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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 35, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/20587384211015034
Keywords
adipokines; adiponectin; autoimmune; rheumatology; leptin
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- Dept. of Medical and Surgical Sciences of the University of Foggia
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Adipokines have diverse effects on the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of rheumatological diseases. Different adipokines can either promote or inhibit the development and clinical course of these diseases. Further research is needed to fully understand the role of adipokines in rheumatological diseases.
We performed a systematic literature review to summarize the underlying pathogenic mechanisms by which adipokines influence rheumatological diseases and the resulting clinical manifestations. Increasing evidence display that numerous adipokines may significantly influence the development or clinical course of various rheumatological diseases. Despite the normal anti- or pro-inflammatory role of the cytokines, the serum level varies enormously in various rheumatological diseases. The expression of high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as leptin or visfatin, respectively in systemic lupus erythematosus and in rheumatoid arthritis, represents a negative prognostic factor; other adipokines such as adiponectin, broadly known for their anti-inflammatory effects, showed a correlation with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis. In the near future pro-inflammatory cytokines may represent a potential therapeutic target to restrain the severity of rheumatological diseases. Further studies on adipokines may provide important information on the pathogenesis of these diseases, which are not yet fully understood. The mechanisms by which adipokines induce, worsen, or suppress inflammatory and degenerative musculoskeletal pathologies and their clinical significance will be discussed in this review.
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