Evaluation of Potential Serum Biomarkers of Disease Activity in Diverse Forms of Vasculitis.

Alicia Rodriguez-PlaRoscoe L WarnerDavid CuthbertsonSimon CaretteNader A KhalidiCurry L KoeningCarol A LangfordCarol A McAlearLarry W MorelandChristian PagnouxPhilip SeoUlrich SpecksAntoine G SreihSteven R YtterbergKent J JohnsonPeter A MerkelPaul A Monachnull null

Published in: The Journal of rheumatology (2019)

We identified novel biomarkers of disease activity in GCA and EGPA. Differences of biomarker levels between diseases, independent of disease activity, were more apparent than differences related to disease activity. Further studies are needed to determine whether these serum proteins have potential for clinical use in distinguishing active disease from remission or in predicting longer-term outcomes.

Keyphrases

disease activity
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis patients
ankylosing spondylitis
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
preterm infants
human health
metabolic syndrome
climate change
gestational age