Abstract

INTEGRATED STUDY OF BIOMARKER IN AMAVATA W.S.R. TO RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Dr. Ujwala Pawar* and Dr. Vidya R. Pandikode

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Abstract

Biomarkers are important for guiding the clinical and therapeutic management of all phases of rheumatoid arthritis because they can help to predict disease development in subjects at risk, improve diagnosis by closing the serological gap, provide prognostic information that is useful for making therapeutic choices and assessing treatment responses and outcomes, and allow disease activity and progression to be monitored. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease, symmetrically affecting the small joints. Biomarkers are tools that can be used in the diagnosis and monitoring of RA. Amavata described in Ayurvedic classics is similar to Rheumatoid Arthritis in various means.

Keywords: Biomarker, Amavata, Rheumatoid Arthritis.