rheumatic diseases/albumin

Serum albumin concentrations and albumin metabolism were assessed in 150 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and healthy subjects. Hypoalbuminemia was more marked in RA patients than in SLE patients. There was no correlation in RA patients between albumin

Serum antibodies reactive with streptococcal cell wall peptidoglycan (PG) and its peptide subunit (synthetic tetra-D-alanine) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), osteoarthritis and acute rheumatic

The transcapillary escape rate of albumin was measured in 27 consecutive patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases before and after 1 and 7 days of prednisone treatment in doses of 45 mg/day. The transcapillary escape rate decreased from 7.33%/h (range 5.11-9.55) before prednisone treatment to

Objectives: To examine the development and exacerbation of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD). Methods: We conducted a case-control study. Seventeen of 7013 patients with SARD fulfilling the criteria for

OBJECTIVE To determine the soluble thrombomodulin (TM) level in the sera of patients with systemic rheumatic diseases and to analyze its relationship with clinical and laboratory parameters in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS Serum levels of TM were measured by an

OBJECTIVE To critique Rudolf Virchow's medical school dissertation on rheumatism and the cornea and to determine whether it might have anticipated his remarkable career in medicine. METHODS Review of the English translation of Rudolf Virchow's de Rheumate Praesertim Corneae written in

OBJECTIVE To explore lupus nephritis (LN) patients' monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) and urinary IP-10 (ulP-10) levels, the correlation between each clinical activity index and rheumatism syndrome, thereby proving objective evidence for microscopic typing of rheumatism

The biological effects and cellular activations triggered by monosodium urate (MSU) and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (monoclinic: m-CPPD) crystals might be modulated by protein coating on the crystal surface. This study is aimed at: (i) Identifying proteins adsorbed on m-CPPD crystals, and the

OBJECTIVE To assess renal functional outcome at 10-21 years in 16 consecutive patients with rheumatic disease, treated with alkylating agents for secondary renal AA-amyloidosis, and to review management principles developed during 21 years. METHODS Renal function was assessed by S-creatinine and the

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP)/albumin ratio (CAR) and disease activity, quality of life (QoL), and physical function in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).