Autoimmune response in cartilage-delivered peptides in a patient with osteoarthritis.docVIP

Arthritis Research Therapy Vol 6 No 1 Nishioka Commentary Autoimmune response in cartilage-delivered peptides in a patient with osteoarthritis Kusuki Nishioka Arthritis Research Centre, Institute of Medicine, St Marianna University, Kawasaki, Japan Corresponding author: Kusuki Nishioka (e-mail: k4nishi@marianna-u.ac.jp) Received: 7 Jul 2003 Accepted: 22 Oct 2003 Published: 5 Dec 2003 Arthritis Res Ther 2004, 6:6-7 (DOI 10.1186/ar1025) ? 2004 BioMed Central Ltd (Print ISSN 1478-6354; Online ISSN 1478-6362) Abstract Whatever the initiating factor of osteoarthritis (OA), the process ul