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Purpose: To investigate whether serum amyloid A (SAA) levels are increased in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and whether its levels correlate well with AS disease activity. Materials and Methods: Thirty-eight patients with AS and 38 age- and sex-matched control subjects were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Their SAA levels were quantitatively measured by immunonephelometry. An established, self-administered instrument for evaluating disease activity (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, BASDAI) was used to measure and acute phase reactants, including erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP), in patients with AS. Results: Patients with AS had a significantly higher mean SAA level than controls (9.52 ± 7.49 mg/L versus 2.73 ± 1.57 mg/L, p < 0.05), and the mean BASDAI score of patients with elevated SAA levels was significantly higher than that of patients with normal SAA levels (5.6 ± 1.3 versus 4.4 ± 1.5, p < 0.05). SAA levels showed significant correlations with BASDAI scores (r = 0.431, p = 0.007), ESR (r = 0.521, p = 0.001) and CRP levels (r = 0.648, p < 0.001). Additionally, the correlation between ESR and CRP levels also appeared significant (r = 0.703, p < 0.001). In those with normal ESR or CRP levels, SAA levels and BASDAI scores were elevated (p < 0.05) and showed a trend of positive correlation with one another. Conclusion: Our data showed that SAA levels were increased in patients with AS and correlated well with disease activity. These findings suggest that SAA can be used as a valuable indicator of disease activity in AS.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 218-224 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Yonsei medical journal |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2007 Apr 1 |
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Serum amyloid A as a useful indicator of disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. / Jung, Sang Youn; Park, Min Chan; Park, Yong Beom; Lee, Soo Kon.
In: Yonsei medical journal, Vol. 48, No. 2, 01.04.2007, p. 218-224.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Serum amyloid A as a useful indicator of disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
AU - Jung, Sang Youn
AU - Park, Min Chan
AU - Park, Yong Beom
AU - Lee, Soo Kon
PY - 2007/4/1
Y1 - 2007/4/1
N2 - Purpose: To investigate whether serum amyloid A (SAA) levels are increased in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and whether its levels correlate well with AS disease activity. Materials and Methods: Thirty-eight patients with AS and 38 age- and sex-matched control subjects were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Their SAA levels were quantitatively measured by immunonephelometry. An established, self-administered instrument for evaluating disease activity (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, BASDAI) was used to measure and acute phase reactants, including erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP), in patients with AS. Results: Patients with AS had a significantly higher mean SAA level than controls (9.52 ± 7.49 mg/L versus 2.73 ± 1.57 mg/L, p < 0.05), and the mean BASDAI score of patients with elevated SAA levels was significantly higher than that of patients with normal SAA levels (5.6 ± 1.3 versus 4.4 ± 1.5, p < 0.05). SAA levels showed significant correlations with BASDAI scores (r = 0.431, p = 0.007), ESR (r = 0.521, p = 0.001) and CRP levels (r = 0.648, p < 0.001). Additionally, the correlation between ESR and CRP levels also appeared significant (r = 0.703, p < 0.001). In those with normal ESR or CRP levels, SAA levels and BASDAI scores were elevated (p < 0.05) and showed a trend of positive correlation with one another. Conclusion: Our data showed that SAA levels were increased in patients with AS and correlated well with disease activity. These findings suggest that SAA can be used as a valuable indicator of disease activity in AS.
AB - Purpose: To investigate whether serum amyloid A (SAA) levels are increased in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and whether its levels correlate well with AS disease activity. Materials and Methods: Thirty-eight patients with AS and 38 age- and sex-matched control subjects were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Their SAA levels were quantitatively measured by immunonephelometry. An established, self-administered instrument for evaluating disease activity (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, BASDAI) was used to measure and acute phase reactants, including erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP), in patients with AS. Results: Patients with AS had a significantly higher mean SAA level than controls (9.52 ± 7.49 mg/L versus 2.73 ± 1.57 mg/L, p < 0.05), and the mean BASDAI score of patients with elevated SAA levels was significantly higher than that of patients with normal SAA levels (5.6 ± 1.3 versus 4.4 ± 1.5, p < 0.05). SAA levels showed significant correlations with BASDAI scores (r = 0.431, p = 0.007), ESR (r = 0.521, p = 0.001) and CRP levels (r = 0.648, p < 0.001). Additionally, the correlation between ESR and CRP levels also appeared significant (r = 0.703, p < 0.001). In those with normal ESR or CRP levels, SAA levels and BASDAI scores were elevated (p < 0.05) and showed a trend of positive correlation with one another. Conclusion: Our data showed that SAA levels were increased in patients with AS and correlated well with disease activity. These findings suggest that SAA can be used as a valuable indicator of disease activity in AS.
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U2 - 10.3349/ymj.2007.48.2.218
DO - 10.3349/ymj.2007.48.2.218
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VL - 48
SP - 218
EP - 224
JO - Yonsei Medical Journal
JF - Yonsei Medical Journal
SN - 0513-5796
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