Abstract
IL-6/sIL-6R directly induced RANKL expression in RA-FLS and it is essential for RANKL induction by TNF-alpha and IL-17. Moreover, RANKL induction by IL-6/sIL-6R is mediated by the janus kinase/STAT signalling pathway.
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- Year
- 2008
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1635-1640
- Citations
- 346
- Access
- Closed
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- DOI
- 10.1093/rheumatology/ken363