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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
Volume 23, Issue 5, Pages 629-635Publisher
JOHN LIBBEY EUROTEXT LTD
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2013.2107
Keywords
visfatin; atopic dermatitis; cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; mycosis fungoides; adipose tissue
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- Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare in Japan
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [24591623] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Visfatin, a novel adipocytokine, is related with chronic inflammatory diseases, especially those characterized by T helper (Th)1-type immune responses. In this study, we examined serum visfatin levels in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) or cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), both of which are Th2-dominant diseases. Serum visfatin levels in patients with AD or advanced stage CTCL were significantly elevated compared to healthy controls. In CTCL patients, serum visfatin levels significantly decreased after treatment. Serum visfatin levels correlated with eosinophil counts in AD patients, whereas they correlated with the visual analogue scale itch scores and serum C-C motif ligand (CCL) 11 and CCL26 levels in CTCL patients. Visfatin expression by adipose tissue in lesional skin of AD and advanced stage CTCL was enhanced compared to that of healthy controls. These results suggest that visfatin may also be important in the development of Th2-dominant diseases as well as in Th1-type diseases.
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