Serum cytokines correlated with the disease severity of generalized pustular psoriasis
Serum cytokines correlated with the disease severity of generalized pustular psoriasis
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10.1155/2013/702763
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2013-01-01
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Yamanishi, Kiyofumi
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Yamamoto, Masaaki;Imai, Yasutomo;Yamanishi, Kiyofumi
To characterize serum biomarkers reflecting the severity of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP), we measured multiple cytokine/chemokine levels in 39 serum samples from 6 cases with GPP during the course of the disease. Serum levels of IL-4, IL-8, CXCL1 and CCL3 were positively correlated with the severity scores of GPP, white blood cell counts and serum C-reactive protein levels. Serum levels of IL-1 beta, IL-1ra, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-18, IL-22, IFN-gamma and VEGF showed strong positive correlations (r > 0.4, p < 0.01) with all those 3 clinical markers. Of those, IL-10 and IL-22 were significantly decreased after treatment in parallel with the GPP score and therefore those two serum cytokines might be useful to evaluate the efficacy of treatment for GPP.