Detection of IL-17 level in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its clinic value / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the level of IL-17 in rheumatoid arthritis(RA)and explore its clinic value.Methods Serum were collected from 84 RA patients.IL-17 was detected by ELISA.C reactive protein(CRP),glucose-6-phosphate isomerase(GPI),rheumatoid factor(RF),anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide(Anti-CCP)antibody,IL-1? and tumor necrosis factor-?(TNF-?)were assayed,too.The correlations between IL-17 and clinical manifestations as well as laboratory findings were analyzed.Results The serum level of IL-17 in active RA patients was(113.8?21.7)ng/L,significantly higher than that of non-active RA[(76.3?11.9)ng/L,P0.05).There were positive correlations between IL-17 and clinic index,for example swelling joints,tenderness joints and X-ray phase of joints.Conclusion High expression of IL-17 was shown in RA,and related with disease activity.