Methotrexate inhibits rheumatoid synovitis by inducing apoptosis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1800-1808

  Nakazawa, F ^a   Matsuno, H ^a   Yudoh, K ^a   Katayama, R ^a   Sawai, T ^a   Uzuki, M ^a   Kimura, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Methotrexate; Rheumatoid arthritis; SCID mouse; Synovium

Indexed keywords

AURANOFIN; BUCILLAMINE; INDOMETACIN; METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCID MOUSE; SYNOVITIS; SYNOVIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MICE; MICE, SCID; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 0034897803     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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