Resistin in inflammatory and degenerative rheumatologic diseases: Relationship between resistin and rheumatoid arthritis disease progression

Resistin in inflammatory and degenerative rheumatologic diseases Relationship between resistin and rheumatoid arthritis disease progression

Aims of the study To assess and compare resistin levels in the serum and synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA; an inflammatory rheumatologic disease) and osteoarthritis (OA; a degenerative rheumatologic disease) and to study the relationship between resistin levels and prognostic...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie Vol. 72; no. 6; pp. 594 - 600
Main Authors: Fadda, S.M.H., Gamal, S.M., Elsaid, N.Y., Mohy, A.M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-08-2013
Subjects:
Adult
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - blood
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - diagnosis
Biomarkers - blood
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Immunology
Internal Medicine
Laboratory Medicine
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Originalien
Orthopedics
Osteoarthritis - blood
Osteoarthritis - diagnosis
Reproducibility of Results
Resistin - blood
Rheumatology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Synovial Fluid - metabolism
Synovial fluid
Rheumatoid factor
Rheumatoide Arthritis
Synovialflüssigkeit
Serum
Adipokines
Osteoarthritis
Resistin
Krankheitsprogression
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Summary:Aims of the study To assess and compare resistin levels in the serum and synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA; an inflammatory rheumatologic disease) and osteoarthritis (OA; a degenerative rheumatologic disease) and to study the relationship between resistin levels and prognostic factors of RA disease progression. Patients and methods This study included a total of 50 patients: 25 with RA and 25 with OA. Full case history was documented for all patients and all underwent a thorough clinical examination and laboratory testing. Body mass index (BMI) values were also calculated. Radiographs were made of OA patients’ knees and RA patients’ hands. Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) was calculated for RA patients. Serum and synovial fluid samples were obtained from the effused knees of all patients and tested for resistin level. Results Serum resistin levels were higher in RA patients than in those with OA (p < 0.01). Synovial fluid resistin levels were also higher in RA than OA patients (p < 0.001). While serum resistin levels correlated with Larsen score and total leukocyte count (TLC), synovial fluid resistin levels correlated with rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) levels in addition to Larsen score and TLC. Conclusion Resistin levels were found to be higher in the serum and synovial fluid of RA patients than in those with OA. This may suggest a role for resistin in inflammatory rheumatologic diseases. The observed statistically significant correlation between synovial fluid resistin levels and RF, ACPA and Larsen score may suggest that high synovial fluid resistin levels can be considered a poor prognostic factor for RA progression. However, further studies employing a larger cohort of patients are needed to confirm the relevance of resistin as a prognostic marker in RA patients.
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ISSN:0340-1855
1435-1250
DOI:10.1007/s00393-013-1146-5