Increased serum ghrelin in preeclampsia: Is ghrelin a friend or a foe?
Increased serum ghrelin in preeclampsia: Is ghrelin a friend or a foe?
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DOI:
10.17772/gp/57852
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发表时间:
2016-01-01
影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
Yilmaz, Necat
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作者:
Erol, Onur;Ellidag, Hamit Y.;Yilmaz, Necat
Objectives: To investigate maternal serum ghrelin levels in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia and to explore the relationship between ghrelin level and disease severity.Materials and methods: This case control study included 40 healthy pregnant women, 42 women with mild preeclampsia, and 40 women with severe preeclampsia. The groups were matched in terms of maternal and gestational age and body mass index. Serum ghrelin levels were measured via enzyme immunoassay.Results: Serum ghrelin levels were significantly higher in women with mild and severe preeclampsia than in healthy controls (p0.05). In the control group, no significant correlation was observed between ghrelin level and any other parameter, but in the preeclampsia group, serum ghrelin levels were negatively correlated with uterine artery Doppler index values and both systolic and diastolic blood pressure (all p-values