Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) a cytokine has been shown to be the key player during the pathogenesis of several autoimmune inflammatory disorders (presumably sterile inflammation) including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Several studies have shown that TNF-α is mainly involved in the proinflammatory responses. However recent studies have reported multifunctional role of TNF-α during the development of RA. Therefore, in this article we have highlighted the distinct functions of TNF-α during pathogenesis of RA

Publication Title

Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology

Volume

4

Issue

10

First Page

937

Last Page

940

Comments

This article was published in Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, Volume 4, Number 10, 2013.
The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/abb.2013.410123
Copyright 2013 ©Ramanjaneya and Shashidharamurthy

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