Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to evaluate the correlations between plasma concentrations of AMPs and spectrophotometric parameters of skin color in patients with basal cell carcinoma and compare the results with those of healthy controls. METHODS: The plasma concentrations of cathelicidin and beta-defensin-2 in 100 patients (50 with skin cancer and 50 healthy control subjects) were measured, and skin color parameters were tested using a DermaSpectrophotometer. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: A significantly higher level of plasma concentrations of cathelicidin and HBD-2 are correspondent to the presence of basal cell carcinoma. Skin cancer modifies the relationship between intensity of skin erythema and the levels of cathelicidin and HBD-2. This can be related to inadequate immunological response in patients with skin cancers. New direction of research may be pioneered in searching for cytokine or mast cells disorders.
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Authors | Marta Fijałkowska, Mateusz Koziej, Bogusław Antoszewski, Aneta Sitek |
Journal | Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology
(J Cancer Res Clin Oncol)
Vol. 149
Issue 9
Pg. 5697-5704
(Aug 2023)
ISSN: 1432-1335 [Electronic] Germany |
PMID | 36542158
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2022. The Author(s). |
Chemical References |
- Cathelicidins
- Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
- Antimicrobial Peptides
- beta-Defensins
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Topics |
- Humans
- Cathelicidins
- Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
- Antimicrobial Peptides
- beta-Defensins
- Skin Pigmentation
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell
- Skin Neoplasms
- Erythema
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