Emerging role of leptin in rheumatoid arthritis

  • G Tian
    School of Health Management, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
  • J-N Liang
    School of Health Management, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
  • Z-Y Wang
    The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
  • D Zhou
    The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China

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公開日
2014-07-24
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  • https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model
DOI
  • 10.1111/cei.12372
公開者
Oxford University Press (OUP)

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<jats:title>Summary</jats:title><jats:p>Numerous studies have suggested the importance of leptin against autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), multiple sclerosis (MS) and psoriasis. To summarize our current understanding of the role of leptin in inflammatory responses and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a systematic review was conducted to assess the discrepancy of leptin in RA and its effect on immunity according to different studies. Recently, emerging data have indicated that leptin is involved in the pathological function of RA, which is common in autoimmune disorders. This review discusses the possible consequences of leptin levels in RA. Blocking the key signal pathways of leptin and inhibiting the leptin activity-like leptin antagonist may be a promising way for potential therapeutic treatment of RA at risk of detrimental effects. However, leptin was increased in patients with RA and may also regulate joint damage. Thus, more understanding of the mechanism of leptin in RA would be advantageous in the future.</jats:p>

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