title: Circulating soluble tumour necrosis factor receptors in patients with epidermodysplasia verruciformis as compared to patients with cutaneous tumours in the general population.
abstract: Soluble tumour necrosis factor receptors type I and II (sTNF-RI and II) were evaluated in sera from patients with epidermodysplasia verruciformis and patients with cutaneous warts, actinic keratoses, squamous cell carcinomas or basal cell carcinomas by specific enzyme-linked immunobiological assays. In patients with widespread epidermodysplasia verruciformis lesions, the levels of both sTNF-Rs were in normal range. Both types of sTNF-Rs were significantly increased in patients with warts. The levels of sTNF-RI were significantly increased in patients with multiple actinic keratoses, squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma. Increased levels of circulating sTNF-Rs may facilitate development of cutaneous tumours. Normal levels of sTNF-Rs in patients with epidermodysplasia verruciformis might, at least partially, contribute to a slow growth and low metastatic potential of cancers in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malejczyk
authors.forename: Jaroslaw
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Józwiak
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jablonska
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pfister
authors.forename: Slawomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Majewski
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Malejczyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004819:Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II