Serum levels of interleukin 6 and stress related substances indicate mental stress condition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 490-495

  Hirano, D ^a   Nagashima, M ^a   Ogawa, R ^a   Yoshino, S ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Interleukin 6; Mental stress; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN-6; LAUGHTER; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035094047     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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