Autonomic nervous system dysfunction and serum levels of neurotoxic and neurotrophic cytokines in patients with cobalamin deficiency

oleh: Özcan Çeneli, Şahika Zeynep Akı, Betül Çevik Küçük, Ayşe Bora Tokçaer, Reha Kuruoğlu, Münci Yağcı

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Galenos Publishing House 2010-12-01

Deskripsi

neurotrophiccytokines epidermal growth factor (EGF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a role in the pathogenesisof cobalamin (Cbl) deficiency-induced neuropathy. The aim of this study was to evaluate autonomicnervous system dysfunction and to look for any relationship between autonomic nervous systemdisturbances and serum cytokine levels (TNF-