Higher Serum Endocan Level Is Associated with Alzheimer Disease.

Journal: Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders
PMID: 29393258

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The novel molecule endocan, which is released by endothelium and is regulated by proangiogenic and proinflammatory cytokines, may have a role in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease (AD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between serum endocan levels and AD.

Authors

  • Hacer Dogan Varan
    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Gurkan Guner
    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Muhammet Cemal Kizilarslanoglu
    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Fatih Sümer
    Department of General Surgery, Inonu University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey.
  • Rana Tuna Dogrul
    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Aykut Sagir
    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Cemile Ozsurekci
    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Hatice Caliskan
    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Cafer Balci
    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Gozde Sengul Aycicek
    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Filiz Akbiyik
    Department of Biochemistry, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Meltem Halil
    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Mustafa Cankurtaran
    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Burcu Balam Yavuz
    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

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