Relationship between serum levels of ANGPTL8, Apo C2, and human placental lactogen (hPL) in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus: Interaction of LPL regulators with hPL, a possible contributing factor to insulin resistance.

Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance during pregnancy. We aimed to investigate the potential effects of betatrophin and ApoC2 in GDM, focusing on their roles in LPL (lipoprotein lipase) regulation and their relationship with hPL to elucidate the possible impact of hPL on lipid metabolism and its potential contribution to the development of GDM.

Methods: Thirty pregnant women with normal glucose tolerance and 29 with gestational diabetes mellitus (diagnosed by 75g OGTT between 24 and 28 weeks) were included in the study.

Relationship between serum Betatrophin, GPIHBP1, and LDL subfractions in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus.

Objectives: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) leads to changes in the lipid metabolism. In this study, we aimed to compare serum levels of LDL subfractions, betatrophin, and glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored high-density lipoprotein binding protein 1 (GPIHBP1) between patients with GDM and healthy pregnant women.

Design And Methods: We designed a prospective case-control study with 41 pregnant women.

Erythrocyte Autoantibody Positivity in Serological Cross-matching.

Objective: To investigate the erythrocyte autoantibody positivity detected in the serological cross-matching (XM), and its  possible effects on salient hemogram parameters.

Study Design: A descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Balıkesir Atatürk City Hospital's Blood Transfusion Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Balıkesir University, Turkey, from 2017 to 2018.

A Simple Method for Quantification of Five Urinary Porphyrins, Porphobilinogen and 5-Aminolevulinic Acid, Using Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry.

Analysis of porphyrins and 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), porphobilinogen (PBG) in physiological liquids is required for diagnosis and follow-up of porphyrias. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS) methods with higher specificity and sensitivity have been developed. The major disadvantage of those methods is that they require longer extraction times due to their matrix effects.

Moxifloxacin-induced neutropenia in 26-year-old man.

Moxifloxacin is a fourth generation widely used fluoroquinolone antibiotic. There are three cases of moxifloxacin-induced neutropenia reported in the literature and we report the fourth case. A 26-year-old man with pneumonia was treated with moxifloxacin because of penicillin allergy.

The Impact of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Oxidative Stress in Subjects With Medication-Resistant Depression.

Objectives: Recent studies have shown that oxidative stress is involved in the neurobiology of depression. We investigated the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on a novel oxidative stress marker, thiol-disulfide homeostasis, in subjects with medication-resistant major depression (MRD).

Methods: Twenty-six subjects with MRD underwent 15 rTMS sessions.

Comparison of four automated serum vitamin B12 assays.

Background: Diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency is generally based on the measurement of serum vitamin B12 levels. However, in selected cases functional indices of vitamin B12, such as methylmalonic acid (MMA) and homocysteine (HCY), are needed. Here we compare the performance of four automated total vitamin B12 assays and also investigate how these assays relate to functional indices of vitamin B12 status.