SERUM OSTEOCALCIN, BONE ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE AND CATHEPSIN K LEVELS OF PATIENTS WITH POSTMENOPAUSAL RA: CORRELATION WITH DISEASE ACTIVITY AND JOINT DAMAGE

BATMAZ İ., Cakirca G., Sariyildiz M. A., DİLEK B., METE N., Hamidi C., ...More

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.30, no.2, pp.397-401, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.397-401
  • Keywords: Bone Alkaline Phosphatase, Cathepsin K, Joint Destruction, Osteocalcin, Rheumatoid Arthritis, EARLY RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, NECROSIS-FACTOR, GLA-PROTEIN, MARKERS, TURNOVER, RESORPTION, ASSOCIATION, DESTRUCTION, DEGRADATION, METABOLISM
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To investigate serum levels of osteocalcin (OC), bone alkaline phosphatase (BALP) and cathepsin K in patients with postmenopausal rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to evaluate the relationship between these markers and disease activity and radiological joint damage.