Open AccessSerum prolidase activity in patients with cardiac syndrome X
Author(s) -
Gönül Açıksarı,
Bülent Demir,
Turgut Uygun,
Asuman Gedikbaşı,
Orkide Kutlu,
Adem Atıcı,
Ömer Faruk Baycan,
Mehmet Koçak,
Şeref Kul
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
i̇stanbul kuzey klinikleri
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-4902
DOI - 10.14744/nci.2020.09086
Subject(s) - cardiac syndrome x , pathophysiology , endothelial dysfunction , medicine , oxidative stress , fibrosis , endocrinology , gastroenterology , myocardial infarction , angina
Although the underlying mechanism is not yet fully understood, Cardiac Syndrome X (CSX) is defined as microvascular dysfunction. Prolidase plays a role in collagen synthesis. Increased serum prolidase activity (SPA) has been shown to correlate with collagen turnover. Augmented collagen turn-over may be associated with vascular fibrosis and microvascular dysfunction. In this study, we assessed whether there was a correlation between CXS and prolidase activity.