Gene Expression Analysis in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

ABSTRACT: Peripheral blood cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis before/after IL-6 inhibition The obtained conclusions on the change of each gene expression level before and after MRA medication were as follows. (1) In the case of IL-6, the specific time profile that the expression level dropped at day 21 and increased to some extent at day 42 was observed in 2 of 18 subjects. In other subjects, quite small change or small increase after day 7 was observed. (2) In the case of IL-6R as well as in IL-6, the specific time profile that the expression level dropped at day 21 and increased to some extent at day 42 was observed in 1 of 18 subjects. In other subjects, slow and small increase was observed in 6 of 18. (3) The ratio of mRNA expression level of membrane and soluble type of IL-6R showed m

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: TERAO KIMIO 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-12653 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress