Conclusion: Our study demonstrated the differential associations of endothelial function/dysfunction biomarkers and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis. How and why this impairment occurs is not fully understood and ...

Conclusion: Ankylosing spondylitis patients are at risk for developing osteoporosis. In advanced disease, the lumbar BMD is misleadingly high because of paravertebral calcification and ossification. Therefore, it is more ...

Conclusion: We found that RA patients had lower sTWEAK levels and higher fetuin-A levels than the control group subjects. Furthermore, these two molecules were associated with each other. This study demonstrated that in ...