Effects of Remote Ischemic Conditioning Methods on Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Muscle Flaps: An Experimental Study in Rats.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of remote ischemic conditioning on ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat muscle flaps histopathologically and biochemically.

Methods: Thirty albino rats were divided into 5 groups. No procedure was performed in the rats in group 1, and only blood samples were taken.

Vitamin D status, serum lipid concentrations, and vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms in Familial Mediterranean fever.

Vitamin D (VitD) is critical for the regulation of inflammatory processes, and VitD deficiency has been linked to several chronic inflammatory disorders. We aimed to investigate the concentrations of serum 25(OH)D3, lipid parameters, and three known VDR polymorphisms (BsmI, FokI, and TaqI) in patients with Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), an autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disease. The study included 123 FMF patients and 105 controls.

Decreased Chitotriosidase Activity and Levels in Familial Mediterranean Fever.

Different studies have demonstrated changes in chitotriosidase (ChT) activity and concentrations in multiple diseases. However, changes in ChT activity and concentrations have not been concurrently evaluated in patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). In this study, we analyzed the changes in serum ChT activity and concentrations in patients with FMF.

Increased oxidative stress markers may be a promising indicator of risk for primary ovarian insufficiency: a cross-sectional case control study.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate serum levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (INOS), myeloperoxidase (MPO), total antioxidant status (TAS), and total oxidative status (TOS) in women with primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) and to compare them with healthy fertile women. We also examined the possible risk factors associated with POI.

Methods: This cross-sectional case control study was conducted in Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Education and Research Hospital.

Stability of urine specimens stored with and without preservatives at room temperature and on ice prior to urinalysis.

Objectives: Laboratories determine the most appropriate approach for the collection and transport of urine specimens. We investigated the effect of a chlorhexidine-based preservative tube on sample stability, compared the results of refrigerated polystyrene tubes with no additives, and investigated the effect of temperature on the performance of preservative tubes.

Design And Methods: Fresh urine specimen (n=48) aliquots in BD Vacutainer® Plus Urinalysis Preservative Tubes and polystyrene tubes were analyzed on an Iris Diagnostics iQ200.

An alternative marker of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in coronary artery disease: non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Background/aim: Dyslipidemia is one of the most important risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD), and low-densitylipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is used to measure dyslipidemia. Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) seems to be an alternative parameter to LDL-C as it is not influenced by triglyceride (TG) levels. The aim of this study is to compare non-HDL-C and LDL-C levels as risk markers in CAD patients.

Comparison of iSED and Ves-Matic Cube 200 Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Measurements With Westergren Method.

Background: The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) test is performed widely in laboratories. Besides the traditional Westergren method, new methods have been developed for ESR measurements. We aimed to compare the instruments using new methods, iSED (Alcor Scientific) and Ves-Matic Cube 200 (Diesse Diagnostica Senese, Italy) with the Westergren method.