Ayse Ekin Kara1, Gurhan Guney1,2, Aytekin Tokmak1, Gulnur Ozaksit1
European Cytokine Network, Vol.30, No.1, pp. 29-33, 2019, DOI:10.1684/ecn.2019.0423
Abstract Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate serum high-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP),
sialic acid (SA), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels in pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia (PE) and intrauterine
growth restriction (IUGR) and to compare with healthy pregnancies. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted
at a tertiary-level maternity hospital with 80 pregnant women. Fasting blood samples were taken from 44 consecutive
women with pregnancies complicated by PE (n: 20) and IUGR (n: 24), and 36 were from normal pregnancies. Serum hs-CRP,
SA, and IL-6 concentrations were measured in all participants. Results: Serum mean hs-CRP,… More >
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