1. Serum Levels of IL-10 and IL-22 Cytokines in Patients with Psoriasis.
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Sobhan MR, Farshchian M, Hoseinzadeh A, Ghasemibasir HR, and Solgi G
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- Adult, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psoriasis diagnosis, Severity of Illness Index, Interleukin-22, Interleukin-10 blood, Interleukins blood, Psoriasis blood
- Abstract
Background: As a chronic inflammatory condition, psoriasis results from an interaction between genetic and immunologic factors in a predisposing environment. In spite of compelling evidence for the role of T cells and cytokines in psoriasis, interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-22 have not been sufficiently investigated., Objective: To assess the serum levels of IL-10 and IL-22 in patients with psoriasis compared to healthy controls., Methods: A total of 28 patients with psoriasis were compared with 28 age and sex-matched healthy subjects. Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) criteria were used to measure the severity of the disease. Serum levels of IL-10 and IL-22 were measured in both groups and compared., Results: The mean serum level of IL-10 was 89.5±18.7 in patients compared to 117.2±23.4 pg/ml in the controls (p=0.36). Also, serum level of IL-22 was 284.1±49.7 in patients versus 425.4±82.8 pg/ml in control group (p=0.17). There was a significant direct correlation between levels of IL-10 and IL-22 in patients group (p=0.0005). The clinical severity of psoriasis was significantly correlated with high levels of IL-22 (p<0.0001)., Conclusion: The direct correlation between higher levels of IL-22 and disease severity supports the clinical implication of this cytokine in psoriasis.
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- 2016
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