Serum osteopontin negatively impacts on intima-media thickness in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Federico CarboneFranco DallegriFabrizio MontecuccoAlessandro PoggiFlavio Mariano NobiliFabio CacciapagliaAntonella AfeltraTiziano MoccettiBarbara M Colombo

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2019)

These results indicate that serum OPN levels were strongly associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with LES and it might be a useful CV biomarker that requires additional validation in larger trials.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular risk factors
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome