Anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy improves insulin resistance, beta cell function and insulin signaling in active rheumatoid arthritis patients with high insulin resistance
Arthritis Research & Therapy2012Vol. 14(3), pp. R141–R141
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Ilias Stagakis, George Βertsias, Stylianos Karvounaris, Melina Kavousanaki, Dimitra Virla, Amalia Raptopoulou, Dimitrios Kardassis, Dimitrios T. Boumpas, Prodromos Sidiropoulos
Abstract
Anti-TNF therapy improved insulin sensitivity and reversed defects in the insulin signaling cascade in RA patients with active disease and high insulin resistance. The impact of these biochemical changes in modifying cardiovascular disease burden in active RA patients remains to be seen.
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