Abstract Number: 1164 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Four Types of Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystals Differentially Induce IL-1beta Production By Monocytes through ATP/Potassium Efflux/ROS Dependent Pathways
Background/Purpose: Monoclinic and triclinic calcium pyrophosphate (m- and t-CPP) crystals are the 2 types of CPP crystals observed in human joints. Frequently asymptomatic, it can…