Serum adipokines and adipose tissue distribution in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. A comparative study.

Serum adipokines and adipose tissue distribution in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. A comparative study.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are inflammatory rheumatic diseases that may modify body composition. Adipose tissue has the ability to release a wide range of products involved in physiologic functions, but also in various pathological processes, including the inflammatory...

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Main Authors: ERIC eTOUSSIROT, Emilie eGrandclement, Beatrice eGaugler, Fabrice eMichel, daniel eWendling, Philippe eSaas, Gilles eDumoulin, cic ebt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Adiponectin
Body Composition
Leptin
visceral fat
fat mass
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00453/full

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