Rheumatoid arthritis: Obesity impairs efficacy of anti-TNF therapy in patients with RA

Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2012 Nov;8(11):641-2. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2012.158. Epub 2012 Sep 25.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • News
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antirheumatic Agents / pharmacology
  • Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Insulin Resistance*
  • Obesity / complications*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha