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The Role of Serum Fucose, Protein Bound Fucose and Other Biomarkers in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis | ||
| Mustansiriya Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 16, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 56-61 | ||
| Author | ||
| Abbas Toma Joda | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that principally attacks synovial joints. Aims: To evaluate the status of serum fucose and protein bound fucose, anti-CCP, TNF-α and RF in serum of RA patients. Subjects and methods: The study has included 30 patients with early RA (with disease duration <1 year) (23 females+ 7 males) with age range (30-61) years and 30 patients with late RA (with disease duration >1 year) diagnosed according to the 2010 EULAR criteria (25 females, 5 males) with age range (30-60) and 28 healthy control individuals (22 females,6 males) with age range (30-55), who were age and sex matching with patients. Results: Levels of total serum fucose and protein bound fucose significantly decrease in RA patients than healthy control, while anti-CCP, TNF-α, RF, CRP and ESR significantly increase in RA patients than healthy control. Levels of total serum fucose, protein bound fucose & ACCP were not significant between three stages of activity in late & early RA patients. The level TNF-α & RF were significant only in very active cases in late RA, while not significantly in all cases of early RA. Positive correlation was found between ACCP & ESR in RA patients & early RA patients. Positive correlation found between TSF & PBF, negative correlation found between TNF-α & ESR in late RA patients. Positive correlation found between ACCP & ESR, CRP & ESR in early RA patients. Conclusions: This study illustrate that total serum fucose and protein bound fucose aid to diagnosis RA patient. Also Anti-CCP is a good & specific marker for diagnosis of RA,it is a good prognostic and as index test of severity. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Rheumatoid arthritis; fucose; protein bound fucose; Anti; CCP | ||
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