High levels of natural killer cells are associated with response to tocilizumab in patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis

Cutting Edge: Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Inhibits Memory B Lymphocytes via Effects on Lymphoid Germinal Centers and Follicular Dendritic Cell Networks

(2014) J. H. Anolik et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

A significantly impaired natural killer cell activity due to a low activity on a per-cell basis in rheumatoid arthritis

(2014) Toshiyuki Aramaki et al.   Modern Rheumatology

Consensus statement on blocking the effects of interleukin-6 and in particular by interleukin-6 receptor inhibition in rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions

(2012) Josef S Smolen et al.   ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES

Bi(o)communications among peripheral blood fractions: A focus on NK and NKT cell biology in rheumatoid arthritis

(2012) Ashish Aggarwal et al.   AUTOIMMUNITY

IL-6 activates STAT5 in T cells

(2012) Aurélie Jeanne Tormo et al.   CYTOKINE

In vivo effects of the anti-interleukin-6 receptor inhibitor tocilizumab on the B cell compartment

(2011) Petra Roll et al.   ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

CD4+CD25highCD127low/- Treg Cell Frequency from Peripheral Blood Correlates with Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

(2011) SHIN-YA KAWASHIRI et al.   JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY

The Th17/Treg imbalance and cytokine environment in peripheral blood of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

(2011) Wenhong Wang et al.   RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Classification of rheumatoid arthritis: Comparison of the 1987 American College of Rheumatology criteria and the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism criteria

(2010) M. P. M. van der Linden et al.   ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

Numbers of CD25+Foxp3+ T cells that lack the IL-7 receptor are increased intra-articularly and have impaired suppressive function in RA patients

(2010) J. A. G. van Roon et al.   RHEUMATOLOGY

Impaired differentiation and cytotoxicity of natural killer cells in systemic lupus erythematosus

(2009) Yong-Wook Park et al.   ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

CD56brightnatural killer (NK) cells: an important NK cell subset

(2008) Aurélie Poli et al.   IMMUNOLOGY