Relationship between interleukin-6 (IL-6) and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis hormones in rheumatoid arthritis

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

Volumn 59, Issue , 2000, Pages II75-II79

  Mastorakos, G ^a   Ilias, I ^a  

^a NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

HPA axis; Interleukin 6; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sarcoidosis; Sjogren s syndrome; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; PATHOGENESIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERLEUKIN-6; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0033773859     PISSN: 03401855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003930070023     Document Type: Article

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