creactive protein test levels lupus

... and thereby each protein has more time to fold correctly and form a soluble protein before forming an insoluble protein precipitate by colliding with other recently translated proteins. Even though ... majority of all proteins had a large fraction of soluble protein under the control of lacUV5, protein I was shown to be very insoluble regardless of the promoter. By contrast, proteins B and D ... solu- ble protein achieved for the different proteins could, in most cases, also be correlated with the solubility of the protein itself. Hedhammar et al. [20] has previously shown that the levels...

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... patients had anti-CRP levels correlating to this particular variable. anti-CRP, anti-C-reactive protein autoantibody; CRP, C-reactive protein; mSLEDAI, modified systemic lupus erythematosus disease ... systemic lupus erythematosus; SLEDAI = systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index; SLICC = Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics; snRNP = small nuclear ribonucleoprotein. Available ... http://arthritis-research.com/content/6/2/R87 R91 Figure 3 Relations between anti-C-reactive protein autoantibody (anti-CRP) levels and systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index (SLEDAI)/modified SLEDAI (mSLEDAI)...

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... minor lesions caused by CNS lupus and correlated to CNS manifestations in SLE [8]. Pleocytosis and elevated protein levels are found in some but not all patients with CNS lupus [9,10]. Elevated concentrations of ... β-amyloid protein (Aβ42) have not been assessed at all in this condition. Protein tau is a microtubuli-associated protein that pro- motes assembly and stability of microtubuli [20]. Elevated CSF-tau levels ... precursor protein (APP) [22], a large transmembrane protein. Numerous studies have found increased CSF-tau levels, decreased CSF-Aβ42 levels but variable levels of CSF-APP in AD [22–25]. Transforming...

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... leukocyte levels of BLyS mRNA than with plasma levels of BLyS protein. These findings suggest that BLyS mRNA levels better reflect in vivo BLyS production than do circulating BLyS protein levels, ... levels, and (c,f,i,l) ∆BLyS mRNA levels are plotted against corresponding plasma total immunoglobulin levels (a–c), IgG levels (d–f), IgA levels (g–i), and IgM levels (j–l). BLyS, B lymphocyte ... immunoglobulin levelsCorrelations in the SLE patients between BLyS parameters and plasma immunoglobulin levels. Individual (a,d,g,j) BLyS protein levels, (b,e,h,k) full- length BLyS mRNA levels, and...

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... CASK-interactive protein1 ; CBP, CREB-binding protein; GFP, green fluorescent protein; GST, glutathione transferase; IDP, intrinsically disordered protein; IUP, intrinsically unstructured protein; MAPK, ... dynamic multiprotein complex attached to the post-synaptic membrane, composed of several hundred proteins, including recep- tors and channels, cell adhesion proteins, cytoskeletal proteins, G-proteins ... with small protein size [12], which might be directly related to the involvement of disor- der in scaffold proteins. In fact, there is an elevated level of disorder in hub proteins, i.e. proteins...

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... semi-quanti- tative PCR. We show that oligodendrocytes express extremely low levels of mRNA for C1-inh and significantly lower levels of mRNA for MCP compared with astrocytes and microglia. The expression ... Neuroinflammation Open Access Research Human oligodendroglial cells express low levels of C1 inhibitor and membrane cofactor protein mRNAs Masato Hosokawa, Andis Klegeris and Patrick L McGeer* Address: ... cofactor protein (MCP), decay-accelerating factor (DAF), CD59, and C1- esterase inhibitor (C1-inh). The human HOG oligoden- droglial cell line produces MCP, DAF, CD59, C1-inh and S -protein, but...

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... serum levels of anti-ribosomal P protein antibodies were found in 44.3% (31/70) of autistic patients. Patients with elevated serum neurokinin A levels had significantly higher serum levels ... elevated serum levels of neurokinin A and anti-ribosomal P protein antibodies in autism. In this work, patients with elevated serum neurokinin A levels had significantly higher serum levels of anti-ribosomal ... all tests, a probability (P) of less than 0.05 was considered significant. Patients were considered to have elevated serum neurokinin A or anti-ribosomal P protein antibodies if their levels...

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... the protein bands of interest. The same amount of protein was loaded onto each lane. Figure 3 Content of osteogenic protein 1 protein in synovial fluid samplesContent of osteogenic protein 1 protein ... were found between SF levels of OP-1 in RA and OA patients and between SF levels of AgKS among the three groups tested. The SF content of OP-1 tended to correlate positively with HA levels, but negatively ... elevated levels of OP-1 protein in RA SF may be due to the release of OP-1 residing in the extracellular matrix rather than to an increase in its synthesis. This belief is because matrix metalloproteinases...

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... overlapped with known lupus- related autoantigens on SDS-PAGE. Exam- ples of lupus- related autoantigens that co-migrate with RPA are shown in Figure 1b. RPA32 co-migrates with the U1snRNPs-A protein (U1-A, ... arthritis; RNAP = RNA polymerase; RPA = replication protein A; SjS = Sjögren syndrome; SLE = systemic lupus erythematosus; snRNP = small nuclear ribonucleoprotein; SSc = systemic sclerosis; ssDNA = sin- glestranded ... 8 Anti-RNA helicase A 0 0 6 Anti-Su 22 0 10 RPA, replication protein A; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; a , p = 0.00122 by Fisher's exact test. Available online http://arthritis-research.com/content/8/4/R111 Page...

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... downregulated APRIL levels during depletion, two Figure 1 Serum cytokine levels at B-cell-related time pointsSerum cytokine levels at B-cell-related time points. Left panels: levels of (a) BAFF ... increased levels of BAFF in 22% of patients (15 of 67) with RA, and Groom and col- leagues [22], who report increased BAFF levels in 19% of their RA patient cohort. In most patients with SLE, the levels ... and Figure 2 Relation between cytokine levels and B-cell frequencyRelation between cytokine levels and B-cell frequency. (a) Two patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (S5 and S14)...

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... ribosomal P proteins in systemic lupus erythematosus. Am J Med 1991, 90:54-62. 5. Isshi K, Hirohata S: Association of anti-ribosomal P protein anti- bodies with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis ... anti-P EX.C22 , or anti-C22-depleted rP0 levels were evaluated by Spearman rank correlation test. Differences in serum anti-P C22 , anti-whole P, and anti-P EX.C22 levels between non-CNS SLE and NP-SLE ... NP-SLE were analyzed by Welch's t test. Results Initial experiments examined CSF anti-P C22 levels in the three groups of patients. Although anti-P C22 levels in CSF appeared to be higher...

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... mean (P < 0.001, Mann-Whitney test) . (b,c) Total protein was extracted from the PBMCs of 24 SLE patients and 24 HD control individuals. IFIT4 protein expression levels were detected using West- ern ... (wbc/PLT decrease); and (i) lupus nephritis. Mann-Whitney test was used to analyze these data. (j) The relative expression of IFIT4 was plotted against Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity ... dis- ease activity and lupus nephritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum 2006, 54:2951-2962. 5. Crow MK: Interferon pathway activation in systemic lupus ery- thematosus....

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... assay. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels were determined by an IL-6-specific bioassay. Results SLE patients had levels of APRIL in CSF that were more than 20-fold higher and levels of BAFF in CSF that ... NPSLE patients had enhanced levels of APRIL in CSF. BAFF and APRIL were likely produced locally in the CNS as CSF and serum levels did not correlate. Moreover, CSF levels of APRIL correlated with ... between IL-6 and APRIL levels (Figure 3e) or between IL-6 and BAFF levels (Figure 3f). Discussion To our knowledge this study is the first to show that SLE patients have elevated levels of APRIL and...

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... systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis 2006, 65:209-215. 11. Narumi S, Takeuchi T, Kobayashi Y, Konishi K: Serum levels of IFN-inducible protein- 10 relating to the activity of systemic lupus ... negatively with C3 levels (P < 0.001). Compared with patients without lupus nephritis and those with inactive lupus nephritis, chemokine scores were elevated in patients with active lupus nephritis, ... interferon-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats; IL, interleukin; IP-10, interferon-inducible protein 10; Ly6e, lymphocyte antigen 6 complex, locus E; MCP, monocyte chemotactic protein; MIG,...

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