Evaluation of MENAQUINONE-7 and fat-soluble vitamin production by starter cultures during fermentation in dairy products using RPLC method.

Vitamin K2, also known as menaquinone, has become a significant research focus, particularly in fermented products. This study aims to investigate the content of menaquinone-7 (MK-7), an essential form of vitamin K, and other fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E) during the fermentation of various fermented milk products. The vitamin contents of six fermented milk products were analyzed: two yogurt samples (produced with commercial starter and probiotic starter), two kefir samples (produced with commercial starter and kefir grain), and milk fermented with or .

Evaluation of eye and serum findings in different waters in rabbits by drowning and submersion modeling.

Background/aim: This study investigated serum, vitreous, and anterior chamber fluid electrolyte changes, corneal thickness (CT), corneal volume (CV), anterior chamber volume (ACV), and anterior chamber depth (ACD) as an auxiliary diagnostic method in the identification of drowning in fresh or salt water.

Materials And Methods: The study used 35 healthy, adult, male, white New Zealand rabbits, seperated into five groups (control, saltwater drowning (SWD), saltwater immersion (SWI), freshwater drowning (FWD), freshwater immersion (FWI)). CT, CV, ACV, and ACD measurements were made with Pentacam topography at 0, 2, and 4 h in all groups.

Topical Vancomycin is More Efficient than Povidone-Iodine Treatment in Controlling Bacterial Growth in Methicillin-Resistant Keratitis Model in Rabbits.

To evaluate the efficacy of topical vancomycin and povidone iodine (PI) application on methicillin-resistant (MRSA) keratitis model in rabbits. MRSA keratitis was induced by injecting 0.1 mL MRSA containing 1000 colony-forming units (CFU) into central cornea of right eyes of 24 New Zealand White rabbits.

Evaluation and comparison of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) parameters in normal and moderate myopic individuals.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) parameters in patients with moderate myopia and healthy individuals retrospectively.

Methods: A total of 80 male individuals aged 18-20 years were included in the study with 40 moderate myopic and 40 healthy persons. All participants underwent detailed ocular examination including refraction, intraocular pressure (IOP), visual acuity, biomicroscopy, OCTA measurement and optic biometry measurement.

Bilateral acute depigmentation of the iris determined in two cases after COVID-19 infection.

Bilateral acute depigmentation of the iris (BADI) is a rare disease characterized by iris atrophy. Although it can be self-limiting, it is sometimes progressive and can lead to glaucoma and severe vision loss. Two female patients were admitted to our clinic because of a change in iris color following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection.

Optimal screw positioning in cervical pedicles to avoid complications.

Background: Cervical instability can be caused by a variety of factors, including trauma, tumors, or infection. The cervical transpedicular screw (CPS) is one of the most modern procedures for treating cervical instability. Despite the fact that numerous innovative techniques for CPS have been proposed, the appropriate screw entry points and screw directions have yet to be thoroughly established.

Alterations in insulin-like growth factor system in spinal muscular atrophy.

Introduction/aims: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an inherited neuromuscular disease caused by survival motor neuron (SMN) protein deficiency. Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is a myotrophic and neurotrophic factor that has been reported to be dysregulated in in vivo SMA model systems. However, detailed analyses of the IGF-I system in SMA patients are missing.

The unilateral frontotemporal approach for large and giant olfactory groove meningioma: Experience with 18 consecutive patients.

Aim: Although the bifrontal approach used to be recommended for large olfactory groove meningioma (OGM), recent studies showed that large OGMs can also be resected safely via unilateral approaches. The present study aimed to discuss reasons for preferring a unilateral frontotemporal approach (UFTA), and the technical nuances and results of the UFTA, based on 18 cases.

Material And Methods: The clinical and surgical data of patients who had been operated on for large (4-6cm) or giant (>6cm) OGM via a UFTA between 2011 and 2018 were retrospectively collected.

Investigating the effects of carvacrol in rats using oxygen-induced retinopathy model.

Purpose: Investigating the effects of intraperitoneal carvacrol administration in rats using the oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) model.

Methods: A total of 28 newborn Sprague Dawley rats were used and the OIR model was created using the 50/10% oxygen model. The study composed of four groups in total.

Sparse Neural Network Models of Antimicrobial Peptide-Activity Relationships.

We present an adaptive neural network model for chemical data classification. The method uses an evolutionary algorithm for optimizing the network structure by seeking sparsely connected architectures. The number of hidden layers, the number of neurons in each layer and their connectivity are free variables of the system.

Neurothekeoma in the middle cranial fossa as a rare location: Case report and literature review.

Neurothekeoma is a benign cutaneous nerve sheath tumor usually located in the head and neck region. To date, only a few cases of intracranial location have been reported in the literature. We report an extremely rare case of intracranial neurothekeoma located in the brain parenchyma of the middle cranial fossa.

Retrospective Analysis of 449 Intracranial Meningioma Patients Operated Between 2007 and 2013 at a Single Institute.

Aim: Meningioma literature has many large surgical case series, which have been references of text books and neurosurgical practice. Many of those series were published when stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) was not so common or these series were in terms of World Health Organization (WHO) 2000 classification. In this study, we aimed to make an update to the current literature using WHO 2007 classification system.

Evaluation of subjects with a moderate cup to disc ratio using optical coherence tomography and Heidelberg retina tomograph 3: impact of the disc area.

Aim: The aim was to evaluate subjects with a moderate cup to disc ratio using optical coherence tomograph (OCT) and Heidelberg retina tomograph (HRT) 3.

Settings And Design: We included 80 patients with early glaucoma and 80 nonglaucomatous subjects with moderate cup/disc ratio (range of 0.5-0.

Alterations in rheological properties and erythrocyte membrane proteins in cats with diabetes mellitus.

Many studies have shown that diabetes mellitus is associated with increased whole and blood viscosity and decreased erythrocyte deformability. It has been suggested that these abnormalities in blood rheology may play a causative role in the pathogenesis of diabetic vascular complications. However, less is known about the content and quality of membrane proteins which may contribute to abnormalities in membrane dynamic and decreased erythrocyte deformability.

Comparison of the metabolic and antioxidant effects of diltiazem and vitamin E on streptozotocin-diabetic rats.

In this study, solitary and combined effects of vitamin E and the calcium-channel blocker diltiazem were investigated in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Thirty male Wistar albino rats, weighing approximately 200 g were used. Diabetes mellitus was induced by a single intravenous injection of STZ at a dose of 65 mg/kg body weight.

The effect of atorvastatin on hemorheological parameters in rabbits fed on a normal diet.

The effects of statins have been investigated mostly in hyperlipidemic states so far. We analysed blood cholesterol, triglyceride, albumin, fibrinogen and gammaglobulin levels, haematocrite, hemoglobin, erythrocyte, leukocyte and platelet counts, blood and plasma viscosity and erythrocyte rigidity in 12 rabbits fed on a normal diet (chow) which were given 1 mg/kg/day atorvastatin for 4 weeks. Compared to the baseline levels, erythrocyte rigidity (k=0.

Evidence against association between arachnoid cysts and epilepsy.

Arachnoid cysts are often discovered incidentally in MRs performed for a variety of reasons. In this study, we have attempted to determine a possible relationship between the arachnoid cyst, seizure type and EEG abnormalities. Eight patients were classified according to the Classification of Epilepsies and Epileptic Syndromes of ILAE as idiopathic generalized or localized epilepsy: three as idiopathic generalized epilepsy, three as Rolandic epilepsy and two as juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

Reflex occipital lobe epilepsy.

Photosensitivity is a typical feature of photosensitive epilepsy which is usually considered a form of idiopathic generalized epilepsy. Partial seizures featuring visual symptoms are rarely reported in photosensitive epilepsy. In this study, we describe 13 neurologically normal patients in whom daytime seizures were always induced by television and began with elementary visual hallucinations, followed frequently by vomiting, headache and then secondary generalization.

Childhood occipital epilepsy: seizure manifestations and electroencephalographic features.

Childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms (CEOP) is an idiopathic localization-related epilepsy. A typical seizure in CEOP begins with visual symptoms, followed by hemiclonic seizures, complex partial seizures or generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Benign nocturnal childhood occipital epilepsy (BNCOE), characterized by nocturnal seizures with tonic deviation of the eyes followed by vomiting, has the same electroencephalographic features as CEOP.

The effects of calcium channel blockers, verapamil, nifedipine and diltiazem, on metabolic control in diabetic rats.

The effects of calcium channel blockers (CCB)-verapamil, nifedipine, diltiazem on metabolic control in streptozotocin-induced long-term diabetes in rats were investigated. Diabetes mellitus was induced by single intravenous injection of streptozotocin (65 mg/kg body wt.).