Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease, which causes
synovial damage. Persistence of lymphocyte infiltrates in the rheumatoid synovium has been …

Rheumatoid arthritis affects nearly 1% of the world's population and is a debilitating
autoimmune condition that can result in joint destruction. During the past decade …

Although the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is currently unknown, the disease is
mediated by chronic inflammation within the joint, characterized by leukocyte recruitment …

Apoptosis is an evolutionarily conserved, multistep process by which the cell undergoes an
orderly demise. In contrast to cells undergoing necrosis, the contents of those undergoing …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the synovial joints that
affects~ 1% of the human population. Joint swelling and bone erosion, hallmarks of RA …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory synovitis that is dominated by the
presence of macrophages, lymphocytes and synovial fibroblasts, which leads to the …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that results in both
local and systemic bone erosion, causing significant joint deformities and functional …

Because peripheral blood mononuclear cells play an important role in the perpetuation of
the autoimmune process in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and because the maintenance of these …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease, which results in inflammation of
the synovial lining and destruction of the adjacent bone and cartilage. Synovial …

Fas-mediated apoptosis is observed in synoviocytes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
(RA). This process may be involved in the pathophysiology of RA. We have recently found …