Reticuloendothelial function in rheumatoid arthritis: correlation with disease activity and circulating immune complexes.
Fourteen patients with active rheumatoid arthritis had their reticuloendothelial function tested with clearance of heat damaged radiolabeled autologous erythrocytes. Only 3 of these 14 patients had prolonged red blood cell (RBC) clearance. No correlation was found between RBC clearance and level of circulating immune complexes, disease activity or disease duration.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000032:analysis*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012157:Mononuclear Phagocyte System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex