title: [Assessment of sFas concentration in serum of uveitis patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the concentration of sFas in serum of uveitis patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Serum samples were collected from 13 patients with uveitis and 12 controls. All patients have underwent ophthalmic and laboratory examinations. The sFas levels were determined by immunoenzymatic assay ELISA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found statistically increased levels of sFas in serum of patients with uveitis compared with controls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results suggest a systemic nature of uveitis with persistent activation of the immune system. Apoptosis may play regulatory role in ocular inflammation of patients with uveitis.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Okulistyki Dzieciecej Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mrugacz
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bakunowicz-Lazarczyk
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sredzińska-Kita
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zelazowska-Rutkowska
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wysocka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D014605:Uveitis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D019014:fas Receptor