Plasma somatomedin-C levels in psoriasis.
We have measured plasma levels of somatomedin-C, one of the principal mediators of growth hormone action, in 25 patients with plaque-type psoriasis of varying severity and compared these levels with those found in healthy controls. Plasma somatomedin-C levels were not elevated in the psoriatic patients regardless of the severity of their disease, suggesting that in these patients growth hormone secretion is within normal limits.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000097:blood*; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000097:blood*
D013002:Somatomedins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I