The Evaluation of Dietary Antioxidant Capacity, Dietary Inflammatory Index and Serum Biomarkers in Breast Cancer: A Prospective Study.

Dietary antioxidant capacity (dTAC) and dietary inflammatory index (DII) are commonly used to assess nutrition. This prospective study examined dTAC, DII, and serum biomarkers in women with breast cancer (BC). Patients were followed-up before surgery (T), before chemotherapy (T), at 6 (T) and 12 months of chemotherapy (T).

Are dietary and serum advanced glycation end-products related to inflammation and oxidation biomarkers in breast cancer patients: a follow-up study.

Purpose: This study is aimed at evaluating the relationship between dietary and serum advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) with serum inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in breast cancer (BC).

Methods: A sample of BC patients was followed for 12 months (March 2020-January 2022). Three-day food consumption record and serum samples were taken before surgery (T1), before chemotherapy (T2), at the 6 month of chemotherapy (T3), and at the 12 month of chemotherapy (T4).

Reduced Monocyte Subsets, Their Expressions, and Relations to Acute Phase Reactants in Severe COVID-19 Cases.

Monocytes are one of the principal immune defense cells that encounter infectious agents. However, an essential role of monocytes has been shown in the spread of viruses throughout the human body. Considering this dilemma, this study aimed to evaluate monocyte subsets and Human Leukocyte Antigen-DR isotype () expressions in clinical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases.

Efficacy of convalescent plasma therapy in severe COVID-19 patients.

Introduction: The use of convalescent plasma (CP) transfusions is very valuable in the current COVID-19 outbreak, given that there are no specific preventive and therapeutic options.

Materials And Methods: 50 patients with severe COVID-19 disease treated with convalescent plasma transfusion were included in the study. The efficacy of CP and in which situations it was effective were investigated.

Apoptosis-induced T-cell lymphopenia is related to COVID-19 severity.

Increased levels of acute-phase reactants and lymphopenia are predictors of disease severity in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aimed to investigate the role of apoptosis in the etiology of lymphopenia in patients with COVID-19. This multicentered, prospective, and case-control study was conducted with polymerase chain reaction (+) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) patients, and an age-gender-matched control group.

"Hot Lung" Sign in Pulmonary Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma on 18F-FDG PET/CT.

Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by intravascular proliferation of clonal lymphocytes within the lumen of small vessels, which is often fatal. Diffuse FDG uptake in the lung without clear/evident CT findings, "hot lung," is quasi-pathognomonic for lung intravascular large B-cell lymphoma. In this report, we present the case of a 43-year-old man who was diagnosed as having intravascular lymphoma thanks to this rare finding.

Monocyte to Lymphocyte Ratio, Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio, and Red Cell Distribution Width are the Associates with Gouty Arthritis.

Background: Neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages activations are associated with a gout attack. Monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), red cell distribution width (RDW), and mean platelet volume (MPV) are well-known inflammation markers. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether they could be a predictive marker to the gout attack.

Liver metastasis in colorectal cancer: evaluation of segmental distribution.

Introduction: It is known that the liver is the main target for metastasis in colorectal cancer. However, we do not know enough from the literature to describe the segmental distribution of liver metastatic lesions of colorectal cancers.

Aim: To investigate which liver segment is affected.

Spontaneous Resolution of an Orbital Mass After Delivery: A Diagnostic Challenge.

The authors report a 35-year-old woman who presented 1 month after delivery with the complaint of pain behind her left eye which started during her pregnancy. The patient described increased fullness with dependent head position and pain on left gaze but she had no proptosis and her ocular examination was normal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intraconal mass with inhomogeneous contrast enhancement.