Impact of the Uncoupling Protein 1 on Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Adiposity is strongly associated with cardiovascular (CV) morbidity. Uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) increases energy expenditure in adipocytes and may counteract adiposity. Our objective was to investigate a connection between <i>UCP1</i> expression and cardiovascular health in patients wit...

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Main Authors: Lovisa I. Lyngfelt, Malin C. Erlandsson, Mitra Nadali, Shahram Hedjazifar, Rille Pullerits, Karin M. Andersson, Petra Brembeck, Sofia Töyrä Silfverswärd, Ulf Smith, Maria I. Bokarewa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/5/1131