Pub. Date : 2013 Nov-Dec
PMID : 23981480
3 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
1 | Correlation between insulin resistance and serum ghrelin in non-diabetic ankylosing spondylitis patients undergoing anti-TNF-alpha therapy. | Ghrelin | tumor necrosis factor | Homo sapiens |
2 | OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether anti-TNF-alpha therapy (infliximab) administration alters circulating levels of ghrelin, an anti-inflammatory gastric peptide. | Ghrelin | tumor necrosis factor | Homo sapiens |
3 | CONCLUSIONS: In AS patients undergoing periodical treatment with anti-TNF-alpha monoclonal antibody-infliximab a link between insulin resistance and serum ghrelin concentration was observed. | Ghrelin | tumor necrosis factor | Homo sapiens |