The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Dissociation and Profiles of Mood, and Its Association with Biochemical Changes.

Introduction: Sleep deprivation is a method, which has being used in order to comprehend the functions of sleep both in healthy individuals and for the patients of depression with in treatment, for a long time. The objective of our present study is to examine the relation between hormonal values, which are known for being related to the effects of these said changes determined in the mood, dissociation and thought suppression in healthy individuals after one night of sleep deprivation implementation.

Methods: One night sleep deprivation was performed on a total of thirty-two healthy volunteers (16 males and 16 females) who were included in the study.

Mood and metabolic consequences of sleep deprivation as a potential endophenotype' in bipolar disorder.

It has been commonly recognized that circadian rhythm and sleep/wake cycle are causally involved in bipolar disorder. There has been a paucity of systematic research considering the relations between sleep and mood states in bipolar disorder. The current study examines the possible influences of sleep deprivation on mood states and endocrine functions among first-degree relatives of patients with bipolar disorder and healthy controls.

Dream anxiety is an emotional trigger for acute myocardial infarction.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between nightmares and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) occurring during sleep, and also to evaluate the influence of several related factors.

Method: The sample comprised AMI patients who had been admitted to the coronary care unit. The patients were grouped into two categories; the asleep-AMI group consisted of 36 patients who had the onset of symptoms of AMI during sleep, and the awake-AMI group included 183 patients who had AMI while they were awake.

Are caregiving courses useful? An empirical study from Antalya, Turkey.

In 2008, the National Social and Applied Gerontology Society (NSAGS) of Turkey held free caregiving courses for women, caring seniors, as a part of European Union (EU) programs. This course drew great attention and participation was common. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of this course on participants and non-participants of this course.

Synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of some N-phenyl-2-phtalimidoethanesulfonamide derivatives.

In this study, inspired by the structures of the taltrimide, 2-phthalimidoethanesulphonamide, and the anilide pharmacophore known to be synthetically produced anticonvulsant compounds, fifteen N-phenyl-2-phtalimidoethanesulfonamide derivatives bearing substituents with diverse electronic and hydrophobic features on N-phenyl ring were synthesized. The structural confirmation of the title compounds was achieved by interpretation of spectral and analytical data. The anticonvulsant activity of the title compounds was determined against maximal electroshock seizure in mice at a dose level of 100 mg/kg.

Synthesis and in vitro calcium antagonist activity of 4-aryl-7,7-dimethyl/1,7,7-trimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydroquinazoline-2,5-dione derivatives.

In this study, a series of 4-aryl-7,7-dimethyl and 1,7,7-trimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydroquinazoline-2,5-diones (1-25) were synthesized by condensing urea or N-methylurea with 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione and appropriate aromatic aldehydes according to the Biginelli reaction. The structures of the compounds were confirmed by spectral data and elementary analysis. The calcium antagonist activity of the compounds was tested in vitro on isolated rat ileum and lamb carotid artery.

Synthesis, enantioseparation and pharmacological activity of 4-aryl-7,7-dimethyl-5-oxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydroquinazoline-2-thiones.

4-Aryl-7,7-dimethyl-5-oxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydroquinazoline-2-thione derivatives (1-8) have been prepared by modified Biginelli reaction from 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione, the aromatic aldehydes and thiourea. The structures of the compounds were confirmed by spectroscopic and elemental analysis. Racemic compounds were resolved into their enantiomers by HPLC using an amylose tris-(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) chiral stationary phase in the normal phase mode.