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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2013

Caspase-1 level in synovial fluid is high in patients with spondyloarthropathy but not in patients with gout.

Chang-Nam Son, So-Young Bang, Ji Hae Kim, Chan-Bum Choi, Tae-Hwan Kim, Jae-Bum Jun

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chang-Nam SonDepartment of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea.
So-Young Bang
Ji Hae Kim
Chan-Bum Choi
Tae-Hwan Kim
Jae-Bum Jun
Hanyang University Seoul Hospital · KRHanyang University Guri Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Activation of caspase-1 by NALP3 inflammasomes has been shown to be important in initiating acute gouty arthritis. The objectives of this study were to measure the levels of caspase-1 in synovial fluid in gout and various arthritides, and to elucidate the clinical significance of caspase-1 levels in synovial fluid. Caspase-1, IL-1β, IL-18, and uric acid were measured in synovial fluid from 112 patients with gout and other arthritides, such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and spondyloarthropathy. Caspase-1 in synovial fluid from patients with crystal-induced arthritis, inflammatory arthritis, osteoarthritis, and spondyloarthropathy was 35.9 ± 86.7, 49.7 ± 107.7, 2.1 ± 7.0, and 152.6 ± 155.7 pg/mL, respectively. The mean level and the frequency of high levels (≥125 pg/mL) of caspase-1 in spondyloarthropathy were significantly higher than those in the other arthritides including gout. Caspase-1 was detectible in the synovial fluid of patients with the various arthritides. Contrary to our hypothesis, the caspase-1 level in the synovial fluid of patients with gout was not higher than in that of other arthritides. High levels of caspase-1 may be helpful in differentiating spondyloarthropathy from other arthritides.

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AdultAgedArthritis, RheumatoidCaspase 1FemaleGoutHumansInterleukin-18Interleukin-1betaLeukocyte CountMaleMiddle AgedOsteoarthritisSpondylarthropathiesSynovial FluidUric AcidCaspase 1Interleukin-18Interleukin-1betaUric AcidCaspase-1GoutSpondyloarthropathiesSynovial Fluid

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PMID24015032
PMCPMC3763101
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