Abstract
AbstractRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic connective tissue disease of autoimmune basis. It is characterized by inflammation of joints and systemic complications. The etiopathogenesis is still unknown. Predisposing factors for the disease include genetic, immunological and environmental. Chronic disease and the stress experienced by patients disrupt the body’s homeostatic state and weaken the human immune system. Reduced immunity and endocrine disruption may influence the development of autoimmune diseases and exacerbate their course. The aim of the study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between the blood levels of hormones such as cortisol, serotonin, melatonin and the clinical status of RA patients as determined by the DAS28 index and CRP protein. A total of 165 people participated in the study of these 84 subjects had RA and the rest were the control group. All participants completed a questionnaire and had their blood drawn to determine hormones. Patients with RA had higher plasma cortisol (324.6 ng/ml vs. 292.9 ng/ml) and serotonin concentrations (67.9 ng/ml vs. 22.1 ng/ml) and lower plasma melatonin (116.8 pg/ml vs. 330.2 pg/ml) compared to controls. Patients whose CRP concentration were above normal also had elevated plasma cortisol concentration. No significant association was observed in RA patients between plasma melatonin, serotonin and DAS28 values. However, it can be concluded that those with high disease activity had lower melatonin levels as compared to patients with low and moderate DAS28 values. Significant differences were found between RA patients not using steroids and plasma cortisol (p = 0.035). In RA patients, it was observed that as plasma cortisol concentration increased, the chance of having an elevated DAS28 score, indicating high disease activity, increased.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Immunology,Immunology and Allergy,Rheumatology
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