Serum prolactin levels in Behçet's Syndrome

Since prolactin (PRL) has been implicated as playing a role in the pathogenesis of certain autoimmune diseases and since Behcet's Syndrome (BS) is a unique systemic vasculitis, we investigated serum PRL levels in patients with BS. We found that mean PRL levels in patients with clinically active...

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Published inClinical rheumatology Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 351 - 352
Main Authors Keser, G, Oksel, F, Ozgen, G, Aksu, K, Doganavsargil, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.01.1999
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Adult
Behcet Syndrome - blood
Behcet Syndrome - etiology
Behcet Syndrome - immunology
Biomarkers - blood
Female
Humans
Hyperprolactinemia - blood
Hyperprolactinemia - complications
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Male
Prolactin - blood
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:Since prolactin (PRL) has been implicated as playing a role in the pathogenesis of certain autoimmune diseases and since Behcet's Syndrome (BS) is a unique systemic vasculitis, we investigated serum PRL levels in patients with BS. We found that mean PRL levels in patients with clinically active BS, were not significantly higher than patients with clinically inactive BS and healthy controls. This finding may be regarded as evidence that a contribution of hyperprolactinemia to the aetiopathogenesis of BS seems unlikely.
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ISSN:0770-3198
1434-9949
DOI:10.1007/s100670050117