Abstract

The present study was conducted for evaluating serum interleukin-30 level in patients with psoriasis. Materials & methods: A total of 20 psoriasis patients were enrolled in the present study. Another set of age- and gender-matched 20 heathy controls were also enrolled. A Performa was made and detailed past medical history of all the patients was also recorded. All the patients were recalled in the morning and blood samples were obtained. ELISA technique was further employed for evaluation of IL-30 levels. Results: Mean IL-30 levels among the patients of the Psoriasis group and control group was 99.36 pg/mL and 29.42 pg/mL respectively. Significant results were obtained while comparing the mean IL-30 levels among the two-study group. Conclusion: It can be concluded that possibly IL-30 is involved in the proliferation of epidermal cells during occurrence of psoriasis.

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