Lipid metabolism and osteoarthritis: Lessons from atherosclerosis

Progress in Lipid Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-140

  Gkretsi, Vasiliki ^a   Simopoulou, Theodora ^b   Tsezou, Aspasia ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND REHABILITATION   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adipokines; Atherosclerosis; Lipid metabolism; Obesity; Osteoarthritis; Statins

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; ADIPONECTIN; ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; COLLAGENASE 3; COMPACTIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LEPTIN; LIPID; MEVALONIC ACID; ROSUVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

ARTHRITIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FOAM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID STORAGE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW;

ADIPONECTIN; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LIPID METABOLISM; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78650947739     PISSN: 01637827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2010.11.001     Document Type: Review

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