Changes in Serum Cytokines May Predict Therapeutic Efficacy of Tofacitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 2

Associations between baseline serum levels of cytokines and clinical parameters.

	ESR	CRP	HAQ-DI	VAS	DAS28	RF	ACPA
IFN-γ
	IL-6
IL-17
	IL-35
TNF-α

Abbreviations: IL: interleukin; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reaction protein; HAQ-DI: Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index; VAS: visual analogue scale; DAS28: disease activity score in 28 joints based on erythrocyte sedimentation rate; RF: rheumatoid factor; ACPAs: anticyclic citrullinated protein antibodies.