1. Aksiyal Spondiloartrit Hastalarında Serum Endokan Seviyesinin ve Hastalık Aktivitesiyle İlişkisinin Araştırılması.
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Gündüz, Sevgi, Gündüz, İbrahim, Kaplan, İbrahim, and Çağlayan, Mehmet
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Aim: The term spondyloarthritis (SpA); It is a collective term describing a group of diseases with common clinical, genetic, laboratory and radiological features. Unfortunately, there is no sensitive biomarker that can be used in the follow-up of patients. Studies have shown that endocan plays an important role in different stages of acute and chronic inflammation. In this study, we aimed to investigate serum endocan levels and the correlation of these levels with clinical and laboratory parameters in patients diagnosed with axial SpA (axSpA). Methods: AxSpA patients diagnosed according to the ASAS classification criteria developed for axSpA by the "Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS)" and healthy volunteers without known disease were included in the study. Demographic, clinical features and laboratory data were recorded. Endocan levels in serum taken simultaneously were measured by "enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)". Results: There was no statistically significant difference in serum endocan levels between the spondyloarthritis group and the control group (p: 0.084). In the subgroup analysis, there was no statistically significant difference between the 3 groups (p:0.175). There was a positive correlation between serum endocan level and hemoglobin level (r:0.335 and p:0.009), and a negative correlation (r:-0.32 and p:0.010) between erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Negative correlation was observed between serum endocan levels and the duration of morning stiffness, approaching the level of significance (r: -0.294 p: 0.022). Conclusion: When serum endocan levels were evaluated, no statistically significant difference was observed between the patient and control groups. There was a correlation between serum endocan levels and some laboratory parameters. We think that more comprehensive clinical studies are needed to better understand the role of these molecules in the pathogenesis of axSpA and their use in diagnosis and follow-up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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