Cigarette Smoking Increases Pregnancy-associated Plasma Protein-A in Men

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COSKUN A., Bulut I., SERTESER M., Eren A., OZSEKER Z. F., ÇUHADAROĞLU Ç., ...Daha Fazla

WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.66, sa.1, ss.150-153, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 66 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7727/wimj.2014.371
  • Dergi Adı: WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.150-153
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Elevation of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), a pro-atherosclerotic molecule, has been shown to be an independent risk factor for acute coronary syndrome. Smoking is also an important risk factor for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the molecular mechanism of this relationship is not clear. In the present study, we aimed to determine the association between smoking and serum PAPP-A levels in men and non-pregnant women.