SERUM OSTEOCALCIN, BONE ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE AND CATHEPSIN K LEVELS OF PATIENTS WITH POSTMENOPAUSAL RA: CORRELATION WITH DISEASE ACTIVITY AND JOINT DAMAGE
ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.30, no.2, pp.397-401, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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
- 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.