Caspase-1 Level in Synovial Fluid Is High in Patients with Spondyloarthropathy but Not in Patients with Gout
- Title
- Caspase-1 Level in Synovial Fluid Is High in Patients with Spondyloarthropathy but Not in Patients with Gout
- Author
- 최찬범
- Keywords
- Caspase-1; Synovial Fluid; Gout; Spondyloarthropathies
- Issue Date
- 2013-09
- Publisher
- 대한의학회
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, 2013, 28(9), Page. 1289-1292
- Abstract
- Activation of caspase-1 by NALP3 inflammasomes has been shown to be important in initiating acute gouty arthritis. The objectives of this study were to measure the levels of caspase-1 in synovial fluid in gout and various arthritides, and to elucidate the clinical significance of caspase-1 levels in synovial fluid. Caspase-1, IL-1β, IL-18, and uric acid were measured in synovial fluid from 112 patients with gout and other arthritides, such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and spondyloarthropathy. Caspase-1 in synovial fluid from patients with crystal-induced arthritis, inflammatory arthritis, osteoarthritis, and spondyloarthropathy was 35.9 ± 86.7, 49.7 ± 107.7, 2.1 ± 7.0, and 152.6 ± 155.7 pg/mL, respectively. The mean level and the frequency of high levels (≥125 pg/mL) of caspase-1 in spondyloarthropathy were significantly higher than those in the other arthritides including gout. Caspase-1 was detectible in the synovial fluid of patients with the various arthritides. Contrary to our hypothesis, the caspase-1 level in the synovial fluid of patients with gout was not higher than in that of other arthritides. High levels of caspase-1 may be helpful in differentiating spondyloarthropathy from other arthritides.
- URI
- https://synapse.koreamed.org/DOIx.php?id=10.3346/jkms.2013.28.9.1289http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/50313
- DOI
- 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.9.1289
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