Understanding the Role of the Complement System in Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Dara Rodríguez-González María García-González Fuensanta Gómez-Bernal Juan Carlos Quevedo-Abeledo Agustín F González-RiveroElena González-LópezJavier Gonzalo Ocejo-Vinyals Miguel Angel González-Gay Iván Ferraz-Amaro

Published in: The Journal of rheumatology (2024)

There is a positive correlation between the complement system and MetS among nondiabetic patients with RA. This association is independent of traditional IR factors.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet
adipose tissue
rheumatoid arthritis
polycystic ovary syndrome
skeletal muscle
type diabetes
uric acid
high fat diet induced
disease activity
cardiovascular risk factors
ankylosing spondylitis
systemic lupus erythematosus
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis