Serum endothelin-1 levels, radiographic and ultrasonographic evaluations, and clinical parameters in patients with knee and/or hand osteoarthritis

Atar M. O., ÖZÇAKAR L., Gencturk Z., AYTÜR Y.

JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION, vol.32, no.4, pp.549-554, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.3233/bmr-181326
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.549-554
  • Keywords: Osteoarthritis, knee, hand, endothelin-1, ultrasound, cartilage, CARTILAGE, CLASSIFICATION, PROTEOGLYCAN, RELIABILITY, VALIDITY, CRITERIA
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is one of the probable inflammatory factors stimulating cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis.