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Elevated faecal calprotectin is linked to worse disease status in axial spondyloarthritis : Results from the SPARTAKUS cohort

Olofsson, Tor LU ; Lindqvist, Elisabet LU orcid ; Mogard, Elisabeth LU orcid ; Andréasson, Kristofer LU ; Marsal, Jan LU ; Geijer, Mats LU ; Kristensen, Lars Erik LU and Wallman, Johan K. LU (2019) In Rheumatology (United Kingdom) 58(7). p.1176-1187
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Objectives. To examine faecal calprotectin (F-calprotectin) levels and presence of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) and their associations with disease subtype and current status in axial SpA (axSpA). Methods. F-calprotectin and ASCA in serum were compared between consecutive patients with a clinical axSpA diagnosis, classified as non-radiographic axSpA (nr-axSpA; n = 40) or AS (n = 90), and with healthy controls (n = 35). Furthermore, standard axSpA outcome measures were compared between axSpA patients (nr-axSpA and AS combined) with elevated vs normal F-calprotectin, ASCA IgA and IgG, respectively. Results. Elevated F-calprotectin (≥50 mg/kg) was observed in 27% of nr-axSpA patients, 38% of AS patients and 6% of... (More)

Objectives. To examine faecal calprotectin (F-calprotectin) levels and presence of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) and their associations with disease subtype and current status in axial SpA (axSpA). Methods. F-calprotectin and ASCA in serum were compared between consecutive patients with a clinical axSpA diagnosis, classified as non-radiographic axSpA (nr-axSpA; n = 40) or AS (n = 90), and with healthy controls (n = 35). Furthermore, standard axSpA outcome measures were compared between axSpA patients (nr-axSpA and AS combined) with elevated vs normal F-calprotectin, ASCA IgA and IgG, respectively. Results. Elevated F-calprotectin (≥50 mg/kg) was observed in 27% of nr-axSpA patients, 38% of AS patients and 6% of controls. F-calprotectin was significantly higher in AS vs nr-axSpA [AS: geometric mean 41 (95% CI 32, 54) mg/kg; nr-axSpA: 24 (95% CI 16, 38) mg/kg; P = 0.037], and in each axSpA subtype vs controls. Overall, worse disease activity and physical function scores were observed among axSpA patients with elevated vs normal F-calprotectin levels, with significant differences regarding patient's visual analogue scale for global health, ASDAS using CRP, and BASFI (adjusted for age, sex, NSAID use, anti-rheumatic treatments, and CRP). ASCA titres and seropositivity (≥10 U/ml) were similar in nr-axSpA (IgA/IgG-seropositivity: 8%/26%) and AS (7%/28%), and clinical outcome measures did not differ between patients with elevated vs normal ASCA IgA or IgG, respectively. Compared with controls (IgA/IgG-seropositivity: 0%/17%), ASCA IgA was significantly higher in both axSpA subtypes, and IgG was significantly higher in the AS group. Conclusion. In patients with axSpA, gut inflammation measured by elevated F-calprotectin is associated with worse disease activity and physical function, and may be a marker of more severe disease.

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Ankylosing spondylitis, Calprotectin, Gut inflammation, Inflammatory bowel disease, Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, Spondyloarthritis
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Rheumatology (United Kingdom)
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58
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7
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Oxford University Press
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1462-0324
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10.1093/rheumatology/key427
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English
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  author       = {{Olofsson, Tor and Lindqvist, Elisabet and Mogard, Elisabeth and Andréasson, Kristofer and Marsal, Jan and Geijer, Mats and Kristensen, Lars Erik and Wallman, Johan K.}},
  issn         = {{1462-0324}},
  keywords     = {{Ankylosing spondylitis; Calprotectin; Gut inflammation; Inflammatory bowel disease; Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis; Spondyloarthritis}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{07}},
  number       = {{7}},
  pages        = {{1176--1187}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Rheumatology (United Kingdom)}},
  title        = {{Elevated faecal calprotectin is linked to worse disease status in axial spondyloarthritis : Results from the SPARTAKUS cohort}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/key427}},
  doi          = {{10.1093/rheumatology/key427}},
  volume       = {{58}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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