Elevated Plasma Monounsaturated Fatty Acids and Their Associations with Disease Activity, Adiposity, and Sex in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study
Higher plasma MUFAs in RA are associated with disease activity, adiposity, and sex, highlighting altered MUFA metabolism as a feature of RA and a potential target for metabolic intervention.
Authors
- Beatriz Y. Hanaoka
- Rachel M Cole
- Steven Pan
- Kristen Heitman
- Yang Mao-Draayer
- Martha A Belury
- Zhibo Yang
- Shalini N Swamy
- Aizhan Karabukayeva
Institutions
- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (US)
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- medRxiv
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.27.26344951
- Primary Topic
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Presbyterian Health Foundation
- Rheumatology Research Foundation
- Ohio State University
- University of Oklahoma
- National Institutes of Health
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center