Elevated plasma endothelin levels in systemic sclerosis
β Scribed by T. Kadono; K. Kikuchi; S. Sato; Y. Soma; K. Tamaki; K. Takehara
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 356 KB
- Volume
- 287
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-3696
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## Abstract ## Objective To determine serum levels of BAFF, a potent B cell survival factor, in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and relate the results to the clinical features of SSc. ## Methods Serum BAFF levels in 83 patients with SSc were examined by enzymeβlinked immunosorbent assay (
Plasma concentrations of endothelin, a vasoconstrictor peptide released from vascular endothelial cells, have been measured by radioimmunoassay in 100 patients with diabetes mellitus and 19 healthy subjects. The plasma immunoreactive-endothelin concentrations were found to be greatly raised in the p