Open AccessElevated Urinary T Helper 1 Chemokine Levels in Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Obese Children
Author(s) -
Duygu Övünç Hacıhamdioğlu,
Cengiz Zeybek,
Faysal Gök,
Aysel Pekel,
Uğur Muşabak
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.566
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1308-5735
pISSN - 1308-5727
DOI - 10.4274/jcrpe.1917
Subject(s) - medicine , creatinine , urinary system , obesity , chemokine , urine , endocrinology , overweight , gastroenterology , inflammation
Increasing evidence suggests that T helper (Th) cells play a significant role in the pathogenesis of hypertension. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of obesity and anti-hypertensive treatment on urinary Th1 chemokines.
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