Abstracts tagged "Adipokines and osteoarthritis"

Abstract Number: 2347 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Levels of Resistin Are Associated with Synovial Inflammation and Knee Structural Changes in Patients with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis
WEIYU HAN¹, Flavia M Cicuttini², Graeme Jones³ and Changhai Ding³, ¹Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, ²Monash University, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, Australia, ³Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Background/Purpose: Due to these sparse and inconsistent clinical data, our current study aims to describe the associations between serum levels of resistin, knee synovial inflammation…
Abstract Number: 2397 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detection of Changes in the Serum and Synovial Fluid Levels of Resistin during Flare Ups and Remissions in Primary Knee Osteoarthritis
Hassan Bassiouni, Rheumatology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Background/Purpose: Resistin is a secreted factor that is elevated following traumatic joint injury, causing matrix degradation and it releases inflammatory cytokines from articular cartilage in…