Article,
Serum in Behcet's disease determination of leptin and vitamin D levels
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 4 (2): 026-031. (November 2020)
DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2020.4.2.0089
Abstract
The aim of this study was to measure serum leptin and vitamin D levels in remission in Behcet's disease (BD) and to investigate the relationship between leptin and vitamin D levels with neutrophil / lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet / lymphocyte ratio (PLR). This study was conducted in 20 healthy volunteers and 27 BH who were in remission. The age, sex, and body mass index values (BMI) of both groups were recorded. Venous blood samples were taken from both groups at the end of 12 h fasting. Serum leptin, vit-D, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), white blood cell (WBC), neutrophil, lymphocyte and platelet counts were measured from the obtained sera according to the kit protocols. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of hsCRP, ESR, WBC, leptin, vit-D and NLR and PLR values (p> 0.05). Correlation of leptin levels with NLR and PLR values in both groups were not statistically significant (p>0.05). The results showed that there was no relationship between the measured values and the course of the diseaseBD
