Acute phase response in familial Mediterranean fever

• Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 79 - 81
• Main Authors: Korkmaz, C, Özdogan, H, Kasapçopur, Ö, Yazici, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism 01.01.2002; BMJ; BMJ Publishing Group Ltd; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: acute phase proteins; acute phase response; Acute-Phase Reaction - blood; Acute-Phase Reaction - etiology; Adolescent; Adult; APPs; APR; Biological and medical sciences; Blood platelets; C reactive protein; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Cellulose acetate; Concise Report; CRP; Development and progression; erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ESR; factor VIII related antigen; Familial Mediterranean fever; Familial Mediterranean Fever - blood; Familial Mediterranean Fever - complications; Female; FMF; FVIIIRAg; Humans; Infectious diseases; Inflammation; interleukin; JIA; juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Male; Medical sciences; Platelet Count; Proteins; Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis; Statistics, Nonparametric; TNFα; tumour necrosis factor α; Urine; WBC; white blood cells; Turkey; Human; Urine; Biochemical analysis; Treatment efficiency; Early phase; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Inflammation; Blood; Genetic disease; Crisis; Symptomatology; Chemotherapy; Acute phase protein; Treatment; Systemic disease; Familial recurrent polyseritis; Colchicine

Objective: To test the hypothesis that not all acute phase reactants respond in the same way during attacks of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and that there is a subclinical acute phase response (APR) in a proportion of patients during the interval between attacks. Methods: Blood and urine sampl...