Advanced search
Publication Cover
Autoimmunity Volume 54, 2021 - Issue 3
Submit an article Journal homepage
169
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

The utility of immunoglobulin A/complement 3 and immunoglobulin G/immunoglobulin M ratios in the assessment of disease activation in patients with Behçet disease

Didem DincerDepartment of Dermatology and Veneorology, Ufuk University, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3772-6943
ORCID Icon,
Efsun TanacanDepartment of Dermatology and Veneorology, Ufuk University, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1975-7460
ORCID Icon,
F. Gulru ErdoganDepartment of Dermatology and Veneorology, Ufuk University, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7102-7329
ORCID Icon &
Aysel GurlerDepartment of Dermatology and Veneorology, Ufuk University, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9609-6761
ORCID Icon
Pages 176-180 | Received 04 Feb 2021, Accepted 18 Mar 2021, Published online: 09 Apr 2021

References

  • Yazici H, Fresko I, Yurdakul S. Behçet’s syndrome: disease manifestations, management, and advances in treatment. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2007;3(3):148–155.
  • Cho M-L, Kim J-Y, Ko H-J, et al. The MCP-1 promoter -2518 polymorphism in Behcet’s disease: correlation between allele types, MCP-1 production and clinical symptoms among Korean patients. Autoimmunity. 2004;37(1):77–80.
  • Yurdakul S, Hamuryudan V, Yazici H. Behçet syndrome. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2004;16(1):38–42.
  • Hatemi G, Christensen R, Bang D, et al. 2018 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of Behçet’s syndrome. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018;77(6):808–818.
  • Greco A, De Virgilio A, Ralli M, et al. Behçet’s disease: new insights into pathophysiology, clinical features and treatment options. Autoimmun Rev. 2018;17(6):567–575.
  • Kurokawa MS, Yoshikawa H, Suzuki N. Behcet’s disease. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2004;25:557–68.
  • Calamia KT, Wilson FC, Icen M, et al. Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of Behçet’s disease in the US: a population-based study. Arthritis Rheum. 2009;61(5):600–604.
  • Takizawa K, Takeuchi F, Nabeta H, et al. Association of transporter associated with antigen processing genes with Behcet’s disease in Japanese. Autoimmunity. 2003;36(3):161–165.
  • Marshall SE. Behçet’s disease. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2004;18(3):291–311.
  • Basak C, Yunus S, Ahmet G, et al. Activation markers in Behçet’s disease. SKINmed. 2005;4(5):282–286.
  • Türsen Ü. Activation markers in Behcet disease. TURKDERM-Arch Turk Dermatol Venerol. 2009;43:74–86.
  • Ozturk C, Balta S, Balta I, et al. Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio and carotid–intima media thickness in patients with Behcet disease without cardiovascular involvement. Angiology. 2015;66(3):291–296.
  • Tanacan E, Dincer D, Erdogan F, et al. A cutoff value for the Systemic Immune‐Inflammation Index in determining activity of Behçet disease. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021;46(2):286–291.
  • Bardak Y, Aridogan BC. The demonstration of serum interleukin 6–8, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, complement, and immunoglobulin levels in Behçet’s disease with ocular involvement. Ocular Immunol Inflam. 2004;12(1):53–58.
  • Sharief M, Hentges R, Thomas E. Significance of CSF immunoglobulins in monitoring neurologic disease activity in Behçet’s disease. Neurology. 1991;41(9):1398.
  • Onat AM, Buyukhatipoglu H, Yilmaz M, et al. Immunoglobulin E: a new diagnostic clue for Behçet’s disease? IgE and Behçet’s disease Clin Rheumatol. 2007;26(1):81–83.
  • Scully C, Boyle P, Yap P. Immunoglobulins G, M, A, D and E in Behcet’s syndrome. Clin Chim Acta. 1982;120(2):237–242.
  • Bireller S, Küçükali Cİ, Hanağasi H, et al. Impact of neuro-Behçet disease immunoglobulin G on neuronal apoptosis. Noro Psikiyatr Ars. 2017;54(1):67–71.
  • Lucherini O, Vitale A, Orlando I, et al. Serum immunoglobulin D levels in patients with Behçet’s disease according to different clinical manifestations. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2018;36:110–115.
  • Fleming SD. Natural antibodies, autoantibodies and complement activation in tissue injury. Autoimmunity. 2006;39(5):379–386.
  • Gong W-y, Liu M, Luo D, et al. High serum IgA/C3 ratio better predicts a diagnosis of IgA nephropathy among primary glomerular nephropathy patients with proteinuria ≤ 1 g/d: an observational cross-sectional study. BMC Nephrol. 2019;20(1):150.
  • Kawasaki Y, Maeda R, Ohara S, et al. Serum IgA/C3 and glomerular C3 staining predict severity of IgA nephropathy. Pediatr Int. 2018;60(2):162–167.
  • Mohammed S, Ahmed RAEH, Sadek AA. Serum immunoglobulin G, IgM And IgG:IgM ratio as predictors for outcome of childhood nephrotic syndrome. Sohag Med J. 2019;23(3):77–82.
  • Lee BT, Wang Y, Yang A, et al. IgG:IgM ratios of liver plasma cells reveal similar phenotypes of primary biliary cholangitis with and without features of autoimmune hepatitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021;19(2):397–399.
  • Domingues V, Magder LS, Petri M. Assessment of the independent associations of IgG, IgM and IgA isotypes of anticardiolipin with thrombosis in SLE. Lupus Sci Med. 2016;3(1):e000107.
  • Fluss R, Faraggi D, Reiser B. Estimation of the Youden index and its associated cutoff point. Biom J. 2005;47(4):458–472.
  • Tong B, Liu X, Xiao J, et al. Immunopathogenesis of Behcet’s disease. Front Immunol. 2019;10:665.
  • Aslani S, Mahmoudi M, Karami J, et al. Epigenetic alterations underlying autoimmune diseases. Autoimmunity. 2016;49(2):69–83.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.