title: Rheumatoid arthritis: stress affects rheumatoid arthritis, but via what mechanisms?
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5510 Nathan Shock Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Finan
authors.forename: Alex J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Zautra
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D002394:Catechol O-Methyltransferase / Q000502:physiology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D004703:Endocrine System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000503:physiopathology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; C588010:COMT protein, human; D002394:Catechol O-Methyltransferase
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