... 1Research articleRole of resistin as a marker of inflammation in systemic lupus erythematosusKatarina Almehed, Helena Forsblad d'Elia, Maria Bokarewa and Hans CarlstenDepartment of Rheumatology ... Resistin is accumulated in inflamed joints of patientswith RA and has the capacity to induce arthritis in mice [11].There are also data indicating that resistin levels are inverselyassociated ... 507:105-108.24. Osawa H, Tabara Y, Kawamoto R, Ohashi J, Ochi M, Onuma H,Nishida W, Yamada K, Nakura J, Kohara K, Miki T, Makino H:Plasma resistin, associated with single nucleotide polymor-phism...