Expression and clinical significance of PBK/TOPK in monocytes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Objective To investigate the expression and clinical significance of PDZ-binding-kinase/T-LAK cell-derived protein kinase(PBK/TOPK)in monocytes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis(RA).Methods PBK/TOPK expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC)was detected by flow cytometry in 47 RA patients and 20 healthy subjects.Results The expression level of PBK/TOPK in peripheral blood CD14+monocytes in RA patients was higher than that in healthy subjects,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The proportion of CD14+monocytes in PBMC,white blood cell(WBC)count,rheumatoid factor(RF),immunoglobulin A(IgA)and immunoglobulin G(IgG)of CD14+monocytes in RA patients with low expression of PBK/TOPK were higher than those in RA patients with high expression of PBK/TOPK.The difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The monocyte PBK/TOPK expression in inpatients with RA was lower than that in outpatients,and the RF level in inpatients was higher than that in outpatients.The difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion The low expression of PBK/TOPK in monocytes is related to the inflammation of the disease,and it has certain significance for the targeted therapy of RA.
PD2-binding-kinase/T-LAK cell-originated protein kinaserheumatoid arthritismonocyte