Abstracts tagged "biomarkers and ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 2 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Neutrophil Protein S100A12 Has Stronger Associations with a Comprehensive Ultrasound Score of Synovitis Than Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in a Longitudinal Study of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Hilde Haugedal Nordal^1,2 and Hilde Berner Hammer³, ¹Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, ²Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: S100A12, a neutrophil protein, has proinflammatory effects on immune cells and can activate endothelial cells. The mechanism of action suggests vascular endothelial growth factor…