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Neutrophil gelatinase levels in plasma and synovial fluid of patients with rheumatic diseases

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To examine the clinical significance of neutrophil gelatinase in rheumatic diseases, plasma and synovial fluid (SF) gelatinase levels were determined in 62 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 12 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), 18 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and 17 healthy controls. The gelatinase level was measured by enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA). The assay had a sensitivity of 1 ng/ml and a working range of 5–25 ng/ml. Gelatinase levels were significantly higher in the plasma of patients with RA and of patients with RA complicated by amyloidsis or vasculitis as compared to those of healthy controls. Moreover, the mean value of gelatinase in the plasma of patients with RA complicated by vasculitis was found to be significantly higher than that of RA patients without vasculitis. A significant increase in gelatinase concentration was also observed in the plasma of AS patients but not in the plasma of patients with OA. The concentration of gelatinase in the RA SF samples was much higher (18-fold) than the level of the enzyme in the plasma of RA patients. There was also a higher concentration of gelatinase (fourfold) in OA SF compared with OA plasma. The results suggested that circulating gelatinase may reflect some degree of neutrophil activation in patients with inflammatory arthritis, especially in those with RA complicated by vasculitis. However, the results did not allow a differentiation between chronic and acute inflammation.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Rheumatology, Spartańska 1, 02-637, Warsaw, Poland

    I. Sopata, J. Wize & S. Maślinński

  2. Rheumatology Clinic, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland

    A. Filipowicz-Sosnowska & E. Stanisławska-Biernat

  3. Policlinic, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland

    B. Brzezińska

  4. Department of Pathophysiology, Medical Academy, Warsaw, Poland

    S. Maślinński

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Sopata, I., Wize, J., Filipowicz-Sosnowska, A. et al. Neutrophil gelatinase levels in plasma and synovial fluid of patients with rheumatic diseases. Rheumatol Int 15, 9–14 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00286763

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