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Examination of soluble Fas (sFas) and soluble Fas ligand (sFasL) in patients with burns.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14636754     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The FasL-Fas system is one of the recognized apoptosis-inducing systems, and has been determined to have important functions in relation to homeostasis and biological defense mechanisms. In this study, we investigated the serum levels of soluble Fas (sFas), soluble FasL (sFasL) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in patients with burns. The sFas levels were found to be significantly higher in the patients who eventually died as compared to those in the patients who survived (3.9+/-1.8ng/ml versus 2.6+/-1.0ng/ml). On the other hand, the sFasL levels were significantly higher in the patients who survived (61.5+/-29.9ng/ml versus 37.2+/-14.4ng/ml) than in those who eventually died. A positive correlation was noted between the TNF-alpha level and the sFas level, and a negative correlation was observed between the TNF-alpha level and the sFasL level. These findings suggest that worsening of the condition of a burns patient may be related to changes in the Fas-FasL system.
Authors:
Yasuhiko Yamada; Shigeatsu Endo; Hajime Nakae; Hideyuki Makabe; Nobuhiro Sato; Go Wakabayashi; Michihiko Kitamura; Katsuya Inada; Shigehiro Sato
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries     Volume:  29     ISSN:  0305-4179     ISO Abbreviation:  Burns     Publication Date:  2003 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-11-25     Completed Date:  2004-03-25     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8913178     Medline TA:  Burns     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  799-802     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 19-1 Uchimaru, 020-8505, Morioka, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Antigens, CD95 / blood*
Apoptosis
Burns / blood*,  mortality
Disease Progression
Fas Ligand Protein
Humans
Membrane Glycoproteins / blood*
Middle Aged
Statistics, Nonparametric
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / analysis
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens, CD95; 0/FASLG protein, human; 0/Fas Ligand Protein; 0/Membrane Glycoproteins; 0/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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