Apoptosis as a mechanism of action of tumor necrosis factor antagonists in rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 679-685

  Makrygiannakis, Dimitrios ^a   Catrina, Anca Irinel ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Mechanism of action; Rheumatoid arthritis; Tumor necrosis factor antagonists

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL; ETANERCEPT; FAS LIGAND; GOLIMUMAB; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INFLIXIMAB; PROTEIN BCL 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 2;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CELL MIGRATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84859476232     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.110974     Document Type: Review

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