Publikasi Scopus 2024 per tanggal 31 Mei 2024 (409 artikel)

Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with systemic bone mass loss due to stimulation of osteoclastogenesis and suppression of osteoblastogenesis through inhibition of Wingless (Wnt)/β catenin canonical and bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP) pathways by sclerostin. Our study assessed the correlation between tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and sclerostin with bone resorption markers C-terminal telopeptides of type 1 collagen (CTX) and procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (P1NP) in pre-menopausal rheumatoid arthritis patients. This cross-sectional study involved 38 premenopausal women with RA. Serum TNF-α, sclerostin, P1NP, and CTX level were examined by ELISA method. This study revealed high level of serum CTX (mean 2.74 ng/mL) and a low level of P1NP (median 34.04 pg/mL). There was a significant negative correlation (r = -0.388) between TNF-α and sclerostin levels (p = 0.016), as well as a significant positive correlation (r = 0.362) between TNF-α and P1NP levels (p = 0.026). There was a significant negative correlation between TNF-α and sclerostin, and also a significant positive correlation between TNF-α and P1NP in our study. © 2024 Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi. All rights reserved.