Jurnal Ilmiah Kedokteran Wijaya Kusuma (Jun 2017)

INTERLEUKIN-6 (IL-6) LEVEL AS AN INDIKATOR OF PROGRESIVITY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) DISEASE

  • Putu Oky Ari Tania,
  • Dorta Simamora,
  • Wahyuni Dyah Parmasari,
  • Febtarini Rahmawati

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 40 – 47

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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is autoimmune disease that attacks joints and synovial tissues. Rheumatoid Arthritis is characterized by inflammation that involves production of cytokines such as Interleukin 6 (IL-6). Increasing of interleukin 6 has correlation with activity and progressivity of the disease. This research was designed to know whether IL- 6 could be used as indicator progressivity of RA. The method that used for measuring IL-6 level is ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay), using the principle antigen-antibody binding. In early stage there were 9 persons (S01, S02, S03, S04, S07, S08, S09, S10 and S14) with of IL-6 level (mean : 3.640 pg/mL), intermediate stage there were 3 persons (S06, S13 and S15) with IL-6 level (mean : 12.453 pg/mL), late stage : 3 persons (S05, S11 and S12) with IL-6 level (mean : 59.349 pg/mL).

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