Complex role of oestrogens in the risk and severity of rheumatoid arthritis in menopause

RMD Open. 2023 Jun;9(2):e003176. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003176.

Authors

Maurizio Cutolo^{1

2}, Emanuele Gotelli³

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology-Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy mcutolo@unige.it.
² IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
³ Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology-Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: autoimmunity; inflammation; rheumatoid arthritis.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Arthritis, Rheumatoid* / epidemiology
Arthritis, Rheumatoid* / etiology
Estrogens
Female
Humans
Menopause

Substances

Estrogens