High-Resolution Plasma Metabolomics and Thiamine Status in Critically Ill Adult Patients.

Background And Aim: Thiamine (Vitamin B1) is an essential micronutrient and a co-factor for metabolic functions related to energy metabolism. We determined the association between whole blood thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) concentrations and plasma metabolites using high resolution metabolomics in critically ill patients.

Methods: Cross-sectional study performed in Erciyes University Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Frequency and Related Risk Factors of Refeeding Hypophosphatemia in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Pilot Study.

Background And Aim: Refeeding hypophosphatemia (RH) is associated with poor clinical outcomes and mortality. The presence of RH in patients with liver cirrhosis remains unclear. This study aims to determine the frequency of RH related to nutritional status and disease severity in liver cirrhosis.

Gut barrier protein levels in serial blood samples from critically ill trauma patients during and after intensive care unit stay.

Purpose: In an effort to better manage critically ill patients hospitalised in the intensive care unit (ICU) after experiencing multiple traumas, the present study aimed to assess whether plasma levels of intestinal epithelial cell barrier proteins, including occludin, claudin-1, junctional adhesion molecule (JAM-1), tricellulin and zonulin, could be used as novel biomarkers. Additional potential markers such as intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP), D-lactate, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and citrulline were also evaluated. We also aimed to determine the possible relationships between the clinical, laboratory, and nutritional status of patients and the measured marker levels.

Evaluation of whole blood thiamine pyrophosphate concentrations in critically ill patients receiving chronic diuretic therapy prior to admission to Turkish intensive care units: A pragmatic, multicenter, prospective study.

Background/objectives: Thiamine plays a pivotal role in energy metabolism. The aim of the study was to determine serial whole blood TPP concentrations in critically ill patients receiving chronic diuretic treatment before ICU admission and to correlate TPP levels with clinically determined serum phosphorus concentrations.

Subjects/methods: This observational study was performed in 15 medical ICUs.

Evaluation of refeeding hypophosphatemia frequency, risk factors, and nutritional status during stem cell transplantation in patients with hematologic malignancy.

Background: Refeeding Hypophosphatemia (RH) occurs with feeding after an extended period of not feeding. Hematological Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) is one of the effective methods for hematologic malignancy. Nutritional disorders are frequently observed in hematologic malignancies due to the disease's pathology and the treatment's effect.

Serum micronutrient levels in critically ill patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy: A prospective, observational study.

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) treated with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) may deplete micronutrient levels. Patients are also at risk for micronutrient depletion due to underlying illness(s), poor nutrient intake prior to intensive care unit (ICU) admission and/or increased requirements. We determined vitamin and trace element status before, during and after CRRT in critically ill patients.

Effects of Ramadan fasting on lean body mass in the older people.

Purpose: In Islam, Ramadan fasting is a unique model that is associated with the restriction of food and fluid intake. We aimed to estimate the physiological effects of Ramadan fasting on muscle function and muscle mass in the older people.

Methods: A random sample was recruited from healthy older Muslims people aged 60 years and older, who expressed an intention to fast for 30 days during the month of Ramadan.

A study about the young consumers' consumption behaviors of street foods.

As in almost every country in the world, street foods are frequently used in Turkey. To determine the preferences for these foods, a questionnaire was given to 847 individuals constituted by randomly selected high school and university students. Of the participants, 43.

Does the rise in eating disorders lead to increasing risk of orthorexia nervosa? Correlations with gender, education, and body mass index.

Investigating eating disorders and orthorexia nervosa, especially in the young population, is an important step in taking protective precautions and identifying disease. This study was carried out to determine the relationship of eating disorders and orthorexia nervosa to gender, BMI, and field of study in a population of university students in Turkey. In all, 900 university students aged 17-23 years participated in this study.

Reproductive performance after hysteroscopic metroplasty in infertile women: complete versus partial uterine septum.

Objective: To investigate the impact of hysteroscopic metroplasty on pregnancy outcome in women with complete or incomplete uterine septum (US) accompanying infertility.

Materials And Methods: Seventy-three patients who had hysteroscopic metroplasty for complete and incomplete US with primary and secondary infertility were reviewed. Obstetric outcomes (number of pregnancies, live births, and miscarriages) up to 36 months follow up period were investigated.

Juvenile granulosa cell ovarian tumor: clinicopathological evaluation of ten patients.

Objective: We aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics and management of ten patients who were diagnosed with juvenile granulosa cell ovarian tumor (JGCOT).

Material And Methods: The records of 10 patients diagnosed with JGCOT between April 1995 and January 2014 in the Gynecological Oncology Clinic of our institution were retrospectively evaluated.

Results: The median age of the patients was 21.

Salt intake and hypervolemia in the development of hypertension in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients are often volume-expanded and have higher-than-normal blood pressure (BP) levels. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the role of fluid balance and salt intake for BP control in our PD patients. The study included 37 patients undergoing PD and having complete data for 3 consecutive months.

Age responses to multicomponent training programme in older adults.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of 9-week multicomponent training on the functional fitness of healthy older adults in different age groups.

Method: Forty-two participants were randomly assigned and stratified by their age group: Training and Control Young Old Groups (TYOG, CYOG) (between 60-73 years), Training and Control Old Groups (TOG, COG) (between 74-86 years). The training programme consisted of three sessions per week of walking, strengthening, and flexibility exercises.

Leptin and TNF-alpha levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their relationship to nutritional parameters.

Background: Leptin is a protein mainly secreted by adipocytes, and the major function of leptin was its role in body weight regulation. In humans, there was a strong correlation between leptin and nutritional parameters, such as body mass index (BMI) and fat mass (FM). Administration of recombinant leptin to OB/OB mice, which have a genetic defect in leptin production, reduces food intake, increases energy expenditure, and decreases body weight.