Serum level of Adrenomedullin in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis; relation to disease severity

Abstract Background Adrenomedullin (AM) is a peptide which was suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis through its anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effect. AM was found to be elevated in some inflammatory rheumatic diseases as rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondyliti...

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Main Authors: Mervat I. Abd Elazeem, Aya B. S. Ahmed, Rabab A. Mohamed, Enas A. Abdelaleem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-04-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43166-021-00070-5