Association between insulin resistance and serum and salivary irisin levels in patients with psoriasis vulgaris

Background/Objectives: Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease, which is associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. Irisin is an adipokine and myokine that regulates the metabolic status during times of increased insulin sensitivity. In this study, we aimed to investigate changes i...

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Main Authors: Emine Tugba Alatas, Mehmet Kalayci, Asude Kara, Gursoy Dogan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-03-01
Series:Dermatologica Sinica
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811716300593