Markers of Inflammation and Fibrosis in the Orbital Fat/Connective Tissue of Patients with Graves' Orbitopathy: Clinical Implications

• Main Authors: Przemyslaw Pawlowski (Author), Joanna Reszec (Author), Anja Eckstein (Author), Kristian Johnson (Author), Andrzej Grzybowski (Author), Lech Chyczewski (Author), Janusz Mysliwiec (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose. To assess FGF-β, TGF-β, and COX2 expression and immunocompetent cells in the orbital tissue of patients with severe and mild Graves' orbitopathy. Patients and Methods. Orbital tissue was taken from 27 patients with GO: (1) severe GO (n=18), the mean clinical activity score (CAS) being...