The Expression and Clinical Significance of Different Forms of Mer Receptor Tyrosine Kinase in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Figure 3
Correlations of mMer and sMer with different clinical parameters such as SLEDAI score and 24 hours proteinuria excretion in patients with SLE. (a) mMer expression on CD14+ monocytes/macrophages was positively correlated to SLEDAI score. (b) sMer in plasma had positive correlation to SLEDAI score, 24 h: 24 hours proteinuria excretion. mMer: membrane Mer tyrosine kinase; sMer: soluble Mer tyrosine kinase; SLEDAI: SLE disease activity index; Spearman’s rank correlation test was used to assess correlations.
