Publications by authors named "Mukaddes Ozcan"

Article Synopsis
  • The study examines how cats respond to bacterial versus viral infections, focusing on the inflammatory responses that play a key role in managing these infections.
  • It involved 75 cats divided into three groups: healthy controls, those with bacterial infections, and those with viral infections, analyzing various blood parameters.
  • Findings indicated that while some inflammatory markers were similar, certain markers like TGF-β were lower in viral infections, and WBC count and IL-6 levels were higher in bacterial infections, highlighting distinct response patterns that could aid in treatment strategies for feline diseases.
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the use of procalcitonin (PCT) as a biomarker in differentiating bacterial infections from viral infections in cats. In addition, the relationship between PCT and mortality rate was also examined.

Methods: Forty-five cats were included in the study.

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Aim: To investigate the effects of long term pretreatment with low-, medium- and high-dose aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid, ASA) on a model of acute pancreatitis (AP) induced in rats.

Methods: Forty male Wistar rats were used. Three experimental groups, each consisting of eight animals, received low- (5 mg/kg per day), medium- (150 mg/kg per day) and high-dose (350 mg/kg per day) ASA in supplemented pellet chow for 100 d.

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Background: Dog erythrocyte antigen (DEA) 1.1 is the most important RBC antigen clinically, as it is highly immunogenic and causes acute hemolytic transfusion reactions (HTR) in sensitized dogs.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to determine the frequency of DEA 1.

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The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of type of ram presence (permanent vs. intermittent) on estrus onset, estrus duration and frequency of sexual behaviours in Kivircik ewes. During the breeding season, 20 multiparous Kivircik ewes were divided into two groups of permanent (PR) and intermittent (IR) presence of ram.

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Linear alkylbenzene sulphonate (LAS) is among the most widely disseminated xenobiotics to enter waste streams and the aquatic environment. In the present investigation, we present a novel approach to evaluate in toxicity of LAS. The effects of sublethal levels (0.

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