Comparison of Serum VEGF, IGF-1, and HIF-1 alpha Levels in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Healthy Controls


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Şimşek F., Işık Ü., Aktepe E., Kılıç F., Şirin F. B., Bozkurt M.

JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, cilt.51, sa.10, ss.3564-3574, 2021 (SSCI, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10803-020-04820-w
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, PASCAL, BIOSIS, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3564-3574
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Autism spectrum disorder, HIF-1&#945, IGF-1, VEGF, ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH-FACTOR, INDUCIBLE FACTOR-I, TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR, ABERRANT BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST, CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID, FACTOR-ALPHA, FACTOR 1-ALPHA, RATING-SCALE, INSULIN, FACTOR-1-ALPHA
  • Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to determine whether serum VEGF, IGF-1, and HIF-1 alpha levels differed between Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) patients and healthy controls. A total of 40 children with ASD and 40 healthy controls aged 4-12 years were included. Serum levels of VEGF, IGF-1, and HIF-1 alpha were measured using commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. Serum IGF-1 levels were found to be statistically significantly higher in the ASD group than in the control group. Serum HIF-1 alpha levels were borderline significantly lower in the ASD group. There was no statistically significant difference in serum VEGF levels between the two groups. IGF-1 and HIF-1 alpha may play a potential role in the etiopathogenesis of ASD.