Increased circulating adiponectin is an independent disease activity marker in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study using the KURAMA database.

Increased circulating adiponectin is an independent disease activity marker in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study using the KURAMA database.

OBJECTIVE:To clarify the relationship among serum adiponectin, body composition, current disease activity and therapeutics of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional study in RA patients under treatment with agents including biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs...

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Main Authors: Hiroto Minamino, Masao Katsushima, Tamami Yoshida, Motomu Hashimoto, Yoshihito Fujita, Mirei Shirakashi, Wataru Yamamoto, Kosaku Murakami, Koichi Murata, Kohei Nishitani, Masao Tanaka, Hiromu Ito, Nobuya Inagaki, Shuichi Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229998

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