Diagnostic value of leptin in tuberculous pleural effusions

ÇELİK G., Kaya A., Poyraz B., Ciledag A., ELHAN A. H., Oektem A., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, vol.60, no.11, pp.1437-1442, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 60 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.00831.x
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1437-1442
  • Keywords: leptin, ADA, pleural effusion, tuberculosis, BIOPSY SPECIMENS, INTERFERON-GAMMA, SERUM LEPTIN, CYTOKINES, CANCER, NEEDLE
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

It is suggested that leptin may be involved in inflammation. Although relation between leptin levels and active pulmonary tuberculosis has been studied, there is no information about relation between leptin levels and tuberculous pleural effusions (TPE).