Regulation of TNFalpha and IL1beta in rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts by leukotriene B4.
Rheumatol Int. 2010 Jul;30(9):1183-9 Authors: Xu S, Lu H, Lin J, Chen Z, Jiang D Arachidonic acid metabolites, such as leukotriene B4 (LTB4), are known to play an important role in pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Apart from leukocytes, RA synovial fibroblasts (RASF) produce a broad array of inflammatory mediators to recruit, retain and activate…