The Main Determinants of Serum Resistin Level in Type 2 Diabetic Patients are Renal Function and Inflammation not Presence of Microvascular Complication, Obesity and Insulin Resistance.

Aim: The association of increased resistin levels in chronic kidney disease with diabetic nephropathy has not yet been clarified. Our aim was to analyze the relationship between serum resistin levels and various diabetic microvascular complications in patients.

Methods: A total of 83 patients were enrolled in this cross-sectional study.

Cisplatin nephrotoxicity is not detected by urinary cell-cycle arrest biomarkers in lung cancer patients.

Purpose: Cisplatin is a chemotherapeutic agent with potential nephrotoxicity. Delayed increase in serum creatinine after cisplatin administration shows that serum creatinine may not be a sufficient marker for early detection of nephrotoxicity. Urinary insulin-like growth factor binding protein-7 (IGFBP7) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2 (TIMP-2) which are cell-cycle arrest biomarkers have been proposed recently for early detection of acute kidney injury (AKI).

A cross-sectional study to evaluate metabolic and demographic factors affecting cognitive function among low educated internal medicine outpatients.

Objective: To evaluate factors affecting cognitive function in internal medicine outpatients.

Methods: A total of 130 consecutive outpatients aged 50-80 years old were included in this cross-sectional study conducted at Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey between March and May 2013. Cognitive function was evaluated via Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) scores.

Bone Mineral Density and 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in Patients With Ocular Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome: A Case-Control Study.

The objective of this study was to evaluate bone mineral density (BMD) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels in patients with ocular pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome. Subjects with ocular PEX syndrome were included in the PEX group and subjects without PEX syndrome were defined as the control group. 25(OH)D levels were measured by chemiluminescence microparticle immunoassay method.