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- Title
Endothelial progenitor cells in active rheumatoid arthritis: effects of tumour necrosis factor and glucocorticoid therapy.
- Authors
Grisar, Johannes; Aletaha, Daniel; Steiner, Carl W; Kapral, Theresa; Steiner, Sabine; Säemann, Marcus; Schwarzinger, Ilse; Buranyi, Barbara; Steiner, Günter; Smolen, Josef S
- Abstract
To study the effects of short-term intermediate dose glucocorticoid (GC) therapy in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPC), which are known to influence cardiovascular risk, and to elucidate mechanisms potentially responsible for the reduction of EPCs in patients with active RA.
- Publication
Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2007, Vol 66, Issue 10, p1284
- ISSN
0003-4967
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/ard.2006.066605