Arthritis Research & Therapy

official impact factor 4.36

This article is part of the supplement: Basic science, rationale, background and future of abatacept

Highly Access

The evolving clinical profile of abatacept (CTLA4–Ig): a novel co-stimulatory modulator for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Eric M Ruderman* and Richard M Pope

Arthritis Research & Therapy 2005, 7(Suppl 2):S21-S25 doi:10.1186/ar1688

Accesses  

  • Last 30 days: 90 accesses
  • Last year: 883 accesses
  • All time: 11815 accesses

Cited by

BioMed Central: 4 citations

Review   Free Highly Accessed

Recent developments in the immunobiology of rheumatoid arthritis

Anna K Andersson, Ching Li, Fionula M Brennan Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:204 (14 March 2008)

Research article   Open Access

Arthritis suppression by NADPH activation operates through an interferon-β pathway

Peter Olofsson, Annika Nerstedt, Malin Hultqvist, Elisabeth C Nilsson, Sofia Andersson, Anna Bergelin, Rikard Holmdahl BMC Biology 2007, 5:19 (9 May 2007)

In arthritis-susceptible rats, a natural alcohol, phytol, protects against arthritis by boosting NADPH oxidase via an interferon-beta associated pathway, in contrast to the interferon-gamma regulation of the immune system that drives arthritis progression.

Review   Free Highly Accessed

Modulating co-stimulation: a rational strategy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis?

Vivianne Malmström, Christina Trollmo, Lars Klareskog Arthritis Research & Therapy 2005, 7(Suppl 2):S15-S20 (16 March 2005)

Introduction   Free

The science of rheumatoid arthritis: a prelude

Josef S Smolen Arthritis Research & Therapy 2005, 7(Suppl 2):S1-S3 (16 March 2005)