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ArticleAmerican journal of clinical and experimental immunology2021

The CCL28 levels are elevated in the serum of patients with irritable bowel syndrome and associated with the clinical symptoms.

Farshad Sheikhesmaili, Ali Jalili, Elmira Taghizadeh, Shohreh Fakhari, Khashaiar Jalili, Ebrahim Ghaderi, Ezatollah Rahimi

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Article in American journal of clinical and experimental immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Farshad SheikhesmailiLiver and Digestive Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Sanandaj, Iran.
Ali JaliliCancer and Immunology Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Sanandaj, Iran.
Elmira TaghizadehLiver and Digestive Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Sanandaj, Iran.
Shohreh FakhariCancer and Immunology Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Sanandaj, Iran.
Khashaiar JaliliFaculty of Sciences, University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Ebrahim GhaderiSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Sanandaj, Iran.
Ezatollah RahimiCancer and Immunology Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Sanandaj, Iran.
Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundInflammation and inflammatory mediators have been proposed to be key players in the pathobiology of Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS. The chemokine CCL28 plays a role in the trafficking of inflammatory cells into mucosal tissues. However, its levels in patients with IBS has not been yet elucidated.

methodIn this study, the levels of CCL28 were measured in the serum of 41 patients with IBS and 41 age- and gender-matched normal individuals using Elisa. Then, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was conducted to assess the diagnostic value of CCL28.

resultsOur data showed that the levels of CCL28 are significantly elevated in patients with IBS compared to the control donors. Moreover, we observed that the level of CCL28 is associated with many clinical symptoms such as constipation, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. The area under the ROC curve was 0.71 (95% confidential interval, 0.598-0.823), the sensitivity and specificity of CCL28 for the diagnosis of IBS patients were 68.3% and 70.7%, respectively with a cut off of 278.9 ng/mL.

conclusionsWe demonstrated that CCL28 is elevated in patients with IBS and correlates with clinical findings, indicating that CCL28 might be an appropriate biomarker for the diagnosis of IBS; however, further studies are necessary.

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CCL28inflammationirritable bowel syndrome

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PMID33815960
PMCPMC8012301
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