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ArticleDiabetology & metabolic syndrome2015

Is calprotectin a novel biomarker of neuroinflammation in diabetic periferal neuropathy?

Suzan Tabur, Hakan Korkmaz, Mesut Ozkaya, Sefika Nur Aksoy, Ersin Akarsu

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Article in Diabetology & metabolic syndrome, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Suzan TaburDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, 27100 Sahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Hakan KorkmazDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, 27100 Sahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Mesut OzkayaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, 27100 Sahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Sefika Nur AksoyDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, 27100 Sahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Ersin AkarsuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, 27100 Sahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Gaziantep University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the present study, we aimed to investigate serum calprotectin levels in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and possible role of this molecule in the disease pathogenesis.

methodTwenty nine patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, 30 type 2 diabetic patients without neuropathy, and 40 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Fasting plasma glucose (FPG), high-density lipoprotein- cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein- cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol, triglyceride, HbA1c, calprotectin and hsCRP levels were measured in diabetic and healthy control groups.

resultsSerum calprotectin and hsCRP levels were significantly higher in patients with and without neuropathy than healthy controls (p < 0.001, p = 0.017, p < 0.001 and p = 0.001, respectively). Serum calprotectin and hsCRP levels were higher in diabetics with neuropathy than the ones without (p = 0.021 and p < 0.001, respectively). The positive correlation was detected between calprotectin levels and hsCRP and HbA1c in Spearman correlation analysis (r = 0.510, p < 0.001; r = 0.437, p < 0.001 respectively). The results of multiple logistic regression analysis demonstrated the important association between neuropathy development and hsCRP and serum calprotectin levels in diabetic individuals.

conclusionSeum calprotectin levels were increased in diabetic peripheral neuropathy. It may have a role in the pathogenesis of the disease.

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CalprotectinDiabetic peripheral neuropathyInflammation

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PMID25995771
PMCPMC4438577
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