Serum Calprotectin as a Potential Predictor of Microvascular Manifestations in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome

• Published in: Rheumatology and therapy. Vol. 10; no. 6; pp. 1769 - 1783
• Main Authors: Zhao, Yuan, Qi, Wanting, Huang, Can, Zhou, Yangzhong, Wang, Qian, Tian, Xinping, Li, Mengtao, Zhao, Yan, Zeng, Xiaofeng, Zhao, Jiuliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cheshire Springer Healthcare 01.12.2023; Springer Nature B.V; Adis, Springer Healthcare
• Subjects: Antiphospholipid antibody; Autoimmune diseases; Biomarkers; Calprotectin; Diagnostic tests; Family Medicine; General Practice; Internal Medicine; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Microcirculation; Original Research; Orthopedics; Quality of Life Research; Rheumatology; Thrombocytopenia; Vein & artery diseases; China; Thrombocytopenia; Microcirculation; Antiphospholipid antibody; Calprotectin

Introduction Microvascular manifestations constitute a subtype of antiphospholipid syndrome, and those patients have relatively poor prognoses, so it is important to find markers for microvascular manifestations. This study was conducted to explore whether serum calprotectin could be a predictor of...