Interleukin 15 levels in serum may predict a severe disease course in patients with early arthritis.

BACKGROUND: Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is thought to be involved in the physiopathological mechanisms of RA and it can be detected in the serum and the synovial fluid of inflamed joints in patients with RA but not in patients with osteoarthritis or other inflammatory joint diseases. Therefore, the objec...

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Main Authors: Isidoro González-Álvaro, Ana M Ortiz, José María Alvaro-Gracia, Santos Castañeda, Belen Díaz-Sánchez, Inmaculada Carvajal, J Alberto García-Vadillo, Alicia Humbría, J Pedro López-Bote, Esther Patiño, Eva G Tomero, Esther F Vicente, Pedro Sabando, Rosario García-Vicuña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3248461?pdf=render