%0 Journal Article
%T Serum IL-6 correlates with axial mobility index (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index) in Brazilian patients with ankylosing spondylitis
%A Cristina F Rabelo
%A Henrique Luiz Staub
%A Laura Esteves Petersen
%A Mauro Waldemar Keiserman
%A Mois¨¦s Evandro Bauer
%A Talita Siara Almeida Baptista
%J Archive of "Open Access Rheumatology : Research and Reviews".
%D 2018
%R 10.2147/OARRR.S130176
%X Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic disease featuring axial changes, peripheral arthritis and systemic involvement. Proinflammatory cytokines are probably involved in AS pathogenesis. The relationship of circulating cytokines with instruments of AS evaluation is an open field of research
%K ankylosing spondylitis
%K cytokines
%K disease activity index
%K quality-of-life score
%K BASMI
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5933333/