Serum zonulin level is not elevated in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome without metabolic syndrome.

Zeynep CetinArzu KosemBulent CanOzden BaserMerve CatakTuran TurhanDilek Berker

Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2019)

PCOS patients did not have metabolic syndrome. Zonulin was not higher in PCOS then controls, and it had only negative relation with age. The negative relation between zonulin and some metabolic parameters in all participants was not detected in PCOS group. So zonulin is not a useful molecule for the diagnosis of PCOS without metabolic syndrome.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
end stage renal disease
polycystic ovary syndrome
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
insulin resistance
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
type diabetes
uric acid
adipose tissue
cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular risk factors
patient reported