Metabolic Syndrome in Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Main Authors: Iván Ferraz-Amaro (Author), Carlos González-Juanatey (Author), Raquel López-Mejias (Author), Leyre Riancho-Zarrabeitia (Author), Miguel A. González-Gay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Insulin resistance is an essential feature of the metabolic syndrome that has been linked to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Understanding how inflammation arising in one tissue affects the physiology and pathology of other organs remains an unanswered question with therapeutic implications for chronic c...