Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 53, Number 6 (2023)
Cover and Contents
Articles
Oral small molecule agents in management of ulcerative colitis: fact or fancy
BENAN KASAPOĞLU and ATİLLA ERTAN
Pages 1526-1536
Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in rheumatic diseases
ERHAN ÇAPKIN
Pages 1537-1551
Long noncoding RNAs in pancreas cancer: from biomarkers to therapeutic targets
ESRA GÜZEL TANOĞLU, SEYFURE ADIGÜZEL, ALPASLAN TANOĞLU, ZEHRA BETÜL AYDIN, GÜLİZAR HOCAOĞLU, and SAMET EBİNÇ
Pages 1552-1564
Expression of Pfkfb isoenzymes during in vitro differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing cells
SAİME GÜZEL, ABDULLAH YALÇIN, YUNUS GÜRPINAR, and SABİRE GÜLER
Pages 1565-1573
Protective effects of safranal on kidney tissue in a rat model of distant ischemiareperfusion injury with infrarenal aortic occlusion
MEHMET TORT, HÜLYA SEVİL, FEHİM CAN SEVİL, NECİP BECİT, UĞUR AKSU, ZÜLFÜKAR KADİR SARITAŞ, HASAN HÜSEYİN DEMİREL, AZİZ BÜLBÜL, ZEHRA YAŞAR, MERVE BECİT KIZILKAYA, and HAZEN SARITAŞ
Pages 1574-1581
Protective effects of swimming exercises and metformin on cardiac and aortic damage caused by a high-fat diet in obese rats with type 2 diabetes, by regulating the Bcl2/Bax signaling pathway
EBRU ÖZÜDOĞRU, EMRAH ATAY, MEHTAP SAVRAN, HALİL AŞCI, ÖZLEM ÖZMEN, and ŞENAY TOPSAKAL
Pages 1582-1592
[6]-Shogaol and [6]-Gingerol active ingredients may improve neuropathic pain by suppressing cytokine levels in an experimental model
FİKRİ ÖZDEMİR, GÜVEN AKÇAY, SEVİL ÖZKINALI, and ÇAĞLA ÇELİK
Pages 1593-1604
Effects of acetylsalicylic acid and ultrasound elastography on testicular torsion in rats
EZGİ GÜN SOYTÜRK, ÜNAL BIÇAKCI, SERDAR ASLAN, TOLGA GÜVENÇ, and MELTEM NECİBE CEYHAN BİLGİCİ
Pages 1605-1613
Cochlear pathology in preeclamptic rats: protective effects of vitamin D and magnesium sulfate
MUSTAFA ALTINTAŞ, ENİS HİDİŞOĞLU, ALEXANDRA CERNOMORCENO, NURAY ENSARİ, NEVRESTE DİDEM SONBAY YILMAZ, ÖZER ERDEM GÜR, HÜLYA EYİGÖR, ZÜLEYHA DİLEK GÜLMEZ, ERDOĞAN BULUT, SERAP ŞİRVANCI, and SELAHATTİN KUMRU
Pages 1614-1620
ß-D-Glucan promotes NF-κB activation and ameliorates high-LET carbon-ion irradiation-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cell injury
FANG LIU, YANTING WEI, and ZHUANZI WANG
Pages 1621-1634
SMPDL3B contributes to gastric adenocarcinoma cells progression by promoting the infiltration of M2 macrophages
Li Su, Jian Hao, Na Zhang, Shan Wu, Xiuhua Wu, and WEI WEI
Pages 1635-1647
Evaluation of the cytotoxic effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in human embryonic lung cells
OLKAN AFŞAR and ÇAĞATAY OLTULU
Pages 1648-1657
Effect of humanine on the Notch signaling pathway in myocardial infarction
ELİF ONAT, EBRU ÖNALAN, BERNA ÖZDEM, MERVE KAVAK BALGETİR, and TUNCAY KULOĞLU
Pages 1658-1666
Different roles of endothelial cell-derived fibronectin and plasma fibronectin in endothelial dysfunction
Xiaoxin Luo and WEIXIONG JIAN
Pages 1667-1677
CSRP1 expression is associated with a mesenchymal, stroma-rich tumor profile and poor prognosis in colon cancer
SEÇİL DEMİRKOL CANLI
Pages 1678-1689
The evaluation of oxidative stress and inflammation markers in serum and saliva of the patients with temporomandibular disorders
DİLARA KAZAN, BURCU BAŞ, ABDURRAHMAN AKSOY, and ENES ATMACA
Pages 1690-1696
Evaluation of sestrin 2 and tribbles homolog 3 levels in obese and nonobese women with polycystic ovary syndrome
AYŞEGÜL ÇATAL and EVRİM EBRU KOVALAK
Pages 1697-1703
Efficacy of rituximab on disease activity, severity, and disease-related damage in patients with immunosuppressive-resistant systemic sclerosis
YASEMİN YALÇINKAYA, BAHAR ARTIM ESEN, SHIRKHAN AMIKISHIYEV, NUMUNE ALIYEVA, AHMET GÜL, MAHDUME LALE ÖÇAL, and MURAT İNANÇ
Pages 1704-1712
Craniocervical junction involvement in inflammatory arthritis: a single-center radiologic study
FATMA YALÇINKAYA, ŞAFAK PARLAK SAĞOL, AYNUR AZIZOVA, EMRE BİLGİN, KADER KARLI OĞUZ, and UMUT KALYONCU
Pages 1713-1721
Management and prognosis of patients with cancer of unknown primary: 20 years of experience
MURAT BARDAKÇI, EFNAN ALGIN, BÜŞRA DÜGEROĞLU, ÖZNUR BAL, FAHRİYE TUĞBA KÖŞ, and DOĞAN UNCU
Pages 1722-1731
Prospective study of the effects of isotretinoin and vitamin D levels on severe acne vulgaris
RAMADAN HUSSEIN, SALMAN BINDAYEL, and OTHMAN ABAHUSSEIN
Pages 1732-1737
Relationship between surgical rhinoplasty and Demodex infestation: a case-control study
ABDULLAH DEMİRBAŞ, DİLEK BAYRAMGÜRLER, EMRAH KAĞAN YAŞAR, MUHAMMED ADAK, and CAN İLKER DEMİR
Pages 1738-1743
COVID-19 in cancer patients: patient characteristics and outcomes in the post-COVID-19 vaccination period
GÜLŞEN İSKENDER, DUYGU MERT, GÖKNUR YAPAR TOROS, FUNDA YILMAZ, ERSİN BOZAN, SEMRA TUNÇBİLEK, ÖMÜR BERNA ÇAKMAK ÖKSÜZOĞLU, FEVZİ ALTUNTAŞ, and MUSTAFA ERTEK
Pages 1744-1755
Positive effects of health behaviors acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic process on the prevention of other infectious diseases
ASİYE ÇİĞDEM ŞİMŞEK, TURAN BUZGAN, FATMA NUR BARAN AKSAKAL, ŞUAYIP BİRİNCİ, and HÜLYA ŞİRİN
Pages 1756-1766
Characterizing cutaneous leishmaniasis in a conflict-affected region: a study from North Waziristan, Pakistan
ZAHID ULLAH, FAZEELAT SAMAD, RAHILA BANO, SARAH ARIF, SHER ZAMIR, NIGHAT AZIZ, and HASSAN KHAN
Pages 1767-1775
Comprehensive comparison of clinicoradiological, laboratory, and prognostic factors of community-acquired pneumonia in diabetic and nondiabetic hospitalized patients
SEYYED HAMID HASHEMI, FATEMEH SAKI, SHIVA BORZOUEI, RASHED BAWAND, and ALIREZA SOLTANIAN
Pages 1776-1785
Neurodevelopmental evaluation of newborns who underwent hypothermia with a diagnosis of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy based on the Bayley-III scale
MEHMET FATİH DEVECİ, ŞENAY GÜVEN BAYSAL, MERAL ALAGÖZ, İSMAİL KÜRŞAD GÖKÇE, DERYA DOĞAN, and RAMAZAN ÖZDEMİR
Pages 1786-1793
Electroencephalographic abnormalities in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a prospective study
RUKEN YILDIRIM and CEREN GÜNBEY
Pages 1794-1798
Is electrophysiological study a novel predictor for permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation?
ZEKİ ÇETİNKAYA, DENİZ ELÇİK, ŞABAN KELEŞOĞLU, BURAK CESUR, MUSTAFA YAŞAN, UĞUR KARABIYIK, BİLGE BİNGÖL, NİHAT KALAY, RAMAZAN TOPSAKAL, AYDIN TUNÇAY, ALİ DOĞAN, and MEHMET TUĞRUL İNANÇ
Pages 1799-1806
Assessment of changes in macular structural retinal layers in patients with pathological myopia
MEHMET ÇITIRIK, KAMİL YAVUZER, and FATMA BAĞCI
Pages 1807-1816
What is the impact of intraperitoneal surfactant administration against postoperative intraabdominal adhesion formation? an experimental study
ŞEHMUS PALA, TUNCAY KULOĞLU, REMZİ ATILGAN, ZEHRA SEMA ÖZKAN, and SERHAT HANÇER
Pages 1817-1824
Comparison of the effectiveness of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and extracorporeal shock wave therapy in myofascial pain syndrome
ŞEYDA CANDENİZ, SEYİT ÇITAKER, GÖKHAN MARAŞ, HATİCE ESRA YAVUZER, HASAN YILDIRIM, and ZAFER GÜNENDİ
Pages 1825-1839
Microstructural evaluation of the brain with advanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques in cases of electrical status epilepticus during sleep (ESES)
HANİFE GÜLDEN DÜZKALIR, BARIŞ GENÇ, SAFİYE GÜNEŞ SAĞER, AYBERK TÜRKYILMAZ, and HEDİYE PINAR GÜNBEY
Pages 1840-1851
Development of a gestational diabetes risk assessment scale: a validity and reliability study
SELMA DAĞCI and BESEY ÖREN
Pages 1852-1862
Individualized hemodialysis: Is similar hemodialysis adequacy possible using less water?
ALİ AKTAŞ, HAKAN ÖZER, İSMAİL BALOĞLU, HALİL ZEKİ TONBUL, İBRAHİM GÜNEY, and NEDİM YILMAZ SELÇUK
Pages 1863-1869
Suicide attempt management among Turkish and American adolescents: A comparison of two pediatric emergency departments
ALİ YURTSEVEN, CANER TURAN, DEBORAH MARY ORT, MEHRIN ISLAM, SEZEN KÖSE, EYLEM ULAŞ SAZ, and HALİM HENNES
Pages 1870-1876
Vital indicators in predicting burn mortality: A comparison of shock indices and burn shock indices
MUSTAFA İÇER, ERCAN GÜNDÜZ, CAHFER GÜLOĞLU, SERKAN ERBATUR, DİCLE POLAT, HALİME ÖZKAN, TUĞÇE BAYRAK, and ŞİLAN GÖGER ÜLGÜT
Pages 1877-1885
Editors
- Editor-in-Chief
- Prof. Orhan KÜÇÜKŞAHİN Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University
- Associate Editors-in-Chief
- Prof. Dr. Kürşat ALTINBAŞ Selçuk University, Türkiye
- Prof. Dr. Mustafa ŞAHİN Ankara University, Türkiye
- Prof. Dr. Zehra Sema ÖZKAN Kırıkkale University, Türkiye
- Prof. Berna TERZİOĞLU BEBİTOĞLU Marmara University, Türkiye
- Prof. Şule Mine BAKANAY ÖZTÜRK Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye
- Prof. Tuğba Ensari Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye
- Assoc. Prof. İzzet BİNGÖL Health Science University, Türkiye