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ArticlePostepy dermatologii i alergologii2016

Can mean platelet volume be used as a biomarker for asthma?

Hikmet Tekin Nacaroglu, Rana Isguder, Semiha Erdem Bahceci, Gökhan Ceylan, Huseyin Anil Korkmaz, Sait Karaman, Canan Sule Unsal Karkıner, Demet Can

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Article in Postepy dermatologii i alergologii, 2016. 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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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hikmet Tekin NacarogluDepartment of Pediatric Allergy, Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Rana IsguderDepartment of Pediatrics, Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Semiha Erdem BahceciDepartment of Pediatric Allergy, Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Gökhan CeylanDepartment of Pediatrics, Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Huseyin Anil KorkmazDepartment of Pediatrics, Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Sait KaramanDepartment of Pediatric Allergy, Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Canan Sule Unsal KarkınerDepartment of Pediatric Allergy, Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Demet CanDepartment of Pediatric Allergy, Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hastalıkları Hastanesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPlatelets play important roles in airway inflammation and are activated in inflammatory lung diseases, including asthma.

aimWe evaluated the mean platelet volume (MPV), used as a marker of platelet activation, in asthmatic patients during asymptomatic periods and exacerbations compared to healthy controls to determine whether MPV can be used as an indicator of inflammation. MATERIAL AND

methodsOur patient group consisted of 95 children with exacerbation of asthma who were admitted to our allergy clinic. The control group consisted of 100 healthy children matched for age, gender, and ethnicity. Mean platelet volume values of the patient group obtained during exacerbation of asthma were compared to those of the same group during the asymptomatic period and with the control group. We investigated factors that can affect the MPV values of asthma patients, including infection, atopy, immunotherapy treatment, and severity of asthma exacerbation.

resultsThe patient group consisted of 50 (52.6%) boys and 45 (47.4%) girls with a mean age of 125 ±38 months old. Mean MPV values in the exacerbation period, the healthy period, and in the control group were 8.1 ±0.8 fl, 8.1 ±1.06 fl, and 8.2 ±0.9 fl, respectively; there were no significant differences between groups (p > 0.05). The severity of asthma, severity of asthma exacerbation, immunotherapy, coinfection, eosinophil count, and IgE level also had no effect on MPV (p > 0.05).

conclusionsAlthough platelets play a role in the pathophysiology of asthma, MPV measurement is insufficient to detect inflammation through platelets.

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