Comparative study of Interleukin-18 (IL-18) serum levels in adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) and systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) and its use as a biomarker for diagnosis and evaluation of disease activity.
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ABSTRACT: Background:Signs and symptoms establish the diagnosis of adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) as well as of systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA). The published data regarding the importance of IL-18 as a marker for diagnosis and disease activity so far are conflicting. The aim of this study was to clarify the role of IL-18 as a diagnostic and disease activity marker in AOSD and sJIA. Methods:Thirty adult patients diagnosed with AOSD and twenty children diagnosed with sJIA were included in the study. Clinical and laboratory data were obtained retrospectively for each patient visit whenever IL-18 serum levels were determined. IL-18 levels were determined by ELISA. Sixty-five adults and twenty-three children presenting with fever and/or arthritis who did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of AOSD or sJIA served as comparison groups. Rau's criteria and CRP values were used to evaluate disease activity. Results:IL-18 levels were significantly elevated in patients with active AOSD compared to AOSD patients in remission and to the comparison group with a median of 16,327?pg/ml, 470?pg/ml, and 368?pg/ml, respectively (p?
SUBMITTER: Kudela H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6394042 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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