Gok M, Sirkeci O, Kara M, Sakin YS, Tanoglu A, Sirkeci EE, Oztin H, Duzenli T, Kaplan M, Yazgan Y, Ipcioglu OM. Evaluation of pentraxin-3 in familial Mediterranean fever patients during attack and attack-free periods.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019;
119:490-493. [PMID:
30160156 DOI:
10.4149/bll_2018_089]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) is a prototype of pentraxin proteins that have been shown to be involved in acute phase response. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between PTX-3 levels and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) disease, and to evaluate PTX-3 as a novel diagnostic marker of FMF.
METHOD
Forty-three male patients diagnosed with FMF and 42 healthy individuals were included in the study. Patients with other inflammatory diseases and patients who used drugs having anti-inflammatory properties were excluded from the research. Blood samples were obtained during both attack and attack-free periods.
RESULTS
Patient attack periods were confirmed by combining physical examination and elevation of acute phase reactants. Acute phase reactants were significantly higher in attack versus attack-free periods (p < 0.01), however PTX-3 levels were not significantly different between the two periods. Additionally, PTX-3 levels in FMF patients were higher than in controls in both attack (917.29 ± 725.29 vs 451.83 ± 291.95, p < 0.01) and attack-free periods (748.23 ± 487.53 vs 451.83 ± 291.95, p < 0.01).
CONCLUSION
In this study, we showed that PTX-3 levels, in both FMF attack and attack-free periods, were significantly higher than in the control group. Finally, PTX-3 may be a promising biomarker for FMF diagnosis and may predict FMF attacks (Tab. 2, Fig. 2, Ref. 18).
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