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ArticleEndocrine2014

Comparison of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and fetuin-A levels before and after treatment for subjects with subclinical hyperthyroidism.

Oktay Bilgir, Ferda Bilgir, Tuba Topcuoglu, Mehmet Calan, Ozlem Calan

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Article in Endocrine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Oktay BilgirDepartment of Internal Medicine, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Bozyaka, 35380, Izmir, Turkey, oktaybilgir@gmail.com.
Ferda Bilgir
Tuba Topcuoglu
Mehmet Calan
Ozlem Calan
Izmir Bozyaka Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRDokuz Eylül University · TRManisa Celal Bayar University · TRState Hospital · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was designed to show the effect of propylthiouracil treatment on sCD40L, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and fetuin-A levels on subjects with subclinical hyperthyroidism. After checking sCD40L, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and fetuin-A levels of 35 patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism, each was given 50 mg tablets of propylthiouracil three times daily. After 3 months, sCD40L, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and fetuin-A levels were then compared to the levels before treatment. Although high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and sCD40L levels were normal in the subclinical hyperthyroidism patients compared to the healthy controls, fetuin-A levels were statistically significantly higher (*p = 0.022). After treatment, fetuin-A levels of subclinical hyperthyroidism patients decreased statistically significantly compared to the levels before treatment (**p = 0.026). sCD40L and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels did not have a statistically significant difference compared to the control group and post-propylthiouracil treatment. In subclinical hyperthyroidism patients, high fetuin-A levels before propylthiouracil treatment and decreases in these levels after treatment in cases with subclinical hyperthyroidism indicated the possibility of preventing long-term cardiac complications with propylthiouracil treatment.

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Adultalpha-2-HS-GlycoproteinAntithyroid AgentsBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesCD40 LigandC-Reactive ProteinDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHumansHyperthyroidismMalePropylthiouracilRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcomealpha-2-HS-GlycoproteinAntithyroid AgentsBiomarkersCD40 LigandC-Reactive ProteinPropylthiouracil

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