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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Association Between Proinflammatory Cytokines IL-6 and TNF-Alpha, Psychological Stress and Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Severity.

Liborija Lugović-Mihić, Maja Štrajtenberger, Matea Kuna, Blaženka Ladika-Davidović, Ema Barac, Maja Vilibić

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Liborija Lugović-MihićSchool of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-7494-5742
Maja ŠtrajtenbergerDepartment of Pulmology, Special Hospital for Pulmonary Diseases, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-5379-9846
Matea KunaSchool of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-9932-5558
Blaženka Ladika-DavidovićDepartment of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Center "Sestre Milosrdnice", Vinogradska 29, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Ema BaracFamily Physician Office, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Maja VilibićDepartment of Psychiatry, University Hospital Center "Sestre Milosrdnice", 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-5357-5890

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Abstract

Chronic urticaria (CU), defined as the appearance of wheals/angioedema lasting ≥6 weeks, is often associated with psychological factors like stress. Stress-induced reactions involve the psychological-neuroendocrine-immunological network, which influences disease course/outcome and patient quality of life (QoL). With 46 participants (23 with CU and 23 healthy controls/HCs), this research examined the relationship between values of serum proinflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-α), stress indicators (cortisol levels, perceived stress level), and clinical chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) features (CSU severity/UAS, patient QoL). For CSU patients, significantly higher levels of IL-6 (

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Chronic UrticariaInterleukin-6Stress, PsychologicalTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness IndexYoung AdultHydrocortisoneIL6 protein, humanInterleukin-6Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphachronic spontaneous urticariachronic urticariacortisolcytokinesdiagnosticsdisease managementdisease severityIL-6inflammationinterleukinsmoleculesperceived stresspsychological factorsquality of lifestressTNF-αtreatmentUrticaria Activity Score

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