Increased serum leptin levels are associated with metabolic syndrome and carotid intima media thickness in premenopausal systemic lupus erythematosus patients without clinical atherosclerotic vascular events

Demir, Semra; Erten, Gaye; Artim-Esen, Bahar; Sahinkaya, Yasemin; Pehlivan, Öznur; Alpay-Kanitez, N.; Deniz, Günnur; Inanc, Murat

doi:10.1177/0961203318782424

Increased serum leptin levels are associated with metabolic syndrome and carotid intima media thickness in premenopausal systemic lupus erythematosus patients without clinical atherosclerotic vascular events

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Demir S. , Erten G. , Artim-Esen B. , Sahinkaya Y. , Pehlivan Ö., Alpay-Kanitez N., ...Daha Fazla

LUPUS, cilt.27, ss.1509-1516, 2018 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 27 Konu: 9
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0961203318782424
Dergi Adı: LUPUS
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1509-1516

Özet

Aim To assess subclinical atherosclerosis and the role of inflammatory mediators, vascular endothelial cell activation markers and adipocytokines in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the presence or absence of metabolic syndrome (MetS).