@article {1901, title = {A comparative analysis of serologic parameters and oxidative stress in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: reply to Mishra and colleagues.}, journal = {Rheumatol Int}, volume = {33}, year = {2013}, month = {2013 Sep}, pages = {2445-6}, abstract = {

In chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, the progression of the disease is characterized by stress oxidative, inflammation, and elevated levels of cholesterol. In mevalonate kinase deficiency, an auto-inflammatory disease, the correlation between inflammation and cholesterol levels is opposite. The metabolic pathway that underlies the production of cholesterol is the mevalonate pathway; it is also essential for the biosynthesis of isoprenoids involved in the control of several cell functions. This divergence of cholesterol levels, associated with these two inflammatory disorders, is probably due to a different etiology, pathogenesis, and progression.

}, keywords = {Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Female, Humans, Inflammation Mediators, Lipids, Male, Osteoarthritis, Oxidative Stress}, issn = {1437-160X}, doi = {10.1007/s00296-012-2436-y}, author = {Girardelli, M and Bianco, A M and Marcuzzi, A and Crovella, S} } @article {3611, title = {Letter: inflammatory bowel disease, complementary and alternative medicine, and genetics.}, journal = {Aliment Pharmacol Ther}, volume = {35}, year = {2012}, month = {2012 May}, pages = {1110-1}, keywords = {Complementary Therapies, Female, Humans, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Male, Medication Adherence}, issn = {1365-2036}, doi = {10.1111/j.1365-2036.2012.05065.x}, author = {Bianco, A M and Vuch, J and Girardelli, M and Zanin, V and Marcuzzi, A and Crovella, S} }