Straub, Rainer H

Anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody therapy favors adrenal androgen secretion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. [electronic resource] - Arthritis and rheumatism Jun 2006 - 1778-85 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0004-3591

10.1002/art.21826 doi


17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone--blood
Adrenal Glands--metabolism
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone--blood
Adult
Aged
Androgens--metabolism
Androstenedione--blood
Antibodies, Monoclonal--therapeutic use
Arthritis, Rheumatoid--therapy
Dehydroepiandrosterone--blood
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate--blood
Double-Blind Method
Estradiol--blood
Estrone--blood
Female
Humans
Hydrocortisone--blood
Male
Middle Aged
Prednisolone--therapeutic use
Receptors, Interleukin-6--immunology