Sponsored Topics. Oaktown is a town in Busseron Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 608 at the 2010 census. Oaktown is located at 38Â°52â²17â³N 87Â°26â²25â³W / 38.87139Â°N 87.44028Â°W / 38.87139; -87.44028 (38.871331, -87.440163).
The pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis is mediated by an inter-related network of cytokines, proteolytic enzymes and prostanoids. IL-1, TNF-alpha, etc. are proinflammatory cytokines and are the central mediators in the disease.he pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis is mediated by an inter-related network of cytokines, proteolytic enzymes and prostanoids. IL-1, TNF-alpha, etc. are proinflammatory cytokines and are the central mediators in the disease.
Rheumatology (Greek ÏÎµÏÎ¼Î±, rheuma, flowing current) is a sub-specialty in internal medicine, devoted to diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases. Physicians who specialize in rheumatology are called rheumatologists. Rheumatologists deal mainly with clinical problems involving joints, soft tissues, autoimmune diseases, vasculitis, and heritable connective tissue disorders. Many of these diseases are now known to be disorders of the immune system. Rheumatology is increasingly the study of immunology. One of the major changes in modern rheumatology is the development of new drugs called biologics, or disease modifying agents, which can control severe disease more effectively.