Environmental pollution impact on the severity of some rheumatic diseases: a comparative analytical study on inflammatory and non-inflammatory samples
Heavy metals may affect VD synthesis, leading to hypovitaminosis D and secondary hyperparathyroidism in RA and FMS patients. Heavy metals play a key role in the pathogenesis of RA, FMS, and their disease activity.
Authors
- Adel Elbeialy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5034-8545)
- Hala M. El-Zomor
- Soaad El Sawy
- Rana Haddad
Institutions
- Al-Azhar University (EG)
- Al Azhar University (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Rheumatology
- Published
- 2024-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-024-00420-8
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.54