Unique content of breastmilk: neurotrophic growth factors in breastmilk at 2 years and beyond.

The aim of our study was to show the presence of neurotrophic factors in breast milk that have a significant impact on neurocognitive development of children aged two years and beyond. Mothers expressed at least 5 mL of breast milk into sterile containers when their children 18, 24, and ≥ 25 months of age, and then specimens were transferred to Eppendorf tubes and stored at -20 °C. One day before the analysis, specimens were kept at +4 °C and then thawed at room temperature to prepare them for analysis.

Vaccine Adherence and Postvaccination Serological Status of Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: A Single-center Experience.

Despite developing consensus guidelines addressing immunization after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), studies showed deviations from recommended immunization practices commonly occur. Difference between the ideal scenario presented in guidelines and real-life scenarios is one of the most recognized barriers to implementing recommended practices. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate pediatric allogeneic HSCT recipients' adherence to revaccination schedule and evaluate the serological status after immunization.

Faecal calprotectin levels during the first year of life in healthy children.

Aim: A high faecal calprotectin (FC) level is a non-invasive marker for inflammatory bowel disease. Nevertheless, healthy infants have elevated levels of FC with large variations. The aim of our study was to determine the levels of FC and associated factors in healthy infants aged 0-12 months.

Copper, zinc and iron levels in infants and their mothers during the first year of life: a prospective study.

Background: Essential micronutrients are important for maintenance of life. Deficiency of micronutrients is more likely to be encountered in children, and women studies are required to investigate the status of micronutrients in children and women. This study aimed to longitudinally evaluate changes in zinc, copper, and iron levels in breastfed infants and their mothers during the first year of life.

Serum level of vitamin D and trace elements in children with recurrent wheezing: a cross-sectional study.

Background: We aimed to show the relationship between recurrence of wheezing and serum levels of vitamin D, zinc, and copper in wheezy children compared with a healthy group.

Methods: In this cross sectional study, seventy-three children with wheezing and seventy-five controls were included without a follow-up period. The clinical characteristics of the children were assessed, the asthma predictive index and temporal pattern of wheeze were determined.

Effect of maternal and infant vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D levels of breastfed infants.

The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of maternal vitamin D3 (400 U/day) supplementation on breastfed infants at 6 months of age. Mothers (n=96) were enrolled within 1 month after birth and assigned to the 400 IU/day regimen or no vitamin D3 supplementation for 6 months. All infants received 400 IU/day of vitamin D3 and were exclusively breastfed until 4 months of age.

Are metabolic syndrome antecedents in prepubertal children associated with being born idiopathic large for gestational age?

Introduction: Being born large for gestational age (LGA) is a risk factor for development of metabolic syndrome (MS) in adolescents and adults.

Objective: To evaluate prepubertal children born idiopathic LGA to non-obese mothers without gestational diabetes or glucosuria with respect to the presence of MS antecedents.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to compare 40 (19 F) LGA-born prepubertal children of a mean age of 6.

Effect of iron supplementation on development of iron deficiency anemia in breastfed infants.

This trial aimed to investigate the effect of iron supplementation on the development of iron deficiency anemia. The study encompassed 6-month-old infants who had been exclusively breastfed in the first 4 months of life. Infants in the supplemented group were given 1 mg kg(-1 )day(-1) ferrous sulfate for 6 months starting at 6 months of age.

Serum and hair zinc levels of infants and their mothers.

Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the zinc status of mothers and their infants attending a well-child clinic.

Methods: Blood and hair samples were collected from infants and their mothers at 2nd, 6th,12th month after delivery. Information on infant and their mothers' dietary habits was gathered.

Effect of hypo-and euthyroid status on serum cystatin C levels.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of hypo- and euthyroid status on serum cystatin C (CysC) levels in children and to explore whether CysC can be used as a marker of the thyroid status.

Methods: Twenty five patients with hypothyroidism (10M, 15F; mean age:8.7±4.

Elevated hair levels of cadmium and lead in school children exposed to smoking and in highways near schools.

Objectives: Heavy metal pollution has become a serious health concern in recent years. Cadmium (Cd) and Lead (Pb) are toxic heavy metals. This study was aimed to determine the risk factors for high cadmium and lead levels in school children.

The effects of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on oxidant and antioxidants levels during liver regeneration in rats.

The effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy on oxidant/antioxidant metabolism are controversial and its effects on hepatic regeneration are not known. In this study, we investigated a possible beneficial effect of HBO therapy on oxidant and antioxidants levels during liver regeneration. To conduct this study, seventy percent hepatectomy was performed on forty-eight Spraggue-Dawley rats and the rats were divided into two equal groups: HBO-treated group and untreated group (non-HBO group).

Relationship between plasma Cystatin C and creatinine in chronic renal diseases and Tx-transplant patients.

Objectives: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the best overall index of renal function in health and disease. Recently, Cystatin C (Cyst C), a low molecular weight protein freely filtered through the glomerulus, and almost completely reabsorbed and catabolized by tubular cells, has been proposed as a new and very sensitive serum marker of change in GFR. This study investigated the relationship between Cyst C and creatinine (CR) in renal disease patients.

The evaluation of lipid peroxidation and acute effect of octreotide on lipid peroxidation in patients with active acromegaly.

Background: Although lipid peroxidation has been suggested to play a role in the etiology of many diseases, there is no report about its role in acromegaly in the literature. In the present study, we analyzed the basal levels of lipid peroxides (LPO) in newly diagnosed acromegalic patients, and to evaluate whether octreotide (OCT) has any effect on lipid peroxidation in these patients.

Methods: Plasma lipid peroxide levels before and after acute OCT administration were measured in 12 newly diagnosed acromegalic patients.

Helicobacter pylori infection in Turkish children with gastrointestinal symptoms and evaluation of serology.

Helicobacter pylori infection is a common etiopathogenetic factor in children with gastrointestinal symptoms in the developing world. Although serology offers an easy noninvasive method of diagnosis, its sensitivity and specificity are reported to be low among children. In this prospective study, we investigated the frequency and endoscopical and morphological findings of H.