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Giorgio Ciprandi1, Paola Contini, Giuseppe Murdaca
1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. gio.cip@libero.it
Background:
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is characterized by T helper 2 polarized immune response. The soluble HLA-G (sHLA-G) molecule has an immunomodulatory activity. However, so far, no study has investigated this activity in perennial AR (PAR).
Objective:
The aim of this study was to evaluate serum sHLA-G levels in PAR patients and in a group of healthy controls.
Methods:
Twenty-five PAR patients were enrolled. A group of 50 healthy non-allergic subjects was considered as control. sHLA-G serum levels were determined by immunoenzymatic method.
Results:
Allergic patients had significantly higher levels of the sHLA-G (p < 0.001) molecule than normal controls. Moreover, there was a very strong correlation between sHLA-G and symptom severity and drug use (r = 0.85 and 0.793, respectively).
Conclusion:
The present study provides first evidence that serum sHLA-G levels are significantly increased in PAR patients. Moreover, sHLA-G might be considered as a biomarker for assessing clinical severity.
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