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Serum Levels of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Apelin as Potential Markers of Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
المؤلفون المشاركون
Boccalini, Francesca
Valesini, Guido
Spinelli, F. R.
Metere, Alessio
Gerardi, Maria Chiara
Conti, Virginia
Agati, Luciano
Di Franco, Manuela
Ciciarello, F.
Iannuccelli, C.
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2012، العدد 2012 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2012)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2012-08-07
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Objectives.
Impaired endothelial function represents the early stage of atherosclerosis, which is typically associated with systemic inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
As modulators of endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression, asymmetric-dimethylarginine (ADMA) and apelin might be measured in the blood of RA patients to detect early atherosclerotic changes.
We conducted a prospective, case-control study to investigate serum ADMA and apelin profiles of patients with early-stage RA (ERA) before and after disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy.
Methods.
We enrolled 20 consecutively diagnosed, treatment-naïve patients with ERA and 20 matched healthy controls.
Serum ADMA and apelin levels and the 28-joint disease activity scores (DAS28) were assessed before and after 12 months of DMARDs treatment.
All patients underwent ultrasonographic assessment for intima-media tickness (IMT) evaluation.
Results.
In the ERA group, ADMA serum levels were significantly higher than controls at baseline (P=0.007) and significantly decreased after treatment (P=0.012 versus controls).
Baseline serum apelin levels were significantly decreased in this group (P=0.0001 versus controls), but they were not significantly altered by treatment.
IMT did not show significant changes.
Conclusions.
ERA is associated with alterations of serum ADMA and apelin levels, which might be used as biomarkers to detect early endothelial dysfunction in these patients.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Di Franco, Manuela& Spinelli, F. R.& Metere, Alessio& Gerardi, Maria Chiara& Conti, Virginia& Boccalini, Francesca…[et al.]. 2012. Serum Levels of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Apelin as Potential Markers of Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis. Mediators of Inflammation،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1029392
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Di Franco, Manuela…[et al.]. Serum Levels of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Apelin as Potential Markers of Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis. Mediators of Inflammation No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1029392
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Di Franco, Manuela& Spinelli, F. R.& Metere, Alessio& Gerardi, Maria Chiara& Conti, Virginia& Boccalini, Francesca…[et al.]. Serum Levels of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Apelin as Potential Markers of Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis. Mediators of Inflammation. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1029392
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1029392
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