title: Acute-phase proteins in patients with systemic sclerosis.
abstract: Acute-phase proteins were determined in serum of 20 women with systemic sclerosis and 10 age-matched healthy controls. All the patients had had symptoms of the disease less than five years. An increase in only a few proteins (haptoglobin, alpha1-acid glycoprotein, complement component C3 and alpha2-macroglobulin) was found. The results indicate for the impaired acute phase response in patients with systemic sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kucharz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grucka-Mamczar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mamczar
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brzezinska-Wcislo
mesh_terms: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins