Research Article

Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor: A Potential Marker for Monitoring Disease Activity in IgG4-Related Disease

Table 3

Treatment response in IgG4-RD.

PIgG4 before treatmentIgG4 after treatmentsIL-2R before treatmentsIL-2R after treatmentCRP before treatmentCRP after treatmentIgG4-RD RI before treatmentIgG4-RD RI after treatment

117.710.10369534431.81.693
23.183.32344128641.02.542
45.440.46370016000.50.961
613.486.70580029000.30.3104
713.403.27515136534.71.4103
81.650.28570028001.00.661
910.304.993900180050.04.573
1025.254.585900430080.035.062
115.402.7935008194.80.451
121.651.548135370010.07.561
141.571.33310021605.210.063
175.551.84530022000.30.361
208.821.28613522222.83840
243.441.3571003616316.861
261.291.7610,80050008.07.643

Treatment response in IgG4-RD with levels of serum IgG4, CRP, and sIL-2R before and after treatment. The disease activity has been measured using the IgG4-RD RI. Normal range of serum IgG4 is 0.08–1.40 g/l, normal range of serum sIL-2R is below 2500 pg/ml, and normal range of CRP is below 10 mg/l. CRP = C-reactive protein; IgG4-RD RI = IgG4-Related Disease Responder Index.