Etanercept improved anemia and decreased hepcidin gene expression in a rat model of rheumatoid arthritis

Aim: Anemia of chronic disease is considered the most common extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The present study aimed to investigate the effect of etanercept (anti-tumor necrosis factor) on anemia and hepcidin gene expression in a rat model of RA. Method: Rheumatoid arthri...

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Main Authors: Maha Safwat Elsheemy, Amany H. Hasanin, Amal Mansour, Shereen Ibrahim Mehrez, Mohamed Abdel-Bary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332219308327