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Soluble fas in pemphigus vulgaris.
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PMID:  21529110     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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BACKGROUND: The Fas/Fas ligand (FasL) system has been recognized as an important pathway for apoptosis induction in cells and tissues. It has recently been shown that skin lesions of pemphigus vulgaris are associated with Fas mediated apoptosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of serum soluble Fas of ten newly diagnosed patients with pemphigus vulgaris.
METHODS: Sera were collected from ten patients with pemphigus vulgaris. Commercial sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for quantitative detection of soluble Fas was applied.
RESULTS: Patients with mucosal skin involvement had higher median values in contrast to patients with cutaneous involvement.
CONCLUSION: Elevation of soluble Fas in our study may give insights for the pathogenesis of pemphigus vulgaris. Suppression of this underlying mechanism may be an important target for novel therapies and relapse prevention  
Authors:
Hamideh Moravvej; Maryam Yousefi; Babak Farrokhi; Nariman Mosaffa
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of Iranian medicine     Volume:  14     ISSN:  1029-2977     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch Iran Med     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-02     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100889644     Medline TA:  Arch Iran Med     Country:  Iran    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  200-1     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.myousefi_md@yahoo.com.
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