TY  - JOUR
TI  - High mobility group box- 1 levels may be associated with disease activity of Behcet’s disease
AB  - Background/aim: High mobility group box- 1 (HMGB- 1) is a nuclear protein acting as a proinflammatory molecule. The serum HMGB- 1 levels were found elevated in chronic inflammatory diseases. In this cross-sectional study, serum HMGB- 1 levels in Behcet’s disease (BD) patients and healthy controls (HC) were studied. Also, its association with disease activity scores and clinical findings were evaluated. Materials and methods: Ninety BD patients and 50 age-sex matched HC were included in the study. Disease activity scores were assessed by Behcet Disease Current Activity Form (BDCAF) and Behcet Syndrome Activity Score (BSAS). Serum HMGB- 1 levels were measured using a commercial ELISA kit. A p value of < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: Serum HMGB- 1 levels were significantly higher in BD than in HC (43.26 pg/mL and 16.73 pg/mL; p < 0.001, respectively). Serum HMGB- 1 levels were statistically significantly associated with presence of erythema nodosum (EN) and genital ulcers in the last one month prior to recruitment (p = 0.041 and p < 0.001, respectively). BDCAF and BSAS scores were positively correlated with serum HMGB- 1 level ( p = 0.03 and p = 0.02, respectively). Conclusion: HMGB - 1 may play a role in the development of BD. Also, due to its positive correlation with disease activity indices, it can be used as a novel disease activity parameter in BD. Key words: High mobility group box- 1, autoimmune diseases, Behcet’s disease, inflammation
AU  - DÖNMEZ GÜLER, DİLARA
AU  - Güler, Hasan Selim
AU  - kınıklı, Gülay
AU  - TORGUTALP, MURAT
AU  - Sezer, Serdar
AU  - keleşoğlu dinçer, ayşe bahar
AU  - Ates, Askin
AU  - Yüksel, Mehmet Levent
AU  - Karahan, Zeynep Ceren
AU  - TURGAY, TAHSİN MURAT
AU  - Yayla, Müçteba Enes
AU  - Sahin Eroglu, Didem
AU  - Aydemir Guloksuz, Emine Gozde
AU  - OKATAN, İLYAS ERCAN
DO  - 10.3906/sag-2101-116
PY  - 2021
JO  - Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 51
IS  - 5
SN  - 1300-0144
SP  - 2690
EP  - 2697
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/479596
ER  -