Evaluation of Circulating Endothelial and Platelet Microparticles in Men with Ankylosing Spondylitis

Sarı İ., Bozkaya G., Kirbiyik H., Alacacioglu A., Ateş H., Sop G., ...More

JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.39, no.3, pp.594-599, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.3899/jrheum.111073
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.594-599
  • Keywords: ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS, CELL-DERIVED MICROPARTICLES, ENDOTHELIUM, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, DISEASE-ACTIVITY, RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, MEMBRANE MICROPARTICLES, ELEVATED LEVELS, INFLAMMATION, ACTIVATION, INDEX, BATH, DYSFUNCTION, ANTIBODIES
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. To evaluate the profiles of endothelial microparticles (EMP) and platelet microparticles (PMP) in men with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and healthy subjects. We also aimed to determine whether microparticles (MP) correlate with disease activity, function, and spinal mobility indices.