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. 1988 Sep 24;2(8613):706-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(88)90185-7.

Correlation of plasma interleukin 1 levels with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis

J A Eastgate  1 , J A Symons, N C Wood, F M Grinlinton, F S di Giovine, G W Duff
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Correlation of plasma interleukin 1 levels with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis

J A Eastgate et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

The mean plasma level of interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta), measured by immunoassay, was significantly higher in 51 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than in 21 healthy controls of similar age. Further, in the RA group, plasma IL-1 beta correlated positively with Ritchie joint index, pain score, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate and correlated negatively with haemoglobin concentration. In individual patients with active disease who had serial measurements, plasma IL-1 beta also correlated with clinical disease activity. These results support the idea that IL-1 beta has a central role in the pathogenesis of RA.

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