Aortitis syndrome (Takayasu's arteritis) with cataract and elevated serum level of vascular endothelial growth factor
| Autor: | Eiko Ikeda, Masaharu Sakamoto, Hiroshi Yoshida, Hiroyuki Koga, Shotaro Sakisaka, Yasuo Teshima, Michio Sata, Kyuichi Tanikawa, Masaru Harada, Keiichi Mitsuyama, Matsuo Katsuhiko |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A Systemic disease Pathology medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures Carotid Artery Common Prednisolone Immunology Takayasu's arteritis Subclavian Artery Endothelial Growth Factors Cataract Neovascularization chemistry.chemical_compound Rheumatology medicine Immunology and Allergy Humans Alprostadil Glucocorticoids Lymphokines business.industry Vascular disease Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors Angiography General Medicine medicine.disease Takayasu Arteritis eye diseases Vascular endothelial growth factor Vascular endothelial growth factor A chemistry Female sense organs medicine.symptom business Vasculitis medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian journal of rheumatology. 27(1) |
| ISSN: | 0300-9742 |
| Popis: | The aortitis syndrome is a chronic inflammatory process that affects the aorta and its primary branches. Patients with aortitis syndrome exhibit various ocular changes. We present a patient in whom cataract was the initial objective finding. The serum concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor, a cytokine that affects neovascularization, and vasopermeability, was elevated before the initiation of prednisolone treatment. Cataract should be considered as a possible characteristic initial finding in patients with aortitis syndrome. Vascular endothelial growth factor may be involved in the progression of aortitis syndrome. |
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