Cigarette Smoking Increases Pregnancy-associated Plasma Protein-A in Men

COSKUN, ABDURRAHMAN; Bulut, I; SERTESER, Mustafa; Eren, A.; OZSEKER, ZEYNEP; ÇUHADAROĞLU, Çağlar; AKSUNGAR, Fehime; ÖZPINAR, Aysel; CAN, Özge; Yakar, H.; Unsal, I

doi:10.7727/wimj.2014.371

Cigarette Smoking Increases Pregnancy-associated Plasma Protein-A in Men

COSKUN A., Bulut I., SERTESER M., Eren A., OZSEKER Z. F., ÇUHADAROĞLU Ç., ...More

WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.66, no.1, pp.150-153, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 66 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.7727/wimj.2014.371
Journal Name: WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.150-153
Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Elevation of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), a pro-atherosclerotic molecule, has been shown to be an independent risk factor for acute coronary syndrome. Smoking is also an important risk factor for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the molecular mechanism of this relationship is not clear. In the present study, we aimed to determine the association between smoking and serum PAPP-A levels in men and non-pregnant women.