Does vitamin D deficiency predispose to allergic proctocolitis?

Objectives: Awareness of vitamin D (vit D) deficiency or insufficiency has increased alongside the rising prevalence of allergic diseases worldwide. We aimed to evaluate vit D levels in infants with allergic proctocolitis (AP) to explore a possible relationship between AP and vit D status.

Methods: This prospective, observational, case-control study was conducted between January 2020 and December 2023, including infants aged 6 months and younger diagnosed with AP (AP group) and healthy infants of the same age (control group).

Investigation of the relationship between university students' attentional impulsivity levels and psychological and physiological stress responses.

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between attentional impulsivity levels and physiological and psychological stress responses of university students.

Methods: 300 university students participated in the study. Four different data collection tools were used in the study: a personal information form, the Physiological Stress Response Inventory, and the Attentional Impulsivity Part of Barratt Impulsiveness Scale.

Food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis in infants is associated with low serum levels of macrophage inflammatory protein-3a.

Background: Food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis (FPIAP) is a nonimmunoglobulin (IgE)-mediated food hypersensitivity and the exact mechanisms that cause FPIAP are unknown. Chemokines play crucial roles in the development of allergic diseases.

Objective: To examine serum levels of a group of chemokines in infants with FPIAP.

Evaluation of vitamin B values at time of diagnosis in 0- to 36-month-old children with food allergies.

Objectives: The relationship between food allergies and vitamin B deficiency in young children remains unclear despite extensive studies on the nutritional status of affected children. The aim of this study was to compare vitamin B levels in children with recently diagnosed food allergies and healthy children ages 0 to 36 mo.

Methods: A retrospective study at Başkent University Hospital analyzed 773 patients ages 0 to 36 mo.

Assessment of Mucosa-Associated Epithelial Chemokine, Thymus-Expressed Chemokine, Periostin and Zonulin Levels in Infants With Atopic Dermatitis.

Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Skin and gut are the organs that first encounter antigens and environmental triggers. The mechanisms behind the relation between skin and gut immune responses in AD have not been identified yet.

Is cognitive ability a factor in explaining differences in physiological and psychological stress responses?

Introduction: Determining differences and patterns in responses might help to understand over-excitability of students with high cognitive ability (SHCA) and to design treatments for helping them in controlling stress.

Methods: A comparative research method was used with three different instruments. The data were analyzed by -test and Welch's -test.

May rotavirus vaccine be affect food allergy prevalence?

Incidence of food allergy (FA) during nursing period is 6-8% globally and It is reported %5,7 in Turkey. In our study, the aim is to determine whether the prevalence of food allergy (FA) increases in children vaccinated against rotavirus. The files of 681 infants who are still followed-up were retrospectively evaluated.

Incidence, clinical features, and outcomes of food allergy in children who underwent liver transplant: 16-year experience.

Food allergies often develop after liver transplant, especially in young children. However, data are scarce on clinical characteristics and patient outcomes. When we evaluated our pediatric liver transplant patients over a 16-year period, food allergy incidence was 8% (19/236 patients).

Comparison of practical application steps of the previously used adrenaline auto injector in Turkey (EpiPen) and the currently available adrenaline auto injector (Penepin): a multi-center study.

Aim: It has been shown by a great number of studies that the correct use of adrenaline auto injectors prescribed to patients with anaphylaxis is associated with the design of the auto injector, in addition to training. The aim of this study was to compare the skills of adults in using two different auto injectors prescribed to patients with anaphylaxis.

Material And Methods: Parents of patients aged between 1 and 18 years who referred to allergy outpatients were included in the study.

The effect of exercise induced weight-loss on myokines and adipokines in overweight sedentary females: steps-aerobics vs. jogging-walking exercises.

Background: The objectives of this study were to verify effects of step-aerobic exercise (SAE) and jogging-walking exercise (JWE) program on myokines and adipokines levels in overweight sedentary females.

Methods: Volunteer subjects (N.=25) were assigned to two exercise groups: steps aerobics and jogging-walking.

Effect of Streptozotocin on Plasma Insulin Levels of Rats and Mice: A Meta-analysis Study.

Background: In the studies focusing on diabetic organisms, Streprozotocine (STZ) is a frequently used agent to induce diabetes in rats and mice. However the current studies do not represent practical importance of their statistical findings. For showing practical importance of the differences in plasma insulin levels of diabetic rats and mice induced by STZ, there should be a statistical synthesis regarding statistical findings of the studies.

Serum Vitamin D Levels in Children with Recurrent Respiratory Infections and Chronic Cough.

Objectives: To evaluate serum vitamin D levels in cases of recurrent respiratory infections and chronic cough and to investigate the effect of vitamin D therapy on recurrence of the diseases.

Methods: This prospective observational study was performed by comparing serum vitamin D levels in children with recurrent respiratory infections, chronic cough and healthy children. One-hundred-one children with chronic cough, ninety-eight children with recurrent respiratory infections and one-hundred-twenty-four healthy children were enrolled in the study.

Investigation of Propolis' Effect on Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances and Anti-Oxidant Enzyme Levels of Hippocampus in Diabetic Rats Induced by Streptozotocin.

Background: Propolis is an organic resinous viscous substance collected from flower bud and plant sprig by bees. Propolis has a potential treatment agent for oxidative damage caused by diabetes in hippocampus due to its flavonoid and phenolic content.

Aim: In this study effect of propolis on thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and anti-oxidative enzyme levels of hippocampus in diabetic rats induced by streptozotocin was investigated.

Evaluation of angiopoietin 1 and 2, vascular endothelial growth factor, and tumor necrosis factor alpha levels in asthmatic children.

Asthma is characterized by chronic airway inflammation that is associated with structural changes termed airway remodeling. Recently, cytokines/mediators that augment inflammation have been attracting attention in this field. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum angiopoietin (Ang)-1, Ang-2, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha values, which have important roles in inflammation, angiogenesis, and remodeling in asthmatic children.

A congenital muscular dystrophy with mitochondrial structural abnormalities caused by defective de novo phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis.

Congenital muscular dystrophy is a heterogeneous group of inherited muscle diseases characterized clinically by muscle weakness and hypotonia in early infancy. A number of genes harboring causative mutations have been identified, but several cases of congenital muscular dystrophy remain molecularly unresolved. We examined 15 individuals with a congenital muscular dystrophy characterized by early-onset muscle wasting, mental retardation, and peculiar enlarged mitochondria that are prevalent toward the periphery of the fibers but are sparse in the center on muscle biopsy, and we have identified homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the gene encoding choline kinase beta (CHKB).