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The relationship between circulating concentrations of interleukin 17 and C reactive protein in chronic spontaneous
A Grzanka1, A Damasiewicz-Bodzek2, A Kasperska-Zajac1
1Department of Internal Diseases, Dermatology and Allergology, School of Medicine with Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.
Background:
Up-regulation of interleukin 17 (IL-17) family cytokines and acute phase response have been observed in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). It has been demonstrated that IL-17 stimulates C-reactive protein (CRP) expression.
Aim:
To determine relationship between circulating concentrations of IL-17 and CRP in CSU.
Methods:
Concentrations of IL-17 in plasma and CRP in serum were measured in patients with CSU of varying severity and in the healthy subjects.
Results:
IL-17 and CRP concentrations were significantly higher in CSU patients as compared to the healthy subjects. In addition, there were significant differences in IL-17 and CRP concentrations between CSU patients with mild, moderate-severe symptoms and the healthy subjects. CRP did not correlate significantly with IL-17.
Conclusions:
Increased circulating IL-17 concentration may represent an independent index of systemic inflammatory response in CSU, which is not related to increased CRP concentration.
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