The chronic anaemia of rheumatoid arthritis: iron banking or blocking?
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Fitzsimons, Edward J; Sturrock, Roger D
- Source
- Lancet. 11/30/2002, Vol. 360 Issue 9347, p1713. 2p.
- Subject
- *ANEMIA
*RHEUMATOID arthritis
*IRON deficiency anemia
*TUMOR necrosis factors
*MEDICAL research
- Language
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
Provides commentary on the connection between chronic anaemia in rheumatoid arthritis and iron deficiency resulting from gastrointestinal blood loss. Study by H. Papadaki et al in which they identify a key role for tumor necrosis factor alpha in the cytokine-medicated impairment of bone-marrow cultures; Details of the study; How much tumor necrosis factor alpha contributes to anaemia of chronic disease in rheumatoid arthritis.