Correlation Between Serum Galectin-3 Levels and Disease Severity in Psoriasis Vulgaris

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Güler Özden M., Denizli H., Tanrıverdi Çaycı Y., Coban A. Y., Aydın F., Şentürk N., ...More

TURKDERM-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY, vol.45, no.3, pp.152-154, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/turkderm.82713
  • Journal Name: TURKDERM-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.152-154
  • Keywords: Psoriasis vulgaris, serum galectin 3, severity of disease, BINDING-PROTEIN, EPSILON-BP/MAC-2, LECTIN
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and Design: In view of the evolving knowledge about the presence of the potent proinflammatory galectin-3, a member of the galectin family, in the cells (mainly T-lymphocytes) playing a key role in the inflammation process. We aimed to determine the serum galectin-3 levels in patients with psoriasis vulgaris, a T-cell-mediated inflammatory disease, and to investigate the correlation between these levels and disease activity.