Improvement in insulin resistance after short-term treatment with abatacept: Case report and short review

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1401-1402

  Ursini, Francesco ^a   Mauro, Daniele ^b   Naty, Saverio ^b   Gagliardi, Denis ^b   Grembiale, Rosa Daniela ^b  

^a University of Catanzaro Magna Graecia Campus Salvatore Venuta   (Italy)

^b Rheumatology Research Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abatacept; Rheumatoid arthritis; Tcells

Indexed keywords

ABATACEPT; ATENOLOL; CLONIDINE; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR; VERAPAMIL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TARGET CELL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTIGENS, CD28; ANTIGENS, CD80; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCONJUGATES; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867865385     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-012-2034-0     Document Type: Review

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