Relationship between serum vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and endothelin-1 levels with organ involvement and disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

• Published in: Lupus Vol. 27; no. 12; pp. 1918 - 1925
• Main Authors: Hajialilo, M, Tayari, P, Ghorbanihaghjo, A, Khabbazi, A, Malek Mahdavi, A, Rashtchizadeh, N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.10.2018; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Autoantibodies; Biomarkers - blood; Case-Control Studies; Cell adhesion & migration; Cell adhesion molecules; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disease Progression; Endothelin 1; Endothelin-1 - blood; Endothelins; Female; Humans; Iran; Lupus; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - blood; Male; Pathogenesis; Serum levels; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1; Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 - blood; Young Adult; Iran; endothelin-1; vascular cell adhesion molecule-1; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Background Endothelial dysfunction plays an important role in pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Considering the importance of serum soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 as the most abundant of the circulating adhesion molecules increased as a result of endothelial dysfunction...