The role of alpha-2-macroglobulin in pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis and system lupus erythematosus

We investigated serum levels of alpha-2-macroglobulin (α2—MG) and some of its complexes, namely α2-MG-plasmin (α2-MG— Pl) and α2-MG—IgG at a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) 2—3 degrees of activity (65 patients), a system lupus erythematosus (SLE) of 2-3 degrees of activity (30 patients) and 55 healthy don...

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Main Authors: V. N. Zorina, I. G. Kozlov, R. M. Zorina, N. A. Trofimenko, T. S. Chirikova, N. A. Zorin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Siberian State Medical University (Tomsk) 2010-10-01
Series:Bûlleten' Sibirskoj Mediciny
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Online Access:https://bulletin.tomsk.ru/jour/article/view/1656