Serum neopterin levels in patients with autism

Bodur S., Ceylan M. F., İŞERİ E., Sener S., Yucel A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, cilt.60, sa.2, ss.109-115, 2014 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1179/2047387713y.0000000029
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.109-115
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: autism, autism spectrum disorder, neopterin, cellular immunity, OXIDATIVE STRESS, CHILDREN, SPECTRUM, BRAIN, ACTIVATION, DISORDERS, DYSFUNCTION, DISEASE, TEACHER, PLASMA
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Autism is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder with an aetiology that is not fully understood. Published findings have identified widespread changes in the immune systems of children with autism. The latest findings show that the pathophysiology of autism may be associated with cellular immunity. Neopterin is a good indicator of cellular immunity, and changes in neopterin may have diagnostic importance.