classical humoral disease activity parameters ESR and CRP and with serum cortisol, reflecting the activity of the HPA axis in active rheumatoid arthritis

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2000, Pages

  Boss, B ^a   Neeck, G ^a  

^a KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; CRP; IL 6; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERLEUKIN-6; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0033773684     PISSN: 03401855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003930070020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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