title: [Hyaluronic acid and N-terminal procollagen-III-peptide in the urine in inflammatory and degenerative joint diseases].
abstract: In a cross-sectional study of 130 patients (main diagnosis: rheumatoid arthritis, n = 41, osteoarthritis, n = 39; ankylosing spondylitis, n = 28) we measured the concentrations of hyaluronan (HA) and the N-terminal propeptide of type-III collagen (NP III P) in urine and evaluated the relationship with their serum levels. Increased HA levels in serum correlated with increased urinary excretion (r = 0.69 for patients with active rheumatoid arthritis). Only patients with rheumatoid arthritis showed significantly elevated HA concentrations in urine (mean = 1,493 micrograms/mmol creatinine). Because of relatively wide fluctuations in urinary HA in normals (mean = 944, standard deviation 818 micrograms/mmol creatinine) and only modest differences between groups, the diagnostic accuracy of urinary HA measurements is inferior to serum determinations. NP III P showed no significant differences between patients and controls (means 10.5 to 15 micrograms/mmol creatinine). Obviously, renal excretion is of minor importance in the metabolism of HA and NP III P. The possible diagnostic usefulness of determinations of these parameters in serum is not enhanced by measurements in urine.
authors: Rheumatologische Universitätsklinik, Basel, Schweiz.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Respondek
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Seibel
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Lautenschläger
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Müller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000652:urine*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000652:urine*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000652:urine*; D011347:Procollagen / Q000652:urine*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011347:Procollagen; C041876:procollagen Type III-N-terminal peptide; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D003404:Creatinine
vernacular_title: Hyaluronsäure und N-terminales Prokollagen-III-Peptid im Urin bei entzündlichen und degenerativen Gelenkerkrankungen.