Publications by authors named "Muharrem Cicek"
Objective: Mesenchymal stem cells are used in various fields, such as cellular therapy, regeneration, or tissue engineering. It has been shown that they exhibit many protective factors and also work as a modulating chief within the region in which they are administered. There are studies on both the therapeutic and neuroprotective effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor.
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- The study analyzed pediatric COVID-19 cases across 32 hospitals in Turkey, focusing on the epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of the disease in children from March 16 to June 15, 2020.
- A total of 1,156 cases were confirmed, with a slightly higher proportion of males (50.3%) compared to females (49.7%), and the median age of the patients was 10.75 years; common symptoms included fever (50.4%) and cough (46.9%).
- The severity of illness varied, with 22.7% asymptomatic, 57.7% experiencing mild symptoms, and 1.5% being classified as severe; 12.9% had
Purpose: The aim of the study was to determine aqueous humor and serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in diabetic patients with and without retinopathy.
Methods: The study included diabetic patients with or without retinopathy, who had an indication for cataract surgery. The study groups were diabetic patients without retinopathy (Group 2), with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (Group 3), and with proliferative retinopathy (Group 4).
The effect of trabeculectomy on serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in primary open-angle glaucoma.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
June 2018
Purpose: We aimed to investigate the effect of trabeculectomy on serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels. Our secondary goal was to compare serum and aqueous humor (AH) BDNF levels in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and control subjects.
Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional study consists of 20 eyes of with advanced-stage POAG who had trabeculectomy and 19 eyes of age- and sex-matched control healthy subjects who had cataract surgery.
Pseudomonas luteola which was previously known as Chryseomonas luteola; is a gram-negative, non-fermentative, aerobic, motile, non-spore-forming bacillus. It is frequently found as a saprophyte in soil, water and other damp environments and is an opportunistic pathogen in patients with underlying medical disorders or with indwelling catheters. It has been reported as an uncommon cause of bacteremia, sepsis, septic arthritis, meningitis, endocarditis, and peritonitis.
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