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ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2022

Differential serum interferon-β levels in autoimmune thyroid diseases.

Chao-Wen Cheng, Kam-Tsun Tang, Wen-Fang Fang, Ting-I Lee, Jiunn-Diann Lin

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  1. Down Syndrome and Autoimmune Disease.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2024
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Chao-Wen ChengGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kam-Tsun TangDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wen-Fang FangDepartment of Family Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Ting-I LeeDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Jiunn-Diann LinDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Abstract

Introduction: Interferon (IFN)-β is known as an environmental trigger for the occurrence of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). However, the association of another type-1 IFN, IFN-β, with AITD is unknown. Material and methods: In the study, we explored the association of serum IFN-β levels with AITD in an ethnic Chinese (i.e., Taiwanese) population. We enrolled 160 patients with Graves' disease (GD), 47 patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), and 119 healthy controls. Serum IFN-β and B-cell activating factor (BAFF) levels were quantified in healthy controls at the baseline and in patients with AITD either prior to receiving medication or while under medication. Thyroid function and thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibody (TSHRAb) levels were measured at the time of serum collection. Results: Serum IFN-β levels were lower in the HT group than in the control group ( Conclusions: Serum IFN-β levels were lower in HT patients. Correlations of serum IFN-β with TSHRAb and BAFF levels were found to be gender-specific. Further well-designed studies with larger sample sizes are required to confirm our findings.

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autoimmune thyroid diseaseB-cell activating factorGraves’ diseaseHashimoto’s thyroiditisinterferon-β

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