Login / Signup

Impact of the body mass index on perioperative immunological disturbances in patients with hip and knee arthroplasty.

Simon Jasinski-BergnerAnna-Luise RadetzkiJanine JahnDavid WohlrabHeike Kielstein
Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research (2017)
The known wound-healing problems in obese patients and the osteoarthritis per se can be linked to the BMI. While obese patients exerted reduced peripheral NK cells and cytotoxic T cells (CTLs), IL-6 showed no involvement. However, the adipokine leptin strongly increased with the BMI strengthening its role as immunomodulatory molecule negatively interfering the functions of immune effector cells.
Keyphrases