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Publication Open Access Assessment of serum endocan levels in patients with beta-thalassemia minor(2022-02-01T00:00:00Z) Zorlu, Mehmet; Ozer, Ömer Faruk; Karatoprak, Cumali; Kıskaç, Muharrem; Çakırca, Mustafa; ZORLU, MEHMET; ÖZER, ÖMER FARUK; KARATOPRAK, CUMALİObjective: Beta-thalassemia minor is a blood disease caused by a hereditary decrease in beta-globin synthesis, frequently leading to hypochromic microcytic anemia. Formerly called endothelial cell-specific molecule 1, endocan is a proteoglycan released by vascular endothelial cells in many organs. Our aim was to investigate the relationship between the beta-thalassemia minor patients and the healthy control group in terms of serum endocan level. Methods: The study was performed in a total of 80 subjects. They were divided into two groups, the beta-thalassemia minor group (n=40) and the healthy control group (n=40). Serum endocan levels, age, sex, body mass index value, and tobacco use data of these groups were compared. Results: No statistically significant difference was detected between the two groups in terms of age, sex, and body mass index values (p>0.05). Endocan levels were measured to be 206.85±88.1 pg/mL in the beta-thalassemia minor group and 236.1±162.8 pg/mL in the control group with no significant difference between the groups in terms of serum endocan levels (p>0.05). Conclusions: In our study, there was no change in endocan level in beta-thalassemia minor. This might be because serum endocan levels are affected by multi-factorial reasons. Serum endocan levels may be altered secondarily to decreased beta-globin chain, increased sympathetic activity due to anemia, or platelet dysfunction induced by oxidative stress in beta-thalassemia minor. Further multicenter studies involving more patients are necessary to demonstrate this.Publication Open Access Protective and therapeutic effects of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate in a rat tongue cancer model created experimentally using 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide.(2020-11-01T00:00:00Z) Doğan, R; Hafız, AM; Gucin, Z; Ozer, OF; Ozturan, O; Yenigun, Alper; DOĞAN, REMZI; GÜCİN, ZÜHAL; ÖZER, ÖMER FARUK; YENİGÜN, ALPER; ÖZTURAN, ORHANPublication Open Access Oxidative stress in maternal milk and cord blood in gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective study.(2022-05-01T00:00:00Z) Erdoğan, Fırat; Şenkal, Evrim; Özer, Ömer Faruk; İpek, İlke Özahi; Altuntaş, Şükriye Leyla; Özde, Şükriye; ÖZER, ÖMER FARUKBackground: Reduced antioxidant defenses may reflect a poor protective response against oxidative stress and this may be implicated in progression of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Oxidative stress induced by hyperglycemia plays a major role in micro and macrovascular complications, which imply endothelial dysfunction. Objective: Our aim in this study was to investigate the association between GDM and oxidative stress markers measured in plasma, with regard to revealing changes to total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and total oxidant status (TOS) among mothers showing impairments in oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs). Design and setting: Prospective study at a university hospital in Turkey. Methods: The study group consisted of 50 mothers with GDM, and 59 healthy mothers served as controls. Umbilical cord blood samples were taken from all mothers during delivery and breast milk samples on the fifth day after delivery. TAC, TOS, thiol and disulfide levels were measured. Results: No statistically significant relationship between the blood and milk samples could be found. An analysis on correlations between TAC, TOS and certain parameters revealed that there were negative correlations between TOS and total thiol (r = -0.386; P < 0.001) and between TOS and disulfide (r = -0.388; P < 0.001) in milk in the control group. However, these findings were not observed in the study group. Conclusion: Our findings suggested that a compensatory mechanism of oxidative stress was expected to be present in gestational diabetes mellitus and that this might be ameliorated through good glycemic regulation and antioxidant supplementation.Publication Metadata only Raftlin, presepsin levels and thiol-disulfide homeostasis in acute appendicitis: A pilot study(2018-11-01) KOÇYİĞİT, ABDÜRRAHİM; ERSOY, YELİZ EMİNE; SELEK, ŞAHBETTİN; SÜMBÜL, BİLGE; ÖZER, ÖMER FARUK; GÜLER, ERAY METİN; MERAL, İSMAİL; YİĞİT, MEHMET; ÖZER, ÖMER FARUK; GÜLER, ERAY METİN; KOÇYİĞİT, ABDÜRRAHİM; MERAL, İSMAİL; SÜMBÜL, BİLGE; SELEK, ŞAHABETTİN; ERSOY, YELIZ EMINEObjective: To investigate some of the new inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in acute appendicitis.Publication Open Access Dry Eye and Dry Nose Caused by the Effect of Allergic Rhinitis on Tear and Nasal Secretion Osmolarity.(2020-03-17T00:00:00Z) Elbay, A; Yenigun, A; Ozturan, O; Bayraktar, H; Ozer, Ömer Faruk; Dogan, R; YENİGÜN, ALPER; ELBAY, AHMET; ÖZDEM, ABDULLAH; ÖZER, ÖMER FARUK; DOĞAN, REMZI; ÖZTURAN, ORHANObjective: Allergic rhinitis is a type 1 hypersensitivity reaction of immunoglobulin E in the rhino-ocular mucosa. This study was planned to demonstrate in patients with allergic rhinitis to evaluate changes in tear, nasal secretions, and blood osmolarity compared to healthy individuals. Method: Forty allergic rhinitis patients, 25 patients with acute upper respiratory tract infections, and 26 healthy participants were included in the study. Positive patients with allergic symptoms and skin prick test results were included in the allergic rhinitis group. Tear, nasal secretion, and blood osmolarity values were examined for the 3 groups. Result: In patients with allergic rhinitis, tear and nasal secretion osmolarity values were significantly higher in patients with acute upper respiratory tract infections and those of the healthy participants (P ¼ .001, P ¼ .038). In blood osmolarity measurements, there was no statistical difference between the groups (P ¼ .489). In patients with allergic rhinitis, Schirmer test results were significantly shorter than patients who had acute upper respiratory tract infection and those of the healthy participants (P ¼ .001, P ¼ .001). Patients with allergic rhinitis and acute upper respiratory tract infections had significantly shorter Schirmer test results than in healthy participants (P ¼ .001, P ¼ .001). Conclusion: Tear osmolarity was increased in allergic rhinitis patients, and this was thought to lead to dry eye findings. In the presence of allergic rhinitis, nasal secretions were found more hyperosmolar than tears. Nasal secretion osmolarity was higher in allergic rhinitis patients than in patients with acute upper respiratory tract infections and control group.Publication Metadata only PLASMA CONCENTRATIONS AND CORRELATIONS OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES AND OXYTOCIN DURING LABOR AND EARLY POSTPARTUM PERIOD(2017-01-01T00:00:00Z) Ozer, O. F.; KACAR, O.; DEMIRCI, O.; EREN, Y. S.; Bilsel, A. S.; ÖZER, ÖMER FARUKContext. Natriuretic peptides (NP) and oxytocin (OT) play an important role in cardiovascular and hydro electrolytic homeostasis. Changes in NP levels and their roles in cardiovascular adaptations in pregnancy and labor have not been clear.Publication Metadata only Serum SCUBE-1 Levels and Return of Spontaneous Circulation Following Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adult Patients(2022-01-01) Yılmaz C.; Özer Ö. F.; ÖZER, ÖMER FARUKPublication Metadata only Effects of beta-glucan on protection of young and aged rats from renal ischemia and reperfusion injury(2016-01-01) ESREFOGLU, MUKADDES; Tok, OLGU ENİS; AYDIN, M. S.; OZER, O. F.; SELEK, S.; Iraz, M.; EŞREFOĞLU, MUKADDES; TOK, OLGU ENİS; ÖZER, ÖMER FARUK; SELEK, ŞAHABETTİNBACKGROUND: Ischemia reperfusion injury is one of the leading causes of acute renal failure which is a common clinical event leading to development of chronic kidney disease and a high mortality; especially in elderly people. beta-glucans are glucose polymer groups with free-radical scavenger, macrophage activator, and immune defense inducer functions. We designed this study to determine the possible protective effects of beta-glucan against renal ischemia reperfusion injury comparatively in young and aged rats.Publication Metadata only Stabil Mi Değil Mi? İdrar Örneklerinin Stabilitesinin Strip Testleriyle Değerlendirilmesi(2022-10-03) Yıldız C.; Yıldız T.; Özer Ö. F.; YILDIZ, CANER; YILDIZ, TUĞÇE; ÖZER, ÖMER FARUKPublication Metadata only Do Low Serum UCH-L1 and TDP-43 Levels Indicate Disturbed Ubiquitin-Proteosome System in Autism Spectrum Disorder?(2017-09-01T00:00:00Z) Cetin, Ihsan; Tezdig, Ihsan; TARAKCLOGLU, Mahmut Cem; Kadak, Muhammed Tayyib; Demirel, Omer Faruk; Ozer, Omer Faruk; Erdogan, Firat; Dogangun, Burak; ÖZER, ÖMER FARUKIntroduction: The mechanism of ubiquitination-related abnormalities causing neural development problems is still unclear. We examined the association between autism and serum transactive response DNAbinding protein-43 (TDP-43) and ubiquitin c-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1) levels, both of which are members of the ubiquitinproteosome system.