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Cystatin C in serum as an early marker of renal involvement in Familial Mediterranean Fever patients
(VERDUCI PUBLISHER, 2013)
BACKGROUND: The major renal involvement in Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is the occurrence of amyloidosis that primarily affects the kidneys manifested by proteinuria and ending in death from renal failure. AIM: This ...
A small-scale landslide susceptibility assessment for the territory of Western Carpathians
(SPRINGER, 2013)
This study presented herein compares the bivariate and multivariate landslide susceptibility mapping methods and presents the landslide susceptibility map of the territory of Western Carpathians in small scale. This study ...
The effects of L type calcium channels on the electroencephalogram recordings in WAG/RIJ rat model of absence epilepsy
(VERDUCI PUBLISHER, 2013)
BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is one of the most important central nervous system disorder and 1% of the total world population suffers from this disorder which require a chronic drug treatment. Most of the researchers suggested ...
DEPRESSION IN THE ELDERLY PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: A MULTICENTER STUDY
(GUNES KITABEVI LTD STI, 2013)
Introduction: To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of depression in geriatric patients admitted to the emergency department (ED), and to determine the factors concerning depression. Materials and Method: This ...
Therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A retrospective multicenter study
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2013)
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TIT) is a particular form of thrombotic microangiopathy typically characterized by thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, fever, neurological abnormalities, and renal ...
Can the Mild Clinical Course of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Children Be Explained by Cytokine Responses?
(WILEY, 2013)
Cytokines are possibly one of the factors responsible for death due to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). This study aimed to determine the differences between the cytokine levels in children and adult patients with ...
Blood pressure response to exercise is exaggerated in normotensive diabetic patients
(INFORMA HEALTHCARE, 2013)
Introduction. The aim of this study was to investigate the blood pressure (BP) response to exercise in normotensive patients with type II diabetes mellitus (DM). Materials and methods. A cross-sectional study was carried ...
Detection of seagull meat in meat mixtures using real-time PCR analysis
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2013)
The possibility of the adulteration of meat products with seagull meat disturbs people living in coastal cities. In order to eliminate the suspicions of consumers a sensitive and reliable method is needed for the detection ...
Biocompatibility evaluation of cigarette and carbon papers used in repair of traumatic tympanic membrane perforations: experimental study
(SPRINGER, 2013)
The purposes of this study were to investigate the biocompatibility of two different paper patches (carbon and cigarette papers) and compare the adhesion and proliferation features of L929 fibroblast cells by using ...
Does hydatid disease have protective effects against lung cancer?
(SPRINGER, 2013)
We hypothesized that solid tumors rarely occur in patients with hydatid disease. We obtained the serum of 14 patients diagnosed with hydatid disease, the serum of 10 patients who did not have a history of hydatid disease, ...