Rheumatoid arthritis: pathogenesis and therapeutic advances
- Published on 03/29/2024
- Reading time: 10 min.
Ying Gao1, Yunkai Zhang2, Xingguang Liu 3,4
1
Department of Rheumatology
Changhai Hospital
Naval Medical University
Shanghai
China
2
Naval Medical Center
Naval Medical University
Shanghai
China
3
National Key Laboratory of Immunity & Inflammation
Naval Medical University
Shanghai
China
4
Department of Pathogen Biology
Naval Medical University
Shanghai
China
Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the unresolved synovial inflammation for tissues‐destructive consequence, which remains one of significant causes of disability and labor loss, affecting about 0.2–1% global population. Although treatments with disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are effective to control inflammation and decrease bone destruction, the overall remission rates of RA still stay at a low level....
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