Relationship between radiographic grading of osteoarthritis and serum beta-2 microglobulin

Melikoglu M., YILDIRIM K., SENEL K.

IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, cilt.178, sa.2, ss.151-154, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 178 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11845-008-0219-y
  • Dergi Adı: IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.151-154
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Osteoarthritis, Knee, Beta-2 microglobulin, Radiographic grading, Kellgren-Lawrence scale, INDUCTION
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Beta-2 microglobulin (B2M) has been shown as a marker for monitoring inflammatory disease activity and it appears likely to have a destructive role in amyloidosis-related arthritis. Whether it has a catabolic role in osteoarthritis (OA) remains unclear.