Background/aims: The etiology of inflammatory bowel diseases, chronic intestinal diseases characterized by remissions and activation periods, is still unknown. Identification of the active period is important because it guides the therapy and point outs the prognosis. To date, there is still a lack of agreement on determining the active state. Neopterin is produced in monocytes/macrophages primarily upon stimulation with interferon-gamma. It is a marker associated with cell-mediated immunity. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of serum neopterin levels in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis disease activity. Materials and methods: Sixty-one patients with ulcerative colitis (21 female, 40 male) and 27 patients with Crohn's disease (9 female, 18 male) who were followed up at Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital were enrolled into the study. Fiftytwo healthy controls (22 female, 30 male) were also enrolled. Neopterin is measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serum levels >10 nmol/L are regarded as elevated. Patients with malignancy and systemic infectious diseases were not included in the study. For statistical analysis, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis test, Fisher's exact test, Mann-Whitney U test and Student's test were used. Significance was established at p
Neopterin inflammatory bowel diseases Crohn's disease ulcerative colitis
Neopterin inflamatuvar barsak hastalığı crohn hastalığı ülseratif kolit
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Bölüm | Makaleler |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Ağustos 2007 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2007 Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2 |
test-5