Evaluation of homocysteine, vitamin, and trace element levels in women with gallstones.

Objective: It was aimed to examine the changes in homocysteine, folic acid, and vitamin B12, which metabolize homocysteine from the body, and trace elements (zinc, copper, selenium, nickel) that affect the structure of tissues and epithelium in female patients with gallstone disease. Moreover, it was aimed to investigate the contribution of these selected parameters to the etiology of the disease and their usability in treatment according to the findings obtained.

Materials And Methods: Eighty patients, including 40 female patients (Group I) and 40 completely healthy female individuals (Group II) were included in this study.

Comparison of the Seroprevalence Rates in Syrian Refugee Pregnant Women and Turkish Pregnant Women.

Objective: This study evaluated the seroprevalence rates of pregnant women among Syrian refugees and local residents and examined the effect of large-scale migrations of communities on seroprevalence.

Methods: A total of 29,424 pregnant women (age range: 15-45 years) who presented to Kahramanmaraş Necip Fazıl City Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Outpatient Clinic between January 2012 and January 2021 for routine follow-up during the first trimester of pregnancy were retrospectively examined and included in the study. Anti- IgM and IgG values of the pregnant women were divided into two groups: Local residents and refugees.

Effect of Ramadan fasting on serum concentration of apelin-13 and new obesity indices in healthy adult men.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine how Ramadan fasting (RF) affected the recently described new obesity indices [visceral adiposity index (VAI), waist circumference to height ratio (WHtR), body adiposity index (BAI)], and serum concentration of apelin-13 (RF) in healthy adult men.

Material And Methods: For this purpose, 42 healthy adult men were selected. Anthropometric parameters were measured and a sample of venous blood was obtained for biochemical assays on the first and last days of Ramadan.

Effects of chromium histidinate on renal function, oxidative stress, and heat-shock proteins in fat-fed and streptozotocin-treated rats.

Objective: Chromium is an essential element for carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism. The therapeutic potential of chromium histidinate (CrHis) in the treatment of diabetes has been elucidated. The present study investigated the effects of CrHis on serum parameters of renal function, on oxidative stress markers (malondialdehyde [MDA] and 8-isoprostane), and on the expression of heat-shock proteins (HSPs) in rats.