Association of circulating vascular endothelial growth factor levels with autoimmune diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis

H Zhan, H Li, C Liu, L Cheng, S Yan, Y Li - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Autoimmune diseases (ADs) are characterized by immune-mediated tissue
damage, in which angiogenesis is a prominent pathogenic mechanism. Vascular …

Soluble biomarkers for diagnosis, monitoring, and therapeutic response assessment in psoriasis

MR Pourani, F Abdollahimajd, O Zargari… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Psoriasis is an inflammatory disease associated with multiple comorbidities.
Biomarkers for the assessment of psoriasis, its associated comorbidities, and the therapeutic …

Evaluation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) level in the tears and serum of age-related macular degeneration patients

M Shahidatul-Adha, E Zunaina, MN Aini-Amalina - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an important cause of irreversible central
blindness worldwide. Clinical manifestations range from asymptomatic in early and …

The impact of treatment with IL-17/IL-23 inhibitors on subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with plaque psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review

A Tsiogka, S Gregoriou, A Stratigos, S Soulaidopoulos… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Accumulating evidence considers psoriasis a systemic inflammatory disorder that is
associated with comorbidities such as psoriatic arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and …

Ocular findings in patients with psoriasis: is it related to the side effects of treatment or to psoriasis itself? A case-control study

F Ghalamkarpour, A Baradaran-Rafii… - Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To assess ocular abnormalities in psoriatic patients (new-cases versus patients
under treatment) in comparison with healthy controls. Methods: A total of 200 psoriatic …

High‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein as a biomarker in detecting subclinical atherosclerosis in psoriasis

N Niknezhad, HR Haghighatkhah… - Dermatologic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Psoriasis is known to be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. High‐
sensitivity C‐reactive protein (hs‐CRP) is a marker of inflammation and an independent risk …

Neutrophil/platelet to lymphocyte ratio in monitoring of response to TNF‐α inhibitors in psoriatic patients

N Najar Nobari, M Shahidi Dadras, S Nasiri… - Dermatologic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Neutrophil or platelet to lymphocyte ratio (NLR and PLR) has been proposed to be used as
prognostic purposes in a variety of diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Assessment of selected angiogenesis markers in the serum of middle‐aged male patients with plaque psoriasis

M Socha, P Kicinski, M Feldo, T Zubilewicz… - Dermatologic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Local angiogenesis accompanies inflammation in psoriasis‐affected skin. To determine the
serum concentrations of selected pro‐and anti‐angiogenic factors and their …

Aging in psoriasis vulgaris: female patients are epigenetically older than healthy controls

P Borsky, M Chmelarova, Z Fiala, K Hamakova… - Immunity & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Psoriasis vulgaris is a skin autoimmune disease. Psoriatic patients have
significantly lowered life expectancy and suffer from various comorbidities. The main goal of …

The association of serum vascular endothelial growth factor levels and psoriasis vulgaris: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

J Gong, H Yang, D Qi, X Tang - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to the role of skin
microcirculation in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. The vascular network of the skin is mainly …