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To investigate the effects of prophylactic and therapeutic treatments with FK506 (tacrolimus), an immunosuppressive drug that specifically inhibits T cell activation, and methotrexate (MTX) on inflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-a, interleukin (IL)-1beta, and IL-6 levels in rat adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA).
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Medicinal Biology Research Laboratories, Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 2-1-6 Kashima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-8514, Japan.
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