Alpha-1-Antitrypsin, CRP and Interleukin-6 in ANCA-positive Vasculitis
- 1 January 1993
- book chapter
- other
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Vol. 336, 337-340
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9182-2_55
Abstract
Alfa-1-antitrypsin (a-1-AT), C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) serum levels were measured during different phases of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) -positive vasculitis. Correlation between ANCA and these variables was observed. Both a-1-AT and CRP fluctuations indicated changes in activity that could not always be detected by ANCA. On the other hand, these acute phase proteins were also less specific. IL-6 was not as sensitive as CRP and a-1-AT, a clearly increased mean value was observed only in patients with high ANCA titers.Keywords
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