Circulating Levels of Thrombospondin-1 and Thrombospondin-2 in Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Before and After Surgery.

Aim: To measure the serum levels of strong angiostatic and synaptogenetic molecules thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) and thrombospondin-2 (TSP-2) in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) before and after surgery.

Material And Methods: In this prospective study, 20 patients operated for TLE and 20 healthy subjects were included. Serum levels of TSP-1 and TSP-2 were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Dynamic thiol-disulphide homeostasis in low-grade gliomas: Preliminary results in serum.

Objective: Maintaining of precise balance between oxidation and anti-oxidation is important in both physiological and pathological states. Knowledge about this balance may give an idea about the process of the disease. The aim of this study was to investigate dynamic thiol-disulfide homeostasis in patients with low-grade gliomas.