目的研究视神经脊髓炎(neuromyelitis optica,NMO)患者血清中超敏C-反应蛋白(high sensitivity C-reactive protein,hs-CRP)水平及其与疾病临床特点的相关性。方法测定并比较50例NMO急性期患者、30例重症肌无力(myasthenia gravis,MG)患者(作为疾病对照)、58名健康对照者的血清hs-CRP水平,并分析50例NMO急性期血清hs-CRP水平与其临床特点的相关性;同时比较NMO患者的急性期与缓解期的血清hsCRP水平。结果 NMO急性期组血清hs-CRP水平为(2.2±2.7)mg/L,MG组为(0.8±0.9)mg/L,健康对照组为(0.8±0.9)mg/L,三组间比较差异有统计学意义(F=8.834,P〈0.001),NMO急性期组高于MG组(t=3.204,P=0.002)及健康对照组(t=3.508,P=0.001)。31例NMO急性期患者经治疗后病情稳定缓解,急性期血清hs-CRP水平〔(2.7±3.2)mg/L〕高于NMO缓解期〔(1.2±1.3)mg/L〕(t=2.797,P=0.009)。50例NMO急性期患者血清hs-CRP水平与复发的间隔时间呈负相关(r=-0.445,P=0.038),与患者首发年龄、扩展残疾状态量表(EDSS)评分、脊髓MRI受累节段数、水通道蛋白4抗体(AQP4-Ab)水平无相关性(均P〉0.05)。结论 NMO患者血清hs-CRP水平与其疾病活动性密切相关。血清hs-CRP水平可能对下一次复发时间有一定预示作用,但不能反映疾病的严重程度。
Objective To investigate the relationship of the serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein(hs-CRP)level with the clinical features of acute neuromyelitis optica(NMO)patients.Methods The serum hsCRP levels were measured and analyzed in 50 acute NMO patients,30 myasthenia gravis(MG)patients and 58age-and sex-matched healthy controls(HC).The correlation between serum hs-CRP levels and clinical features of NMO were analyzed.The serum hs-CRP levels of the acute and remit period of NMO patients were compared.Results The serum hs-CRP levels in acute NMO group,the MG and HC groups were(2.2±2.7)mg/L,(0.8±0.9)mg/L and(0.8±0.9)mg/L.There were significant differences of serum hs-CRP levels among the three group(F=8.834,P〈0.001).The serum hs-CRP levels in acute NMO patients were significantly higher than those in MG patients(t=3.204,P=0.002)and HC(t=3.508,P=0.001),while there were no differences between MG group and HC groups(P〉0.05).The serum hs-CRP levels of 31 remit NMO patients with remission after treatment[(1.2±1.3)mg/L]was lower than that of the acute ones[(2.7±3.2)mg/L,t=2.797,P=0.009].In acute NMO group,serum hs-CRP levels were negatively correlated with the time to next attack(r=-0.445,P=0.038),but the levels were not correlated with age at onset,number of segments of spinal cord involved,EDSS score,titer of AQP4-Ab(P〉0.05,respectively).Conclusions The sera hs-CRP in NMO patients are closely related with the disease activity and may indicate the recurrence time.But it can not reflect the severity of the disease.