Assessment of Galectin-3 Levels in Psoriasis Vulgaris | ||
| Zagazig University Medical Journal | ||
| Article 7, Volume 28, Issue 6.2, November 2022, Pages 35-39 PDF (364.7 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2019.16276.1459 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sukina Abdalla Alhabib* 1; Mohamed Hamed Khater2; Fathia Khattab3; Kamal Ahmad Elkshishy4 | ||
| 1Medical Arab University, Faculty of Medicine, Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology | ||
| 2Assistant professor of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine - Zagazig University | ||
| 3Assistant Professor, Dermatology department,Zagazig univeristy: Zagazig, zagazig | ||
| 4Professor of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine - Zagazig University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Galectin-3 is a one of the galectin family and produced by T-lymphocytes and has an important role in the inflammation process. Aim: the aim of this study was to determine the levels of serum galectin-3 in patients with psoriasis Vulgaris, a T-cell-mediated inflammatory disease, and investigate the correlation between these levels and activity of disease. Material and Method: this study included thirty-six patients with psoriasis Vulgaris and 30 healthy subjects. The psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) were calculated and recorded for every patient. The patients were divided into three groups; group I (mild), II (moderate) and III (Severe) according to the PASI scores. ELISA analysis was used to analyze the level of serum galectin-3. Results: level of serum galectin-3 in psoriasis Vulgaris patients was significantly lower than the control group (p=0.001). there was a negative correlation between level of serum galectin-3 and PASI scores (Spearman's rho=-0.749, P | ||
| Keywords | ||
| PASI score; Psoriasis; galectin 3 | ||
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