CCL5 and rheumatoid arthritis: To address this issue, we investigated whether basal and pro-inflammatory cytokine (IL-1β)-triggered release of adipocytokines (TNF, IL-6, IL-10, IL-1Ra, TGFβ, CCL2/MCP-1, CCL5/RANTES, MMP-3) from subcutaneous (ScAT) and intraarticular (AAT) adipose tissues of RA and OA patients mirror differences between these diseases in an intensity of systemic and local inflammation.