Reduced skeletal muscle independently predicts 1-year aggravated joint destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Jian-Zi LinYin LiuJian-Da MaYing-Qian MoChu-Tao ChenLe-Feng ChenQian-Hua LiZe-Hong YangDong-Hui ZhengLi LingPierre MiossecLie Dai

Published in: Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease (2020)

Reduced skeletal muscle is an independent predicting factor for 1-year aggravated joint destruction, especially in remission RA. The importance of dynamic monitoring of skeletal muscle and muscle improvement therapy are worth exploration.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
systemic lupus erythematosus