Abstract:The platelet counts of patients with cyclic thrombocytopenia (CT) are occasionally associated with menstruation, yet its mechanism is unknown. Leptin has been shown to stimulate the production of Th1 cytokines (Nature1998;27:897), which dominate in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) (Blood2004;103:2645), and a recent study showed that the serum levels of leptin, whose secretion is menstruation-related, are high in ITP (Eur J Haemataol2004;72:348). Here we examined the serial serum levels of leptin in 3 … Show more
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