Synovial inflammation, immune cells and their cytokines in osteoarthritis: A review

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1484-1499

  de Lange Brokaar, B J E ^a   Ioan Facsinay, A ^a   van Osch, G J V M ^b   Zuurmond, A M ^c   Schoones, J ^a   Toes, R E M ^a   Huizinga, T W J ^a   Kloppenburg, M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Histology; Immune cells; Inflammation; Osteoarthritis; Synovial tissue

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CELL INFILTRATION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MACROPHAGE; MAST CELL; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVECTOMY; SYNOVITIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

CYTOKINES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MAST CELLS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84867887400     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: 15229653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.08.027     Document Type: Review

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