Cytokines and Joint Injury

Cytokines and Joint Injury edited by Wim B. van den Berg, Pierre Miossec.

The purpose of this volume in the Progress in Inflammation Research series is to provide the biomedical and clinical researcher with a state-of-the-art insight in the role of cytokines in joint inflammation and joint destruction. This is of relevance for better understanding of key processes in dise...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Berg, Wim B. van den (Editor), Miossec, Pierre (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2004.
Edition:1st ed. 2004.
Series:Progress in Inflammation Research,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Immunology.
Pharmacology.
Orthopedics.
Rheumatology.
Cell biology.
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Table of Contents:
  • The role of tumour necrosis factor in rheumatoid arthritis
  • The IL-1 family: the role of IL-1 and IL-18 in inflammation
  • Targeted IL-1 inhibition
  • Is IL-6 a therapeutic target?
  • The clinical use of anti-cytokine therapy in rheumatic diseases
  • Innate response cytokines in inflammatory synovitis: interleukin-15 and interleukin-18
  • IL-17 as a contributor to inflammation and destruction in rheumatoid arthritis
  • Cell-cell contact in chronic inflammation: the importance to cytokine regulation in tissue destruction and repair
  • The role of proteinases in joint tissue destruction
  • Receptor activator of nuclear factor KB ligand (RANKL) versus osteoprotegerin (OPG): the yin and yang of joint integrity
  • Cytokine regulation of bone destruction.

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