Evaluation of serum resistin levels in patients with ocular and non-ocular Behcet's disease

Yalcindag F. N., Yalcindag A., ŞERMET F., ÇAĞLAYAN O., KISA Ü., Ozdemir O.

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY-JOURNAL CANADIEN D OPHTALMOLOGIE, vol.43, no.4, pp.473-475, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.3129/i08-081
  • Journal Name: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY-JOURNAL CANADIEN D OPHTALMOLOGIE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.473-475
  • Keywords: Behcet's disease, resistin, interleukin-6, ocular involvement, INTERLEUKIN-6 IL-6, ADIPOSE-TISSUE, GENE, EXPRESSION, ARTHRITIS, MARKER, ALPHA
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Resistin, a recently identified adipocytokine, has been found to play an important role in inflammation and the processes of inflammation-related diseases. Serum resistin levels in patients with Behcet's disease (BD) have not yet been investigated. We aimed to evaluate the relation between resistin and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in Behcet patients with or without ocular involvement and in normal controls.