Plasma paraoxonase activity in patients with systemic sclerosis

Erguder I. B., Erten S., DEVRİM E., Turgay M., DURAK İ.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, cilt.129, sa.5, ss.609-612, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 129 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.609-612
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anti-centromere antibody, paraoxonase activity, systemic sclerosis, LOW-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN, DIABETES-MELLITUS, TURKISH PATIENTS, SCLERODERMA, POLYMORPHISM, INVOLVEMENT, CHOLESTEROL, PROFILE, DISEASE
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background & objectives: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized vascular damage and fibrosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible relation between systemic sclerosis and paraoxonase which is an antioxidant enzyme on the HDL.