Galectin-1, -4, and -7 Were Associated with High Activity of Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Kamila de Melo VilarMichelly Cristiny PereiraAndréa Tavares DantasMoacyr Jesus Barreto de Melo RêgoIvan da Rocha PittaClaudia Diniz Lopes MarquesRafaela Silva Guimaraes GonçalvesLaurindo Ferreira da Rocha JúniorÂngela Luzia Branco Pinto DuarteMaira Galdino da Rocha PittaPublished in: Autoimmune diseases (2019)
Our results show for the first time the relationship between serum levels of galectin and the clinical parameters of patients with RA. Demonstrating their role in pathogenesis, new studies with galectins are needed to assess how they function as a biomarker in RA.