Soluble CD30 in early rheumatoid arthritis as a predictor of good response to second-line therapy

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether serum levels of the soluble form of CD30 (sCD30) correlate with disease activity in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and may have prognostic value in predicting the response to disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs).

METHODS: The levels of sCD30 and C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured in the serum of 14 untreated subjects with early RA, before and during treatment with hydroxychloroquine, for a follow-up period of 8 months. At the end of the study, patients were also evaluated for their response to DMARDs.

RESULTS: An inverse correlation between sCD30 and CRP serum values was demonstrated at baseline, but not during the follow-up. Patients who responded to DMARD therapy had higher sCD30 basal levels than non-responders.

CONCLUSIONS: The evaluation of sCD30 serum levels in early RA may reflect the attempt by CD30+ T cells to downmodulate inflammation and may be a useful marker to predict a good response to DMARDs.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 38(1999), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 1282-4

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gerli, R [VerfasserIn]
Bistoni, O [VerfasserIn]
Lunardi, C [VerfasserIn]
Giacomelli, R [VerfasserIn]
Tomassini, C [VerfasserIn]
Biagini, P [VerfasserIn]
Pitzalis, C [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

4QWG6N8QKH
9007-41-4
Antirheumatic Agents
Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein
Hydroxychloroquine
Journal Article
Ki-1 Antigen

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.01.2000

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM105174491