| Literature DB >> 19052753 |
Ines Kaufmann1, Gustav Schelling, Christoph Eisner, Hans Peter Richter, Antje Beyer, Till Krauseneck, Alexander Chouker, Manfred Thiel.
Abstract
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic widespread pain condition in highly stressed humans. Because stress is known to modulate adhesion molecule expression, we determined L: -selectin (CD62L) and beta(2)-integrin (CD11b/CD18) expression on the surface of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in 22 patients with FM. As compared to age and sex-matched healthy controls, FM patients showed a significantly decreased expression of CD62L (p < 0.01) and CD11b/CD18 (p < 0.05) on polymorphonuclear leukocytes. These changes might lower the rate of polymorphonuclear leukocyte migration to sites of inflammation and thereby compromise defense against infections and pain control.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19052753 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0803-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rheumatol Int ISSN: 0172-8172 Impact factor: 2.631