title: Evaluation of ceruloplasmin levels in patients with pulmonary cystic echinococcus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this study, we aimed to evaluate serum CP levels in the serum samples before and after the surgical interventions in patients with pulmonary cystic echinococcus (CE).
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-eight patients with pulmonary CE who underwent surgery and 48 healthy individuals were enrolled to the study. Patients were divided in two groups; group 1 (n=48) consisted of patients with pulmonary CE, and group 2 (n=48) consisted of healthy subjects. Before and after surgical interventions serum CP levels were measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared to group 2, group 1 had significantly higher CP levels at baseline (p <0.001). In group 1, CP levels were significantly decreased after the surgical intervention (p <0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study showed that CP levels increased in patients with pulmonary CE; chronic inflammation may cause these rises, and may be an immune response of the host, and these levels decreased after the surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Surgery, Harran University, Sanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Eser
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ulas
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Kurkcuoglu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aydogan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yalcin
authors.forename: Z H A
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Sak
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hazar
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aksoy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002570:Ceruloplasmin / Q000032:analysis*; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D002570:Ceruloplasmin