Substrates for phagocytes in joints.
This has not meant to be an exhaustive review; rather it has attempted to focus on areas of growing interest and of significance in the genesis of chronic arthritis. The situation can best be summed up by the factors indicated in the Table where it can be seen that in the pathogenesis of chronic arthritis we should constantly be thinking about the interplay between genetic and environmental or secondary factors.
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000276:immunology; D003094:Collagen / Q000276:immunology; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007372:Interferons / Q000494:pharmacology; D007596:Joints / Q000276:immunology; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008262:Macrophage Activation; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000494:pharmacology; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D008222:Lymphokines; D003094:Collagen; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D007372:Interferons; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases