Serum analyses of tissue derived macromolecules and markers of inflammation in early rheumatoid arthritis. Relation to development of joint destructions in hands and feet
(1997) In British Journal of Rheumatology 36. p.1161-1165- Abstract
- SUMMARY
We have previously shown that serum concentrations of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) are increased early in
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who subsequently develop advanced large-joint destruction. A prognostic value for joint
damage of serum concentrations of hyaluronan (HA) is also suggested by previous studies. In contrast, serum concentrations
of bone sialoprotein (BSP) have not been useful for identifying patients with progressive large-joint destruction. In the present
study, we have examined the hypothesis that serum concentrations of these tissue-derived markers are of prognostic value in
RA for the development of radiographically detectable joint damage in hands and feet. Serum... (More) - SUMMARY
We have previously shown that serum concentrations of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) are increased early in
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who subsequently develop advanced large-joint destruction. A prognostic value for joint
damage of serum concentrations of hyaluronan (HA) is also suggested by previous studies. In contrast, serum concentrations
of bone sialoprotein (BSP) have not been useful for identifying patients with progressive large-joint destruction. In the present
study, we have examined the hypothesis that serum concentrations of these tissue-derived markers are of prognostic value in
RA for the development of radiographically detectable joint damage in hands and feet. Serum concentrations of COMP, HA
and BSP were quanti®ed in samples obtained from 62 patients within the ®rst year after onset of RA and were related to the
development of radiographically detectable damage in these joints after 5 yr. Neither the serum concentrations of COMP nor
of BSP at inclusion predicted joint damage in hands and feet after 5 yr, and the concentration of these proteins did not
change over the 5 yr period. However, the serum concentration of HA at inclusion correlated with the radiographic score at
the 5 yr follow-up (r= 0.425, P < 0.01), but was not a better predictor in this respect than the erythrocyte sedimentation
rate or C-reactive protein levels at inclusion. Thus, serum concentrations of the three studied tissue-derived macromolecules
were in this study not useful for identifying patients prone to small-joint destruction. (Less)
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- Fex, E ; Eberhardt, Kerstin LU and Saxne, Tore LU
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- RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, JOINT DESTRUCTION, feet, hands
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- British Journal of Rheumatology
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- 36
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- 1161 - 1165
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- Oxford University Press
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- 0263-7103
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