You have just di disorder that may affect many tissues and organs, but principal

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You have just di disorder that may affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks the joints producing inflammation and often progresses to destruction of cartilage and joints. Rheumatoid arthritis: extracellular release of lysosomal enzymes. Your patient has a Master of would like a biochemical explanation of how rheumatoid arthritis is affecting the cells of their hand so that they can put the disease into perspective. agnosed a patient with rheumatoid arthritis in their hands, a chronic, inflammatory Science in Chemistry, and s, What will you say?

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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease so a primer on immunity is necessary.When an foreign substance gets into the body,the immune system destroys the invader.The special cells which are the lymphocytes save the day.The T-cell lymphocytes identify the Invaders through their antigens.

Once these invaders are identified,the T-cells release chemicals called cytokines which trigger the B-cell lymphocytes to produce antibodies.The antibody invaders find the antigens and attach to them so that the white blood cells can destroy these invaders.But in RA the LYMPHOCYTES DON'T FUNCTION PROPERLY.

The biochemical picture of RA is as follows:

The symptoms of RA include bone errosion, fatigue,pain and swelling in the hands.This would be my biochemical explanation of RA to the patient.

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