Serum interleukin-6, procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels in subjects with active Behcet's disease

Adam B., Calikoglu E.

JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY, vol.18, no.3, pp.318-320, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00907.x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.318-320
  • Keywords: Behcet's disease, interleukin-6, procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA, MARKER, SEPSIS, IL-8, INFECTION, CYTOKINES
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP) and cytokines, including serum interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8 and IL-10, and turnout necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) have been proposed as disease activity markers in Behcet's disease (BD), although studies have shown conflicting results for IL-6. Serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels in active 1313 have not yet been investigated.