because synovial fluid levels of the c3 anaphylatoxins , c3a and c3a desarg , are more than 7 times higher in patients with rheumatoid arthritis ( ra ) than in patients with degenerative joint disease or traumatic arthritis , we conducted a prospective study of plasma levels of c3 and c5 anaphylatoxins in 11 ra patients .
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