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Plasma catestatin concentration is independently correlated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in untreated hypertensive patients
Durakoğlugil, Murtaza Emre; Ayaz, Teslime; Kocaman, Sinan Altan; Kırbaş, Aynur; Durakoğlugil, Tuğba; Erdoğan, Turan; Çetin, Mustafa; Şahin, Osman Zikrullah; Çiçek, Yüksel (Elsevier Science Inc, 2013)Purpose Catestatin (CST), a novel peptide derived from Chromogranin A, has diverse cardiovascular actions in addition to diminished sympathoadrenal flow. We intended to investigate metabolic and vascular associations of CST. -
Plasma homocysteine levels in dry eye patients
Şekeryapan, Berrak; Öner, Veysi; Kırbaş, Aynur; Türkyılmaz, Kemal; Durmuş, Mustafa (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013)Purpose: To compare plasma homocysteine levels between patients with dry eye disease and normal control subjects. Methods: Plasma homocysteine (enzyme immunoassay), vitamin B12, and folate levels were determined in 38 ... -
Premenopozal kadınlarda d vitamini yetersizliğinin yaşam kalitesine etkisi
Amaç: Çalışmadaki amacımız sağlıklı premenopozal kadınlarda D vitamini düzeylerini belirlemek, yaşam kalitesi ve depresif semptomlar veya depresyon ile ilişkisini araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya 39-49 yaşları ... -
The protective effect of adalimumab on renal injury in a model of abdominal aorta cross-clamping
Cüre, Medine Cumhur; Cüre, Erkan; Kalkan, Yıldıray; Tümkaya, Levent; Aydın, İbrahim; Kırbaş, Aynur; Efe, Hasan; Kurt, Aysel; Yüce, Süleyman (Wroclaw Medical Univ, 2016)Background. Adalimumab (ADA) is a potent inhibitor of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha). ADA treatment suppresses proinflammatory cytokines, leading to a decrease or inhibition of the inflammatory process. Objectives. the ... -
Protective effect of infliximab on methotrexate-induced liver injury in rats: Unexpected drug interaction
Cüre, Erkan; Kırbaş, Aynur; Tümkaya, Levent; Cüre, Medine Cumhur; Kalkan, Yıldıray; Yılmaz, Arif; Yüce, Süleyman (Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015)Aims: Although methotrexate (mtx) is a widely used agent to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases, its hepatotoxic effect limits for clinical utility. We aimed to investigate whether infliximab (inf), an inhibitor of tumor ... -
The relation between carotid intima media thickness and serum osteoprotegerin levels in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Ayaz, Teslime; Kırbaş, Aynur; Durakoğlugil, Tuğba; Durakoğlugil, Murtaza Emre; Şahin, Serap Baydur; Şahin, Osman Zikrullah; Kırvar, Abdulkadir; Taşçı, Filiz (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, 2014)Aim: This study was designed to evaluate carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and serum osteoprotegerin (OPG) levels in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in comparison to healthy controls and to investigate factors ... -
The relationship between bone formation and functional status in symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis
Devrimsel, Gül; Küçükali, Ayşegül Türkyılmaz; Yıldırım, Murat; Kırbaş, Aynur (Bayçınar Tıbbi Yayıncılık, 2014)Amaç: Çalışmamızdaki amacımız, semptomatik lomber spinal stenozu (LSS) olan hastalarda kemik formasyonu ile fonksiyonel durum arasındaki ilişkiyi değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya, polikliniğine başvuran ... -
Relationship between pulse wave velocity and serum YKL-40 level in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis
Türkyılmaz, Ayşegül Küçükali; Devrimsel, Gül; Kırbaş, Aynur; Çiçek, Yüksel; Karkucak, Murat; Çapkın, Erhan; Gökmen, Ferhat (Springer Heidelberg, 2013)Subclinical atherosclerosis has been demonstrated in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA) without any signs of cardiovascular disease (CVD). the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum ... -
The relationship between serum YKL-40 levels and arterial stiffness in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Türkyılmaz, Ayşegül Küçükali; Devrimsel, Gül; Beyazal, Münevver Serdaroğlu; Kırbaş, Aynur; Çiçek, Yüksel Gülen; Çapkın, Erhan; Karkucak, Murat; Gökmen, Ferhat (Publisaude-Edicoes Medicas Lda, 2017)Objective: Serum YKL-40 plays roles in inflammatory and vascular processes. Our aim was to evaluate serum YKL-40 levels in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to investigate their potential relationship with ... -
The relationship of plasma catestatin concentrations with metabolic and vascular parameters in untreated hypertensive patients: Influence on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Durakoğlugil, Murtaza Emre; Ayaz, Teslime; Kocaman, Sinan Altan; Kırbaş, Aynur; Durakoğlugil, Tuğba; Erdoğan, Turan; Çetin, Mustafa; Şahin, Osman Zikrullah; Çiçek, Yüksel (Turkish Soc Cardiology, 2015)Objective: Catestatin has several cardiovascular actions, in addition to diminished sympatho-adrenal flow. Decreased plasma catestatin levels may reflect a predisposition for the development of hypertension and metabolic ... -
Requests for tumor marker tests in Turkey without indications and frequency of elevation in benign conditions
Cüre, Medine Cumhur; Cüre, Erkan; Kırbaş, Aynur; Yazıcı, Tarkan; Yüce, Süleyman (Asian Pacific Organization Cancer Prevention, 2012)Aims: To investigate the incidence of ordering tests for tumor markers which are used in cancer diagnosis, follow-up treatment and detection of recurrence, the rate of elevation in benign diseases and which clinics order ... -
Response to a letter to the editor entitled "low serum B12 level does not mean vit. B12 deficiency-problems related to the diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency"
Öner, Veysi; Türkylmaz, Kemal; Türkyılmaz, Ayşegül Küçükali; Kırbaş, Aynur; Kırbaş, Serkan; Şekeryapan, Berrak (Taylor & Francis Inc, 2014)We thank Dr Grzybowski1 for the interest he has shown in our article entitled ‘‘Evaluation of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in patients with vitamin B12 deficiency using spectral domain optical ... -
The role of hypoxia at primary dysmenorrhea, utilizing a novel hypoxia marker-scubel
Tekin, Yeşim Bayoğlu; Güven, Emine Seda Güvendağ; Kırbaş, Aynur; Üstüner, Işık; Doğan, Osman Deniz; Balık, Gülşah; Şahin, Figen Kır (Elsevier Science Inc, 2015)Study Objective: To determine the SCUBE1 levels in adolescents with primary dysmenorrhea. Design: A prospective cross-sectional study. Setting: A university hospital outpatient clinic, Rize, Turkey. Participants: A total ... -
Serum levels of homocysteine, asymmetric dimethylarginine and nitric oxide in patients with Parkinson's disease
Kırbaş, Serkan; Kırbaş, Aynur; Tufekçi, Ahmet; Cüre, Medine Cumhur; Çakmak, Sevim; Yazıcı, Tarkan; Cüre, Erkan (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016)Objectives: Endothelial dysfunction has been implicated as a crucial event in the development of several neurodegenerative diseases. the aim of this study was to investigate the serum homocysteine, asymmetric dimethylarginine ... -
Serum paraoxonase and arylesterase activity and oxidative status in patients with multiple sclerosis
Kırbaş, Aynur; Kırbaş, Serkan; Anlar, Ömer; Efe, Hasan; Yılmaz, Adnan (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2013)The aim of this study was to investigate serum paraoxonase and arylesterase activities, and to determine oxidative status via the measurement of total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant status (TAS) and the oxidative ... -
Serum YKL-40 levels as a novel marker of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome
Türkyılmaz, Kemal; Öner, Veysi; Kırbaş, Aynur; Sevim, Mehmet Şahin; Şekeryapan, Berrak; Özgür, Gökhan; Durmus, Mustafa (Nature Publishing Group, 2013)Purpose To evaluate serum levels of YKL-40 in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) in comparison with those of age-and sex-matched healthy subjects. Methods Forty patients with PEX (PEX group) and 40 age- and ... -
Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor is a novel biomarker predicting acute exacerbation in COPD
Gümüş, Aziz; Altıntaş, Nejat; Çinarka, Halit; Kırbaş, Aynur; Hazıroğlu, Müge; Karatas, Mevlüt; Şahin, Ünal (Dove Medical Press Ltd, 2015)Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory condition, and progresses with acute exacerbations. (AE). During AE, levels of acute phase reactants such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and ... -
Steatozlu Hastalarda Blink Refleksin Değerlendirilmesi
Cüre, Erkan; Kırbaş, Serkan; Cüre, Medine Cumhur; Tüfekci, Ahmet; Kırbaş, Aynur; Yüce, Süleyman; Oğullar, Sabri (2015)Blink refleks (BR) nöropatileri değerlendirmek için kullanılan yararlı bir elektrodiagnostik yöntemdir. Biz bu çalışmada basit steatozda nöropatinin erken tanısında BR'in rolünü incelemeyi amaçladık. Materyal ve Metod: ... -
Topiramate ameliorates abdominal aorta cross-clamping induced liver injury in rats
Cüre, Erkan; Cüre, Medine Cumhur; Tümkaya, Levent; Kalkan, Yıldıray; Aydın, İbrahim; Kırbaş, Aynur; Yılmaz, Arif; Yüce, Süleyman; Gökçe, Mehmet Fatih (Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014)Background and Aim: Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in the liver occurs after a prolonged period of ischemia followed by restoration of hepatic blood perfusion. During the surgery of abdominal aorta, I/R injury causes ... -
Topiramate has protective effect on renal injury
Cüre, Medine Cumhur; Cüre, Erkan; Tümkaya, Levent; Kalkan, Yıldıray; Aydın, İlkyaz; Kırbaş, Aynur; Efe, Hasan; Şehitoğlu, İbrahim; Yüce, Süleyman (Comenius Univ, 2015)Background: Topiramate (TPM) decreases tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and oxidative stress. We investigated protective effects of TPM on cell damage in kidney tissue during ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) damage. ...