Behçet disease is an idiopathic, multisystem, chronic, and recurrent disease characterized
by exacerbations alternating with phases of quiescence, episodic panuveitis, and …

Behçet's disease (BD) is a recurrent systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown origin
characterized by oral and genital mucous ulcer, uveitis, and skin lesions. Involvement of …

OBJECTIVES We sought to test the hypothesis that vascular endothelial function is impaired
in Behçet's syndrome and reflects increased levels of oxidative stress. BACKGROUND …

Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystemic inflammatory disorder. Although the cause and
pathogenesis of BD are still unclear, there is evidence for genetic, immunologic and …

Nitrate is ubiquitous. It is present in water, soil, plants and food, and is also a normal human
metabolite. The main external sources of nitrate are vegetables and drinking water. This …

Introduction: Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic systemic disorder characterised by oral and
genital ulcerative lesions, ocular and cutaneous manifestations. Cytokines are the major …

OBJECTIVE: To analyze potential associations of Glu-Asp298 polymorphism in exon 7 and
4 a/b polymorphism in intron 4 of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene with …

Background One of the prominent features of Behçet's disease (BD) is vasculitis and
thrombosis as a result of endothelial dysfunction. Nitric oxide (NO) is responsible for …

Behçet′ s disease (BD) is a multisystemic disease of unknown etiology characterized by
chronic relapsing oral‐genital ulcers and uveitis. Multiple systemic associations including …

Background Oxidative stress is postulated to have a major role in the pathophysiology of
Bechet's Disease (BD). Growing evidence suggests that vitamin D has important roles in …