| Autor: |
Dominik, Majewski, Katarzyna A, Majewska, Barbara, Kuznar-Kaminska, Marta, Runowska, Tomasz, Piorunek, Halina, Batura-Gabryel, Mariusz, Puszczewicz |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1153 |
| ISSN: |
0065-2598 |
| Popis: |
Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disease characterized by tissue fibrosis leading to interstitial lung disease. Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) has been of interest as a potential diagnostic marker and also as a drug target in systemic sclerosis. The aim of this study was to assess the serum content of TGF-β1 in patients with systemic sclerosis and to assess its potential role in tissue fibrosis. The study included 30 patients, 5 men and 25 women, of the mean age of 46.9 ± 12.8 years, diagnosed with systemic sclerosis. The control group consisted of 19 women of the mean age of 28.4 ± 7.8 years, diagnosed with primary Raynaud's disease. TGF-β1 serum levels were measured, chest imaging examinations were performed, and fibrotic tissue changes were assessed using the modified Rodnan Skin Score. We found that the mean serum TGF-β1 content in patients with systemic sclerosis was 598.7 ± 242.6 pg/mL, whereas it was 568.4 ± 322.2 pg/mL in the control group (p = 0.378). We also failed to substantiate any significant relationship between TGF-β1 serum levels and the severity of pulmonary and skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis. In conclusion, systemic sclerosis does not seem a disease that would be accompanied by a specific enhancement of serum TGF-β1. Thus, this cytokine is rather unlikely to play an essential role in the development and course of the disease, nor can it be considered diagnostic or prognostic marker. |
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