Disabling gene defuses rheumatoid arthritis in mice
Scientists studying mice have identified a gene that allows immune cells known as neutrophils to protect themselves from the inflammatory chemicals they secrete. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis showed that knocking the gene out in mice prevented the development of an arthritis-like disorder by making the neutrophils victims of their own damaging secret...New genes implicated in rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers continue to search for genetic clues into rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic inflammatory joint disease. While its specific cause is not yet known, RA has been linked to an inherited susceptibility. Interestingly, despite its strong genetic component, RA's occurrence among siblings seems to be random. In the quest to identify disease-specific gene expression profiles in p...Breakthrough developments in rheumatoid arthritis reported
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According to a new study,a common therapy for cancer may now provide relief for rheumatoid arthritis. Tumor growth in cancer patients is dependent on the growth of new blood vessels that cause cell proliferation. This ongoing angiogenesis supplies nutrients and oxygen to growing tumors and can be inhibited //by a substance called endostatin. The angiogenesis observed in tumor growth is nearly ide...Long-Standing Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated With Increased Cancer Risk
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a debilitating disease of the immune system has been associated with an increased risk of developing a cancer of the immune system known as lymphoma, but a clear relation between the use of NSAIDs //(nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) like aspirin and RA has never been satisfactorily established. To answer this query and many others like it, researchers i...Herbal extract aids in rheumatoid arthritis
Relief from Arthirits through Chinese therapy is effective. An ancient Chinese herbal remedy helps relives the painful symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. In China, an extract from a vine known as TWHF// (short for Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F) s long been used to treat arthritis and immune system problems. Now a study by researchers for the US National Institutes of Health provides scientific bac...New Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
A new study shows a novel new drug is beneficial for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The drug targets T cells and is the first in a new class of drugs to be tested for rheumatoid arthritis.// The drug is called cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4-IgG1 or CTLA4Ig. Preliminary research shows CTLA4Ig may be effective for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers fro...New Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
A new study shows a novel new drug is beneficial for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The drug targets T cells and is the first in a new class of drugs //to be tested for rheumatoid arthritis. The drug is called cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4-IgG1 or CTLA4Ig. Preliminary research shows CTLA4Ig may be effective for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers from...HealthTEST Rheumatoid Factor Assay
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Golimumab Demonstrated Sustained Improvement in Signs andSymptoms Of Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis With One-Thirdof Patients Achieving Disease Remission at One-YearMark BARCELONA, Spain, 14 June 2007 – One-year data show nearly75 percent of patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis(RA) receiving golimumab (CNTO 148) and methotrexate (MTX)experienced a...