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Table 1 Clinical assessment, response to infliximab treatment and HMGB1 expression.

From: Systemic TNF blockade does not modulate synovial expression of the pro-inflammatory mediator HMGB1 in rheumatoid arthritis patients – a prospective clinical study

Pat

W

Sex

Age (years)

Disease duration (years)

CRP

Medication

DAS28

Clinical response

HMGB1 protein

HMGB1mRNA

      

MTX

Pred

 

DAS28

ACR

ES

CG

 

1

0

F

55

18

107

17.5

5 *

6.71

  

1.5

1

 
 

9

   

38

  

6.34

No

0

2

1.5

 

2

0

F

52

6

14

7.5

7.5

6.00

  

1.5

1.5

 
 

9

   

15

  

4.43

Mod

20

1

0.5

0

3

0

F

58

2

46

10

 

7.91

  

3

4

 
 

9

   

25

  

5.41

Mod

50

1

1.5

0

4

0

F

57

4

7

10

 

4.94

  

2

2

 
 

9

   

34

  

4.41

No

20

2

2

Up

5

0

M

56

7

44

15

 

5.95

  

2

2.5

 
 

9

   

7

  

2.90

G

70

3.5

3

 

6

0

F

69

1

69

15

5

7.39

  

2

3

 
 

9

   

7

  

1.79

G

70

1.5

2.5

Up

7

0

F

66

14

34

10

 

5.64

  

2

2

 
 

9

   

16

  

4.73

Mod

0

1

0.5

Down

8

0

F

66

10

18

12.5

 

4.83

  

3.5

4

 
 

9

   

19

  

4.23

Mod

0

0.5

2

Down

9

0

M

25

0.6

26

17.5

7.5

5.62

  

.5

3

 
 

9

   

25

  

3.91

Mod

20

3

4

 
  1. * Patient 1 also received 150 mg/day cyclosporine before and during the study period.Pat = Patient, W = week, CRP = C-reactive protein, MTX = Methotrexate (mg/week), Pred = Prednisone (mg/day), DAS28 = disease activity score calculated on 28 joints, ACR = American College of Rheumatology, HMGB1 = High-mobility group box chromosomal protein 1, ES = Erik Sundberg, CG = Cecilia Grundtman, F = Female, M = Male, No = Non, Mod = Moderate, G = Good.