Naslov
Anti-citrullinated protein antibody and rheumatoid factor in patients with end-stage renal disease

Autori
Romić, Željko ; Unić, Adriana ; Đerek, Lovorka ; Živković, Marcela ; Marijančević, Domagoj ; Kes, Petar ; Pehar, Mario

Izvornik
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (1434-6621) 47 (2009), 8; 959-962

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP) ; end-stage renal disease (ESRD) ; hemodialysis (HD) ; rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ; rheumatoid factor (RF)

Sažetak
Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and on hemodialysis (HD) are at increased risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as a result of defective immunity. Our aim was to examine if ESRD and the length of HD treatment impact the clinical utility of antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP) and rheumatoid factor (RF) as diagnostic tools for RA. We included 94 subjects in our study: 37 healthy volunteers and 57 patients with ESRD who had been undergoing HD for 1-12 years, and without confirmed RA. In order to test our hypothesis, we measured and correlated anti-CCP and RF as laboratory markers of RA. Our study showed that there is no significant difference between values for anti-CCP (p=0.11) and RF (p=0.98) in control subjects as well as in patients undergoing HD, regardless of the length of time that patients had been undergoing HD treatment. Our study indicates that HD does not impair the specificity of anti-CCP and RF for RA in patients where the disease has not yet developed. Future prospective studies may show whether there is any use in determinating RF, and especially anti-CCP, as early predictors of RA in patients with ESRD who are at greater risk of developing this condition.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Farmacija

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