Increased nitric oxide production in patients with Behcet's disease: Is it a new activity marker?

EVEREKLİOĞLU, CEM; Turkoz, YUSUF; Er, H; Inaloz, HS; Ozbek, E; ÇEKMEN, MUSTAFA

doi:10.1067/mjd.2002.118338

Increased nitric oxide production in patients with Behcet's disease: Is it a new activity marker?

EVEREKLİOĞLU C., Turkoz Y., Er H., Inaloz H., Ozbek E., ÇEKMEN M. B.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY, cilt.46, sa.1, ss.50-54, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2002
Doi Numarası: 10.1067/mjd.2002.118338
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.50-54
İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. The origin of Behcet's disease (BD) is unclear. One of the prominent features of BD is vasculitis and thrombosis as a result of endothelial dysfunction. Because nitric oxide (NO) is synthesized by endothelium, we considered it as an interesting target of investigation in BD.