There was no correlation between the response rate and age, gender, or selected parameters of disease activity (tender/swollen joint counts, Leeds enthesitis index, physician and patient global assessment, psoriasis area severity index, and C-reactive protein).
Patients with thyroid dysfunction demonstrated significantly higher Psoriasis Area and Severity Index scores and elevated serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels than those without thyroid dysfunction.
In this Phase 2 trial, patients with active PsA (≥3 tender and ≥3 swollen joints, C-reactive protein ≥0.3 mg/dL, ≥3% body-surface-area psoriasis involvement) were randomized 2:1 to subcutaneous guselkumab 100 mg (N=100) or placebo (N=49) at Week 0, Week 4 and q8w through Week44.
Ustekinumab-treated patients in whom 75% improvement in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index score or 20% improvement according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria was achieved after 24 weeks of treatment had greater reductions in CRP level (geometric mean decreases of 51-58% versus 32-33%; P < 0.05), but not IL-17A or IL-17F levels, than nonresponders.
In the regression analysis, insulin resistance was the most influential determinant of atherosclerosis in psoriasis and C-reactive protein the most significant predictor of insulin resistance.
After a month of intermittent fasting, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels decreased from 14.08 ± 4.65 to 12.16 ± 4.46 (<i>p</i> < 0.0001), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) decreased from 2.83 ± 1.03 to 2.08 ± 0.67 (<i>p</i> = 0.0078), Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) decreased from 7.46 ± 2.43 to 5.86 ± 2.37 (<i>p</i> < 0.0001), and Disease Activity index for PSoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA) decreased from 28.11 ± 4.51 to 25.76 ± 4.48 (<i>p</i> < 0.0001).
The results showed that the Gαq expression in PSO patients was much lower and negatively correlated with PSO Area and Severity Index (PASI), CRP, cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein.
In 12 weeks of treatment, we estimate the difference of before and after respectively, likeBMI, waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, fasting C-peptide, HbA1c, blood lipid levels, CRP, PASI, DLQI, skin tissue and pathological analysis of psoriasis.
They were also more likely to have moderate/severe psoriasis (body surface area ≥ 3%, 42.5% vs 31.5%) and significantly worse disease as measured by a lower prevalence of minimal disease activity (30.1% vs 46.2%) and higher nail psoriasis scores [visual analog scale (VAS) 11.4 vs 6.5], enthesitis counts (5.1 vs 3.4), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (4.7 vs 3.5) scores, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (3.8 vs 2.5) scores, C-reactive protein levels (4.1 vs 2.4 mg/l), and scores for physical function (Health Assessment Questionnaire, 0.9 vs 0.6), pain (VAS, 47.7 vs 36.2), and fatigue (VAS, 50.2 vs 38.6).
There was significantly increased SAF in patients with psoriasis with elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) compared to controls (<i>p</i> < 0.00001; <i>p</i> < 0.00001, respectively, after adjustment to age).
In the subgroup of 171 newly diagnosed patients with prospective follow-up data, higher mean C-reactive protein levels over time were demonstrated in those with acute anterior uveitis or IBD compared to those without EAMs or those with psoriasis alone (each P = 0.01).
The clinical measures of psoriasis and PsA disease activity used include the Short (2-page) Health Assessment Questionnaire, the Dermatology Quality of Life Index, the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada Enthesitis Index, the Psoriasis Area Severity Index, a dactylitis digit count, a swollen/tender joint count (66/68), plasma C reactive protein as well as visual analogue scales for pain, fatigue and patient and physician global assessments.
We observed a positive association between psoriasis and objective measures of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, but no clear association with blood pressure and blood lipids.
We therefore aimed to investigate whether serum levels of novel markers previously discovered by quantitative mass spectrometric analysis of synovial fluid and skin biopsies performs better than the C-reactive protein (CRP) level in differentiating PsA patients from those with psoriasis without PsA (PsC).
Significant decrease in tender/swollen joints, Visual Analogue Scale of pain (VASp) and general health (VASgh), Disease Activity in PsA (DAPSA), Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI), Leeds Enthesitis Index (LEI), Health Assessment Questionnaire modified for spondyloarthritis (HAQ-S), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP) was achieved.
The systemic inflammatory markers C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin- (IL-) 6, which have long been used to predict future CVD in the general population, are increased manyfold in patients with PS.
The aim of this study was to estimate the concentration of selenium (Se), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) and Cu/Zn ratio as well as total antioxidant status (TAS) and c-reactive protein (CRP) in the serum of patients with psoriasis.
In PsV patients, the NLR-high and PLR-high subgroups exhibited significantly higher Psoriasis Area and Severity Index scores compared with the NLR-low and PLR-low subgroups, respectively, and the NLR-high subgroup also showed higher CRP levels.