Abstract Number: 902 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evidence for Inhibition of Osteoclastogenesis By Cytomegalovirus Infection: Implication in RA Bone Erosion and Identification of a Cellular Protein As a Therapeutic Target
Background/Purpose: Exacerbated differentiation of monocytes into osteoclasts (OC) contributes to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) resulting in severe bone erosion and functional damage. Osteoclastogenesis…