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SUBMITTER: Jarlborg M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7201559 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jarlborg Matthias M Courvoisier Delphine S DS Lamacchia Céline C Martinez Prat Laura L Mahler Michael M Bentow Chelsea C Finckh Axel A Gabay Cem C Nissen Michael J MJ
Arthritis research & therapy 20200506 1
<h4>Background</h4>Calprotectin (S100A8/S100A9 protein) is known as a damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) protein and reflects mainly neutrophil activation. Serum calprotectin levels might be a good alternative to acute-phase protein as a biomarker in inflammatory rheumatic diseases. The aim of this study is to investigate the association of serum calprotectin with disease activity and severity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), and psoriatic arthritis (PsA).<h ...[more]