Cytokine network in the first 6 weeks of rheumatoid arthritis onset

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease mainly characterised by synovial hyperplasia and joint destruction. Although the aetiopathology of this autoimmune disease is not completely understood, it is known that it is associated with a misregulation of both the cellular immune system and the cytokine network. Nevertheless, little is known about the blood cytokine milieu in the first few weeks of RA. To determine …