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SERUM MRP 8/14 LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic inflammatory joint disease in childhood with prevalence one in 1000 children. Assessment of disease activity in children with JIA includes measurement of laboratory parameters of inflammation such as the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or C-reactive protein (CRP). Recently, the levels of the pro-inflammatory S100 proteins, S100A8/9 (also known as calprotectin or myeloid-related protein (MRP) 8/14), in serum have been shown to correlate well with active joint count and with response to treatment.

BACKGROUND:

Samples were collected from 32 patients (23 girls and 9 boys) fulfilling the ILAR criteria for JIA (19 oligoarthritis, 13 polyarthritis) with a median age of 7,98 yrs. The groups were further subdivided according to time of diagnosis and course of disease. MRP 8/14 was measured by Bhlmann MRP8/14 Calprotectin ELISA kit (Bhlmann Laboratories, Switzerland). CRP and ESR were measured as part of routine clinical assessment. The levels of IL-6 were measured using immunoturbidimetric assay. Parametric tests were used for analyses.

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CONCLUSION:

Ganeva M., Stefanov St., Telcharova A., Mihaylova D.

Department of Rheumatology, University Children's Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria

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The highest serum levels of MRP 8/14 were observed in the polyarthritis subgroup (n=6) with poor response to treatment 14.718.80 g/ml, followed by the polyarthritis subgroup (n=7) with newly diagnosed disease 13.687.98 g/ml. MRP8/14 concentrations were significantly higher in the polyarthritis subgroup (n=6) with poor response to treatment compared to the oligoarthritis subgroup (n=12) with disease flare (p