The effects of oral steroid therapy on prolidase enzyme activity in patients with nasal polyps

Ekinci A., Kayadibi H., Demir E., Ozcan M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI, vol.46, no.4, pp.473-477, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/tjb-2019-0204
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.473-477
  • Keywords: Nasal polyp, Prolidase, Steroid therapy, Inflammation, Fibrosis, DEFICIENCY
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: To compare prolidase enzyme activity (PEA) in serum and polyp specimens of patients with nasal polyps obtained before and after the oral steroid therapy.