Analysis of Biotinidase Activity in Serum by Digital Imaging Colorimetry Detection.

Biotinidase deficiency (BD) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of biotin recycling that leads to neurological and cutaneous consequences if left untreated. The clinical features of BD can be ameliorated or prevented by the administration of pharmacological doses of the vitamin biotin. Since it is a treatable disorder, BD is included in the newborn screening program in Türkiye as in many other countries.

Separation and quantification of the urinary enantiomers of 2-hydroxyglutaric acid by capillary electrophoresis with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection: Application to the diagnosis of D- and L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria.

2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria is an inherited neurometabolic disorder with two major types: D-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria and L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria. An easy and fast capillary electrophoresis system combined with a capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection method was developed for the enantioseparation and determination of D- and L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid in urine. D- and L-2-hydroxyglutaric acids were separated using vancomycin as the chiral selector.

Determination of homogentisic acid in urine for diagnosis of alcaptonuria: Capillary electrophoretic method optimization using experimental design.

Homogentisic acid (HGA) is a diagnostic metabolite that accumulates in the urine and tissues of patients with alkaptonuria which is a rare autosomal recessive disease. HGA is a specific metabolite in urine and serum, which is used for diagnosis of alkaptonuria. This study presents an inexpensive and easy capillary electrophoretic method for the quantitative determination of HGA in urine samples.

Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1 in Turkey.

Hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT1, OMIM 276700) is a rare autosomal recessively inherited inborn error of metabolism in the tyrosine catabolic pathway due to deficiency of the enzyme fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase. The clinical features of HT1 are widely heterogenous even within the same family members. Clinical features includes acute or chronic liver disease with increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, hypophosphatemic rickets due to renal tubular dysfunction, glomerulosclerosis, failure to thrive, neurological porphyria-like crisis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and hypoglycemia due to hyperinsulinism.

Inherited metabolic disorders in Turkish patients with autism spectrum disorders.

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a major health problem because of their high prevalence in the general population. The pathophysiology of ASD remains unclear, although genetic defects may be detected in 10-20% of affected patients. Among these cases, the prevalence of inherited metabolic disorders (IMD) has not been extensively evaluated.

Hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 in Turkey: twenty year single-center experience.

Background: Hereditary tyrosinemia type 1(HT1) is a chronic disorder leading to severe hepatic, renal and peripheral nerve damage if left untreated. Despite nitisinone treatment HT1 still carries the risks of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and neuropsychological outcome.

Methods: A retrospective single center study was carried out based on the phenotype, therapy and outcome in 38 Turkish patients with HT1 diagnosed during the last 20 years.

Determination of NTBC in serum samples from patients with hereditary tyrosinemia type I by capillary electrophoresis.

Hereditary tyrosinemia type I is a serious metabolic disorder leading to liver failure. 2-(2-Nitro-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione (NTBC) is a relatively new drug which is used to prevent the accumulation of toxic metabolites in patients with hereditary tyrosinemia type I. In the present study, we have developed a new, simple, fast, and cost-effective capillary electrophoresis method for the quantitative monitoring of this drug in serum samples.

Interscalene brachial plexus block with bupivacaine and ropivacaine in patients with chronic renal failure: diaphragmatic excursion and pulmonary function changes.

In this randomized, double-blind study, we compared the anesthetic characteristics and pulmonary function changes of 0.33% bupivacaine and 0.33% ropivacaine used for interscalene brachial plexus (IBP) anesthesia in patients with chronic renal failure.

Determination of urinary succinylacetone by capillary electrophoresis for the diagnosis of tyrosinemia type I.

The presence of succinylacetone in urine or blood or amniotic fluid is pathognomonic of an inherited metabolic disorder, named tyrosinemia type I. We developed a capillary electrophoretic method for the fast analysis of succinylacetone in urine samples. The separation was performed at reversed polarity mode using either a cationic surfactant as the buffer additive, or a capillary coated with a positively charged polyelectrolyte.

Effects of melatonin on plasma S-nitrosoglutathione and glutathione in streptozotocin-treated rats.

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of streptozotocin-induced diabetes on plasma reduced glutathione (GSH) and S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) levels. Further, the study investigated whether an antioxidant, pineal hormone melatonin, could protect against STZ-induced effects. STZ significantly decreased plasma GSH but increased the levels of plasma GSNO.