Relationship Between Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) Levels and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Type and Activity

Yesil A., GÖNEN C., Senates E., Paker N., Gokden Y., Kochan K., ...More

DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES, vol.58, no.9, pp.2587-2593, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 58 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10620-013-2676-z
  • Journal Name: DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2587-2593
  • Keywords: Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis, Neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin, Inflammatory bowel disease, ULCERATIVE-COLITIS, CROHNS-DISEASE, 5-AMINOSALICYLIC ACID, ACTIVITY INDEX, INJURY, INDUCTION, BIOMARKER, MARKER, CELLS, TRIAL
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background and Aim Neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a recently identified molecule, which is bacteriostatic, has tissue destructive effects and is proinflammatory with chemoattractant molecule binding properties. Our aim was to investigate the relationship between serum NGAL levels and the type and level of disease activity of IBD.