Obesity is the main determinant of insulin resistance more than the circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Obesity is the main determinant of insulin resistance more than the circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients

ABSTRACT Background: Systemic blockade of TNF-α in Rheumatoid arthritis with insulin resistance seems to produce more improvement in insulin sensitivity in normal weight patients with Rheumatoid arthritis than in obese patients with Rheumatoid arthritis, suggesting that systemic-inflammation and ob...

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Main Authors: Jesus Castillo-Hernandez, Martha Imelda Maldonado-Cervantes, Juan Pablo Reyes, Nuria Patiño-Marin, Enrique Maldonado-Cervantes, Claudia Solorzano-Rodriguez, Esperanza de la Cruz Mendoza, Brenda Alvarado-Sanchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia
Subjects:
Insulin resistance
Obesity
Rheumatoid arthritis
TNF-α
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0482-50042017000400320&lng=en&tlng=en

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