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Estimation Of Serum Levels Of Vitamin D, Calcium, Phosphorous, Matrix Metalloproteinases 1, 2 And Tissue Inhibitor Matrix Metalloproteinase -1 In Patients With Acrofacial Vitiligo

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Biochemistry

Abstract

Vitiligo is the loss of functional melanocytes from epidermis. Acrofacial type occurs when depigmentation affects parts apart from the body centers as face, head, hands and feet. Vitamin D may have a role in both acrofacial vitiligo and Covid 19. The present study designed to investigate the role of serum levels of vitamin D, Calcium (Ca), phosphorous (Ph), matrix metalloproteinases 1 and 2 (MMPs 1, 2) and tissue inhibitor matrix metalloproteinase -1 (TIMP1) in acrofacial vitiligo during Covid-19. Activity of MMP1, MMP2 and TIMP1 calcium and phosphorous levels were measured in serum. 40 control subjects and 40 patients' suffering acrofacial vitiligo, whose ages ranged from 17-36 years with matching sex and skin phototype all were examined. Vitamin D and Ca levels showed significant decline in their levels in acrofacial vitiligo patients when compared to controls. Additionally, TIMP1 and MMP2 levels displayed significant decrease compared to control subjects, while elevation in MMP1 level was recognized. However, Phosphorous showed no significant difference between controls and cases. No significant alteration between patients and control in terms of sex & age was detected in the present study. We concluded that the selected measured parameters were suggested to participate in controlling and regulating the processes of melanocyte activity and migration in acrofacial vitiligo. These parameters were correlated to each other, since significant reduction in vitamin D & Ca was associated with the decrease in MMP2 and TIMP1 as well as significant increase in MMP1 in vitiligo patients. However, no significant differences were noticed in phosphorous levels in acrofacial vitiligo when compared to control subjects. Significant reduction in vitamin D was also correlated to Covid-19.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2021.87074.4210

Keywords

Vitamin D, CA, pH, MMP, TIMP1, Acrofacial vitiligo, COVID-19

Authors

First Name

Sherief M

Last Name

Hussein

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza,P.O. 12622,Egypt.

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sherief_5120412@yahoo.com

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First Name

Hanan

Last Name

Aly

MiddleName

Farouk

Affiliation

Deprtment of Therapeutic Chemistry , National Research Centre (NRC),El Behouth St. , P.O.12622. Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

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hanan_abduallah@yahoo.com

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Orcid

0000-0003-3642-1571

First Name

Nadia

Last Name

Mohamed

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-

Affiliation

Department of Medical Biochemistry, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

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nadiasaad97@yahoo.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

Youness

MiddleName

Refaat

Affiliation

Department of medical biochemistry National Research Centre

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hoctober2000@yahoo.com

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Orcid

0000-0002-6492-1680

Volume

65

Article Issue

2

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28751

Issue Date

2022-02-01

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2021-07-22

Publish Date

2022-02-01

Page Start

369

Page End

375

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_190738.html

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297

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Estimation Of Serum Levels Of Vitamin D, Calcium, Phosphorous, Matrix Metalloproteinases 1, 2 And Tissue Inhibitor Matrix Metalloproteinase -1 In Patients With Acrofacial Vitiligo During COVID-19

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22 Jan 2023