TNF-alpha and IL-17 cytokine levels in Brazilian patients with ankylosing spondylitis after anti-TNF therapy

• Main Authors: Fernanda Formaggi Lara-Armi (Author), Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer (Author), Matheus Braga (Author), Joana Maira Valentini Zacarias (Author), Marco Antônio Rocha-Loures (Author), Janisleya Silva Ferreira Neves (Author), Ricardo Alberto Moliterno (Author), Ana Maria Sell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)- 17A/F levels in the serum of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients after anti-TNF therapy, in order to understand how these cytokines are involved in this therapeutic response. Forty-four AS patients...