Metabolic syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus: the connection

Volume: 15, Issue: 7, Pages: 765 - 775
Published: May 27, 2019
Abstract
Introduction: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is now recognized as a chronic proinflammatory and prothrombotic state that aggravates insulin resistance, oxidative injury, and cardiovascular risk. MetS is more prevalent in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a prototype of systemic autoimmune disease associated with premature atherosclerosis that cannot be accounted by traditional vascular risk factors alone. Dysregulation of the...
Paper Details
Title
Metabolic syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus: the connection
Published Date
May 27, 2019
Volume
15
Issue
7
Pages
765 - 775
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