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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a group of heterogeneous autoimmune diseases with erosive arthritis as the main clinical feature. The pathogenesis of RA remains unclear. Autoantibodies can be detected in blood or synovial fluid in approximately 70% of patients with RA in the early stage of the disease. Anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) is the most commonly used autoantibody in the diagnosis of RA. However, ACPA is not a specific antibody for RA. The discovery and clinical application of serum ACPA-negative RA biomarkers is of positive significance for the early diagnosis and prognosis improvement of RA. This paper reviews the research progress of ACPA-negative RA biomarkers.
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Objective To observe the intervention effect of typical hot spring bathing in Guizhou province on joint pain, serum anti-keratin antibody(AKA), anti-perinuclear factor antibody(APF)and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody(CCP). Methods A total of 160 people with joint pain symptoms from five typical hot spring areas in Guizhou province were selected as the subjects. They were treated with hot spring bathing intervention for 4 weeks, once a day, 5 times a week, 40 to 50 minutes each time. According to the evaluation index of physiotherapy natural mineral water in the Code for Geological Exploration and Evaluation of Natural Warm Mineral Water Resources(GB/T 13727-2016)and geological types, the five typical hot springs were divided into three different types, namely water temperature type hot springs(water temperature > 36 ℃), metasilicate type hot springs(metasilicate > 50 mg/L)and warm mineral spring type hot springs(total dissolved solids > 1 000 mg/L). WHO pain grading standard was used to score the degree of joint pain before and after hot spring bathing intervention. Serum APF, AKA and CCP antibodies were detected by ELISA kit before and after hot spring bathing. Results The joint pain score of the subjects was 2.60±0.60, and the joint pain score of the total population decreased after intervention(0.61±0.57, P < 0.05). Before intervention, the joint pain scores of water temperature type, metasilicic acid type and warm mineral spring type were 2.78±0.96, 1.98±1.15 and 3.31±0.57, respectively. After intervention, the scores of joint pain of the three kinds of hot spring bathing patients all decreased(P < 0.05), and were 0.50±0.65, 0.48±0.74 and 0.85±0.90, respectively. Before intervention, AKA(ng/L)and CCP(μg/mL)antibody levels of the observed subjects were 34.89±16.06 and 107.58±10.40, respectively, which significantly decreased after intervention(both P < 0.05), namely 26.06±10.68 and 102.93±6.01, respectively. AKA(ng/L)was 35.04±20.01 before intervention, but decreased significantly after intervention(26.61±7.54, P < 0.05). AKA(ng/L)and CCP(μg/mL)were 31.09±17.26 and 106.51±10.13 before intervention, respectively. After intervention, the above two antibody indexes significantly decreased(all P < 0.05)to 24.53±13.98 and 98.57±5.68, respectively. Before intervention, the AKA(ng/L), APF(ng/mL)and CCP(μg/mL)antibody levels were 38.40±8.66, 349.46±118.43 and 104.96±9.66, respectively. After intervention, the above three antibody indexes significantly decreased(all P < 0.05). The values were 34.00±7.55, 269.38±127.55 and 101.65±3.04, respectively. Conclusion The typical hot spring bathing intervention in Guizhou province can relieve the symptoms of joint pain, and the three types of hot springs can reduce the levels of AKA, APF and CCP antibodies to different degrees, and the warm mineral spring type of hot spring is better than the other types of hot spring.
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OBJECTIVE@#To analyse the clinical and laboratory characteristics of antinuclear antibody (ANA) positive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.@*METHODS@#The clinical and laboratory data of 428 RA cases from Department of of Rheumatology and Immunology Peking University Third Hospital from Jan 2013 to Dec 2018 were collected and used to analyse characters between ANA positive group and ANA negative group. T test was used for the quantitative data in accordance with normal distribution. Wilcoxon rank sum test was used for the quantitative data of non normal distribution. The qualitative data were analyzed by chi square test. But while 1≤theoretical frequency < 5, chi square test of corrected four grid table was used. And Fisher exact probability method was used when theoretical frequency < 1.@*RESULTS@#The number of ANA positive group was 231 (54%). The female rate was obviously higher in ANA positive group (82.7% vs. 63.5%, χ2=20.355, P < 0.01). The rate of metatarsophalangeal joints (MTPJs) involvement was lower in ANA positive group (22.1%) than in ANA negative group (33.0) (χ2=6.414, P < 0.05). The incidence of secondary Sjögren's syndrome (sSS) was much higher in ANA positive group(19.5% vs. 4.1%, χ2=23.300, P < 0.01). The positivity of rheumatoid factor (RF), as well as the positivity of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide(CCP) antibody was much higher in ANA positive group (77.1% vs. 53.8%, χ2=25.743, P < 0.01, 74.9% vs. 59.4%, χ2=11.694, P < 0.01, respectively). The levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) of ANA positive group were higher [(15.1±5.1) g/L vs. (13.8±5.3) g/L, t=2.359, P < 0.05, 1.25 (0.92) g/L vs. 1.05 (0.65) g/L, Z=-3.449, P < 0.01, respectively]. But the levels of hemoglobin (Hb) and platelet (PLT) was lower in ANA positive group[(109.64±17.98) vs. (114.47±18.48) g/L, t=-2.734, P < 0.01; (266.4×109±104.6×109) vs. (295.9×109±100.1×109) /L, t=-2.970, P < 0.01, respectively].@*CONCLUSION@#The incidence of sSS was obviously higher in ANA positive group than in ANA negative group. Serum IgG of ANA positive group was higher, but Hb and PLT were lower.
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Femenino , Humanos , Anticuerpos Antinucleares , Artritis Reumatoide/epidemiología , Autoanticuerpos , Laboratorios , Péptidos Cíclicos , Factor ReumatoideRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE： To study the efficacy enhancing effect of compatibility of Aconitum carmichaeli liposoluble alkaloids and total glucosides of peony in the treatment of wind-cold-dampness type bi-syndrome model rats. METHODS： Totally 100 SD male rats were randomly divided into blank group （water）， model group （water）， rotundine group [positive control， 10.0 mg/（kg·d）]， dexamethasone group [positive control， 0.3 mg/（kg·d）]，A. carmichaeli alkaloids low-dose and high-dose groups [A. carmichaeli liposoluble alkaloid extract 12.5， 25.0 mg/（kg·d）]， total glucosides of peony low-dose and high-dose groups [total glucosides of peony powder 200.0，400.0 mg/（kg·d）]， compatibility low-dose and high-dose groups [A. carmichaeli liposoluble alkaloid+total glucosides of peony powder were 12.5 mg/（kg·d）+400.0 mg/（kg·d）， 25.0 mg/（kg·d）+800.0 mg/（kg·d） respectively]， with 10 rats in each group. Except for blank group， other groups were given complete Freund’s adjuvant 0.1 mL on the right hind paw and wind-cold-dampness stimulation to induce wind-cold-dampness type bi-syndrome model. Nineteen days after modeling， they were given relevant medicine or water intragastrically， once a day， for consecutive 14 d. The joint tenderness threshold （except for dexamethasone group） and joint swelling index （except for rotundine group） were measured at 0 （before medication）， 3rd and 6th day after administration respectively. HE staining was used to observe the pathological changes of synovial membrane of ankle joint in rats （except for rotundine group）. ELISA assay was used to determine anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide （CCP） antibody in serum of rats （except for rotundine group）， and compatibility index （CI） were calculated. RESULTS： Compared with blank group， joint tenderness threshold of rats were decreased significantly in model group at different time points， while joint swelling index was increased significantly （P＜0.01）. Inflammatory lesions in synovial tissue were obvious， and the content of anti-CCP antibody in serum was significantly increased （P＜0.01）. Compared with model group， the joint tenderness threshold， joint swelling index， synovial tissue pathological changes and anti-CCP antibody content in serum of rats in medication groups were improved in varying degrees， most of the indicators had significant difference （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）， and the improvement effect of the compatibility groups was better than single component treatment groups. CI value calculated based on anti-CCP antibody content was 0.213，suggesting that the compatibility of the two components had synergistic effect. CONCLUSIONS： The compatibility of A. carmichaeli liposoluble alkaloids and total glucosides of peony in the treatment of wind-cold-dampness type bi-syndrome model rats has analgesia，anti-inflammation and synovial tissue protection， with synergistic efficacy-enhancing effect.
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Objective To explore the significance of serum anti-carbamylated protein (anti-CarP) antibody measurement for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods In this study, 135 patients with newly diagnosed RA (RA group) and 85 healthy subjects (healthy group) were enrolled. ELISA was performed to measure anti-CarP and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies. The numbers of swollen and tender joints, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP) level were recorded. Results Anti-CCP antibody was positive in 106 cases (78.5％) and anti-CarP antibody was positive in 67 cases (49.6％) in the RA group. The sensitivity of combined measurement of anti-CCP and anti-CarP antibodies can improve the specificity of diagnosis, up to 97.6％. Among cases of anti-CarP antibody positivity, the number of swollen and tender joints and DAS-28 score were positively correlated with anti-Car P antibody level (r = 0.61, P = 0.001;r = 0.67, P = 0.001;r = 0.62, P = 0.001, respectively) and weakly correlated with CRP level and ESR (r = 0.28, P =0.015;r = 0.35, P = 0.018, respectively), but not correlated with disease duration (r = 0.09, P = 0.43). A total of 98 cases (72.6％) had radiological changes. At different levels of joint damage severity observed on radiographs, the differences between serum anti-CarP and anti-CCP antibody levels were statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05). Conclusion Combined detection of anti-CarP and anti-CCP antibodies increases diagnostic specificity for RA. Anti-CarP antibody level is also correlated with severity of joint damage, implicating its involvement in the development and progression of RA. It may become an important marker for RA diagnosis, severity evaluation, and prognosis prediction.
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OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of fire-needle acupuncture of "Zusanli" (ST 36) and "Kunlun" (BL 60) on ankle-joint swelling and serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (ACPA) contents in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rats, so as to study its mechanism underlying improvement of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)．. METHODS: Thirty-two male Wistar rats were randomized into control, model, medication (Methotrexate) and fire-needling groups (n＝8 in each). The RA model was established by injecting type Ⅱ chicken collagen (0.1 mol/L) plus Freund's complete adjuvant (primary immunization) and Freund's incomplete adjuvant (immunization once more) into the subcutaneous tissues of the right foot bottom, back and tail root of rats. Fire-needling was applied to the left and right "Zusanli" (ST 36) and "Kunlun" (BL 60) alternatively for 3 times in each acupoint, once daily for 10 days. For rats of the medication group, Methotrexate sodium chloride solution (0.1 mg/100 g) was administrated by gavage, once every 5 days, twice together. The rats' right hind ankle diameter was measured before and after the treatment. The X-ray film of the right ankle was taken, and the contents of serum TNF-α and ACPA were assayed by ELISA. RESULTS: The ankle diameter and serum concentrations of TNF-α and ACPA were significantly increased in the model group compared to the control group (P0.05). CONCLUSION: Fire-needling stimulation of ST 36 and BL 60, similar to Methotrexate, can relieve the inflammatory reactions of hind-ankle joint in CIA rats, which may be related to its effect in down-regulating ACPA and TNF-α levels.
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OBJECTIVE: To explore the detection of autoantibodies in serum of patients with coal workers' pneumoconiosis( CWP).METHODS: Eight hundred and three cases of stage Ⅰ CWP patients were selected as study subjects by random sampling method.Anti-nuclear antibody and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody( ANCA) in serum were detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay; myeloperoxidased efficiency( MPO) antibody,anti-mitochondrial M2 antibody( AMA-M2) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide( CCP) antibody were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay;rheumatoid factor( RF) was detected by enhanced immunoturbidimetry of latexa.Group analysis was conducted according to age,lung function,length of dust exposure and the nature of dust exposure collection.RESULTS: In the serum of 803 CWP patients,the positive rate of anti-nuclear antibody,AMA-M2,RF,anti-CCP antibody,ANCA and MPO antibody were 9.7%,7.5%,7.3%,4.0%,2.6% and 0.8% respectively; the karyotype distribution of 78 cases of anti-nuclear antibody positive specimens was spotted( 43.6%), cytoplasmic( 20.5%), homogenous( 7.7%) and nucleolus( 5.1%),with a titer of 1:100.The positive rate of anti-nuclear antibody in the > 70.0 years group was higher than that of ≤60.0 and ≤70.0 years group( P < 0.017); the positive rate of anti-nuclear antibody in the abnormal lung function group was lower than that of the normal group( P < 0.01); the positive rate of anti-CCP antibody in the dust exposure length > 30.0 years group was higher than that of ≤30.0 years group( P < 0.017); the positive rate of anti-CCP antibody in silica-exposed group was lower than that in the coal-exposed group( P < 0.01).CONCLUSION: The positive rate of antinuclear antibody,AMA-M2,RF and anti-CCP antibody in CWP patients were high.The positive rate of anti-nuclear antibody is associated with age and lung function.The positive rate of anti-CCP antibody is related to the duration and nature of dust exposure.
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Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of methotrexate combined with leflunomide in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Methods From January 2017 to February 2018,90 patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Shengzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were divided into control group and observation group according to the random number table method,with 45 cases in each group. The control group was treated with metho-trexate,the observation group was treated with methotrexate and leflunomide. The clinical efficacy of the two groups was evaluated. The anti - cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (ACCP),rheumatoid factor (RF),and C - reactive protein (CRP) levels were measured before and after 4 months of treatment. The adverse reactions were recorded. Results The total effective rate in the observation group was 95. 56％ after 4 months of treatment,which was signifi-cantly higher than 80. 00％ in the control group (χ2 = 8. 196,P = 0. 016). The ACCP,RF and CRP levels in the two groups were significantly decreased after treatment for 4 months. The ACCP,RF and CRP levels in the observation group were (12423. 68 ± 174. 82) U/ L,(6. 24 ± 2. 14) U/ L,and (6. 69 ± 3. 32) mg/ L,respectively,which were significantly lower than those in the control group [(15421. 27 ± 287. 33) U/ L,(16. 58 ± 3. 26) U/ L,(10. 14 ± 5. 22)mg/ L,t = 59. 787,17. 786,3. 741,P = 0. 000,0. 000,0. 000]. The incidence rate of adverse reaction in the observation group was 6. 67％ ,which in the control group was 4. 44％ ,the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant ( χ2 = 0. 211, P = 0. 645). Conclusion Methotrexate combined with leflunomide in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis can significantly improve the clinical efficacy,reduce the serum ACCP,RF,CRP levels in patients with a certain degree of control of the disease,while not increasing adverse reactions,has certain degree of safety.
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Objective@#To explore the relationship betweenrheumatoid arthritis (RA) and chronic periodontitis (CP). @*Methods@# A total of 48 RA patients were recruited from the Rhematology Department of The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College (SUMC). RA patients were matched on age and gender with healthy controls, who were recruited from the Stomatology Department. Dental parameters including unstimulated salivary flow rate(UWS), stimulated salivary flow rate (SWS), bleeding on probe (BOP), periodontal probing pocket (PD), clinical attachment level (CAL) and decayed, missing and filling (DMF) were recorded in all cases. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP) and Anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (Anti-CCP) were also recorded in RA patients. @*Results @#There were significant difference between RA group and health control group on salivary flow rate, BOP, PD, CAL and DMF (P< 0.001). Higher percentage of RA patients were diagnosed as periodontal disease than those in control group (P< 0.001). There was relationship between CAL and Anti-CCP antibody (P< 0.001). @*Conclusion @# RA patients have higher risk of CP, and there might be relationship between RA and CP.
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Objective To understand the fluorescence pattern of antinuclear antibody(ANA)and the distribution of target anti-gen and ANA′s impact on rheumatoid arthritis(RA)RA.Methods The data of rheumatoid factor(RF)and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies(anti-CCP antibodies)and ANA of 860 RA patients during 2014-2015 were collected and divided into 2 groups according to the ANA levels.The differences of RF and anti-CCP antibodies level between 2 groups were analyzed.Analyzed the fluorescence pattern of RA merger ANA and the distribution of target antigen by statistical.Results Of the 860 RA patients,the positive rate of ANA was 37.6%,the major fluorescence pattern of RA merger ANA was speckled pattern,anti SSA positive rate was 21.7%.The RF and anti-CCP antibodies level had statistical difference between ANA positive group and ANA negative group (P <0.05).Conclusion RA merger ANA positive can show different fluorescence patterns and target antigen,the speckled pattern and anti-SSA positive are the main pattern.The severity of arthritis symptoms and the degree of bone destruction between ANA positive group and ANA negative group were difference.Anti-ANA positive has a certain promoting effect on the progression of RA disease.
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Objective To investigate the changes of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody ,rheumatoid factor (RF) ,erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR) and C reactive protein(CRP) levels in the patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their applica-tion value in the diagnosis and treatment.Methods A total of 210 cases of early RA in sixth affiliated hospital of Guangzhou Medi-cal University from December 2015 to June 2016 were selected as the RA group ,including 28 males and 182 females ,at the same time 115 cases of other rheumatism were selected as the non-RA group ,male ,including 38 males and 77 females.85 persons under-going the healthy physical examination were taken as the health group ,including 46 males and 39 females.The latex enhanced im-mune turbidimetry was adopted to quantitatively detect anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody.The RF and CRP levels were quan-titatively detected by using the immune turbidimetry.The Westergren method was used to test the ESR ,their content changes in RA ,non-RA arthritis and other autoimmune diseases were detected.Results The sensitivity ,specificity ,positive predictive value , negative predictive value and Youden index of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody in the RA group were 60.95% ,97.64% , 98.46% ,50.30% and 0.59 respectively ,which of RF test were 52.38% ,95.29% ,96.49% ,44.75% and 0.48 respectively ,which of CRP test were 30.48% ,89.41% ,87.67% ,87.67% ,34.23% and 0.20 respectively ,which of ESR test were 49.52% ,87.06% , 90.43% ,41.11% and 0.37 respectively.Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody detection in the RA group was obviously higher than that of the RF test ,their test results were obviously higher than those of the non-RA group and healthy group ,the differences were statistically significant (P0.05).Conclusion Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody level is higher in the patients with RA ,which is signifi-cantly superior to the RF test ,and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody detection has higher value for early diagnosis of RA.
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Objective To investigate the correlations of Eotaxin-1,rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody with the activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods A total of 58 patients with early RA,46 patients without RA and 53 healthy controls from our hospital during December 2014 and December 2015 were enrolled in our study.The activity of RA was evaluated by the swollen joint count (SJC),tender joint count (TJC) and DAS28 score.The levels of serum Eotaxin-1 and antiCCP antibody were detected by ELISA and serum RF levels were determined by the immunological turbidimetry.The comparisons of serum Eotaxin-1,anti-CCP antibody and RF levels between different groups were performed with ANOVA and their correlations with SJC,TJC and DAS28 score were analyzed by Spearman rank correlation.Results The levels of Eotaxin-1,anti-CCP antibody and RF in RA patients were (96.02 ± 2 1.07) pg/mL,(183.42 ± 87.45) U/mL and (119.09 ± 62.30) RU/mL,respectively,which were significantly higher than those in the patients without RA and healthy controls (P ＜ 0.01).The levels of serum Eotaxin-1 in RA patients were significantly related to TJC,SJC and DAS28 score (P ＜ 0.01),while the levels of anti-CCP antibody were related to TJC and DAS28 score.The levels of RF were only related to DAS28 score.Conclusion The levels of serum Eotaxin-1 and anti-CCP antibody in RA patients are significantly correlated with the activity of RA,which may be new serum markers to monitor the activity of RA.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical application value of anti cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody(CCP) by immune tur‐bidity method for the the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) .Methods The serum of 195 cases of RA patients ,105 cases of os‐teoarthritis ,52 cases of osteoporosis ,42 cases of connective tissue ,40 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus ,305 cases of pa‐tients with other diseases and 90 cases of healthy controls were collected ,the CCP were detected by latex CMIA and ELISA . Results The CCP positive were 141 cases in RA(72 .30% ) ,54 cases(51 .42% ) in arthritis ,15 cases in osteoporosis (28 .84% ) ,15 cases in connective tissue(35 .71% ) ,18 cases (45 .0% ) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) ,11 cases (3 .60% ) in other disea‐ses .There were negative in 90 cases of healthy controls .The variation coefficient was 1 .9% -2 .0% ,and the total coefficient of var‐iation was 2 .0% -2 .1% .The linear range of Latex method was divided into 0 .8-100 U/mL .There were no diffrence in the sensi‐tivity and specificity of detection to CCP by CMIA ,ELISA and Latex .Conclusion The sensitivity and specificity of detection to CCP by Latex was good ,and there was wide linear range .
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Objective To explore the sensitivity and specificity of anti‐cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (anti‐CCP antibody) and anti‐keratin antibody (anti‐AKA antibody) detection for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the application value of their combination detection in the diagnosis and treatment of RA .Methods The chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay and indi‐rect immunofluorescence analysis were adopted to detect anti‐CCP antibody and anti‐AKA antibody in 80 cases of RA ,40 cases of other auto‐immune diseases(AID) and 30 people undergoing the physical examination .Results The positive rates of anti‐CCP anti‐body and anti‐AKA antibody in the RA group were significantly higher than those in the non‐RA group and control group ,the differences were statistically significant (P< 0 .05) .The sensitivity of single anti‐CCP antibody detection in the RA group was 73 .8% ,which was higher than 41 .3% of anti‐AKA antibody ,while the specificity of single anti‐CCP antibody detection was 86 .2% ,which was lower than 95 .7% of anti‐AKA antibody detection .In their combined detection ,the sensitivity and specificity were increased .Conclusion The anti‐CCP antibody detection has higher sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing RA .Its combined detection with anti‐AKA antibody can avoid the missed diagnosis of atypical clinical early stage RA ,which has a higher clinical value in the diagnosis and prognosis of RA .
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Objective To study the concentration of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (CCP),rheumatoid factor (RF),immunoglobulin (Ig) in synovial fluid and serum of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA),and the positive rate of anti-keratin antibodies (AKA) and anti-perinuclear factor (APF) were also measured.The aim was to explore the diagnostic value of these antibodies in synovial fluid for RA.Methods Thirty RA patients were collected,synovial fluid were withdrawn from the inflamed joints and peripheral blood were collected at the same time.Anti-CCP antibody,AKA,APF and RF were measured.The cut-off value of CCP in synovial fluid was determined through operating characteristic curve (ROC curves) analysis.The antibody levels in serum and synovial fluid were compared.Statistical analyses were performed using t test,and Pearson's correlation test.Results The cutoff value of CCP in RA synovial was higher,which was 29.00 U/ml,with the sensitivity of 87.00％ and specificity of 94.10％.There were significant differences in the concentration among anti-CCP antibody [(326±313) U/ml,(496±454) U/ml,t=-2.399,P＜0.05],IgG [(57±39) mg/L,(173±86) mg/L,t=-7.4792,P＜0.05),RF [(53±36) U/ml,(149±104) U/ml,t=-2.402,P＜0.05] in synovial and blood serum respectively in RA patients.Conchsion The diagnosis of RA is enhanced if anti-CCP antibodies,RF and IgG in synovial fluid are examined.They are supplementary to RA diagnosis and are helpful for clinical practice,especially for patient with very recent-onset RA.
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Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of using anti‐cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti‐CCP) antibody or rheumatoid factor(RF) as the single laboratory parameter for rheumatoid arthritis(RA) diagnosis ,versus to using the two parameters in com‐bination .Methods A total of 56 cases of patients with RA were enrolled into RA group ,other 34 cases of patients with out RA were enrolled into non‐RA group .Levels of anti‐CCP antibody and RF were detected by using electro‐chemiluminescence immunoas‐say(ECLIA)and compared between the two groups .And the diagnostic efficacy of single and combined detection of anti‐CCP anti‐body and RF were evaluated .Results The levels of anti‐CCP antibody and RF in the RA group were higher than those in the non‐RA group ,had statistically significant differences(P<0 .05) .In diagnosis of RA ,the areas under receiver operating characteristic (ROC)curve of anti‐CCP antibody and RF were 0 .925 and 0 .822 respectively .The sensitivity and specificity of anti‐CCP antibody were both higher than those of RF .Compared with single detection of anti‐CCP antibody ,there was no significant increase of sensi‐tivity in using anti‐CCP antibody/RF ,whereas the specificity dropped significantly .Combined detection of anti‐CCP antibody and RF ,compared with single detection of anti‐CCP antibody ,had significantly lower sensitivity ,but no significant changes were found in specificity .Conclusion Single detection of anti‐CCP antibody is more effective than RF for diagnosing RA ,while combined detec‐tion of anti‐CCP antibody and RF could not significantly improve the specificity and sensitivity .It is suggested to only use anti‐CCP antibody for diagnosis of RA .
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Objective To investigate the expression of antinuclear antibodies(ANA) ,anti‐cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (anti‐CCP) in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis(RA) ,and analyze its relation with depression .Methods ANA ,anti‐CCP were detected in 58 elderly RA patients ,50 non‐RA and 50 healthy people .Self‐rating Depression Scale(SDS) was used to assess the incidence of depression .Results The positive rate of anti‐CCP in RA group was significantly higher than that in control group and non‐RA group(P0 .05) .The positive rates of anti‐CCP and ANA in active stage were significantly higher than those in stable stage(P<0 .05) .The positive rates of anti‐CCP and ANA in RA complicated with depression were significantly higher than those in RA without depression(P<0 .05) .Multiple linear regression analysis showed that positive rates of anti‐CCP and ANA were all in‐dependent influence factors of depression in elderly RA patients(P<0 .05) .Conclusion Anti‐CCP and ANA in elderly RA patients over express ,and the positive rates are positively related with disease activity and depression .
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In this study ,we intended to prepare anti‐Toxoplasma gondii aquaporin (TgAQP) peptide antibody which was used to the application in the detection of the aquaporin expression and its subcellular localization of Toxop lasma gondii (T .gondii) ME49 strain .The B cell peptide antigen was designed based on the TgAQP amino acids sequence .After the pep‐tide antigen was conjugated to the KLH ,the fusion antigen was injected into New Zealand rabbits to prepare polyclonal anti‐body ,followed by identification of ELISA ,Western‐blotting and immunofluorescence assays .The ELISA showed that the titer of anti‐TgAQP antibody was about 1∶40 000 .Western blotting revealed the specific affinity of the antigen to polyclonal anti‐body at 29 .9 kDa protein T .gondii .The protein detected by the indirect immunofluorescence assays was distributed in the cy‐toplasm of the parasite .Thus far ,the anti‐TgAQP polyclonal antibody was successfully prepared ,providing a useful tool for further study of biological function and metabolic characteristics of TgAQP .
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Objective To investigate the clinical value of combined detection of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody(anti-CCP antibody),rheumatoid factor(RF),C-reactive protein(CRP)and erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR)in the diagnosis of rheu-matoid arthritis(RA).Methods The detection results of the four serum indicators of 290 cases of patients with RA(RA group), 286 cases of patients with non-RA autoimmune diseases(non-RA group)and 1 50 cases of healthy individuals(control group),from March 2013 to August 2014 in this hospital,were retrospectively analysed.Results The serum levels of the four indicators have significant differences among the three groups,between the RA group and non-RA group,and between the RA group and control group(P =0.000).Between non-RA group and control group,there was significant difference of serum levels of anti-CCP antibodies (P =0.013),while the other three serum indicators had no significant differences (P >0.05).The sensitivity of combined detection of anti-CCP antibody and RF,combined detection of anti-CCP antibody,RF and CRP,combined detection of anti-CCP antibody,RF and ESR,and combined detection of anti-CCP antibody,RF,CRP and ESR for RA diagnosis have statistically significant differences (P 0.05 ).The area under a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of anti-CCP antibody,RF,CRP and ESR were 0.873,0.893,0.678 and 0.747,respectively. Conclusion Combined detection of anti-CCP antibody and RF has good specificity and sensitivity,which could improve the clinical diagnosis of RA.Combined detection of CRP and ESR could improve the detection rate of RA.
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Objective To evaluate the diagnostic values of enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA ) and colloidal gold im‐munochromatographic assay in detecting serum anti‐cyclic citrullinated peptide(anti‐CCP) antibody .Methods Colloidal gold immu‐nochromatographic assay and ELISA were used to detect serum anti‐CCP antibody in 110 RA patients and 110 healthy cases . Results The data were analysed with the paired Chi‐Square Test (χ2 = 174 .354 ,P < 0 .01) ,the difference was significant .The K ap pa value was 0 .890(P< 0 .01) ,indicating that the coincidence between the two kinds of methods was good .The sensitivity , speciality of ELISA were 83 .64% and 92 .73% respectively .Conclusion In detecting serum anti‐CCP Antibody ,there was dife‐rence between colloidal gold immunochromatographic assay and ELISA according to statistics analysis .The sensitivity and speciality of ELISA were higher than those of colloidal gold immunochromatographic assay .