P6 Increased interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor shedding under interferon-α and IL-6 explains the relatively low C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in SLE patients

• Martin Aringer,
• Nicolai Leuchten,
• Adelheid Korb-Pap,
• Babett Heschel,
• Annika Krause,
• Martyna Hempel,
• Erik Klapproth,
• Ali El-Amouche

Affiliations

Martin Aringer

1 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus at the TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Nicolai Leuchten

1 University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Adelheid Korb-Pap

Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Babett Heschel

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, University Clinical Center Carl Gustav Carus at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany

Annika Krause

1University Hospital Muenster, Institute of Experimental Musculoskeletal Medicine, Muenster, Germany

Martyna Hempel

1Division of Rheumatology, Dept. of Medicine III, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus at the TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Erik Klapproth

2Institute for Pharmacology, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus at the TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Ali El-Amouche

2Institute for Pharmacology, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus at the TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany