Rheumatoid arthritis: some components of hemostasis and inflammation

Abstract

The review contains information about the physiology of the hemostatic system and its components and discusses the relationship of the hemostatic system to inflammation. It also describes the physiology of normal hemostasis, the interaction of platelets with endothelial cells and leukocytes, as well as with von Willebrand factor and the complement system and their role in rheumatoid arthritis.

Keywords

• blood coagulation system
• rheumatoid arthritis
• inflammation
• blood coagulation factors
• thrombosis
• venous thromboembolism
• complement
• cytokines