Scirè C A, Caporali R, Perotti C, Montecucco C
Cattedra e Unità Operativa di Reumatologia, Pavia, Italy.
Reumatismo. 2003;55(2):113-8. doi: 10.4081/reumatismo.2003.113.
Data on the origin and biological function of procalcitonin, the pro-hormone of calcitonin, are scarce. Since this peptide can be induced in bacterial invasive infections, serum procalcitonin levels may be useful in differential diagnosis of systemic inflammatory response syndrome. This review will focus on the clinical significance of changes in serum procalcitonin levels in patients with connective tissue diseases and other rheumatic disorders.
关于降钙素原（降钙素的前体激素）的起源和生物学功能的数据很少。由于这种肽可在细菌侵袭性感染中被诱导产生，血清降钙素原水平可能有助于全身炎症反应综合征的鉴别诊断。本综述将聚焦于结缔组织病和其他风湿性疾病患者血清降钙素原水平变化的临床意义。
