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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Serum Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers in Patients with Vitiligo.

Asma Kassab, Yassine Khalij, Yosra Ayed, Najla Dar-Odeh, Amal A Kokandi, Meriam Denguezli, Monia Youssef

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Vitiligo.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2025
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  15. Markers of Metabolic Abnormalities in Vitiligo Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  16. Combination of total glucosides of paeony, narrow-band ultraviolet B, and oral corticosteroid mini-pulse therapy for nonsegmental vitiligo: A retrospective study.Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 2024
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  19. An Overview of the Biological Complexity of Vitiligo.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Asma KassabBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir 5019, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0001-8833-2357
Yassine KhalijBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir 5019, Tunisia.
Yosra AyedDepartment of Fundamental Sciences, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir 5019, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0003-2632-521X
Najla Dar-OdehDepartment of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Periodontics, School of Dentistry, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-6577-2373
Amal A KokandiDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Meriam DenguezliDepartment of Fundamental Sciences, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir 5019, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0002-4583-1145
Monia YoussefDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital of Fattouma Bourguiba, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir 5019, Tunisia.
University of Monastir · TNKing Abdulaziz University · SAUniversity of Jordan · JO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVitiligo is a common chronic hypomelanotic skin disorder. An intricate pool of markers associated with a complex combination of biological and environmental factors is thought to be implicated in etiology. This study aims to investigate the most important markers associated with vitiligo pathogenesis, including redox status, inflammation, and immune profile, in patients with vitiligo. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study included a total of 96 subjects: 30 patients with active non-segmental vitiligo, 30 patients with stable non-segmental vitiligo, and 36 controls. The vitiligo area severity index (VASI) and vitiligo disease activity score (VIDA) were determined. The following serum parameters were assessed: antioxidant status (TAS), superoxide dismutase activity (SOD), catalase activity (CAT), glutathione peroxidase activity (GPx), glutathione-S-transferase activity (GST), malondialdehyde (MDA), advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), C reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-15 (IL-15), and chemokines (CXCL9, CXCL10).

resultsThe VASI score was not significantly different between active and stable vitiligo patients, as it was approximately 0.1. TAS, CAT, GPx, and GST were significantly lower in vitiligo patients compared to controls (

conclusionsIn vitiligo, oxidative damage induces an increase in pro-inflammatory IL-15, which in turn promotes IFN-γ-inducible chemokines such as CXCL9 and CXCL10. Further, there seems to be a link between the VASI score and IL-15 levels. These data imply that inhibiting IL-15 could be a promising method for developing a potentially targeted treatment that suppresses the early interplay between oxidant stress and IL-15 keratinocyte production, as well as between resident and recirculating memory T cells.

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antioxidant enzymesCXCL10CXCL9IL-15oxidative stressVASIVIDAvitiligo

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