The relationship between serum levels of angiogenin, bFGF, VEGF, and ocular involvement in patients with Behçet's disease.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
; 251(7): 1807-12, 2013 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to investigate the possible role of angiogenin, vascular endothelial growth factor, (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in the pathogenesis of BD. DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
Sixty-five patients with BD and 21 healthy control subjects were included in the study, and serum angiogenin, bFGF, and VEGF concentrations were measured by using in-vitro enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) kits according to the manufacturer's instructions.RESULTS:
The median serum angiogenin level was significantly higher in patients with BD (391.8; range151.6-594.8 pg/ml) than controls (298.8; range241.9-449.6 pg/ml) (p = 0.001). The levels were similar in both ocular and non-ocular BD patients (p = 0.537). The mean serum bFGF level was higher in patients with BD (38.8 ± 12.3 pg/ml) than controls (33.2 ± 11.3 pg/ml); the median serum VEGF level was also higher in BD patients (239.7; range53-991.3 pg/ml) than controls (189.4; range53.6-357.9 pg/ml). But these differences were not statistically significant. Serum bFGF and VEGF levels were also not different statistically in ocular and non-ocular Behçet's patients. There was no statistically significant relationship between serum angiogenin, bFGF, and VEGF levels and the presence of active eye disease or anatomic location of uveitis. While there was a correlation of borderline significance in angiogenin levels between the patients with anterior uveitis and panuveitis (p = 0.053), we did not obtain any correlation between serum angiogenin, bFGF, and VEGF levels and the duration of BD.CONCLUSIONS:
This study suggests that angiogenin may be associated with pathophysiology of BD, and highlights the need of further investigation of the role of angiogenin, bFGF, and VEGF serum levels in BD susceptibility and its clinical manifestations.
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Assunto principal:
Ribonuclease Pancreático
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Síndrome de Behçet
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Fator 2 de Crescimento de Fibroblastos
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Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular
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Oftalmopatias
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia