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ArticleAdvances in rheumatology (London, England)2024

Role of Interleukin-17 family cytokines in disease severity of patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Zahra Kamiab, Hossein Khorramdelazad, Mehdi Kafi, Abdollah Jafarzadeh, Vahid Mohammadi-Shahrokhi, Zahra Bagheri-Hosseinabadi, Pooya Saeed Askari, Mitra Abbasifard

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Article in Advances in rheumatology (London, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Zahra KamiabDepartment of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, Rafsanjan, Iran.
Hossein KhorramdelazadDepartment of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, Rafsanjan, Iran.
Mehdi KafiStudent Research Committee, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, Kerman, Iran.
Abdollah JafarzadehDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran, Rafsanjan, Iran.
Vahid Mohammadi-ShahrokhiDepartment of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, Rafsanjan, Iran.
Zahra Bagheri-HosseinabadiDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, Rafsanjan, Iran.
Pooya Saeed AskariStudent Research Committee, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, Kerman, Iran.
Mitra AbbasifardImmunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, Rafsanjan, Iran. dr.abbasifard.m@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8149-8549
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences · IRKerman University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInterleukin-17 (IL-17) family plays a role in the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) by contributing to the inflammatory and destructive processes in the affected joint. This study aimed to measure levels of IL-17 A and IL-25 (IL-17E) in serum of KOA patients and determine their roles in the disease severity of patients.

methodsIn this, 34 patients with KOA and 30 age and sex-matched healthy subjects (HS) were enrolled. Patients were categorized based on their Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and Body Mass Index (BMI) scores. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique was employed to measure serum levels of IL-17 A and IL-25.

resultsLevel of IL-25 was significantly higher (P < 0.0001) in the KOA subjects than HS. IL-17 A level was significantly higher in KOA cases with WOMAC < 40 (P < 0.0001) in comparison to HS. IL-25 level was significantly higher in the KOA cases with WOMAC < 40 (P < 0.0001) and with WOMAC ≥ 40 (P < 0.0001) compared to HS. IL-17 A concentration was significantly higher in the KOA cases with VAS < 5 (P < 0.0001) compared to HS. IL-25 level was significantly higher in the KOA cases with VAS < 5 (P < 0.0001) and with VAS ≥ 5 (P < 0.0001) in comparison to HS. KOA patients with BMI ≥ 30 had significantly higher IL-17 A and IL-25 concentration in comparison to HS.

conclusionsThe serum level of IL-25 in KOA patients is increased probably due to negative controlling feedback on inflammatory responses, which can be associated with obesity and disease activity.

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Interleukin-17Osteoarthritis, KneeBody Mass IndexCytokinesHumansPatient AcuityCytokinesInterleukin-17InflammationInterleukin-17Interleukin-25Knee osteoarthritisObesity

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