Proteus IgG Antibodies and C-Reactive Protein in English, Norwegian and Spanish Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
| Autor: | J Kjeldsen-Kragh, A. Collado, Gretchen J. Darlington, Alan Ebringer, O Forre, Taha Rashid |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Population Immunoglobulin G Arthritis Rheumatoid Rheumatology Internal medicine medicine Humans Fluorescent Antibody Technique Indirect education Proteus mirabilis Aged education.field_of_study biology Norway business.industry C-reactive protein General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Antibodies Bacterial Proteus C-Reactive Protein England Spain Rheumatoid arthritis Immunology biology.protein Female Antibody business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Rheumatology. 18:190-195 |
| ISSN: | 1434-9949 0770-3198 |
| Popis: | The distribution of Proteus antibody levels was compared in English, Norwegian and Spanish patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Using an indirect immunofluorescence method, the IgG antibody titre against Proteus mirabilis was measured in the sera of 27 English, 53 Norwegian and 34 Spanish patients with RA and divided into active and inactive disease groups according to the serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level (> or = 10 mg/l). Serum samples were also collected from 25 English, 30 Norwegian and 14 Spanish healthy individuals who served as controls. The levels of Proteus IgG antibodies were significantly higher in the sera of active RA patients (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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