Blood tests showed leucocytosis (14,900/μL) with 83.2% neutrophils, C-reactive protein (CRP) of 5.7 mg/dL and erythrocyte sedimentation ratio of 44 mm/h, creatine kinase of 790 IU/L.
The sedimentation ratio, δ/D, was calculated from SEM images to compare the sedimentation behavior of each sphere type, where the term δ is the sedimentation depth and D is the diameter of the spheres.
Most patients with RA were active; they had multiple joint tenderness and swelling, systemic inflammatory responses (mean ± SD, serum C-reactive protein [CRP, 53 ± 53 mg/liter] and erythrocyte sedimentation ratio [63 ± 42 mm/hour]), and elevated serum IgM class rheumatoid factor titer (110 ± 133 units/ml), whereas patients with OA did not show evidence of a systemic inflammatory response.
The velocities clearly varied among the three spheres sizes, however, the final sedimentation ratios had very similar values.
Fig. 7 Resting-time-dependence of sedimentation ratios of silica spheres with various diameters in a thick BR film.
Fig. 9 Cross-linking time-dependence of the storage modulus G′ (solid lines) and the loss modulus G″ (dashed lines) for a thick BR film Fig. 10 Cross-linking time-dependence of a surface free energy and b shear modulus G for a thick BR film Fig. 11 Resting-time-dependence of sedimentation ratios of silica spheres in a crosslinked BR film.
160 μm BR film thickness; 5 μm silica sphere diameter; resting times: a 5 min, b 30 min, c 10 h, and d 792 h Fig. 5 Resting-time-dependence of sedimentation ratios for silica, PS, and PMMA spheres in a thick BR film.
aGHSG, German Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group EORTCC, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer GELAA, Groupe d'Etudes des Lymphomes de l'Adulte; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; MT ratio, ratio of the largest transverse diameter of the mass to the transverse diameter of the thorax at the level of T5 T6.
RA, rheumatoid arthritis; FU, follow up; Sj, swollen joint; CCP, cyclic citrullinated peptide; Tj, tender joint; DAS28, disease activity score; HAQ, health assessment questionnaire; PsA: psoriatic arthritis; RD, rheumatic disease; SHS, Sharp Heijde Score; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HR, hazard ratio; OR, odds ratio.
ACA: anti-centromere antibody; AMA: antimitochondrial antibody; ANA: antinuclear antibody; ATA: anti-topoisomerase I antibody; CK: creatine kinase; ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HR: hazard ratio; ID: immunodiffusion; IP: immunoprecipitation; OR: odds ratio; RNAP: RNA polymerase; RSS: Rodnan skin score; SSc: systemic sclerosis.
