Table 2 Acute phase reactants (median values) in plasma/blood from patients with Crohn's disease (CD), patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) before and after 1,6 and 12 weeks high-dose treatement with prednisolone.
before treatment | after 1 week | after 6 weeks | after 12 weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C Reactive Protein | ||||
(nmol/L) | ||||
CD | 372 | 47 | 47 | 62.5 |
UC | 47 | 47 | 47 | 33.5 |
Orosomucoid | ||||
(μmol/L) | ||||
CD | 39 | 33 | 28 | 25 |
UC | 25 | 25 | 20 | 24 |
Leucocyte count | ||||
(109/L) | ||||
CD | 10.9 | 13.5 | 9.7 | 8.1 |
UC | 8.3 | 13.6 | 8.6 | 7.9 |