The evaluation of miR-1181 and miR-4314 as serum microRNA biomarkers for epithelial ovarian cancer diagnosis and prognosis.

Aim: Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most ominous tumor of gynecological cancers due to its poor early detection rate and unfavorable prognosis. To date, there is no reliable screening method for the diagnosis of ovarian cancer at an early stage. MiRNAs are small non-coding RNA molecules, and their main function is to regulate gene expression.

Evaluating YouTube as a Source of Patient Information for Blefaroplasty.

This study aims to evaluate the content and quality of popular videos about blepharoplasty treatment in YouTube. Four keywords "blepharoplasty," "upper blepharoplasty," "lower blepharoplasty," and "blepharoplasty information" were searched in YouTube. After the videos were sorted by the number of views, the last 50 videos were based on general characteristics, primary purpose, information content, relevance, audiovisual quality, as well as viewer interaction index DISCERN score (minimum-maximum: 16-75), (JAMA) score (minimum-maximum: 0-4), and Global Quality score (minimum-maximum: 0-5), and view rate formulas were calculated for each video.

Prolongation of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy before Surgery: Seeking the Optimal Number of Cycles in Serous Ovarian Cancer.

Aim: The optimal number of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) cycles is unclear in epithelial ovarian cancer. Our study aimed to evaluate the effect of the number of NACT cycles before interval debulking surgery on survival.

Methods: Data of 221 patients with advanced-stage serous epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) were retrospectively evaluated.

The effect of oxytocin and Kisspeptin-10 in ovary and uterus of ischemia-reperfusion injured rats.

Objective: Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injuries result in damage to endothelial and parenchymal cells. Oxytocin (OXY) stimulates uterine contraction during parturition and myoepithelial cells during suckling. OXY has been used as a protective antioxidant.

Serum endocan levels in patients with cardiac syndrome X.

Background: Endocan is a recently introduced marker of endothelial dysfunction and is also associated with inflammation and atherosclerosis. To date, the relationship between cardiac syndrome X (CSX) and endocan has not been studied. The objective of this study was to compare the serum endocan levels of patients with CSX with those of control subjects.

Is the extraction by Whatman FTA filter matrix technology and sequencing of large ribosomal subunit D1-D2 region sufficient for identification of clinical fungi?

Although conventional identification of pathogenic fungi is based on the combination of tests evaluating their morphological and biochemical characteristics, they can fail to identify the less common species or the differentiation of closely related species. In addition these tests are time consuming, labour-intensive and require experienced personnel. We evaluated the feasibility and sufficiency of DNA extraction by Whatman FTA filter matrix technology and DNA sequencing of D1-D2 region of the large ribosomal subunit gene for identification of clinical isolates of 21 yeast and 160 moulds in our clinical mycology laboratory.

Currarino triad: surgical management and follow-up results of four [correction of three] cases.

The Currarino syndrome is a rare triad that is a combination of a presacral mass, a congenital sacral bony abnormality and an anorectal malformation. We present 4 children with complete Currarino triad who were diagnosed using MRI. Our aim was to report the neurosurgical management of Currarino syndrome in children.