Serum Resistin in Lean Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Does it correlate with disease activity and radiological joint damage?
Shahba, A., Esheba, N., Mahgoub, F., Ghoname, N. (2015). Serum Resistin in Lean Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Does it correlate with disease activity and radiological joint damage?. EKB Journal Management System, 3(2), 121-126. doi: 10.21608/ejrci.2015.9301
Abeer Shahba; Noha Esheba; Fawkia Mahgoub; Naglaa Ghoname. "Serum Resistin in Lean Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Does it correlate with disease activity and radiological joint damage?". EKB Journal Management System, 3, 2, 2015, 121-126. doi: 10.21608/ejrci.2015.9301
Shahba, A., Esheba, N., Mahgoub, F., Ghoname, N. (2015). 'Serum Resistin in Lean Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Does it correlate with disease activity and radiological joint damage?', EKB Journal Management System, 3(2), pp. 121-126. doi: 10.21608/ejrci.2015.9301
Shahba, A., Esheba, N., Mahgoub, F., Ghoname, N. Serum Resistin in Lean Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Does it correlate with disease activity and radiological joint damage?. EKB Journal Management System, 2015; 3(2): 121-126. doi: 10.21608/ejrci.2015.9301

Serum Resistin in Lean Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Does it correlate with disease activity and radiological joint damage?

Egyptian Journal of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Article 4, Volume 3, Issue 2, July 2015, Page 121-126  XML PDF (133.05 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejrci.2015.9301
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Authors
Abeer Shahba1; Noha Esheba1; Fawkia Mahgoub2; Naglaa Ghoname2
1Departments of Internal Medicine, Tanta University; Egypt
2Departments of Microbiology, Tanta University; Egypt
Abstract
Objective: Determination of whether serum resistin in lean rheumatoid arthritis patients correlates with disease activity and radiological joint damage or not. Subjects and Methods: 75 subjects were included; 25 patients diagnosed with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 25 patients with inactive RA, and 25 healthy individuals served as control. All were subjected to history taking, clinical examination, routine laboratory investigations and determination of serum resistin level. Plain X-ray of both hands and feet for RA patients and assessed according to Larsen score. Results: There was a significant increase in serum resistin level in active RA when compared to inactive RA and controls. Resistin also showed a significant positive correlation with DAS 28 score, ESR, CRP, RF, anti CCP, TC, TG, LDL, but the correlation with Larsen score was not significant. Conclusion: There is association between serum resistin level and disease activity, suggesting that it may be useful in evaluating RA disease activity.
Keywords
Resistin; Rheumatoid Arthritis
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