Muntadher Abdulabbas Al-Hilo

From joint to artery: association of cathelicidin LL-37 and toll-like receptor 9 with inflammatory markers and atherogenic lipid indices in rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by persistent inflammation. This systemic inflammatory burden significantly accelerates cardiovascular disease (CVD), which remains the primary cause of mortality in RA patients....