Rheumatoid arthritis involves a systemic autoimmune response in genetically susceptible hosts, triggered by environmental factors like smoking and infections, which causes local joint inflammation, immune cell infiltration, and cytokine release.

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  Chronic Inflammation - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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• rheumatoid arthritis concept
• smoking concept