Evaluation of Serum Perforin, Caspase-3, sFasL and M-30 Levels as Apoptotic Markers in Children With Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever


Guven A. S., Sancakdar E., Uysal E. B., Kaya A., Oflaz M. B., Karapinar H., ...More

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL, vol.34, no.2, pp.208-213, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: Apoptosis is a main regulator in responses of cellular immunity throughout systemic viral infections. Perforin, soluble Fas ligand, caspase-3 and caspase-cleaved cytokeratin-18 (M-30) are mediators of apoptosis. The aim of this study is the evaluation of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) disease changes in the levels of these apoptotic markers and the relation of these changes with disease severity.