Lifestyle & SpA

Smoking cessation lessened effect of spondyloarthritis

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Smoking cessation was associated with lower disease activity, improved physical function and better quality of life in patients with axial spondyloarthritis, according to a recently…
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Obesity blunts TNFi response in axial spondyloarthritis

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MADRID – The finding adds a third reason why patients with newly diagnosed axial SpA should try to lose weight if they are obese (or overweight).
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Serum levels of leptin and high molecular weight adiponectin are inversely associated with radiographic spinal progression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: results from the ENRADAS trial

Previous research indicates a role of adipokines in inflammation and osteogenesis. Hence adipokines might also have a pathophysiological role in inflammation and new bone formation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The aim of this study was …
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