Application of serum ferritin as acute phase reactive protein in brucellosis

  • HAN Lihong ,
  • ZHANG Feng ,
  • WANG Fei ,
  • MA Shuyi ,
  • RONG Songhao
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  • 1. School of Medical Technology and Anesthesia, Baotou Medical College, Baotou 014040, China;
    2. Baotou Mongolian Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital

Received date: 2023-10-07

  Online published: 2024-09-03

Abstract

Objective: To compare the levels of peripheral blood ferritin in patients with acute and chronic brucellosis before and during treatment, and to evaluate the relationship between serum ferritin and inflammatory response of acute and chronic brucellosis and the relationship between treatment outcome of brucellosis. Methods: Thirty-six patients with acute and chronic brucellosis who did not receive antibiotic treatment were collected as the pre-treatment group. Thirty-six patients with acute and chronic brucellosis who were treated with antibiotics for about 10 days were selected as the treatment group. Twenty-five healthy subjects were selected as the control group. Serum ferritin levels in each group were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The differences of serum ferritin levels among groups were statistically analyzed. Results: Before treatment, the level of serum ferritin in acute and chronic phase and control group was respectively different (P<0.01). The level of ferritin in acute and chronic groups was significantly higher than that in control group (P<0.01). The level of ferritin in the acute group was significantly higher than that in the chronic group (P<0.01). During the treatment, the the level of serum ferritin in the acute and chronic phases and the control group was respectively different (P<0.01). The level of ferritin in the acute and chronic brucellosis groups was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.01). The level of ferritin in acute group was significantly lower than that in chronic group (P<0.01). The levels of ferritin in acute and chronic brucellosis were significantly lower than those before treatment (P<0.001). Conclusion: Serum ferritin is related to the degree of inflammatory response of brucellosis, which can be used to monitor the degree of inflammatory response of brucellosis and evaluate the therapeutic effect.

Cite this article

HAN Lihong , ZHANG Feng , WANG Fei , MA Shuyi , RONG Songhao . Application of serum ferritin as acute phase reactive protein in brucellosis[J]. Journal of Baotou Medical College, 2024 , 40(8) : 60 -63 . DOI: 10.16833/j.cnki.jbmc.2024.08.012

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