Monitoring of Peripheral Blood Leukocytes and Plasma Samples: A Pilot Study to Examine Treatment Response to Leflunomide in Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Main Authors: João F. S. Rodrigues (Author), Liziane C. M. da Silva (Author), Leia Cardoso-Sousa (Author), Douglas Carvalho Caixeta (Author), Debora D. Lückemeyer (Author), Alisson S. Henrique (Author), Jaqueline P. Pontes (Author), Lycia M. G. da Silva (Author), Juliana S. S. Macedo (Author), Pedro S. Carvalho Júnior (Author), Cristiane Silva e Silva (Author), Mahiba M. R. S. Martins (Author), Valério Monteiro-Neto (Author), Marcos A. G. Grisotto (Author), Anita M. R. Fernandes (Author), Juliano Ferreira (Author), João B. Calixto (Author), Robinson Sabino-Silva (Author), Elizabeth S. Fernandes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a painful inflammatory disease of the joints which affects a considerable proportion of the world population, mostly women. If not adequately treated, RA patients can become permanently disabled. Importantly, not all the patients respond to the available anti-rheumatic t...