作者: C. Plater-Zyberk , R. N. Maini , F. M. Brennan , M. Feldmann
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-76189-8_9
关键词: Immunology 、 Rheumatoid factor 、 Rheumatoid arthritis 、 Medicine 、 Interleukin 21 、 Inflammation 、 Autoantibody 、 Synovial membrane 、 Janus kinase 3 、 Immune system
摘要: The presence of autoantibodies such as rheumatoid factor (RF) in patients with arthritis (RA) prompted the concept that abnormalities immune system may be important development disease [70]. This turn led to intensive studies on cells involved and their interactions homing site local inflammation. In RA, synovial membrane is characterized by lymphoid aggregates, production cytokines secretion immunoglobulins, which a proportion shows autoantibody specificity (see Feldmann et al., this volume). fact, effectively functions an ectopic organ actively response.