RHAMM induces progression of rheumatoid arthritis by enhancing the functions of fibroblast-like synoviocytes

Abstract Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and refractory autoimmune joint disease. Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) produce inflammatory cytokines and are involved in the migration and invasion of panuus tissue, which leads to the destruction of joints in RA. Receptor for hyaluron...

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Main Authors: Jing Wu, Yuan Qu, Yu-Ping Zhang, Jia-Xin Deng, Qing-Hong Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-018-2370-6