Yasemin Erten, Fatma Ayerden Ebinç, Haksun Ebinç, Hatice Paşaoğlu, Canan Demirtaş, Gülten Taçoy, Eyüp Koç, Ulver Derici, Kadriye Altok Reis, Musa Bali, Turgay Arinsoy, Sükrü Sindel
Visfatin was recently defined as an adipocytokine; however, the pathophysiological role of visfatin is not completely understood. A few studies suggest that visfatin may be a new proinflammatory adipocytokine. The aim of the present study was to compare serum visfatin levels between hemodialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients and evaluate the relationship between visfatin levels to IL-6, TNF-alpha, and left ventricular hypertrophy. Serum visfatin, IL-6, and TNF-alpha levels were measured by using the ELISA method, and echocardiographic evaluations were performed in 31 hemodialysis patients, 30 CAPD patients, and 21 healthy volunteers...
2008: Renal Failure