Ceyla I, Tuba TK, Adisen E, Esra A, Banu O, Isil F, Ali GM, Turgut I, Banu B. Fractalkine (CX3CL1) levels in patients with Behçet's disease and neuro-Behçet's disease.
J Neurol Sci 2012;
315:120-2. [PMID:
22177089 DOI:
10.1016/j.jns.2011.11.011]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2011] [Revised: 11/02/2011] [Accepted: 11/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the present study was to assess the role of CX3CL1 in patients with active and inactive Behçet's Disease (BD), Neuro-Behçet's Disease (NBD) and control subjects.
METHODS
Fifty-six patients admitted to the BD and NBD Outpatient Clinics, and 30 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Serum CX3CL1 levels were measured by an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
RESULTS
No significant difference was found between the serum CX3CL1 levels of control subjects, and patients with active and inactive BD or NBD, regardless of treatment.
CONCLUSION
To our knowledge, this is the first study analyzing CX3CL1 levels in patients with BD and NBD. Our results demonstrated that serum CX3CL1 levels were not changed in active and inactive BD and NBD. However, further large-scale studies are needed to confirm our results.
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