CV Lattes
ORCID
Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by sustained synovitis. Moreover, this disease is primarily characterized by joint pain, swelling, stiffness, and accompanied by skeletal muscle wasting. Patients with RA suffer from loss of skeletal muscle mass or rheumatoid cachexia, which includes wasting of skeletal muscle tissue. Although the mechanism for the …