Endothelial functions are more severely impaired during active disease period in patients with Behcet's disease

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1074-1078

  Caliskan, Mustafa ^a   Yilmaz, Sema ^a   Yildirim, Erkan ^a   Gullu, Hakan ^a   Erdogan, Dogan ^a   Ciftci, Ozgur ^a   Kaynar, Gamze ^a   Yucel, Eftal ^a   Muderrisoglu, Haldun ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behcet's disease; Disease activity; FMD

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MOUTH LESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN DEFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATION;

EID: 34249865603     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-006-0449-1     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Koc Y, Gullu I, Akpek G, Akpolat T, Kansu E, Kiraz S, Batman F, Kansu T, Balkanci F, Akkaya S et al (1992) Vascular involvement in Behcet's disease. J Rheumatol 19:402-410
2. Ehrlich GE (1997) Vasculitis in Behcet's disease. Int Rev Immunol 14:81-88
3. Atzeni F, Sarzi-Puttini P, Doria A, Boiardi L, Pipitone N, Salvarani C (2005) Behcet's disease and cardiovascular involvement. Lupus 14:723-726
4. Kosar F, Sahin I, Gullu H, Cehreli S (2005) Acute myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries in a young man with the Behcet's disease. Int J Cardiol 99:355-357
5. Chambers JC, Haskard DO, Kooner JS (2001) Vascular endothelial function and oxidative stress mechanisms in patients with Behcet's syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol 37:517-520
6. Ozdemir R, Barutcu I, Sezgin AT, Acikgoz N, Ermis N, Esen AM, Topal E, Bariskaner E, Ozerol I (2004) Vascular endothelial function and plasma homocysteine levels in Behcet's disease. Am J Cardiol 94:522-525
7. Kiraz S, Ertenli I, Ozturk MA, Haznedaroglu IC, Celik I, Calguneri M (2002) Pathological haemostasis and "prothrombotic state" in Behcet's disease. Thromb Res 105:125-133
8. Criteria for diagnosis of Behcet's disease. International Study Group for Behcet's Disease (1990). Lancet 335:1078-1080
9. Corretti MC, Anderson TJ, Benjamin EJ, Celermajer D, Charbonneau F, Creager MA, Deanfield J, Drexler H, Gerhard-Herman M, Herrington D, Vallance P, Vita J, Vogel R (2002) International Brachial Artery Reactivity Task Force. Guidelines for the ultrasound assessment of endothelial-dependent flow-mediated vasodilation of the brachial artery: a report of the International Brachial Artery Reactivity Task Force. J Am Coll Cardiol 39:257-265
10. Ehrlich GE (1997) Vasculitis in Behcet's disease. Int Rev Immunol 14(1):81-88
11. Atzeni F, Sarzi-Puttini P, Doria A, Boiardi L, Pipitone N, Salvarani C (2005) Behcet's disease and cardiovascular involvement. Lupus 14(9):723-726
12. al-Dalaan AN, al Balaa SR, el Ramahi K, al-Kawi Z, Bohlega S, Bahabri S, al Janadi MA (1994) Behcet's disease in Saudi Arabia. J Rheumatol 21(4):658-661 (Apr)
13. Haznedaroglu IC, Ozcebe OI, Ozdemir O, Celik I, Dundar SV, Kirazli S (1996) Impaired haemostatic kinetics and endothelial function in Behcet's disease. J Intern Med 240(4):181-187 (Oct)
14. Haznedaroglu IC, Ozdemir O, Ozcebe O, Dundar SV, Kirazli S (1996) Circulating thrombomodulin as a clue of endothelial damage in Behcet's disease. Thromb Haemost 75(6):974-975 (Jun)
15. Orem A, Yandi YE, Vanizor B et al (2002) The evaluation of autoantibodies against oxidatively modified low-density lipoprotein (LDL), susceptibility of LDL to oxidation, serum lipids and lipid hydroperoxide levels, total antioxidant status, antioxidant enzyme activities, and endothelial dysfunction in patients with Behcet's disease. Clin Biochem 35:217-224
16. Buldanlioglu S, Turkmen S, Ayabakan HB, Yenice N, Vardar M, Dogan S, Mercan E (2005) Nitric oxide, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant defence system in patients with active or inactive Behcet's disease. Br J Dermatol 153(3):526-530 (Sep)
17. Chajek T, Fainaru M (1975) Behçet's disease. Report of 41 cases and a review of the literature. Medicine 54:179-196
18. Marks DS, Gudapati S, Prisant LM, Leir B, Donato-Gonzalez C, Baller JL, Houghton JL (2004) Mortality in patients with microvascular disease. J Clin Hypertens 6:304-309