title: Serum amyloid A in autoimmune thrombosis.
abstract: The objectives of this study were (1) to determine how levels of serum amyloid A (SAA), high sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) correlate to autoimmune diseases in patients with or without thrombosis, and (2) to discuss the parameters that influence the relative SAA values. SAA, CRP and IL-6 concentrations were determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). 84 patients with secondary antiphospholipid syndrome (SAPS), primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS), systemic lupus erythematosus with antiphospholipid antibodies (SLE+aPL), SLE, venous thrombosis (VT), arterial thrombosis (AT) were compared to healthy donors (n=60). The percentages of patients above cut-off were highest in the SAPS, SLE and SLE+aPL groups. Significant differences were observed between healthy donors and inflammatory groups of patients (SAPS and SLE+aPL) in all three measured parameters. SAA and CRP were shown to be correlated to a greater extent in SAPS patients than SLE+aPL patients. In summary, this cross-sectional, retrospective, small study and accompanying clinical considerations limit the ability to make definite conclusions. SAA would not serve as a useful marker for venous, arterial thrombosis or PAPS (pro-coagulant events). It could however, be a good predictor of progression from a non-inflammatory thrombotic condition to an inflammatory one.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Centre, Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Rheumatology, Vodnikova 62, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sodin-Semrl
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zigon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cucnik
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kveder
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blinc
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomsic
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rozman
mesh_terms: D000682:Amyloid / Q000097:blood*; D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000097:blood*; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin