Brain microRNA profiles after exposure to heroin in rats.

Heroin addiction is one of the neuropsychiatric burdens that affects many genetic and epigenetic systems. While it is known that heroin may change the expressions of some genes in the brain during dependence, there is no detailed study related to which gene are mostly affected. Therefore, in the current study, we aimed to determine alterations in the miRNA profiles of rats' brains for providing a detailed analysis of molecular mechanisms in heroin addiction-related toxicology.

Effect of melatonin on low and high dose radiotherapy induced thyroid injury.

We investigated the radioprotective effect of melatonin (MEL) against thyroid gland damage in rats caused by flattening filter (FF) and flattening filter free (FFF) single dose X-ray beams. We used 48 female rats divided into six groups of eight: group 1, untreated control group; group 2, MEL treated group; group 3, FF-low dose rate radiotherapy (FF-LDR) group; group 4, FF-LDR + MEL group; group 5, FFF-high dose rate radiotherapy (FFF-HDR) group; group 6, FFF-HDR + MEL group. Groups 2, 4 and 6 rats were injected intraperitoneally (i.

Effects of metformin, letrozole and atorvastatin on inflammation and apoptosis in experimental peritoneal and ovarian endometriosis in the rat.

Endometriosis is a common gynecological hurting disorder in which tissue is similar to the tissue that normally lines the inner layer of the uterus. It often causes fertility problems. Unfortunately, effective treatments are limited.

Transcriptomic analysis of asymptomatic and symptomatic severe Turkish patients in SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Objective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), leading to mild infection (MI), acute respiratory distress syndrome or death in different persons. Although the basis of these variabilities has not been fully elucidated, some possible findings have been encountered. In the present study, we aimed to reveal genes with different expression profiles by next-generation sequencing of RNA isolated from blood taken from infected patients to reveal molecular causes of different response.

Comparison of MED 12 gene mutation and microRNA-124 expression in leiomyoma and myometrium of Turkish patients.

Objectives: It is believed that there are still unclear areas in the formation mechanism of leiomyomas. In our study, it was aimed to investigate the formation mechanisms of leiomyomas due to local MED 12 gene exon 2 mutation and local microRNA-124 expression in a Turkish population.

Material And Methods: Thirty patients who underwent hysterectomy for leiomyoma uteri at Gaziantep University between January 2013 and January 2016 were included in our study.

Histological and biochemical apoptosis changes of female rats' ovary by Zinc oxide nanoparticles and potential protective effects of l-arginine: An experimental study.

Background: This research aims to investigate the adverse effects of ZnO NP on ovarian tissue and the follicular and menstrual cycle and the protective effects of l-arginine on the aforementioned tissues.

Material And Methods: 30 rats were divided into five groups. The first group was the control group.

The importance of inflammatory biomarkers, IL-6 and PAPP-A, in the evaluation of asymptomatic apical periodontitis.

To examine the use of IL-6 and PAPP-A along with the new imaging for scoring methods to determine the severity of apical periodontitis (AP). The scoring of disease severity in 121 patients with AP, using dental radiographs, was based on "The Apical Periodontitis Grading Scale" (APGS), as those having 1 tooth with AP and severity of 3-4 were classified as grade 1 (mild); those having > 1 tooth and severity of 3-4 as grade 2 (moderate) and those with at least one tooth with a severity of 5 as grade 3 (severe). 45 systematically and orally healthy volunteers were selected as the control group (grade 0).

Investigation of JAM-A (rs790056) and LFA-1 (rs8058823) gene variants in Turkish colorectal cancer patients.

Background/aims: Lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA-1) is a transmembrane glycoprotein expressed on the surface of leukocytes and containing the binding domain for junctional adhesion molecule-A (JAM-A). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of JAM-A and LFA-1 variants on the formation of colorectal cancer and metastasis.

Materials And Methods: A total of 82 subjects with colorectal cancer and 67 healthy subjects were studied.

Sarcopenia is associated with increased severe postoperative complications after colon cancer surgery.

Introduction: Studies have shown that sarcopenia is associated with poor outcomes in patients with gastrointestinal cancer undergoing surgery. We aimed to investigate the relationship between postoperative complications of sarcopenic patients who had been operated on for colon cancer and the effects on short-term mortality.

Material And Methods: In this study, patients who had undergone colon cancer surgery between January 2013 and December 2018 were collected retrospectively.

Our experience with dermal substitute Nevelia® in the treatment of severely burned patients.

Background: This research aims to retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness and safety of dermal substitute (DS), Nevelia®, for the treatment of severely burned patients.

Methods: Twenty severely burned patients were enrolled in this study between May 2017 and May 2018. After escharotomy of the wound, the treatment protocol was applied following a two-step procedure -DS implantation followed by split-thickness skin graft (STSG) application.

Protective effects of resveratrol on hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

Resveratrol (RSV) is a natural polyphenolic compound having antioxidant effects. This study was designed to investigate the protective effects of resveratrol against oxidative stress in hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. STZ was injected intraperitonally (i.

Low Colonization is Associated with Reduced Bone Mineral Density in Urinary Stone Forming Patients.

Introduction: Lower bone mineral density (BMD) and reduced colonization are common findings in urolithiasis patients. But none of the studies conducted investigated the relationship between decreased bone mineral density and reduced Oxalobacter colonization. Here we evaluated the relation between BMD and colonization in urolithiasis patients.

The alterations in adenosine nucleotides and lactic acid in striated muscles of rats during Rigor mortis following death with drowning or cervical dislocation.

In this study, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), adenosine diphosphate (ADP), adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and lactic acid in the muscles of masseter, triceps, and quadriceps obtained from right and left sides of Spraque-Dawley rats following death were investigated. The samples were taken immediately and 120 minutes after death occurred. The rats were killed either by cervical dislocation or drowning.

The alterations in adenosine nucleotides and lactic acid levels in striated muscles following death with cervical dislocation or electric shock.

In this study, changes in adenosine triphosphate (ATP), adenosine diphosphate (ADP), adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and lactic acid levels in masseter, triceps, and quadriceps muscles obtained from right and left sides of Spraque-Dawley rats following two different types of death were investigated. The samples were taken immediately and 120 minutes after death occurred either by cervical dislocation or electric shock. ATP concentrations in the muscles of masseter, triceps, and quadriceps were lower in samples obtained 120 minutes after death than that of samples obtained immediately after death.