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Chronic Fluoride Exposure Has a Role in Etiology of Coronary Artery Ectasia: Sialic Acid/Glycosaminoglycan Ratio

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dc.creator Altinbas, Ahmet
dc.creator DEDE, Ozkan
dc.creator VAROL, Ercan
dc.creator Varol, Simge
dc.date 2011-10-31T22:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-06T12:03:16Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-06T12:03:16Z
dc.identifier fb4d5266-4613-4b01-a4fa-64abef2eee1d
dc.identifier 10.1007/s12011-010-8913-9
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/fb4d5266-4613-4b01-a4fa-64abef2eee1d/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/76886
dc.description The sialic acid/glycosaminoglycan ratio was determined in 35 coronary artery ectasia patients and 35 control subjects to determine the possible role of fluoride in the etiology of the disease. The coronary artery ectasia patients and controls were selected from subjects who underwent coronary angiography. The mean serum sialic acid level was significantly lower in patients with coronary artery ectasia (CAE) than in controls (340.3 +/- 28.6 vs. 427.0 +/- 15.9 mu g/mL, respectively; p < 0.001). The mean serum glycosaminoglycan level was significantly higher in patients with CAE than in controls (5,013.1 +/- 158.6 vs. 3,833.6 +/- 237.1 mu g/mL, respectively; p < 0.001). The sialic acid/glycosaminoglycan ratio in patients with coronary artery ectasia was significantly lower than in controls (0.068 +/- 0.007 vs. 0.111 +/- 0.005; p < 0.001). There was more than 38.7% reduction in this ratio in patients with CAE when compared with controls. We demonstrated that chronic fluoride exposure has an important role in pathogenesis of coronary artery ectasia.
dc.language eng
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dc.title Chronic Fluoride Exposure Has a Role in Etiology of Coronary Artery Ectasia: Sialic Acid/Glycosaminoglycan Ratio
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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