Comparative study of symptoms and neuroendocrine-immune network mediator levels between rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy subjects

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 585-590

  Mukai, E ^a   Nagashima, M ^a   Hirano, D ^a   Yoshino, S ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endorphin; IL 6; Neuroendocrine immune system; NK cell activity; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ENDORPHIN; CD57 ANTIGEN; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; METENKEPHALIN; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

AFFECT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERLEUKIN-6; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0033808859     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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