Nguyen, Thao; Hokstad, Ingrid; Fagerland, Morten; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Hollan, Ivana; Feinberg, Mark W.; Hjeltnes, Gunnbjørg; Eilertsen, Gro Østli; Mikkelsen, Knut; Agewall, Stefan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-25)
Background
The complement system plays an important role in pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and might be involved in accelerated atherogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The role of complement activation in response to treatment, and in development of premature CVD in RA, is limited. Therefore, we examined the effects of methotrexate (MTX) and tumor necrosis factor inhibitors ...