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M Haataja

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PubMed1978

Inter-relationships of laboratory variables in rheumatoid arthritis.

The inter-relationships of 25 variables in 140 rheumatoid patients were studied. One group, consisting mainly of hematologic variables, was differentiated on the basis of its high correlation with disease activity. The second group consisted of CRP and rheumatoid factor, which had highly significant positive correlations with each other. The third group consisted of serum aspartate aminotransferase, serum creatinine, antistreptolysin titre and blood eosinophils. These relationships are discussed.

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PubMed1976

Soft tissue radiography of the hands in the rheumatoid arthritis.

25 cases of rheumatoid arthritis were investigated radiologically and clinically over a period of 3 months, using soft tissue radiograms of the hands and Lansbury's Activity Index. The soft tissue radiography technique was a new combination using molybdenum target mammographic equipment and immersion of the hands in a 2.5 cm layer of 1:1 ethanol-water solution, in order to reduce the uneven darkening of films. Periarticular oedema and progression of erosive and soft tissue changes were observed in clinically active cases. High scores for joint swelling and erosions were also registered in some clinically inactive cases. Determination of the rapid progression of erosive and soft tissue changes and the determination of periarticular hyperaemic oedema using special radiographic methods appear to be of some value in assessing the activity of rheumatoid arthritis.

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PubMed1975

Evaluation of the activity of rheumatoid arthritis. A comparative study on clinical symptoms and laboratory tests with special reference to serum sulfhydryl groups.

In the present investigation the significance of various clinical and laboratory examinations (especially the S-SH-group level) in the evaluation of the activity of RA was assessed. The material comprised 140 patients with RA and 360 control patients or healthy control persons. The principal results can be summarized as follows: 1. Patients with RA have a decreased S-SH-group level, more decreased in patients with active disease. Also a change in the activity of RA is correspondingly followed by a change in the S-SH-group level. The S-SH-group level diminishes significantly with the advance of age also in healthy persons. These findings and the possible role of the S-SH-groups in the pathogenetic process of RA are discussed. 2. Highly significantly with Lansbury's activity index correlated the S-SH-groups, B-Platelets, S-Fe, B-Hb and patient's own assessment of the disease; and significantly correlated S-Haptoglobin, S-TIBC and Te-index. A summary of the correlations between some parameters studied is presented in Table LI. 3. As a result, an activity index based on six laboratory tests (ESR, B-Platelets, S-Fe, S-Haptoglobin, S-SH-groups, Te-index) is proposed for the estimation of the activity of RA.

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Cytolysis and karyopyknosis in postmenopausal vaginal smears as markers of endometrial cancer, diabetes and obesity. Studies based on a ten-year follow-up.

The vaginal cytology of 507 postmenopausal women was followed prospectively for ten years. Of the subjects, the 207 with cytolytic or karyopyknotic vaginal smears constituted the study group and the 300 with atrophic smears (indicating an absence of estrogenic activity) constituted the control group at the beginning of the follow-up. A woman whose initial smear was cytolytic usually had a cytolytic smear ten years later, which implies that high postmenopausal estrogenic activity is constitutional. Both at the beginning of the study and ten years later, the mean body weights were higher in the study group than in the control group. The mean karyopyknotic index and the prevalence of cytolytic smears were significantly higher among women with impaired glucose tolerance than among subjects with a normal glucose tolerance test. During the follow-up period, 3.6% of the women in the study group and 0.7% of the women in the control group developed endometrial cancer (P less than .02). The incidence of 3.6% of endometrial cancer is significantly higher than the corresponding age-specific incidence (P less than .001). We conclude that obese and/or diabetic postmenopausal women with cytolytic or markedly karyopyknotic vaginal smears exhibit a high intrinsic estrogen activity and may thus be at risk for endometrial cancer.

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Serum sulfhydryl groups in rheumatoid arthritis.

The sulfhydryl groups are chemically active parts of the protein molecule and participate in many important biochemical and metabolic processes. The present material comprised 132 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 104 patients with other diseases and 44 controls. The patients with rheumatoid arthritis had decreased serum sulfhydryl group levels, the decrease being greater in patients with active disease. Changes in the activity of rheumatoid arthritis were correspondingly followed by changes in the serum sulfhydryl group levels. The serum sulfhydryl group levels diminished significantly with advancing age. Similarly decreased serum sulfhydryl group levels could also be observed in many other diseases.

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