Serum concentrations of the CXC chemokines interleukin 8 and growth-regulated oncogene-alpha are elevated in patients with systemic sclerosis. - Concepedia

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Serum concentrations of the CXC chemokines interleukin 8 and growth-regulated oncogene-alpha are elevated in patients with systemic sclerosis.

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2003

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Shinobu Furuse, Hidetaka Fujii, Yuko Kaburagi, Manabu Fujimoto, Minoru Hasegawa, Kazuhiko Takehara, Shinichi Sato

Abstract

Our results suggest that the elevation of serum levels of the CXC chemokines IL-8 and GRO-alpha is specific to SSc and that the elevation of CXC chemokines, particularly GRO-alpha, correlates with the involvement of internal organs, especially pulmonary damage.