title: [Cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis. II. Anti-inflammatory cytokines].
abstract: In this review the role of anti-inflammatory cytokines in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis is presented. We describe their expression in synovial tissue, synovial fluid and in serum and correlation with disease activity. Special attention was paid to the possibilities of the alternative therapies modifying the balance of cytokine network, in the rheumatoid arthritis patients, towards anti-inflammatory state. Several such approaches have shown significant clinical benefits with mild side effects.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Reumatologii i Chorób Wewnetrznych Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku. klimp@amb.edu.pl
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Klimiuk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sierakowski
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007378:Interleukins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D007378:Interleukins; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta