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Table 1 Details of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and non-RA patients

From: Chemokine receptors in the rheumatoid synovium: upregulation of CXCR5

Patient (sex, age [years])

Diagnosis/pathology

Disease duration (years)

Medication

1 (male, 69)

RA

37

Auranofin, NSAID

2 (female, 41)

RA

23

NSAID

3 (female, 51)

RA

10

NSAID, analgesic

4 (female, 79)

RA

4

Methotrexate, NSAID, steroid

5 (female, 70)

RA

8

Penicillamine, steroid, NSAID

6 (female, 63)

RA + secondary osteoarthritis

39

Methotrexate, steroid, analgesic

7 (female, 33)

juvenile chronic arthritis

20

NSAID

8 (female, 66)

RA

38

NSAID, analgesic

1 (female, 50)

Articular cartilage damage

<1

NSAID, analgesic

2 (male, 44)

Meniscal tear

<1

-

3 (male, 42)

Meniscal tear and articular cartilage damage

4

-

4 (male, 60)

Meniscal degeneration

<1

-

5 (male, 52)

Articular cartilage degeneration

1

-

6 (male, 46)

Meniscal tear

<1

-

7 (male, 53)

Meniscal degeneration

<1

-

8 (male, 38)

Meniscal tear

1

Steroid

9 (male, 43)

Articular cartilage degeneration

<1

-

1 (female, 91)

RA

<1

Analgesic

2 (female, 56)

RA

<1

NSAID, steroid, methotrexate

3 (male, 67)

RA

 

-

4 (male, 67)

RA

4

Analgesic, NSAID, methotrexate

  1. Synovia were obtained from eight RA patients and nine non-RA patients.
  2. Monocytes/macrophages from peripheral blood/synovial fluid were obtained from the last four patients. NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.