SIL-2R LEVELS IN RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS - POOR CORRELATION WITH CLINICAL ACTIVITY IS DUE IN PART TO DISEASE DURATION

Authors
TEBIB JG LETROUBLON MC NOEL E BIENVENU J BOUVIER M
Citation
Jg. Tebib et al., SIL-2R LEVELS IN RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS - POOR CORRELATION WITH CLINICAL ACTIVITY IS DUE IN PART TO DISEASE DURATION, British journal of rheumatology, 34(11), 1995, pp. 1037-1040
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
British journal of rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02637103
Volume
34
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1037 - 1040
Database
ISI
SICI code
0263-7103(1995)34:11<1037:SLIR-P>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The serum levels of soluble interleukin-2 receptors (sIL-2R) were meas ured in an attempt to determine whether they correlated with 'disease activity' in 59 patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. Our resu lts indicate that serum levels of sIL-2R do not permit patients to be classified as having active or inactive disease according to standard clinical indices. A correlation between sIL-2R and disease duration co uld offer one explanation for the current discrepancies found in the l iterature.