Glossary of Terms

Aggrecan is a type of protein known as a proteoglycan, which means it has several sugar molecules attached to...

An unfavorable change in the health of a participant, including abnormal laboratory findings, that happens during a clinical study...

The adrenal glands are small glands located on top of each kidney. They produce hormones that you can't live...

Adhesions are bands of scar-like tissue that form between two surfaces inside the body and cause them to stick...

The American College of Rheumatology has the following list of symptoms and other measures that doctors can use as...

An intracellular molecule that undergoes structural and functional changes in response to binding of cell membrane receptors by ligands....

The AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) provides free medications for the treatment of HIV/AIDS and opportunistic infections. The drugs...

Any of the plasma proteins whose concentration increases or decreases by at least 25% during inflammation. Acute-phase proteins include...

Acute cutaneous LE typically presents in the third decade of life and is frequently associated with active SLE. There...

The clinical study is ongoing (that is, participants are receiving an intervention or being examined), but potential participants are...