Other inflammatory markers and related factors should be kept in mind in metabolic syndrome with psoriasis patients

摘要

We have read with great interest the recently published article entitled "Circulating levels of lipocalin-2 and reti-nol-binding protein-4 (RBP-4) are increased in psoriatic patients and correlated with baseline Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI)" by Jorge Romani and coworkers [8]. In that very well-presented article, they aimed to evaluate profile of a number in different adipokines and cytokines in patients and controls and to evaluate correlation with severity of the skin disease and the changes after narrow-band UVB. They concluded that differences in the adipokine profile between psoriatic patients and controls seem to be independent of joint involvement. Lipocalin-2 and RBP-4, in particular, appeared to be related to severity of the skin disease.