[PDF][PDF] Relationship between serum RANTES levels and radiological progression in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with methotrexate
L Boiardi, P Macchioni, R Meliconi… - Clinical and …, 1999 - clinexprheumatol.org
L Boiardi, P Macchioni, R Meliconi, L Pulsatelli, A Facchini, C Salvarani
Clinical and experimental rheumatology, 1999•clinexprheumatol.orgMethods Twenty out-patients suffering from active RA entered a one-year open prospective
study on the effects of low dose MTX therapy. Plain radiographs of the hands and feet were
taken at study entry and at the end of the follow-up, and were compared for the number of
eroded joints. Serum levels of both CXC and CC chemokines were obtained before the
initation of MTX and after 6 and 12 months of treatment.
study on the effects of low dose MTX therapy. Plain radiographs of the hands and feet were
taken at study entry and at the end of the follow-up, and were compared for the number of
eroded joints. Serum levels of both CXC and CC chemokines were obtained before the
initation of MTX and after 6 and 12 months of treatment.
Methods
Twenty out-patients suffering from active RA entered a one-year open prospective study on the effects of low dose MTX therapy. Plain radiographs of the hands and feet were taken at study entry and at the end of the follow-up, and were compared for the number of eroded joints. Serum levels of both CXC and CC chemokines were obtained before the initation of MTX and after 6 and 12 months of treatment.
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