2014年11月
Weighting with the Lansbury articular index improves the correlation of ultrasound score with serum matrix metalloproteinase-3 level in rheumatoid arthritis patients
MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY
- 巻
- 24
- 号
- 6
- 開始ページ
- 915
- 終了ページ
- 919
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.3109/14397595.2014.888794
- 出版者・発行元
- SPRINGER
Objective. To determine whether weighting improves the correlation of ultrasound (US) score with serum matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) level in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. As ultrasound examination was performed on 100 RA patients, and the severity of synovial effusion and synovial hypertrophy and the blood flow were semi-quantitatively graded from 0 to 3 by using the gray-scale (GS) and power Doppler (PD) modes. We then calculated the sums of the scores of the 28 joints of each patient in the 2 modes, that is, the GS28 and PD28 scores, as well as the respective scores weighted using the Lansbury articular index (LAI, shoulder and elbow, X 12; wrist, X 8; and knee, X 24) -Lans GS28 and Lans PD28 scores. Result. The Lans PD28 score showed a higher correlation with MMP-3 (r = 0.591; 95% confidence interval, 0.446-0.705, p < 0.0001) than the existing measures. The scores of the large joints-the knee, shoulder, and elbow-correlated well with the serum MMP-3 level. Conclusion. Weighting with the LAI can improve the correlation of US findings with serum MMP-3 level. Bidirectional approach based on both serum MMP-3 level and US scores can further improve the assessment of disease activity in RA patients.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.3109/14397595.2014.888794
- ISSN : 1439-7595
- eISSN : 1439-7609
- PubMed ID : 24670135
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000344486300007