Elevated Serum Interleukin-34 Level in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Is Associated with Disease Activity

Abstract We measured the interleukin-34 (IL-34) level in sera from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Blood tests, including assays to determine C-reactive protein (CRP), complement (C) 3, C4, imm...

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Main Authors: Huan Huan Xie, Hui Shen, Li Zhang, Mei Ying Cui, Li Ping Xia, Jing Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21859-z