Open AccessAssociation between follistatin-related protein 1 and the functional status of patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
Author(s) -
Taejun Yoon,
Sung Soo Ahn,
Jung Yoon Pyo,
Jason Jungsik Song,
Yong Bum Park,
Sang Won Lee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.1097/cm9.0000000000001454
Subject(s) - medicine , vasculitis , gastroenterology , antibody , c reactive protein , prospective cohort study , immunology , inflammation , disease
Follistatin-like 1 (FSTL1) plays both pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory roles in the inflammatory processes. We investigated whether serum FSTL1 could predict the current anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV)-specific indices.