Are obesity and rheumatoid arthritis interrelated?

Lior DarShmuel TiosanoAbdulla WatadNicola Luigi BragazziDevi ZismanDoron ComaneshterArnon CohenHoward Amital

Published in: International journal of clinical practice (2017)

Our findings demonstrate that obesity is significantly associated with RA. This finding underlines the role that obesity plays in inflammation and autoimmune conditions.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
oxidative stress
disease activity
multiple sclerosis
adipose tissue
ankylosing spondylitis
body mass index
interstitial lung disease
systemic lupus erythematosus