Serum leptin levels in childhood celiac disease

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Ertekin V., Orbak Z., Selimoglu M. A., Yildiz L.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.40, sa.10, ss.906-909, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 10
• Basım Tarihi: 2006
• Doi Numarası: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000225513.20913.6a
• Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.906-909
• Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Leptin has effects on growth and is also involved in immune regulation. We thought that with its intestinal histopathologic alterations due to immune mechanisms, and subsequent malnutrition and/or growth failure, celiac disease (CD) deserves interest regarding leptin status.