Combination of CEACAM5, EpCAM and CK19 gene expressions in mediastinal lymph node micrometastasis is a prognostic factor for non-small cell lung cancer.

Background: Lung cancer is known as the most common and highly metastatic form of cancer worldwide. Tumour node metastasis (TNM) staging is the gold standard classification system for the decision-making process for appropriate treatment. Particularly N status has the most important prognostic value in the absence of distant metastasis.

Phosphorus and oxygen co-doped carbon particles based on almond shells with hydrothermal and microwave irradiation process for adsorption of lead (II) and cadmium (II).

In this study, the production of activated carbon based on almond shells by microwave heating with KOH activation and then the modification of activated carbon with phosphorus and oxygen as a result of hydrothermal heating with phosphoric acid were carried out to increase the Cd(II) and Pb(II) adsorption efficiency. The resulting materials were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric/differential thermal analyzer (TG-DTA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and nitrogen adsorption. Adsorption performance, kinetics and thermodynamics of phosphorus, and oxygen-doped activated carbons were evaluated.

CoronaVac, BNT162b2 and heterologous COVID-19 vaccine outcomes in patients with ventricular assist device.

Background: A consensus has not yet been reached regarding which COVID-19 vaccine program should be applied in patients with ventricular assist device (VAD). Our aim was to assess the clinical outcome of inactivated, mRNA and heterologous vaccine program in patient with VAD.

Methods: In this retrospective and cross-sectional study; adult patients who underwent VAD implantation between January 2012 and September 2021 and received any vaccine that were used in Republic of Türkiye for COVID-19, were included.

Intraductal botulinum toxin injection suppressed the inflammation in experimental acute pancreatitis.

Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is inflammation of pancreas in which pancreas enzymatic activity is increased. Parasym-pathetic innervation of pancreas plays an important role in several functions of pancreas. Botulinum toxin (BTx) might be a tool to suppress the pancreas activity in AP.

Analysis of bioactive compounds using LC-ESI-MS/MS, cytotoxic, antimicrobial effects, and enzyme activities from Cyclotrichium origanifolium.

Cyclotrichium origanifolium is a medicinal plant belonging to the Lamiaceae family. In this study, phenolic content analysis, antimicrobial effects, and cytotoxic effects of extracts of C. origanifolium were investigated.

Investigation of Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Properties and Specification of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) Derived From L. Green Leaf Extract.

Using biological materials to synthesize metallic nanoparticles has become a frequently preferred method by researchers. This synthesis method is both fast and inexpensive. In this study, an aqueous extract obtained from chickpea ( L.

Radiological, Clinical, and Histological Findings in the Treatment of Pilonidal Sinus with Phenol Injection.

Objective: Sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease is a chronic discharging wound that causes pain and loss of quality of life. Phenol application is an outpatient procedure with low complications and low recurrence rates. We evaluated the radiological, histological, and clinical results of phenol application.

KRAS signaling in malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) arises from mesothelial cells lining the pleural cavity of asbestos-exposed individuals and rapidly leads to death. MPM harbors loss-of-function mutations in BAP1, NF2, CDKN2A, and TP53, but isolated deletion of these genes alone in mice does not cause MPM and mouse models of the disease are sparse. Here, we show that a proportion of human MPM harbor point mutations, copy number alterations, and overexpression of KRAS with or without TP53 changes.

The prediction of spread through air spaces with preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT in cases with primary lung adenocarcinoma, its effect on the decision for an adjuvant treatment and its prognostic role.

Purpose: In lung adenocarcinoma cases, 'spread through air spaces' (STAS) is a new indicator of invasion and directly related to disease survival. The aim of our study is to establish whether a preoperatively performed 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/computed tomography (CT) imaging data can predict the presence of STAS in cases with lung adenocarcinoma and thus predict the decision for the type of surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy.

Materials And Methods: Between 2000 and 2019, we retrospectively analyzed 63 patients with lung adenocarcinoma cases that had undergone lobectomy or pneumonectomy.

Immune profiling after minimally invasive lobectomy.

Objectives: Whether acute phase and immune responses are minimally affected following minimally invasive lung surgery needs further investigation. We performed a pilot study to evaluate the immune profile of patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery or robot-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomies for the treatment of suspicious or known stage I non-small-cell lung cancer.

Methods: Blood samples were taken preoperatively and 3 and 24 h postoperatively were analysed for C-reactive protein, glucose, cortisol, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 8 (IL-8) and interleukin 10 (IL-10) levels.

Optimization of Erlotinib Plus Sulindac Dosing Regimens for Intestinal Cancer Prevention in an Apc-Mutant Model of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP).

A clinical trial in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) demonstrated that sulindac plus erlotinib (SUL+ERL) had good efficacy in the duodenum and colon, but toxicity issues raised concerns for long-term prevention. We performed a biomarker study in the polyposis in rat colon (Pirc) model, observing phosphorylated Erk inhibition in colon polyps for up to 10 days after discontinuing ERL+SUL administration. In a follow-up study lasting 16 weeks, significant reduction of colon and small intestine (SI) tumor burden was detected, especially in rats given 250 ppm SUL in the diet plus once-a-week intragastric dosing of ERL at 21 or 42 mg/kg body weight (BW).

Uncertainty of measurement for 14 immunoassay analytes: application to laboratory result interpretation.

Laboratory tests are an integral part of clinical decision making. Therefore, measurement uncertainty comes into prominence in the context of the accuracy of the laboratory result. This study aims to investigate measurement uncertainty of 14 immunoassay analytes, to compare them with different quality goals and to utilize them in the result interpretation.

Comparison of conventional fluid management with PVI-based goal-directed fluid management in elective colorectal surgery.

Intraoperative fluid management is quite important in terms of postoperative organ perfusion and complications. Different fluid management protocols are in use for this purpose. Our primary goal was to compare the effects of conventional fluid management (CFM) with the Pleth Variability Index (PVI) guided goal-directed fluid management (GDFM) protocols on the amount of crystalloids administered, blood lactate, and serum creatinine levels during the intraoperative period.

Level of heavy metals in some edible and poisonous macrofungi from Batman of South East Anatolia, Turkey.

The macrofungi specimens were collected and identified from locations around Batman province of Turkey. A group of 21 macrofungi were collected from 29 different locations and analysed for the heavy metal contents. The highest Pb and Cu levels were found in Russula rubroalba while the highest Cd level was determined for the species Agaricus xanthodermus.

Removal of copper, nickel, cobalt and manganese from aqueous solution by kaolinite.

The removal of some heavy metals such as Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) from aqueous solution is studied using a raw kaolinite. The sorption of these metals on kaolinite conformed to linear form of Langmuir adsorption equation. Langmuir C(m) constants for each metal were found as 0.