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ArticleInternational journal of health sciences

Functional role of human interleukin-32 and nuclear transcription factor-kB in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Hani A Al-Shobaili, Jalees Farhan, Uzma Zafar, Zafar Rasheed

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Article in International journal of health sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hani A Al-ShobailiDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, KSA.
Jalees FarhanDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, KSA.
Uzma ZafarDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, KSA.
Zafar RasheedDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, KSA.
Qassim University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveInflammation and its associated cell signaling events have been well documented in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. However, the potential for interleukin (IL)-32 and its associated signaling to provoke an inflammatory response or to contribute in the pathogenesis of psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis are still in early phase. This study determined the role of IL-32 and nuclear transcription factor (NF)-κB in patients with plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

methodsLevels of IL-32 were determined in the plasma samples of patients with plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and normal healthy subjects by human IL-32-specific Sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. To investigate the role of a transcription factor in these patients, activated NF-κBp65 levels were determined in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) by highly sensitive NF-κB transcription factor kit.

resultsThe levels of IL-32 in the plasma samples of plaque psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis patients were found to be significantly higher as compared with the levels of IL-32 present in the normal human plasma samples (

conclusionsThis study shows the role of IL-32 and NF-κB in plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritic patients. Results indicate that IL-32 and NF-κB promote inflammation in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Disruption of IL-32 or NF-κB signaling event might provide a novel target for the management of plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

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Interleukin -32NF-κBperipheral blood mononuclear cellspsoriasispsoriatic arthritis

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PMID29896069
PMCPMC5969786
OpenAlexW2917362392

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