Abstract Number: 1982 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Leptin, a Hypothalamic Signaling Hormone, Is Elevated in Fibromyalgia Patients
Background/Purpose: Leptin, a 16 kDa protein, acts on receptors in brain neurons, especially in the hypothalamus. It could affect the hypothalamic-pituitary axis and be involved…Abstract Number: 67 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Higher Levels of Pro-Inflammatory and Lower Levels of Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines Are Present in Fibromyalgia Patients
Background/Purpose: Abnormalities in the central processing of pain may play a role in fibromyalgia and cytokines could be targets for new therapies. We measured cytokine levels…
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