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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Inflammatory Markers in the Blood of Spastic Cerebral Palsy Children: A Case-Control Study.

Özlem Tezol, Sıddika Songül Yalçın, Gözde Girgin, Anıl Yirün, Sonia Sanajou, Aylin Balcı Özyurt, Belgin Bayram, Oytun Portakal, Terken Baydar, Çetin Okuyaz and 1 more

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Özlem TezolDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, 33110 Mersin, Türkiye.
Sıddika Songül YalçınDepartment of Social Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06230 Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-9061-4281
Gözde GirginDepartment of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, 06230 Ankara, Türkiye.
Anıl YirünDepartment of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Çukurova University, 01250 Adana, Türkiye.
Sonia SanajouDepartment of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, 06230 Ankara, Türkiye.
Aylin Balcı ÖzyurtDepartment of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahçeşehir University, 34353 İstanbul, Türkiye.
Belgin BayramDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06230 Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-1608-5315
Oytun PortakalDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06230 Ankara, Türkiye.
Terken BaydarDepartment of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, 06230 Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-5497-9600
Çetin OkuyazDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, 33110 Mersin, Türkiye.
Pınar ErkekoğluDepartment of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, 06230 Ankara, Türkiye.

Funding

Hacettepe University Scientific Research Project THD-2021-19520
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Abstract

objectivesThe aim was to simultaneously investigate inflammatory biomarkers, neopterin, the kynurenine/tryptophan (Kyn/Trp) pathway, vitamin D (VitD), vitamin D binding protein (VDBP), and erythrocyte folate, in cerebral palsy (CP).

methodsA case-control study was conducted at Mersin University Hospital. Three- to ten-year-old patients with spastic CP (n = 50) and age- and gender-matched healthy controls (n = 55) were included. Serum levels of neopterin, Trp, Kyn and 25OHD, plasma VDBP, and erythrocyte folate concentrations were measured. Indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO-1) enzyme activity was evaluated according to the Kyn/Trp ratio. Comparison and correlation analyses were performed.

resultsThe levels of neopterin, Trp, and Kyn were lower in children with CP than in healthy controls (

conclusionsInflammatory biomarkers of neopterin and Kyn are lower, inflammatory biomarkers of VDBP and erythrocyte folate are higher, and anti-inflammatory VitD is higher in children with spastic CP compared to healthy children. More knowledge is needed to demonstrate inflammatory and anti-inflammatory status in children with CP.

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cerebral palsyfolateinflammationkynurenine/tryptophanneopterinVitD

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PMCPMC11940874

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