Rheumatoid arthritis : frontiers in pathogenesis and treatment /

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Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Description:xv, 581 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4334245
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Varying Form of Title:Subtitle from cover: New frontiers in pathogenesis and treatment
Other authors / contributors:Firestein, Gary S.
Panayi, Gabriel S. (Gabriel Stavros)
Wollheim, Frank A.
ISBN:0192629727 (hbk : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
committed to retain 20170930 20421213 HathiTrust
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Genetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 2. Epidemiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 3. Infection in Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 4. Experimental Models of Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 5. Examination of the Synovium and Synovial Fluid
  • 6. The Role of Macrophages
  • 7. The Role of T Lymphocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 8. Roles of Neurtophils
  • 9. Adhesion, Migration, and Cell Trafficking
  • 10. Fibroblastlike Synoviocytes: their intrinsic & modified phenotypes & their potential role in pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 11. Cytokine Networks
  • 12. Apoptosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Cause or Consequence
  • 13. Rheumatoid Factor
  • 14. Mehanisms of Joint Destruction
  • 15. Pain Mechanisms in Chronic Arthritis
  • 16. Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinical Picture and its Variants
  • 17. Extra-articular Features of Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 18. The neuro-endocrine axis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 19. Imaging, Dolores Kalden-Nemeth
  • 20. Outcome and Mortality
  • 21. Molecular Markers for Assessment of Cartilage Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 22. NSAIDS and Analgesics
  • 23. Systemic Glucocorticoids in Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 24. Methotrexate
  • 25. Gold, Antimalarials, Sulphasalazine and other DMARDS
  • 26. Intra-articular Therapy
  • 27. Combination Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 28. The Impact of Physiotherapy
  • 29. Occupational Therapy and Assistive Technology
  • 30. Is Diet Important in Rheumatoid Arthritis?
  • 31. Psychological and Social Aspects
  • 32. Patient education
  • 33. Non Drug Management of Chronic Pain
  • 34. Health Economics
  • 35. Large Joints and Feet
  • 36. The Hand
  • 37. Surgery of the Cervical Spine
  • 38. Medical Synovectomy (Synoviorthesis)
  • 39. The Design of Clinical Trials
  • 40. Anticytokine Therapy Including Gene Therapy
  • 41. Anti-T Lymphocyte Therapies
  • 42. Anti Macrophage Therapies
  • 43. Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinasesin Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 44. Small Molecule Inhibitors of Signal Transduction