Cytidine deaminase activity, C reactive protein, histidine, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate as measures of disease activity in psoriatic arthritis.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
Cytidine deaminase activity, C reactive protein, histidine, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were measured in 36 subjects with psoriatic arthritis of varying disease duration and severity. Although cytidine deaminase activity may provide an integrated measure of synovial inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis, neutrophil accumulation in psoriatic plaques compromises this measure in psoriatic arthritis. Low histidine concentrations confirm that this amino acid provides a non-specific index of synovial inflammation. In psoriatic arthritis high C reactive protein concentrations seem to be associated with extensive joint destruction. In this study the erythrocyte sedimentation rate was found to be the best laboratory guide to clinical disease activity in psoriatic arthritis.
Medical subject headings
- Arthritis, Psoriatic
- Blood Sedimentation
- C-Reactive Protein
- Cytidine Deaminase
- Histidine