Resistin Enhances Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Production in Human Synovial Fibroblasts and Facilitates Monocyte Migration

• Wei-Cheng Chen,
• Shih-Wei Wang,
• Chih-Yang Lin,
• Chun-Hao Tsai,
• Yi-Chin Fong,
• Ting-Yi Lin,
• Shun-Long Weng,
• Hsien-Da Huang,
• Kuang-Wen Liao,
• Chih-Hsin Tang

Affiliations

Wei-Cheng Chen

Ph.D. Degree Program of Biomedical Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Department of Orthopaedics, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Shih-Wei Wang

Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Chih-Yang Lin

Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan

Chun-Hao Tsai

Department of Sports Medicine, College of Health Care, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Yi-Chin Fong

Department of Sports Medicine, College of Health Care, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, China Medical University Beigang Hospital, Yunlin, Taiwan

Ting-Yi Lin

Department of Orthopaedics, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Shun-Long Weng

Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hsinchu MacKay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Hsien-Da Huang

Warshel Institute For Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China; School of Life and Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China; School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China

Kuang-Wen Liao

Ph.D. Degree Program of Biomedical Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

Chih-Hsin Tang

Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Biotechnology, College of Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan