The correlation of insulin resistance with serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Onde M. E., Top C., Oncul O.

ENDOCRINOLOGIST, cilt.18, sa.4, ss.178-181, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/ten.0b013e31817ffea2
  • Dergi Adı: ENDOCRINOLOGIST
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.178-181
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to assess the acute insulin response and insulin sensitivity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. We also examined the correlation of serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) levels with insulin resistance and impaired acute insulin response.