ea0049ep1144 | Female Reproduction | ECE2017
Kahraman Seda
, Altinova Alev Eroglu
, Ulkar Serenay Elgun
, Yalcin Mehmet Muhittin
, Yilmaz Banu Aktas
, Ozkan Cigdem
, Akturk Mujde
, Toruner Fusun Balos
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) is thought to play a role in the pathophysiology of metabolic and inflammatory diseases. Increased ADA activity has been suggested to induce insulin resistance and inflammation. We investigated DPP-4 and ADA activities, serum nitric oxide (NO) level and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity which are the oxidative stress parameters in patients with PCOS. Fifty two women with PCOS and 41 healthy women were included in this study. Serum ADA activity...