Abstract Number: 1397 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes In MMP In Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes Following Adipogenesis
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast-like synovial cells (FLS) play important roles in the disease progression of RA. FLS produce cytokines and chemokines that contribute to chronic inflammation…Abstract Number: 727 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adiponectin Promotes The Differentiation Of naïve T Cell To Th17 Cell and Aggravates Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To investigate a role of Adiponectin (AD) on the differentiation of naïve T cell to Th17 cell and bone erosion in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA)…Abstract Number: 599 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Serum Leptin and Adiponectin Levels With The Severity Of Proteinuria In Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: To identify the association between serum leptin and adiponectin levels and proteinuria secondary to lupus nephritis in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods:…Abstract Number: 2520 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Is Reduced in Obese Patients with Osteoarthritis and Regulates Leptin Responses in Chondrocytes
Background/Purpose: Leptin is an adipokine whose concentrations in circulation are proportional to body fat stores and body mass index (BMI). Initially leptin was discovered to…Abstract Number: 2289 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adiponectin Has Potent Anti-Fibrotic Effects Mediated Via AMP Kinase: Novel Target for Fibrosis Therap
Background/Purpose: Fibrosis in scleroderma is associated with transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling activation, collagen deposition and myofibroblast accumulation. Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) inhibits…Abstract Number: 2097 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adiponectin Is Associated with Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Autoantibody Positive First-Degree Relatives (FDRs) of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: While adiponectin is generally considered an anti-inflammatory adipokine, it has also been shown to participate in active RA in inflammatory, matrix-destructive and fibrotic processes…Abstract Number: 890 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of Adipocytokines in Osteophyte Formation in Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Obesity is an established risk factor in osteoarthritis (OA), but there is not much known about the interaction between bone formation and the so-called…Abstract Number: 480 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Etanercept Induces A Significant Decrease of Oxidative Stress and Osteoprotegerin Compared with Sdmard in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: TNF-inhibitors are known to decrease cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as compared with synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (sDMARD). However, mechanisms involved remain…Abstract Number: 43 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Amyloid A Level in Knee Osteoarthritis: Systemic and/or Local Production and Pro-Inflammatory Properties On Human Chondrocytes and Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease frequently seen in obese patients, but the relationship might be more linked to fat than to weight. A-SAA…Abstract Number: 13 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Visfatin/Nampt in Osteoarthritis: Sites of Production in Human Joints and Role of Its Enzymatic Activity
Background/Purpose: The role of cytokines produced by obese-derived adipose tissue, namely adipokines, in the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis (OA) is now well established. We recently suggested…