Increased levels of amino terminal propeptide of type III procollagen are an unfavourable predictor of survival in systemic sclerosis

OBJECTIVE: Investigation of the impact on survival of inflammatory parameters (C-reactive protein, ESR), markers of immune activation (serum soluble IL-2 receptor, soluble CD30), and N-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen levels (PIIINP) in systemic sclerosis (SSc).

METHODS: In a prospective follow up study, clinical and laboratory data of 80 patients with SSc were evaluated. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox proportional hazards model were used. Eighty cases with SSc were evaluated. Female/male ratio was 8/72. The mean (+/-SD) age was 49.3 (+/-12.3) years, 16 patients died during our mean follow up of 58.1 months.

RESULTS: In the univariate analysis, the presence of a C-reactive protein level above 20 mg/l was an unfavourable prognostic sign (p<0.001). Increased level of PIIINP level also caused an unfavourable outcome of disease (p<0.001). Conversely, increased ESR, soluble IL-2 receptor, soluble CD30 levels, presence of anaemia, did not influence the prognosis. Male gender (p<0.005), diffuse cutaneous SSc, clinically significant lung involvement (p<0.001), kidney (p<0.0001), cardiac (p<0.05) manifestations including pericarditis (p<0.02) were unfavourable prognostic signs by univariate Kaplan-Meier method. Multivariate analysis by Cox proportional hazards model showed that the increased level of PIIINP (RR: 6.98), and presence of diffuse cutaneous SSc (RR: 5.14) were independent unfavourable prognostic signs.

CONCLUSIONS: An increased collagen metabolism unfavourably influences the outcome of SSc. This parameter may also be a potential candidate as a disease activity marker.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2005

Erschienen:

2005

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 23(2005), 2 vom: 10. März, Seite 165-72

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nagy, Z [VerfasserIn]
Czirják, L [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

9007-41-4
Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein
Journal Article
Peptide Fragments
Procollagen
Procollagen Type III-N-terminal peptide
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.07.2005

Date Revised 12.01.2017

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM155395742