Comparison of the plasma levels of cathepsin-L and granulysin between patients with psoriasis and healthy controls Psoriazis hastaları ve kontrol gruplarında plazma katepsin-L ve granulizin düzeylerinin karşılaştırılması
Turkderm Turkish Archives of Dermatology and Venereology, cilt.54, sa.1, ss.15-18, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
- Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Doi Numarası: 10.4274/turkderm.galenos.2019.09481
- Dergi Adı: Turkderm Turkish Archives of Dermatology and Venereology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.15-18
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Psoriasis, cathepsin, granulysin
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background and Design: Psoriasis is a chronic papulosquamous disease where histologically epidermal hyperproliferation and infiltration involving natural killer cells and cytotoxic T-cells are observed. These cells have been shown to carry cytolytic molecules containing high amount of perforin, granzyme B and granulysin (GNLY). The roles of these molecules in the pathogenesis of psoriasis are still disputed, with serum GNLY and cathepsin-l (CL) levels thought to be associated with cellular immunity. In this study, we investigated the relationship between the severity and duration of psoriasis and the levels of CL and GNLY. Materials and Methods: Prospective and randomized study of 40 patients (23 males, 17 females) with psoriasis who admitted to hospital between December 2014 and August 2015, and 40 age and sex-matched healthy controls (23 males, 17 females) were investigated. CL and GNLY serum levels were measured by ELISA method. Results: There was no significant differences in GNLY and CL levels between psoriasis patients and the control group (p=0.243 and p=0.606). There was also no statistically significant difference between psoriasis patients with low Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) (≤10) and those with high PASI (>10) (p=0.86 and p=0.61) score. Conclusion: There are studies that have shown GNLY and CL in the psoriazis are important markers for disease pathogenesis. However, according to the results of this study, CL and GNLY levels are not sufficient markers to indicate the level of cellular immunity and disease severity in psoriasis. Future studies are needed on this subject with a wider range of patients.