İstanbul Bilim Üniversitesi Makale Koleksiyonu: Recent submissions
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Cox-2 gene polymorphism and IL-6 levels in coronary artery disease
(Funpec-Editora, 2011)Coronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and diabetes mellitus is one of its main risk factors due to microvascular and macrovascular complications, such as atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is now ... -
XPD and hOGG1 gene polymorphisms in reperfusion oxidative stress
(2011)Knee replacement surgery is an ischemia/reperfusion model, as it uses tourniquet applied to the knee area to stop the blood flow during the operation. Fifty patients that were undergoing elective arthroscopic knee surgery ... -
The restoration of kidney mitochondria function by inhibition of angiotensin-II production in rats with acute adriamycin-induced nephrotoxicity
(Informahealthcare, 2014)Adriamycin (ADR) is commonly used for many solid tumor treatments. Its clinical utility is, however, largely limited by the adverse reactions, are known to be nephrotoxic. The mechanism by which it induces kidney damage ... -
Effect of curcumin on hepatic heme oxygenase 1 expression in high fat diet fed rats: is there a triangular relationship?
(Canadian Science Publishing, 2014)High fat diet (HFD) is associated with oxidative stress induced fatty liver. Curcumin, an extract of Curcuma longa, has been shown to possess potent antioxidant and hypolipidemic properties. In this study, we investigated ... -
Urinary nerve growth factor in children with overactive bladder: A promising, noninvasive and objective biomarker
(Elsevier, 2013)Objective: This prospective study was designed to determine urinary nerve growth factor (NGF) levels in children with overactive bladder (OAB), and to evaluate whether this factor can be used as a biomarker for diagnosis ... -
Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus: A syndrome with diverse clinical features and antibody responses
(Karger AG, Basel, 2012)Background/Aims: To better characterize progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM) syndrome and identify novel PERM phenotypes. Methods: The clinical features and antibody status of PERM patients were ... -
The Association between Periodontal Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Case Control Study
(Informahealthcare, 2014)Introduction: Although there are studies evaluating the effects of periodontal health on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the effects of COPD - a systemic disease, on periodontal tissue is unknown. The aim of ... -
Age-related changes in the activity and expression of manganese superoxide dismutase, and mitochondrial oxidant generation in female and male rats
(Turkish Biochemical Society, 2013)Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the age- and gender-related differences in peroxide production, manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) activity and expression in liver mitochondria of Wistar rats at 12 ... -
Timing of coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and postoperative outcomes
(Termedia Publishing House Ltd, 2014)Introduction: The aim of the study was to assess whether a cardiac troponin T (cTnT) level 1 ng/ml or below threshold is safe and to evaluate mid-term follow-up results in stable patients with non-ST-segment elevation after ... -
Robotic lung segmentectomy for malignant and benign lesions
(Pioneer Bioscience Publ. Co., 2014)Objective: Surgical use of robots has evolved over the last 10 years. However, the academic experience with robotic lung segmentectomy remains limited. We aimed to analyze our lung segmentectomy experience with robot-assisted ... -
Association between FAS and FASL genetic variants and risk of primary brain tumor
(Informahealthcare, 2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate whether functional polymorphisms of apoptosis pathway genes FAS and FASL are associated with the development of primary brain tumors. The study constituted 83 patients with ... -
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: 7 year-experience of a tertiary center in Istanbul
(Elsevier B. V, 2013)Background: Although a decreasing trend of tuberculosis (TB) was reported in Turkey, higher proportion of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPT) was revealed. Material and methods: In this retrospective study, clinical and ... -
Two-year experience with mycophenolate mofetil in patients with scleroderma lung disease: a case series
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2014)To assess the effect of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) on pulmonary functions in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated lung disease (SSc-ILD) who experienced an inadequate response to first line cyclophosphamide (CYC) ... -
Pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema, and tracheal tear in the early postoperative period of spinal surgery in a paraplegic achondroplastic dwarf
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013)Achondroplasia was first described in 1878 and is the most common form of human skeletal dysplasia. Spinal manifestations include thoracolumbar kyphosis, foramen magnum, and spinal stenosis. Progressive kyphosis can result ... -
Prolonged pleural catheters in the management of pleural effusions due to breast cancer
(Pioneer Bioscience Publ. Co., 2014)Background: Breast cancer is the second most common etiologic cause in malignant pleural effusions (MPE). The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of long term pleural catheters in inducing self sclerosis in ... -
Prevalence of hepatitis B and C infections in rheumatoid arthritis and anklyosing spondylitis: A multicenter countrywide study
(Aves Yayıncılık, 2014)Objective: Immunosuppressive therapies, especially tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors, are frequently used in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). These therapies can induce viral ... -
L-carnosine alters some hemorheologic and lipid peroxidation parameters in nephrectomized rats
(Int Scientific Literature, 2014)Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health problem worldwide. Oxidative stress is one of the mediators of this disease. Systemic complications of oxidative stress are involved in the pathogenesis of ... -
The relationship of cognitive impairment with neurological and psychiatric variables in multiple sclerosis patients
(Informahealthcare, 2014)Objective. Cognitive impairment (CI) in multiple sclerosis (MS) can develop any time. CI is associated with the degree of neuronal loss, but disease duration, fatigue, comorbid affective disorder, and drug dose may also ... -
Mitochondrial carrier homolog 1 (Mtch1) antibodies in neuro-behcet's disease
(Elsevier & Saunders, 2013)Efforts for the identification of diagnostic autoantibodies for neuro-Behcet's disease (NBD) have failed. Screening of NBD patients' sera with protein macroarray identified mitochondrial carrier homolog 1 (Mtch1), an ... -
Nephro-protective effect of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats
(Informahealthcare, 2014)Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most serious complications of diabetes and the major cause of end-stage renal failure. Consequences of diabetic nephropathy include increased kidney size and glomerular volume, thickening ...
