Table 3 Characteristics of patients with RA.

From: Higher PGD2 production by synovial mast cells from rheumatoid arthritis patients compared with osteoarthritis patients via miR-199a-3p/prostaglandin synthetase 2 axis

Patient

Sex

Age (y)

Disease duration (y)

WBC (/mm3)

CRP (mg/dl)

Anti-CCP Ab (U/ml)

MMP3 (ng/ml)

RF (mg/dl)

Treatment

RA1

F

74

30

7000

0.28

347

152

49

NSAIDs + DMARDs

RA2

M

69

4

7900

3.4

875

788

69

MTX + 

anti-TNF-α

RA3

M

69

4

4000

2.9

875

788

69

MTX + 

anti-TNF-α

RA4

M

76

10

5700

2.96

7.9

530

380

MTX + 

anti-IL6

RA5

F

78

10

8000

3.78

727

386.7

n.d

MTX

RA6

F

76

15

4600

0.43

20.7

133.3

15.8

MTX

RA7

M

67

17

8000

0.73

570

256

78

MTX + DMARDs

RA8

F

71

15

7300

0.39

12.1

102.7

86

MTX

RA9

F

70

30

5600

0.14

n.d

86.8

7.9

DMARDs

RA10

F

75

25

3100

0.54

0.6

87

4.7

MTX + DMARDs

RA11

F

85

6

9200

2.13

80

190

228.2

MTX + PSL

RA12

F

74

10

5300

0.31

860

59.9

240

MTX

  1. anti-CCP Ab anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody, anti-IL6 anti-interleukin 6 antibody therapy, anti-TNF-α anti-tumor necrosis factor-α antibody therapy, CRP C-reactive protein, DMARDs disease modifying antirheumatic drugs, F female, M male, MMP3 matrix metalloproteinase 3, MTX methotrexate, n.d not done, NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, PSL prednisolone, RA rheumatoid arthritis, RF rheumatoid factor, WBC white blood cells.