The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on quality of life and functional capacity after chemotherapy in patients with small cell lung cancer.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on quality of life during the survival period in individuals with small cell lung cancer.

Methods: Thirty-six patients with a diagnosis of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), who completed chemotherapy treatment and were in the survival period, were included in the study. A pulmonary rehabilitation program was applied to individuals at 40-70% of submaximal heart rate, 3 days a week for 8 weeks.

Evaluation of tocilizumab-induced hypofibrinogenemia in rheumatology practice: a retrospective, real-life, single-center experience.

Tocilizumab (TCZ) which is a humanized interleukin (IL)-6 receptor antibody has been increasingly widespread used in rheumatology practice. TCZ-related hypofibrinogenemia is a not well-described side effect, but awareness seems to be incresing as publications on this topic are also becoming more frequent. Our aim in this study was to determine the frequency, timing, and approach to TCZ-related hypofibrinogenemia in rheumatic diseases.

Neurologic manifestations of Behçet disease: rheumatology experience.

Objective: Neurologic involvement in Behçet disease (BD) is a rare manifestation. Herein, we aimed to evaluate the clinical features and treatment choices of neuro-Behçet (NB) patients.

Methods: There were records of 800 BD patients between 1998 and 2021.

Coexistence of IgG4-related disease and ANCA-associated vasculitis: case report and review of the literature.

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibroinflammatory condition that is characterized by storiform fibrosis, infiltration of IgG4-positive lymphocytes, obliterative phlebitis, and high IgG4 levels. Since IgG4-RD affects a wide variety of organs, a differential diagnosis must include multiple conditions. IgG4-RD is also believed to coexist with certain diseases.

Scoping beyond pulmonary artery involvement; pulmonary involvement in Behcet's disease; a retrospective analysis of 28 patients.

Objectives: Pulmonary involvement other than pulmonary artery involvement in Behcet's disease still remains an area of investigation. The aim of this study was to evaluate pulmonary involvement associated with Behcet's disease.

Method: We retrospectively investigated all Behcet's disease patients in terms of pulmonary involvement.

Evaluation of supply sustainability of vaccine alternatives with multi-criteria decision-making methods.

Background: The treatment of the COVID-19 epidemic, whose contagious features are changing day by day, is the most current problem today throughout of the world. In order to be protected from COVID-19 and reduce its spread, it is of great importance to follow the rules such as mask, distance and hygiene. In addition, one of the most important ways to prevent the epidemic is to develop population immunity.

Hypercalcemia in IgG4-related disease: coincidental or associated? Case based review.

Immunoglobulin (Ig) G4-related disease (IgG4RD) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltrations and fibrosis of storiform pattern. The most typical manifestations include major salivary or lacrimal gland involvement, autoimmune pancreatitis, and retroperitoneal fibrosis. While the increase in IgG4 is the typical feature of the disease, hypercalcemia has been rarely reported in IgG4RD so far, only one of these cases has been shown parathyroid gland involvement (isolated involvement).

Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis of Hypereosinophilia in Rheumatology Practice.

Background: There has been no investigation so far on the prevalence or causes of hypereosinophilia during rheumatic diseases.

Objectives: The study aimed to identify the prevalence and causes of hypereosinophilia among the patients followed in a rheumatology department.

Methods: The patients aged 18 years or over followed in our rheumatology department between January 2010 and December 2019 who had at least one AEC ≥1,500/µL measurement in their peripheral blood count were identified retrospectively.

The coexistence of IgA vasculitis and tuberculosis: a case-based review.

Immunoglobulin (Ig) A vasculitis (IgAV), formerly known as Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP), is a relatively uncommon form of vasculitis primarily targeting the skin, gastrointestinal system, and the kidneys. Although the pathogenesis has not yet been well identified, several triggering factors, such as infections, drugs, have been implicated in the development of IgAV. Tuberculosis (TB), albeit rare, may precipitate IgAV.

Reference intervals for serum amyloid A, haptoglobin, ceruloplasmin, and fibrinogen in apparently healthy neonatal lambs.

Background: Acute-phase proteins (APPs) are considered biomarkers for diagnoses, prognoses, and treatment and health status monitoring. Reference intervals (RIs) are an integral part of diagnostic laboratory testing and clinical decision-making. The RIs for neonatal lambs are lacking.

Molecular Identification and Clinicopathological Findings of Hepatozoon sp. Infection in a Cat: First Report from Turkey.

Hepatozoon is a genus of protozoa belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa. Ticks are the vectors for the members of this genus. The protozoans infect a wide variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

High-Intensity Small-Sided Games versus Repeated Sprint Training in Junior Soccer Players.

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of high-intensity small-sided games training (SSGT) versus repeated-sprint training (RST) on repeated-sprint ability (RSA), soccer specific endurance performance and short passing ability among junior soccer players. The junior soccer players were recruited from of a professional team (age 16.9 ± 1.

Haptoglobin and serum amyloid-A concentrations and their relationship with oocyst count in neonatal lambs experimentally infected with Cryptosporidium parvum.

This study aimed to evaluate the acute phase response (APR) through haptoglobin (Hp) and serum amyloid A (SAA) concentrations in serum and to examine the correlation between these acute phase proteins (APPs) and oocyst shedding using experimental Cryptosporidium parvum (C. parvum) infection model in neonatal lambs. Twenty lambs were divided into two equal groups: group CON remained uninfected as negative control and lambs of the group EXP were inoculated orally with 1×10C.

Alpha-tocopherol-dependent salt tolerance is more related with auxin synthesis rather than enhancement antioxidant defense in soybean roots.

In this paper, we describe the alleviated effects of alpha-tocopherol (α-T) on oxidative damage and its possible role as a signal transmitter in plants during salt stress. The results show that exogenously applied α-T under salt stress increased root length and weight, but reduced hydrogen peroxide (HO), superoxide anion radical (O-) and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in soybean roots. The proline content was reduced by α-T treatment.

Inflammatory bowel disease in Turkish children.

Background: This study was undertaken to evaluate demographics, clinical manifestations, laboratory findings and outcomes of children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Turkey.

Methods: We analyzed the medical records of 127 children diagnosed with IBD (under 18 years old) between January 2004 and January 2012 in 8 pediatric gastroenterology centers.

Results: Of the 127 patients, 90 (70.

Physiological and proteome studies of responses to heat stress during grain filling in contrasting wheat cultivars.

Experiments to explore physiological and biochemical differences of the effects of heat stress in ten wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars have been performed. Based on the response of photosynthesis rates, cell membrane lipid peroxide concentrations and grain yield to heat, six cultivars were clustered as heat-tolerant (cv.

Regulation of auxin, abscisic acid and salicylic acid levels by ascorbate application under heat stress in sensitive and tolerant maize leaves.

In the present study, the effect of ascorbic acid (5 mM) on some physiological parameters and three hormones (auxin, abscisic acid, salicylic acid) was determined under heat stress (40 °C) in maize tolerant cv. (MAY 69) and sensitive cv. SHEMAL (SH) at 0 h, 4 h and 8 h.

Interplay between GST and nitric oxide in the early response of soybean (Glycine max L.) plants to salinity stress.

Glutathione-s-transferases (GSTs) and nitric oxide (NO) have both been implicated in the response of plants to salinity stress. However, their interplay and underlying mechanisms are relatively unknown. The present study attempts to provide new insight into the time course effects of NO application on GST biosynthesis regulation in Glycine max L.