The S100A8/A9 heterodimer amplifies proinflammatory cytokine production by macrophages via activation of nuclear factor kappa B and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in rheumatoid arthritis.

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Published in Arthritis Res Ther on April 13, 2006

Authors

Katsue Sunahori1, Masahiro Yamamura, Jiro Yamana, Kouji Takasugi, Masanori Kawashima, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Walter J Chazin, Yuichi Nakatani, Satoru Yui, Hirofumi Makino

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.

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