SAT0038 Serum B lymphocyte chemoattractant protein 13 (CXCL 13) and musculoskeletal ultrasonographic findings in early rheumatoid arthritis

• Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 76; no. Suppl 2; p. 781
• Main Authors: Baraka, E, Egila, S, Hamad, G, Khalil, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Limited 01.06.2017
• Subjects: CXCL13 protein; Effusion; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Hypertrophy; Inflammation; Joint diseases; Knee; Lymphocytes B; Patients; Radiography; Remission; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatology; Serum levels; Synovitis; Ultrasound; Wrist

BackgroundPatients in clinical remission may continue to have synovitis detected by the musculo skeletal ultrasonography (MSUS).Recently,B-lymphocyte chemoattractant chemokine (CXCL13) has reported to be upregulated and risen to be a possible new marker of disease inflammation in RAObjectivesto dete...