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Ann Rheum Dis 2003;62:65-67 doi:10.1136/ard.62.1.65
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Evaluation of free and peptide bound collagen crosslink excretion in different skeletal diseases

  1. A Müller1,
  2. K Jakob2,
  3. G E Hein1
  1. 1Department of Internal Medicine IV, Rheumatology and Osteology, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
  2. 2Helios Hospital Erfurt, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Erfurt, Germany
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr A Müller, Department of Internal Medicine IV, Rheumalabor, 07740 Jena, Germany;
    i5admu{at}med.uni-jena.de
  • Accepted 7 May 2002

Abstract

Objective: To investigate urinary fractions of free and peptide forms of collagen crosslinks in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (n=50), osteoarthrosis (n=38), psoriatic arthritis (n=38) and in healthy volunteers (33 adults, 17 children).

Methods: Pyridinoline (PYD) and deoxypyridinoline (DPD) were measured by high performance liquid chromatography.

Results: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) all fractions of PYD and DPD were significantly raised compared with osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and healthy controls. PYD and DPD correlated with disease activity in RA. In RA the collagen degradation resulted in primarily peptide bound forms.

Conclusion: The correlation between total peptide bound or free collagen crosslinks in different chronic joint diseases varies; however, this variation does not allow for a reliable differentiation between inflammatory and degenerative joint diseases.

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