| Autor: |
Rania Gaber, Mai Salama, Mervat El Sergany, Elham Kassem, Hanan El Saadany, Nesreen A. Kotb |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Egyptian Heart Journal, Vol 66, Iss 1, p 3 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1110-2608 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ehj.2013.12.008 |
| Popis: |
The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between CEC count and endothelial function, disease activity, and organ involvement in patients with SLE. Background: Premature atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is not explained by traditional risk factors. Circulating endothelial cells (CEC) have been identified as a surrogate marker of endothelial dysfunction Methods: The present study included 30 premenopausal women with SLE and 20 age and sex matched healthy controls (HC). Endothelial function was studied by flow mediated vasodilation (FMD%) in the brachial artery. Serum levels of VCAM-1, ICAM-1 were measured. Results: FMD% was lower in patients with SLE than HC (3.5 ± 0.4 vs 9.7 ± 3.2, p |
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