Polymorphonuclear leukocyte elastase levels in patients with Behçet's disease
| Autor: | Sevgi Bahadir, Orhan Deǧer, Asım Örem, Nurettin Akyol, Sermet Yildirmis |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Male Adolescent Neutrophils Eye disease Clinical Biochemistry Inflammation Behcet's disease Granulocyte Biochemistry medicine Humans Pancreatic Elastase medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry Behcet Syndrome Biochemistry (medical) Acute-phase protein General Medicine Middle Aged Gel electrophoresis of proteins medicine.disease stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Erythrocyte sedimentation rate Immunology biology.protein Female medicine.symptom Antibody Leukocyte Elastase business Biomarkers |
| Zdroj: | Clinica Chimica Acta. 236:129-134 |
| ISSN: | 0009-8981 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0009-8981(95)06033-a |
| Popis: | Behçet's disease is a chronic multisystem disorder characterized by a relapsing inflammatory process of unknown aetiology. The increased activity of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) in Behçet's disease has been intensively studied. PMN elastase, an acute phase reactant, was investigated to determine whether it may serve as a biochemical marker in Behçet's disease. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, protein electrophoresis, immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG, IgM), complement components (C3, C4) as well as PMN elastase were evaluated in 42 patients with Behçet's disease and 40 healthy subjects. The mean PMN elastase levels were found to be 244.2 micrograms/l (median 210 micrograms/l, S.D. 126.8) in patients with Behçet's disease and 44.3 micrograms/l (median 45, S.D. 19.2) in healthy subjects (P0.001). In addition, the mean PMN elastase levels were found to be 321.5 micrograms/l (median 300, S.D. 117.9) in the acute phase and 159 micrograms/l (median 162, S.D. 59.3) in remission (P0.001). It was concluded that PMN elastase may be a good biochemical marker for diagnosis and therapy control in patients with Behçet's disease. |
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