The value of decreased plasma gelsolin levels in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis in diagnosis and disease activity evaluation
YL Hu*, H Li*, WH Li, HX Meng, YZ Fan, WJ Li, YT Ji, H Zhao, L Zhang, XM Jin, FM ZhangFM ZhangOctober 11, 2013 Abstract Plasma gelsolin, the extracellular gelsolin isoform, circulates in the blood of healthy individuals at a concentration of 200 ± 50 mg/l and plays important roles in the extracellular actin-scavenging system during tissue damage. Decreased plasma gelsolin levels have been observed in many …