Comparison of plasma vitamin D levels in patients with Sjogren's syndrome and healthy subjects

Erten S., Sahin A., Altunoglu A., Gemcioglu E., Koca C.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES, cilt.18, sa.1, ss.70-75, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/1756-185x.12298
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.70-75
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: autoimmunity, Sjogren's syndrome, vitamin D, SYSTEMIC-LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS, 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D LEVELS, RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, D DEFICIENCY, DISEASE, WOMEN
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

AimSjogren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the salivary and lacrimal glands. There is increasing evidence indicating that vitamin D is important in the initiation and propogation of a range of autoimmune diseases which may include SS. The aim of the present study was to evaluate plasma vitamin D (vit D) levels in patients with SS and to compare this with a control group.