Research Article

Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1 is a Prognostic Marker in ANCA-Associated Small Vessel Vasculitis

Table 2

Urine levels of MCP-1, IgM, IL-6 and IL-8. MCP-1 = monocyte chemoattractant protein 1, IgM = immunoglobulin M, IL-6 = interleukin 6, IL-8 = interleukin 8. All data are expressed in relation to U-creatinine. Controls = healthy blood donors.

RemissionSmoulderingRelapseControls

U-MCP-1(pg/mmole) 18.8 13.8 36.0 9.9
(undetected-191.1)(undetected-144.3)(3.8–90.3)(5.4–29.0)
U-IgM( g/mmole) 80.0 65.0 60.0 9.0
(undetected-700.0)(1.0–800.0)(1.0–300.0)(5.0–80.0)
U-IL-6(ng/mmole) 0.9 1.0 Ud 0.7
(undetected-22.3)(undetected-5.4)(undetected-1.6)(0.4–1.4)
U-IL-8(ng/mmole) 4.0 3.5 4.4 2.4
(undetected-181.3)(undetected-216.2)(undetected-25.7)(0.4–50.7)