Core Concepts
Immunoglobulins play a crucial role in evaluating disease activity and predicting recurrence in Takayasu arteritis patients.
Stats
"Disease activity and inflammatory factors were significantly higher in the group with elevated immunoglobulins than in the normal group [NIH (3.0 vs. 2.0, P = 0.001), ITAS-A (9.0 vs. 7.0, P = 0.006)]."
"Changes in IgG correlated well with CRP and ESR [CRP (r = 0.40, P = 0.027), ESR (r = 0.64, P < 0.001)]."
"For patients with TAK in remission, elevated immunoglobulins was associated with 1-year recurrence [OR95%, CI: 2.37 (1.03, 5.47), P = 0.042]."
Quotes
"Immunoglobulins is of clinical value in evaluating disease activity in TAK patients."
"Moreover, the dynamic changes of IgG were correlated with the changes in inflammatory indicators in TAK patients."