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ArticleMediators of inflammation2006

Interleukin 6 and 8 levels in plasma and fibroblast cultures in psoriasis.

Anna Zalewska, Ewa Głowacka, Janina Wyczółkowska, Henryk Tchórzewski, Joanna Narbutt, Anna Sysa-Jedrzejowska

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Lipid disturbances in psoriasis: an update.Mediators of inflammation · 2010
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anna ZalewskaDepartment of Dermatology and Veneriology, Medical University of Łódź, 5 Krziemieniecka Street, 94-017 Łódź, Poland.
Ewa Głowacka
Janina Wyczółkowska
Henryk Tchórzewski
Joanna Narbutt
Anna Sysa-Jedrzejowska
Medical University of Lodz · PLPolish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute · PLInstitute for Medical Biology · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibroblasts have been implicated in psoriatic inflammatory processes. The aim of the study was to evaluate soluble interleukin 2 receptor (sIL-2R), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and interleukin 8 (IL-8) plasma levels in psoriatic patients and IL-6 and IL-8 levels in fibroblast culture supernatants. Cytokines levels in plasma and supernatants were measured by ELISA. Plasma sIL-2R, IL-6, and IL-8 levels were higher before the treatment in comparison to healthy controls (P < 0.001) and decreased after treatment. Fibroblasts from healthy controls, psoriatic lesional skin, and noninvolved psoriatic skin, when stimulated with tumor necrosis factor alpha, released considerable amounts of IL-6 and IL-8. No significant difference between healthy controls and psoriatic fibroblasts was observed. Monitoring plasma sIL-2R levels could be employed as a reliable method of psoriasis activity. IL-8 and IL-6 plasma levels seem to reflect psoriasis activity, and treatment response, respectively. Fibroblasts are not a major source of increased IL-6 and IL-8 production in psoriasis.

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Gene Expression RegulationAdultAgedEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFibroblastsHumansInflammationInterleukin-6Interleukin-8MaleMiddle AgedPsoriasisReceptors, Interleukin-2Interleukin-6Interleukin-8Receptors, Interleukin-2

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PMID16864908
PMCPMC1570391
OpenAlexW1982660221

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