Interaction of Osteoarthritis and Metabolism

Background: Obesity and metabolic syndrome are of increasing importance in the Western society. Both lead to changes in expression of adipokines such as adiponectin, visfatin or leptin, which can work as modulatory factors also in osteoarthritis (OA). Since OA is often accompanied by obesity, we [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
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