title: Fractalkine (CX3CL1) levels in patients with Behçet's disease and neuro-Behçet's disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to assess the role of CX3CL1 in patients with active and inactive Behçet's Disease (BD), Neuro-Behçet's Disease (NBD) and control subjects.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-six patients admitted to the BD and NBD Outpatient Clinics, and 30 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Serum CX3CL1 levels were measured by an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  No significant difference was found between the serum CX3CL1 levels of control subjects, and patients with active and inactive BD or NBD, regardless of treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, this is the first study analyzing CX3CL1 levels in patients with BD and NBD. Our results demonstrated that serum CX3CL1 levels were not changed in active and inactive BD and NBD. However, further large-scale studies are needed to confirm our results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. ceylairkec@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Irkec
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ceyla
authors.forename: Teksut Kuz
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Tuba
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Adisen
authors.forename: Adisen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esra
authors.forename: Ozturk
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Banu
authors.forename: Fidan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Isil
authors.forename: Gurer M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Imir
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: Bozkurt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Banu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D054428:Chemokine CX3CL1 / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D054428:Chemokine CX3CL1