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Circulating levels of adiponectin, oxidized LDL and C-reactive protein in Portuguese patients with psoriasis vulgaris, according to body mass index, severity and duration of the disease

  • Susana Coimbra
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    Corresponding authors at: Serviço de Bioquímica, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, R Aníbal Cunha 164, 4050-047 Porto, Portugal. Tel.: +351962677495; fax: +351222003977.
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    Faculdade de Farmácia, Serviço de Bioquímica, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Centro de Investigação das Tecnologias da Saúde (CITS) – Instituto Politécnico da Saúde Norte, Gandra-Paredes, Portugal
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  • Hugo Oliveira
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    Serviço de Dermatologia, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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  • Flávio Reis
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    Instituto de Farmacologia e Terapêutica Experimental, IBILI, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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  • Luís Belo
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    Faculdade de Farmácia, Serviço de Bioquímica, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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  • Susana Rocha
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    Faculdade de Farmácia, Serviço de Bioquímica, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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  • Alexandre Quintanilha
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    Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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  • Américo Figueiredo
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    Serviço de Dermatologia, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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  • Frederico Teixeira
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    Instituto de Farmacologia e Terapêutica Experimental, IBILI, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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  • Elisabeth Castro
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    Faculdade de Farmácia, Serviço de Bioquímica, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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  • Petronila Rocha-Pereira
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    Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde (CICS), Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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  • Author Footnotes
    1 Serviço de Bioquímica, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, R Aníbal Cunha 164, 4050-047 Porto. Tel.: +351222078907; fax: +351222003977.
    Alice Santos-Silva
    Correspondence
    Corresponding authors at: Serviço de Bioquímica, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, R Aníbal Cunha 164, 4050-047 Porto, Portugal. Tel.: +351962677495; fax: +351222003977.
    Footnotes
    1 Serviço de Bioquímica, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, R Aníbal Cunha 164, 4050-047 Porto. Tel.: +351222078907; fax: +351222003977.
    Affiliations
    Faculdade de Farmácia, Serviço de Bioquímica, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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  • Author Footnotes
    1 Serviço de Bioquímica, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, R Aníbal Cunha 164, 4050-047 Porto. Tel.: +351222078907; fax: +351222003977.
Published:July 12, 2010DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdermsci.2009.05.008
Circulating levels of adiponectin, oxidized LDL and C-reactive protein in Portuguese patients with psoriasis vulgaris, according to body mass index, severity and duration of the disease
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      Psoriasis vulgaris, a chronic inflammatory disease, associates with oxidative stress, dislipidaemia, overweight/obesity, low adiponectin levels and a high frequency in cardiovascular diseases (CVD) [
      • Rocha-Pereira P.
      • Santos-Silva A.
      • Rebelo I.
      • Figueiredo A.
      • Quintanilha A.
      • Teixeira F.
      Dislipidemia and oxidative stress in mild and in severe psoriasis as a risk for cardiovascular disease.
      Clin Chim Acta. 2001; 303: 33-39
      ,
      • Vanizor Kural B.
      • Orem A.
      • Cimsit G.
      • Yandi Y.E.
      • Calapoglu M
      Evaluation of the atherogenic tendency of lipids and lipoprotein content and their relationships with oxidant-antioxidant system in patients with psoriasis.
      Clin Chim Acta. 2003; 328: 71-82
      ,
      • Sterry W.
      • Strober B.E.
      • Menter A
      Obesity in psoriasis: the metabolic, clinical and therapeutic implications Report of an interdisciplinary conference and review.
      Br J Dermatol. 2007; 157: 649-655
      ,
      • Kaur S.
      • Zilmer K.
      • Kairane C.
      • Kals M.
      • Zilmer M
      Clear differences in adiponectin level and glutathione redox status revealed in obese and normal-weight patients with psoriasis.
      Br J Dermatol. 2008; 159: 1364-1367
      ,
      • Takahashi H.
      • Tsuji H.
      • Takahashi I.
      • Hashimoto Y.
      • Ishida-Yamamoto A.
      • Iizuka H.
      Plasma adiponectin and leptin levels in Japanese patients with psoriasis.
      Br J Dermatol. 2008; 159: 1207-1208
      ]. However, there are no reports studying the relation of CVD risk factors with body mass index (BMI), severity and duration of psoriasis.
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      Published online: July 12, 2010
      Received: February 23, 2009

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdermsci.2009.05.008

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