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ArticleJournal of clinical immunology2008

Increased granulysin expression in peripheral blood cells of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and its clinical implications.

Cheng Qian, Sunxiao Chen, Dingkang Yao, Chuanyong Wu, Tingwang Jiang, Jinshan Ke, Ye Zhou, Mingli Gu, Bo Chen, Anmei Deng and 1 more

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Article in Journal of clinical immunology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cheng QianClinical Immunology Center of PLA, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Fengyang Road 415, Shanghai 200003, China. qiancheng824@yahoo.com.cn
Sunxiao Chen
Dingkang Yao
Chuanyong Wu
Tingwang Jiang
Jinshan Ke
Ye Zhou
Mingli Gu
Bo Chen
Anmei Deng
Renqian Zhong
Second Military Medical University · CNShanghai Changzheng Hospital · CNYangpu Hospital of Tongji University · CN

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Abstract

introductionGranulysin is a cytotoxic molecule involved in cellular immune reactions. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe levels of granulysin mRNA in the peripheral blood and serum granulysin of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) were determined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. The expression of granulysin mRNA and serum protein in PBC was increased compared to the controls.

resultsThe expression of granulysin mRNA or serum protein showed close associations, respectively, with natural killer cell population in PBC patients. Serum granulysin was down-regulated by steroid and ursodeoxycholic therapy for PBC according to the improvement of severity of PBC. In addition, the expression of serum granulysin were related to serum total bilirubin and Mayo Clinic risk score. The serum granulysin reflected the cellular immune status of patients with PBC, and the expression correlated with the severity of PBC.

conclusionTherefore, there is a clinical benefit to monitoring granulysin as a biomarker of the prognosis of patients with PBC.

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AdultAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteBilirubinBiomarkersCytotoxicity, ImmunologicFemaleGene ExpressionHumansKiller Cells, NaturalLiver Cirrhosis, BiliaryMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRNA, MessengerSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics as TopicAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteBilirubinBiomarkersGNLY protein, humanRNA, Messenger

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