Open AccessRelationship between ghrelin and obestatin levels and ghrelin/obestatin ratio in patients with asthma
Author(s) -
Deniz Kızılırmak,
Bülent Bozkurt,
Harun Karamanlı
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
tuberkuloz ve toraks/tüberküloz ve toraks
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0494-1373
DOI - 10.5578/tt.68815
Subject(s) - obestatin , ghrelin , medicine , endocrinology , asthma , body mass index , insulin resistance , obesity , hormone
This study aimed to evaluate serum levels of ghrelin and obestatin as well as the ghrelin/obestatin ratio in non-obese patients with asthma and in healthy non-asthmatic controls and analyzed the relationships to clinical outcomes.