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Serum Interleukin-23 Levels in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis | ||
Iranian Journal of Immunology | ||
مقاله 6، دوره 8، شماره 3، آذر 2011، صفحه 183-188 اصل مقاله (64.46 K) | ||
نوع مقاله: Original Article | ||
نویسندگان | ||
Mojgan Mohammadi* 1؛ Mohammad Mahdi Hayatbakhsh2؛ Mohammad Javad Zahedi2؛ Mohammad Reza Jalalpour2؛ Amin Pakgohar3 | ||
1Physiology Research Centre | ||
2Gastroentrology Department, Afzalipour Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences | ||
3Kerman Blood Transfusion Centre, Kerman, Iran | ||
چکیده | ||
Background: Patients with ulcerative colitis are at increased risk of inflammation. Interleukin 23 (IL-23) is a newly identified cytokine with increased expression in inflamed biopsies of colon mucosa in patients with Crohn's disease; however, there is inconsistent evidence on its role in ulcerative colitis. Objective: We aimed to compare serum IL-23 level in patients with ulcerative colitis and normal controls and determine if serum IL-23 level increases with the severity of disease according to endoscopic findings. Methods: We quantified serum IL-23 levels from 60 patients with ulcerative colitis and 20 control individuals. All patients underwent endoscopic procedure to define the severity of disease. Patients were then stratified into 2 groups of "Mild" and "Severe" according to the endoscopic findings. Results: For comparison of serum IL-23 levels, Platelet count, ESR and CRP between the groups, Mann-Whitney U test and independent sample t test were employed, as appropriate. Pearson’s and spearman's correlation tests were employed to test the association of IL-23 with platelet count, CRP and ESR in patients. Our findings showed that serum IL-23 levels were increased in patients with ulcerative colitis compared to normal control. Moreover, patients in "Severe" group had higher serum IL-23 levels and ESR compared with those in "Mild" group. There was no significant sexual dimorphism in any of studied variables. Conclusion: We suggest that IL-23 plays an important role in the p | ||
کلیدواژهها | ||
Inflammation؛ Interleukin-23؛ Ulcerative colitis | ||
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