Serum chemerin levels: A potential biomarker of joint inflammation in women with rheumatoid arthritis.

Fabiola Gonzalez-PonceJorge I Gamez-NavaEmilio E Perez-GuerreroAna M Saldaña-CruzMaria L Vazquez-VillegasJuan M Ponce-GuarnerosMiguel HuertaXochitl TrujilloBetsabe Contreras-HaroAlberto D Rocha-MuñozMaria O Carrillo-EscalanteEsther N Sanchez-RodriguezEli E Gomez-RamirezCesar A Nava-ValdiviaErnesto G Cardona-MuñozLaura Gonzalez Lopeznull null

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Higher chemerin levels increased the risk of moderate and severe disease activity in RA. These results support the role of chemerin as a marker of inflammation in RA. Follow-up studies will identify if maintaining low chemerin levels can be used as a therapeutic target.

Keyphrases

disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic lupus erythematosus
ankylosing spondylitis
rheumatoid arthritis patients
oxidative stress
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
interstitial lung disease
high intensity
early onset
drug induced