Abstract Number: 1621 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Shift Towards Trans-Signalling Explains Relatively Low CRP Despite an Active Interleukin-6 (IL-6)/IL-6-Receptor (IL-6R) System in SLE
Background/Purpose IL-6 has been found increased in SLE, while CRP, which is directly stimulated by IL-6, usually remains low. We therefore analyzed the IL-6/ IL-6…