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| Valim,V.; Assis,L.S.S.; Simões,M.F.J.; Trevisani,V.F.M.; Pucinelli,M.L.C.; Andrade,L.E.C.. |
| E-selectin is expressed by the activated endothelium and its plasma levels are increased in patients with systemic sclerosis. Eighteen patients fulfilling the American Rheumatism Association criteria for systemic sclerosis, 15 females and 3 males, 42-70 years old, 9 with diffuse and 9 with limited forms, were sequentially recruited for this study. Serum E-selectin levels were determined by commercially available ELISA and their association with nailfold capillaroscopic abnormalities was investigated. Nailfold capillaries were analyzed by 16X magnification wide-field capillaroscopy. Two parameters on capillaroscopy were used to correlate to serum E-selectin: deletion and ectasia. Data were analyzed statistically by the Student t-test and Spearman... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Systemic sclerosis; Nailfold capillaroscopy; E-selectin; Adhesion molecules. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000900018 |
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