Expression and regulation of cryopyrin and related proteins in rheumatoid arthritis synovium
Annals of the Rheumatic DiseasesPublished 22 October 2004
Sanna Rosengren, H M Hoffman, W Bugbee, D L Boyle
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It is suggested that enhanced cryopyrin levels in RA synovium are due to a greater numbers of tissue macrophages, and transcriptional regulation of cryopyrsin in a chronic inflammatory disease is demonstrated.
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These results suggest that enhanced cryopyrin levels in RA synovium are due to a greater numbers of tissue macrophages, and demonstrate transcriptional regulation of cryopyrin in a chronic inflammatory disease.
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