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Significance of apelin-13 for inflammation and cardiac morphology in peritoneal dialysis patients
(Turkish Society of Nephrology, 2018)
OBJECTIVE: Apelin-13 is a biomarker that was shown to be related to cardiovascular disease risk in peritoneal dialysis patients. The aim of our study was to investigate the association of serum apelin-13 levels with ...
Serum ADMA, endothelial dysfunction, and atherosclerosis in hypervolemic hemodialysis patients
(TÜBİTAK, 2018)
Background/aim: Asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease and mortality in patients under hemodialysis treatment. We aimed to investigate the relationship among volume status, ...
Relation of serum ADMA, Apelin-13 and LOX-1 levels with inflammatory and echocardiographic parameters in hemodialysis patients
(Wiley, 2018)
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease. Nitric oxide has a critical role in both endothelial dysfunction and the atherosclerosis process. We aimed to investigate ...
Letter: changes in FIB-4 cut-off points for viral hepatitis
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2017)
SIRS, I read with great interest the recently published article by Koh et al.,1 who proposed to improve the diagnostic accuracy of FIB-4 for advanced fibrosis in patients with chronic delta hepatitis by reducing the cut-off ...
The effects of oral steroid therapy on prolidase enzyme activity in patients with nasal polyps
(Walter De Gruyter Gmbh, 2021)
Objective: To compare prolidase enzyme activity (PEA) in serum and polyp specimens of patients with nasal polyps obtained before and after the oral steroid therapy. Materials and methods: Thirty three patients with nasal ...
Re-determining the cut-off points of FIB-4 for patients monoinfected with chronic hepatitis B virus infection
(Turkish Biochemistry Society, 2017)
Objective: This study aimed to determine significant liver fibrosis and cirrhosis with different FIB-4 cut-off points, and the need for liver biopsy (LB) by optimizing the initially established cut-off points of 1.45 and ...
Adding stewed apricot juice to senna improves quality of colon cleansing in preparation for colonoscopy
(Functional Food Center Inc, 2017)
Background: To achieve optimal colonoscopic examination, the bowel must be sufficiently cleansed. However, none of the currently available colonoscopy preparation regimens is safe, efficient, and comfortable. The aim of ...
The Association of Serum Prolidase Enzyme Activity with the Presence of Familial Mediterranean Fever
(Aves, 2021)
Objective: Uncontrolled inflammation and oxidative stress are responsible for the pathogenesis of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and its complications. Increased serum prolidase enzyme activity (SPEA) has been shown ...
The effect of Ramadan fasting on renal functions in patients with chronic kidney disease
(2019)
Objective: We aimed to investigate the effects of Ramadan fasting on renal functions in patients with stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in Ramadan month which was between ...
Çölyak hastalarında serum homosistein düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi
(2018)
Amaç:Çölyak hastalığı, genetik yatkın bireylerde diyetle gluten içeren tahılların tüketilmesi sonucu oluşan otoimmün, kronik inflamatuar bir hastalıktır. Çölyak hastalığında, malabsorbsiyona bağlı folat ve vitamin B12 ...