Ganglioside GM3 has an essential role in the pathogenesis and progression of rheumatoid arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder that principally attacks synovial joints, afflicts over 2 million people in the United States. Interleukin (IL)-17 is considered to be a master cytokine in chronic, destructive arthritis. Levels of the ganglioside GM3, one of the mo...

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Main Authors: Yukinori Tsukuda, Norimasa Iwasaki, Naoki Seito, Masashi Kanayama, Naoki Fujitani, Yasuro Shinohara, Yasuhiko Kasahara, Tomohiro Onodera, Koji Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Asano, Akio Minami, Tadashi Yamashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3387008?pdf=render