Leptin in corneas from keratoconus and infectious keratitis patients

Aydemir, O; Naziroglu, M; Colakoglu, N; Yilmaz, T; Kukner, A; Kukner, AS

doi:10.1089/jop.2005.21.382

Leptin in corneas from keratoconus and infectious keratitis patients

Aydemir O., Naziroglu M., Colakoglu N., Yilmaz T., Kukner A., Kukner A.

JOURNAL OF OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS, cilt.21, sa.5, ss.382-387, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2005
Doi Numarası: 10.1089/jop.2005.21.382
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.382-387
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Purpose: Leptin is produced primarily by adipose tissue. More recent studies have shown extra sites of leptin production in physiologic and ill human tissues. However, whether leptin originates from human corneas in infectious keratitis and keratoconus is not known. The aim of this study was to demonstrate and quantitate leptin expression in corneas with infectious keratitis and keratoconus and make comparisons to control corneas.