Smoking Functions as a Negative Regulator of IGF1 and Impairs Adipokine Network in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Главные авторы: Malin C. Erlandsson (Автор), Roberto Doria Medina (Автор), Sofia Töyrä Silfverswärd (Автор), Maria I. Bokarewa (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objectives. Smoking is pathogenic for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) being tightly connected to the genetic and serological risk factors for this disease. This study aims to understand connections between cigarette smoking and serum levels of IGF1 and adipokines in RA. Methods. Serum levels of IGF1 and a...