High Sensitivity C Reactive Protein in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Antibodies against IL-6 or Jak Inhibitors: A Clinical and Ultrasonographic Study

High Sensitivity C Reactive Protein in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Antibodies against IL-6 or Jak Inhibitors: A Clinical and Ultrasonographic Study

Background: We examined whether high-sensitivity CRP (hsCRP) reflected the inflammatory disease status evaluated by clinical and ultrasound (US) parameters in RA patients receiving IL-6 receptor antibodies (anti-IL-6R) or JAK inhibitors (JAKi). Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of patien...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Frade-Sosa, Andrés Ponce, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide, Maria Jesús García-Yébenes, Rosa Morlá, Nuria Sapena, Julio Ramirez, Ana Belen Azuaga, Juan Camilo Sarmiento, Juan D. Cañete, Jose A. Gomez-Puerta, Raimon Sanmarti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
IL-6 inhibitor
JAK inhibitor
rheumatoid arthritis
ultrasound synovitis
high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/1/182

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