Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 45, Number 1 (2015)
Articles
Ebola viral disease: What should be done to combat the epidemic in 2014?
ALİYE BAŞTUĞ and HÜRREM BODUR
Pages 1-5
Utility of M30, an apoptotic serum marker, in liver diseases
AKİF ALTINBAŞ, ŞAHİN ÇOBAN, ÖMER BAŞAR, and OSMAN YÜKSEL
Pages 6-10
Beneficial effects of melatonin and BQ-123 on the rat testis damage caused by cigarette smoke
HÜSEYİN ASLAN, HAKAN KESİCİ, ZAFER İSMAİL KARACA, BİRSEN ÖZYURT, UFUK TAŞ, FATİH EKİCİ, HASAN ERDOĞAN, FİKRET GEVREK, and SEVİL ÇAYLI
Pages 11-17
PARP inhibition prevents acetaminophen-induced liver injury and increases survival rate in rats
MELAHAT DÖNMEZ, BÜLENT UYSAL, YAVUZ POYRAZOĞLU, YEŞİM ER ÖZTAŞ, TÜRKER TÜRKER, ÜMİT KALDIRIM, and AHMET KORKMAZ
Pages 18-26
Protective effects of royal jelly against testicular damage in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
TURAN KARACA, SELİM DEMİRTAŞ, İHSAN KARABOĞA, and SÜLEYMAN AYVAZ
Pages 27-32
Protective effects of erdosteine, vitamin E, and vitamin C on renal injury induced by the ischemia-reperfusion of the hind limbs in rats
RANA SIRMALI, ABDULLAH ARMAĞAN, FARUK ÖKTEM, EFKAN UZ, AYNUR KIRBAŞ, SONER DÖNMEZ, HACI RAMAZAN YILMAZ, MESRUR SELÇUK SILAY, and MEHMET SIRMALI
Pages 33-37
An in vitro and in vivo investigation of the cytotoxic effects of caffeic acid (3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid) phenethyl ester and bortezomib in multiple myeloma cells
ERTAN ALTAYLI, ÖZGÜR KORU, ÖNDER ÖNGÜRÜ, TAYFUN İDE, CENGİZHAN AÇIKEL, MERAL SARPER, MUALLA PINAR ELÇİ, RAHŞAN ILIKÇI SAĞKAN, ERHAN ASTARCI, DURAN TOK, SALİM ÖZENÇ, ALİ UĞUR URAL, and FERİT AVCU
Pages 38-46
Polymorphism characteristics of HIV-1 gp120 and 5 hypervariable regions
NENG YAO, CHUNXIA ZHANG, QI LIU, JUN LIU, and CHIYU ZHANG
Pages 47-54
Effects on quinolone resistance due to the biofilm formation activity in Ureaplasma urealyticum
CHUNYAN FENG, YA HUANG, YUNSONG YU, GUORONG DUAN, YUYING DAI, KE DONG, and QINGTIAN LI
Pages 55-59
Comparative study of virulence factors among ESβL-producing and nonproducing Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates
MAHA ABD EL FATTAH KHALIL, FATMA IBRAHIM SONBOL, ABDELFATTAH BADR, and SAMH SAMIR ALI
Pages 60-69
Distribution of viral genotypes and extrahepatic manifestations in patients with chronic hepatitis C in Eastern Turkey
SİBEL İBA YILMAZ, SERPİL EROL, AHMET ÖZBEK, and MEHMET PARLAK
Pages 70-75
A molecular epidemiological investigation of multistate outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis from clinical and environmental samples in Turkey, 2000-2010
SÜMEYRA ACAR, BELKIS LEVENT, and EKREM ATALAN
Pages 76-83
Investigation of West Nile virus among healthy blood donors in the western part of Turkey
SERVET ULUER BİÇEROĞLU, ERSİN KARATAYLI, ARZU BAYRAM, AJDA TURHAN, AYSU DEĞİRMENCİ, YEŞİM AYDINOK, ABDURRAHMAN MİTHAT BOZDAYI, and ŞAZİYE RÜÇHAN SERTÖZ
Pages 84-88
Mucocutaneous manifestations and the relationship to CD4 lymphocyte counts among Turkish HIV/AIDS patients in İstanbul, Turkey
ÖZLEM ALTUNTAŞ AYDIN, HAYAT KUMBASAR KARAOSMANOĞLU, RAMAZAN KORKUSUZ, MEHMET ÖZEREN, and ÖZCAN NAZLICAN
Pages 89-92
Prognostic value of hemostasis-related parameters for prediction of organ dysfunction and mortality in sepsis
DUNJA MIHAJLOVIC, DAJANA LENDAK, GORANA MITIC, TATJANA CEBOVIC, BILJANA DRASKOVIC, ALEKSANDRA NOVAKOV, and SNEZANA BRKIC
Pages 93-98
Efficacy of entecavir treatment among chronic hepatitis B nucleos(t)ide-naïve and -experienced patients
KADİR ÇAĞATAY BİÇER, ALPAY ARI, VECDİ EVREN GENÇ, SİBEL ÖZSU CAYMAZ, MELTEM AVCI, and FATMA BAL
Pages 99-104
A new utilization area for hyperbaric oxygen? Improving quality of stored blood
HAKAN AY, RAMAZAN YÜKSEL, KEMAL ŞİMŞEK, TURGUT TOPAL, ÖZGÜR YEŞİLYURT, ŞÜKRÜ ÖTER, AHMET KORKMAZ, MEHMET ÖZLER, BÜLENT UYSAL, HALİL YAMAN, ORHAN BEDİR, and HAYATİ BİLGİÇ
Pages 105-111
Serum VEGF levels in gastric cancer patients: correlation with clinicopathological parameters
CELAL İSMAİL BİLGİÇ and MESUT TEZ
Pages 112-117
Clinicopathological importance of Ki-67, p27, and p53 expression in gastric cancer
MUHAMMET ÇALIK, ELİF DEMİRCİ, EREN ALTUN, İLKNUR ÇALIK, ÖZGE BEYZA GÜNDOĞDU, NESRİN GÜRSAN, BETÜL GÜNDOĞDU, and MEVLÜT ALBAYRAK
Pages 118-128
Is there any impact of PET/CT on radiotherapy planning in rectal cancer patients undergoing preoperative IMRT?
DİCLEHAN KILIÇ, SERAP ÇATLI, ŞÜKRAN ÜLGER, and LÜTFİYE ÖZLEM KAPUCU
Pages 129-135
Evaluation of autoinflammatory disease genes in nasal polyposis
SABRİ KÖSEOĞLU, KÜRŞAT MURAT ÖZCAN, AYKUT İKİNCİOĞULLARI, MEHMET ALİ ÇETİN, TALİH ÖZDAŞ, SİBEL ÖZDAŞ, SERDAR ENSARİ, and HACI HÜSEYİN DERE
Pages 136-140
Salivary glucose and antioxidant defense markers in type II diabetes mellitus
SAYEEDA MUSSAVIRA, MALA DHARMALINGAM, and BINDHU OMANA SUKUMARAN
Pages 141-147
Stress-responsive factor regulation in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes and myocardial infarction
SOBIA MUSHTAQ, TAHIR ALI, FARHANA ALTAF, MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH, and IRAM MURTAZA
Pages 148-152
An alternative marker of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in coronary artery disease: non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
MÜJGAN ERCAN, ESRA OĞUZ, FATMA MERİÇ YILMAZ, NİHAL BOĞDAYCIOĞLU, KÜBRANUR ÜNAL, DENİZ ŞAHİN, and SEMA UYSAL
Pages 153-158
Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A and procalcitonin as markers of myocardial injury in patients with acute coronary syndrome
AYŞEGÜL BAYIR, HASAN KARA, AYSEL KIYICI, BAHADIR ÖZTÜRK, ABDULLAH SİVRİKAYA, and FİKRET AKYÜREK
Pages 159-163
Investigation of TNF-alpha gene (G308A) and GSTP1 gene (Ile105Val) polymorphisms in Turkish patients with retinopathy of prematurity
MEHMET TÜRE, MERAL YILDIZ, MUTLU KARKUCAK, EMİNE TUNA GÜLTEN, DENİZ SIĞIRLI, AHMET TUNCER ÖZMEN, and TAHSİN YAKUT
Pages 164-169
Analysis of vacA/cagA genotypes/status in Helicobacter pylori isolates from Iranian children and their association with clinical outcome
TAHEREH FALSAFI, AFSANEH KHANI, FATEMEH MAHJOUB, EZAT ASGARANI, and NAZLI SOTOUDEH
Pages 170-177
Hypo- and hypervolemic edema in children with steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome
MEHMET AKİF BÜYÜKAVCI, MAHMUT ÇİVİLİBAL, MURAT ELEVLİ, and HATİCE NİLGÜN SELÇUK DURU
Pages 178-183
Gastrointestinal system lesions in children due to the ingestion of alkali and acid corrosive substances
KAAN DEMİRÖREN, HALİL KOCAMAZ, and YAŞAR DOĞAN
Pages 184-190
The effect of total intravenous anesthesia on the postoperative cognitive functions of young and elderly patients after lumbar disk surgery
GİZEM İLVAN and HATİCE ZERRİN ÖZKÖSE
Pages 191-196
Assessment of nasal mucociliary clearance in anesthetists
EYÜP HORASANLI, AYDIN ACAR, BÜNYAMİN MUSLU, MELİH ÇAYÖNÜ, MURAT ÇİMENCAN, and SERKAN KAYABAŞI
Pages 197-201
The long-term changes in pain-related symptomatology of inguinal hernia following 2 different herniorrhaphy techniques
SALİH ERPULAT ÖZİŞ, IŞIN ÜNAL ÇEVİK, HATİM YAHYA USLU, SÜLEYMAN ÖZDEMİR, KAMİL GÜLPINAR, and HASAN TURGUT AYDIN
Pages 202-207
Structural chromosomal abnormalities in couples with recurrent abortion in Egypt
NAGWA E.A. GABOON, AHMED RAMY MOHAMED, SOLAF M. ELSAYED, OSAMA K. ZAKI, and MOHAMED A. ELSAYED
Pages 208-213
Aberrant expression of leukemia inhibitory factor receptor (LIFR) and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is associated with tubal pregnancy occurrence
YONG LI, LIZHOU SUN, DENMEI ZHAO, JUN OUYANG, and MEI XIANG
Pages 214-220
The effect of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy on distribution of interstitial cells of Cajal in rabbit renal pelvis and proximal ureter
ÖZLEM BOYBEYİ, MİNE FEDAKAR ŞENYÜCEL, EBRU ŞEBNEM AYVA, TUTKU SOYER, MUSTAFA KEMAL ASLAN, MEHMET MURAD BAŞAR, and AHMET MURAT ÇAKMAK
Pages 221-224
Is there an association between histopathological changes in the lower ureter and renal functions? Evaluation of patients who underwent ureteroneocystostomy for ureterovesical obstruction or vesicoureteral reflux
MÜJDEM NUR AZILI, DOĞUŞ GÜNEY, AYPER KAÇAR, and HÜSEYİN TUĞRUL TİRYAKİ
Pages 225-228
Comparison of perioperative oxidative stress in endovascular and open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
ORHAN VELİ DOĞAN, ÜMİT MENTEŞE, SÜHEYLA DOĞAN, SEFER USTA, İBRAHİM TURAN, ERGÜN HALİLOĞLU, and SÜLEYMAN CANER KARAHAN
Pages 229-232
The protective effect of syringic acid on ischemia injury in rat brain
MUSTAFA GÜVEN, ADEM BOZKURT ARAS, NACİ TOPALOĞLU, ADİLE ÖZKAN, HALİL MURAT ŞEN, YILDIRAY KALKAN, ALİ OKUYUCU, AYLA AKBAL, FERHAT GÖKMEN, and MURAT ÇOŞAR
Pages 233-240
Oral mucosal lesions: a retrospective review of one institution’s 13-year experience
BURCU SENGÜVEN, EMRE BARIŞ, BENAY YILDIRIM, ALAA SHUIBAT, ÖZLEM ÖZER YÜCEL, FARİD MUSEYIBOV, YEŞİM YILDIZ, ÖZKAN BÜYÜK, and SİBEL ELİF GÜLTEKİN
Pages 241-245
Acute effect of hemodialysis on arterial elasticity
SAİM SAĞ, DİLEK YEŞİLBURSA, ABDULMECİT YILDIZ, KAMİL DİLEK, TUNAY ŞENTÜRK, OSMAN AKIN SERDAR, and ALİ AYDINLAR
Pages 246-250
Editors
- Editor-in-Chief
- Prof. Dr. Murat KEKİLLİ Gazi University
- Associate Editors-in-Chief
- Prof. Dr. Selim ARICI Ondokuz Mayis University
- Prof. Dr. Kürşat ALTINBAŞ Selçuk University
- Prof. Dr. Zehra Sema ÖZKAN Kırıkkale University