Open AccessADIPOKINES BETWEEN OBESITY AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
Author(s) -
Mihaela-Aicolau,
Bucharest Pharmacy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
romanian journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6086
pISSN - 1843-0791
DOI - 10.37897/rjr.2015.1.2
Subject(s) - adipokine , osteoarthritis , white adipose tissue , adipose tissue , endocrine system , medicine , obesity , bioinformatics , leptin , pathology , biology , hormone , alternative medicine
WAT (white adipose tissue) is considered nowadays a real endocrine organ, which releases an increased number of biomarkers, known as adipokines. These ones have been closely examined during the last decade, as they play an important role in the cartilage homeostasis and they can serve the early diagnosis and the treatment of osteoarthritis.