Evaluation of serum endothelial cell-specific molecule-1 levels and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with ankylosing spondylitis


Turkon H., Gokmen F., Uysal S., Akbal A., Inceer B. S., REŞORLU M., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI, vol.41, no.1, pp.19-25, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

Abstract

Objective: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease and the increased mortality in these patients is largely caused by cardiovascular diseases. Endothelial cell-specific molecule-1 (ESM-1) is a novel marker to assess endothelial dysfunction and expressed by the vascular endothelium. In this study, the serum ESM-1 levels in patients with AS and the possible association between serum ESM-1 and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) as a marker of atherosclerosis was evaluated.