Matrix metalloproteinases and inflammatory markers in coronary artery ectasia: their relationship to severity of coronary artery ectasia

Dogan, Abdullah; Tuzun, Nurullah; Turker, Yasin; Akcay, Selahattin; Kaya, Selçuk; Ozaydin, Mehmet

doi:10.1097/mca.0b013e3283109079

Matrix metalloproteinases and inflammatory markers in coronary artery ectasia: their relationship to severity of coronary artery ectasia

Dogan A., Tuzun N., Turker Y., Akcay S., Kaya S., Ozaydin M.

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, cilt.19, sa.8, ss.559-563, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 8
Basım Tarihi: 2008
Doi Numarası: 10.1097/mca.0b013e3283109079
Dergi Adı: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.559-563
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective Although underlying mechanisms of coronary artery ectasia (CAE) are clearly unknown, destruction of extracellular matrix may be responsible for the ectasia formation. Thus, we investigated the role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP), tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMP-1), and inflammatory markers [high-sensitive C-reactive protein, interleukins (ILs)] in CAE patients.