Serum Endocan Levels in Children with Acute Rheumatic Fever.

Background: Acute rheumatic fever is an immunologically delayed autoimmune sequel of throat infection caused by group A streptococcus. The aim of this study was to evaluate endocan levels in patients with acute rheumatic fever and compare with the control group.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate endocan levels in patients with acute rheumatic fever and compare with the control group.

Evaluation of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), hypoxia-induced factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) and apelin 13 levels as new potential biomarkers for pulmonary thromboembolism: A prospective clinical study.

Aim: The objective was to evaluate the serum levels of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), hypoxia-induced factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α), and apelin 13 in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) and to investigate their diagnostic and prognostic role in PE patients with different mortality risk groups.

Material And Methods: This study was conducted in a tertiary referral center and included 124 subjects with 94 cases of PE and 30 cases of healthy control group. All subjects were 18 years of age or older.

Implications of obstructive sleep apnea on reproductive health: a study on anti-Mullerian hormone levels.

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the association between anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) levels and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was employed to evaluate AMH levels in 68 premenopausal women diagnosed with OSA at Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Faculty of Medicine. OSA severity was scored according to the 2018 AASM guidelines using a 16-channel Embla device.

Evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid levels for ALOX5, S100B, DEFA1, and GFAP in infectious meningitis.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine how the levels of peptide and protein-based biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid change in bacterial, tuberculous, and aseptic meningitis, and to determine the success of these agents in distinguishing between different types of infectious meningitis.

Methods: The levels of arachidonate-5-lipoxygenase, S100 calcium-binding protein B, defensin-α 1, and glial fibrillary acidic protein in cerebrospinal fluid samples from 20 tuberculosis, 40 bacterial, 25 aseptic meningitis patients, and 55 control groups were measured and compared using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 37.

The role of irisin in predicting obstructive sleep apnea severity among obese individuals: a comparative analysis.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of circulating irisin levels in discriminating the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in obese individuals.

Methods: This study was conducted on obese volunteers with and without OSA. All volunteers underwent polysomnography.

Effects of fluoride on oxidative DNA damage, nitric oxide level, lipid peroxidation and cholinesterase enzyme activity in a rotenone-induced experimental Parkinson's model.

Objective: Environmental toxins are known to be one of the important factors in the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). This study was designed to investigate the possible contribution of fluoride (F) exposure to oxidative stress and neurodegeneration in rats with PD induced by rotenone (ROT).

Materials And Methods: A total of 72 Wistar albino male rats were used in the experiment and 9 groups were formed with 8 animals in each group.

Evaluation of subclinical cardiovascular risk in drug-naive pediatric patients with anxiety disorders.

Objective: This study examined subclinical atherosclerosis in drug-naïve children with anxiety disorders using non-invasive measures to investigate the clinical features associated with subclinical atherosclerosis.

Method: A total of 37 drug-naive children and adolescents with anxiety disorders and 37 healthy controls were included in the study. The Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-T and STAI-S) were used to assess children's depression and anxiety levels.

Blood prestin levels in COVID-19 patients.

Background: Many studies have found that viral infections affect different tissues, including the inner ear. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a viral infection, is a significant health problem worldwide. Prestin is a motor protein with important functions both in the outer hair cells of the inner ear and in cardiac tissue.

Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

Objective: The aim of this case-controlled study is to evaluate chronic inflammation, subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease risk in children and adolescents with ADHD.

Methods: A total of 51 medication-free children and adolescents with ADHD and 51 healthy controls were included in this study. K-SADS-PL was used to determine the diagnosis of ADHD and other psychiatric disorders.

Determination of Serum Differential Carnitine Ester Levels in HIV(+) Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: It has been reported that carnitine deficiency is observed in various viral infections and in the follow-up of the prognosis of some diseases. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to determine how carnitine ester derivatives change in HIV-positive patients.

Materials And Methods: In this study, 25 HIV-infected patients who applied to Harran University Faculty of Medicine Education Research and Practice Hospital Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Outpatient Clinic and who did not receive any antiretroviral treatment, as well as 25 healthy volunteers were included in the study.

Plasma Free Amino Acid Profile in HIV-Positive Cases.

Background: Increasing the sensitivity and availability of liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) devices may provide advantages in terms of revealing the changes in metabolic pathways in HIV-positive patients and elucidating the physiopathology.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the difference in amino acid levels between HIV-positive patients and healthy individuals by using LC-MS / MS and investigate its relationship with HIV infection.

Material And Methods: Concentrations of 36 different amino acids and their derivatives were measured and compared in venous plasma samples from 24 HIV-positive patients and 24 healthy individuals by using the LC-MS/MS method (Shimadzu North America, Columbia, MD, USA).

The levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, calcitonin and lipid profiles in patients with calcaneal spur.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), parathyroid hormone (PTH), and calcitonin levels and lipid profiles in patients with calcaneal spurs.

Patients And Methods: Between March 2018 and June 2019, a total of 50 patients (30 males, 20 females; mean age: 39.8±8.

The Evaluation of Thiol/Disulfide Homeostasis and Oxidative DNA Damage in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to examine thiol/disulfide homeostasis and oxidative DNA damage in patients with OCD and compare them with healthy controls.

Methods: Thirty-five patients previously diagnosed with OCD in Van Yuzuncu Yil University Department of Psychiatry and thirty-three healthy volunteers were included in the study. The severity of the symptoms was measured using the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale.

The synergistic effects of testosterone and phophodiesterase-5 inhibitor combination on oxidative stress markers, matrix metalloproteinases and oxidative DNA damage: A randomized controlled experimental study.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of combined tadalafil and testosterone usage on oxidative stress, DNA damage and MMPs in testosterone deficiency.

Methods: Fifty rats were randomly divided into 5 groups (group-1: sham group-placebo, group-2: bilateral orchiectomy (ORX), group-3: bilateral ORX+tadalafil, group-4: bilateral ORX+testosterone, group-5: bilateral ORX+tadalafil+testosterone). Group-3 received tadalafil (5mg/kg/day, oral).

Serum irisin is a novel biomarker for bladder cancer detection.

Background: This study intended to investigate irisin levels in bladder cancer patients and healthy controls.

Objective: Our aim was to evaluate if serum irisin could be used as a diagnostic tool in bladder cancer and further, if it could differentiate muscle-invasive and non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients.

Methods: In this study, 90 primary bladder cancer patients in addition to 30 age-matched healthy individuals for the control group were prospectively included.

Dynamic Thiol/Disulfide Homeostasis and Oxidative DNA Damage in Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Objective: Insufficient number of oxidative stress studies have been conducted in patients with adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The objective of the current study is to examine the thiol/disulfide homeostasis as well as oxidative DNA damage levels in adult ADHD patients and to compare them with the results of healthy control subjects.

Methods: The study was inclusive of forty-nine patients who were diagnosed with adult ADHD, as well as thirty-three healthy volunteers to be used as the control group.

Evaluation of subclinical cardiovascular risk and cardiac function in children with vesicoureteral reflux: a prospective study.

Background: Vesicoureteral reflux is a prominent congenital anomaly of the kidney and the urinary tract. Further, renal scarring is known to be related to chronic inflammation. However, there have been limited studies to date regarding the cardiovascular consequences of vesicoureteral reflux.

Biological Variation of Iron, Transferrin, Ferritin, Folate, Vitamin B12 and 25-OH Vitamin D in Healthy Individuals.

Background: We aimed to evaluate the use of population-based-reference-intervals by calculating the individuality index and reference change value of iron, transferrin, ferritin, folate, vitamin B12, and 25-OH vitamin D parameters.

Methods: A total of 5 venous blood samples were taken from 11 female and 10 male individuals on days 0, 7, 14, 21, and 28. All tests were performed on an autoanalyzer and CVI, CVG, II, and RCV values were calculated for both genders and the whole groups.

Is ischaemia-modified albumin a biomarker in wagner classification in diabetic foot ulcers?

Background: We aimed to determine the relationship of ischaemia-modified albumin (IMA) with diabetic foot ulcers and its predictive value in the Wagner classification.

Methods: Our cross-sectional study was conducted in 120 diabetic foot patients and 60 healthy individuals with similar body mass index (BMI) and age. Patients with a diabetic foot were classified according to the Wagner classification.