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    Serum hepcidin levels in active and inactive Behcet’s disease
    (2019) Dikker, Okan; Yıldırmak, Sembol; Şahin, Mustafa; Usta, Murat; Vardar, Müberra; Vurgun, Eren; Baran, Fehmi
    Aim: This study aims to evaluate the alteration of hepcidin synthesis in response to inflammation and to reveal the relationship between hepcidin and acute phase reactants in Behcet’s disease (BD) which is also an inflammatory disease. Material and Methods: That was included 52 BD patients (15 with active, 37 with inactive disease), 13 isolated iron deficiency anemia patients and 13 healthy controls; totally 78 individuals to the study. Patients with chronic disease anemia had 3 active and 1 inactive Behcet's disease. Levels of bioactive hepcidin-25 were measured by ELISA method. Result: Low hepcidin levels were found significantly in inactive BD and the main BD groups comparing to healthy controls (p=0.015, p=0.014, respectively); in BD with anemia of chronic disease group comparing to healthy controls and isolated iron deficiency anemia group (p=0.007, p=0.003, respectively). Besides it was not found any significant difference between hepcidin levels of active BD group and healthy controls (p>0.05). Conclusion: Contrary to its increment pattern in inflammation, increased hepcidin levels in Behcet’s patients were not detected. Alternation of serum Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels with anti-inflammatory treatments affecting hepcidin levels necessitate hepcidin measurement only in Behcet’s patients who have been recently diagnosed and/or haven't received a treatment before and evaluation of the measurement together with IL-6 levels.