Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the clinical implications of cysteine-rich angiogenic inducer 61 (CYR61) in Graves’ orbitopathy (GO). Methods: Sera from 52 GO patients, 23 Graves’ disease (GD) patients, and 20 healthy controls, and orbital fat tissue samples from 12 of 52 GO patients and 8 control subjects were included for analysis. Concentrations of CYR61 were measured from sera with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and CYR61 mRNA expression levels were evaluated from orbital fat tissue with polymerase chain reaction. Results: Serum CYR61 levels were higher in GO patients than in controls (p = 0.001). Patients with active GO showed higher CYR61 levels than those with inactive GO (p < 0.001) or GD (p = 0.004). Expression of CYR61 mRNA was 7.4-fold higher in patients with GO than in healthy controls (p < 0.001). Conclusions: CYR61 could be an adjuvant biomarker associated with the inflammatory activity of GO.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1094-1100 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Ocular Immunology and Inflammation |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2018 Oct 3 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by a grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI),
Funding Information:
funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: HI14C1324), and also supported by the Bio & Medical Technology Development Program of the NRF funded by the Korean government, MSIP (2015M3A9E2067031).
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Immunology and Allergy
- Ophthalmology