Correction: Bar-Sela et al. Cannabis Consumption Used by Cancer Patients during Immunotherapy Correlates with Poor Clinical Outcome. 2020, , 2447.

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The effectiveness of small heterodimer partner and FGF 19 levels in prediction of perinatal morbidity in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.

Fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) and small heterodimer partner (SHP) are molecules responsible for controlling serum bile acid levels. We designed this study for evaluating the effects of FGF 19 and SHP in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP). Fifty-six pregnant women having ICP and 20 healthy pregnant women were included in the study.

Cannabis Consumption Used by Cancer Patients during Immunotherapy Correlates with Poor Clinical Outcome.

Cannabis or its derivatives are widely used by patients with cancer to help with cancer symptoms and treatment side effects. However, cannabis has potent immunomodulatory properties. To determine if cannabis consumption during immunotherapy affects therapy outcomes, we conducted a prospective observatory study including 102 (68 immunotherapy and 34 immunotherapy plus cannabis) consecutive patients with advanced cancers who initiated immunotherapy.

Evaluation of endothelial dysfunction in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Association of selenoprotein P with carotid intima-media thickness and endothelium-dependent vasodilation.

Background: In patients with NAFLD, there is an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Selenoprotein P (SelP), a hepatokine, is associated with insulin resistance (IR) and serum SelP was found to be elevated in patients with NAFLD.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the risk of CVD in NAFLD patients and the association of serum SelP levels with this NAFLD related CVD risk.

Changes in the inflammatory markers with advancing stages of diabetic nephropathy and the role of pentraxin-3.

Background: Immunological and inflammatory mechanisms have been shown to have role in both the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy (DNP). There is need for more specific markers for inflammation as the ones commonly used are influenced by many factors. Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) seems to be a potential candidate.

Immunohistochemical activity of Prohibitin-2 and Stomatin-Like Protein-2 in patients with ulcerative colitis.

Background/aims: We aimed to semi-quantitatively investigate prohibitin-2 (Phb-2) and stomatin-like protein-2 (Slp-2) expressions in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and healthy controls using the immunohistochemical (IHC) method. We also aimed to evaluate the correlations between the activity of UC and the expressions of these two proteins.

Materials And Methods: Ninety-five patients with UC (82 males and 13 females) and 38 healthy controls (35 males and 3 females) were included.

Effectiveness of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (Anakinra) on cerulein-induced experimental acute pancreatitis in rats.

Aim: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is defined as an inflammatory disease of the pancreas. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Anakinra on cerulein-induced experimental pancreatitis rat model by using the results of biochemical and histopathological findings.

Materials And Methods: Cerulein was administered to induce AP in rats.

Can serum fetuin-A be regarded as an inflammatory marker among patients with familial Mediterranean fever?

Background/aim: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), the most frequent periodic fever syndrome, is an autosomal recessive inherited disease that predominantly affects eastern Mediterranean populations. Fetuin-A is a well known negative acute-phase protein. Studies of this glycoprotein as a marker of inflammation in FMF are limited.

Are increased carotid artery pulsatility and resistance indexes early signs of vascular abnormalities in young obese males?

Purpose: To provide insight into the factors by which obesity in itself may directly lead to early arterial damage, we aimed to determine early sonographic markers of obesity-related vascular dysfunction in young obese males.

Methods: Thirty-five young obese males and 23 age-matched healthy male volunteers were recruited into the study. Common carotid artery pulsatility index and resistance index were calculated from blood flow velocities curves obtained by pulsed Doppler ultrasonography.

Frequency of inherited variants in the MEFV gene in myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia.

We investigated the frequency of inherited variants in the MEFV gene, which is mutated in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Eight MEFV gene variants (M694I, M694V, M680I (G/C-A), V726A, R761H, E148Q and P369S) were analyzed in 33 MDS patients, 47 AML patients and 65 healthy controls; none had a history or family history compatible with FMF. We identified two homozygous (E148Q/E148Q), one compound heterozygous (M694V/E148Q) and five heterozygous inherited variants in the MEFV gene in AML patients.

Long-term prosthetic aftercare of direct vs. indirect attachment incorporation techniques to mandibular implant-supported overdenture.

Objective: The aim of this long-term study was to compare the need for prosthetic aftercare of direct vs. indirect attachment incorporation techniques to mandibular implant-supported overdenture.

Materials And Methods: Forty-five consecutive patients were included (130 implants were placed).

The value of diffusion-weighted MRI for prostate cancer detection and localization.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of prebiopsy T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and the combination of these magnetic resonance (MR) techniques (T2WI+DWI) in the detection and localization of peripheral zone prostate cancer.

Materials And Methods: T2WI and DWI (b value = 800 s/mm2) with an endorectal coil at 1.5 T were performed prospectively in 43 consecutive male patients with suspicion of prostate cancer before a systematic 12-core prostate biopsy.

Effect of preliminary treatment of the dentin surface on the shear bond strength of resin composite to dentin.

This study evaluated the effect of two dentin disinfectants (Consepsis, Tubulicid), one aqueous HEMA solution (Aqua Prep), a combination of Aqua Prep and Tubulicid and an air abrasion treatment (50 microns aluminum oxide) on the shear bond strength (SBS) of two acetone-based single bottle adhesives (One Step and Prime & Bond 2.1). The occlusal surfaces of 167 freshly extracted human third molars were ground flat to expose the dentin, then polished with a 600 grit-polishing disc.

[Food of animal origin that is potentially infected and in danger of becoming infected by contact. (Food hygiene consequences by the example of the occurrence of Salmonella in meat of slaughtered animals and of hepatitis A viruses in mussels)].

Certain pathogenic micro-organisms in or on food of animal origin still constitute a particular hygienic risk. Salmonellae are found chiefly on meat and in meat products including poultry. Most of the infections with salmonellae in men are presumably caused by the consumption of raw products of animal origin.