Evaluation of periostin and factors associated with new bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis: Periostin may be associated with the Wnt pathway.

Servet AkarSadettin UsluDidem KozacıNeslihan KaracaHale BulbulEmine Figen TarhanMustafa OzmenGercek CanServet Akar

Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2017)

Our results suggest that periostin is down-regulated in AS patients with highly active disease and may contribute to disease pathogenesis through an interaction with Wnt signaling.

Keyphrases

ankylosing spondylitis
rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
stem cells
cell proliferation
systemic lupus erythematosus