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Monoclonal Antibodies

Research results from M.A. Gonzalezgay and co-authors update knowledge of monoclonal antibodies

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 27th, 2008

According to recent research from Johannesburg, South Africa, " To assess whether obesity and systemic inflammation are potential determinants of circulating adiponectin concentrations and whether low adiponectin levels cluster with metabolic syndrome features that are previously documented cardiovascular risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We investigated 33 RA patients who were treated with the TNF-alpha antagonist infliximab, immediately prior to an infliximab infusion."

"Adiponectin levels were also determined immediatley after administration of an infliximab dose. Adiponectin concentrations correlated with age (R=0.465, p=0.008) and were higher in women...

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