Abstract Number: 2410 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects Of Leptin and Adiponectin On Proliferation and Activation Were Are Significantly Increased In CD4+ T Cells From Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: In vitro and in vivo studies suggest that leptin and adiponectin are involved in the development of inflammation in RA patients. Previous findings by…Abstract Number: 950 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes In Circulating Visfatin Levels By Different Anti-Rheumatic Treatments: A Comparison Among Synthetic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs, Tumor Necrosis Factor Blockade and B-Cell Depletion For Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Visfatin is an insulin mimetic adipokine that has been originally described as a pre-B cell colony-enhancing factor. Association between elevated visfatin levels, disease activity…Abstract Number: 443 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 5 Exerts the Anti-Inflammatory Role in Rheumatoid Arthritis Via Down-Regulation of c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase
Background/Purpose: Secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (Sfrp5) is a novel adipokine that has beneficial effects on metabolic dysfunction by controlling inflammatory cells within adipose tissue. Sfrp5…Abstract Number: 2122 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma chemerin as a Useful Marker for Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Chemerin is an adipokine that is linked to adipogenesis and chemotaxis of the innate immune system. It is expressed on macrophage, dendritic cells, and…
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