Study of serum calprotectin level in rheumatoid arthritis: unexpected low level and possible explanations
Sarah Sayed El-Tawab,
Lamya Mohamed Moharram,
Gihan Abdellatif Younis
et al.
Abstract:Background
Assessment of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is crucial to optimize the response to treatment and prevent radiographic progression. DAS28 is the most commonly used disease activity index, which incorporates either erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or C-reactive protein (CRP). Several studies showed that using ESR and/or CRP in assessing disease activity falls short of detecting a significant portion of patients with active disease. Calprotectin (CLP) is an interesti… Show more
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