Signifance of Liver Ductal Plate Malformation in Differential Diagnosis of Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease: An Autopsy Case

WOS: 000360662000005Cystic renal diseases are a group of disorders that cause neonatal deaths. Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a rare entity which may be associated with liver disorders. Presenting autopsy case was stillbirth in 31 + 1 gestational week. In postmortem autopsy, viewed through the capsule, the renal surface was filled by innumerable miniature cysts about 1 mm in diameter. istopathological examination revealed multiple cysts of variable size in the renal medulla and tortuosity, elongation of ductal plate of liver. The autopsy was evaluated as ARPKD and ductal plate malformation. This disorder is not usually compatible with life. Some of the other cystic kidney diseases have better clinical outcome and must be distinguished from ARPKD

Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Splenogonadal Fusion Associated with Intra-Abdominal Cryptorchidism

Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital anomaly in which there is a fusion between spleen and gonad. According to the literature, 37% of them had unnecessary orchiectomy. We present a patient with splenogonadal fusion in undescended testis, who was preserved from unnecessary orchiectomy. [Cukurova Med J 2013; 38(1.000): 135-137

Laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment of splenogonadal fusion associated with intra-abdominal cryptorchidism: A case report

Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital anomaly in which there is fusion between spleen and gonad. According to the literature 37% of them had unnecessary orchiectomy. We present a patient with splenogonadal fusion in undescended testis, who was preserved from unnecessary orchiectomy. [Cukurova Med J 2013; 38(4.000): 787-790

EBV and VEGF-A expression in non-hodgkin's lymphoma

ESMO Educational Conference Lugano (ECLU) -- 2007 -- Lugano, SWITZERLANDWOS: 000249281000096…European Soc Med Onco

Thrombospondin1(TSP1) and survivin (S) expression in cases with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)

30th Congress of the European-Society-for-Medical-Oncology -- SEP 29-OCT 03, 2006 -- Istanbul, TURKEYWOS: 000248078900678…European Soc Med Onco

Androgen receptor in the nontumorous pituitary and in adenomas

16th International Congress of Neuropathology -- SEP 10-15, 2006 -- San Francisco, CAWOS: 000239938600349

Effects of Postnatal Caffeine Exposure on Absence Epilepsy and Comorbid Depression: Results of a Study in WAG/Rij Rats

The present study aims to investigate effect of early caffeine exposure on epileptogenesis and occurrence of absence seizures and comorbid depression in adulthood. For this purpose, Wistar Albino Glaxo from Rijswijk (WAG/Rij) rats were enrolled in a control and two experimental groups on the 7th day after the delivery. The rats in experimental groups received either 10 or 20 mg/kg caffeine subcutaneously while animals in control group had subcutaneous injections of 0.9% saline. The injections started at postnatal day 7 (PND7) and were continued each day for 5 days. At 6–7 months of age, electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings and behavioral recordings in the forced swimming test, sucrose consumption/preference test and locomotor activity test were carried out. At 6 months of age, 10 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg caffeine-treated WAG/Rij rats showed increased immobility latency and active swimming duration in forced swimming test when compared with the untreated controls. In addition, 20 mg/kg caffeine treatment decreased immobility time. In sucrose preference/consumption tests, WAG/Rij rats in 10 mg/kg caffeine group demonstrated higher sucrose consumption and preference compared to untreated controls. The rats treated with 20 mg/kg caffeine showed higher sucrose preference compared to control rats. The exploratory activity of rats in the 10 mg/kg caffeine-treated group was found to be higher than in the 20 mg/kg caffeine-treated and control groups in the locomotor activity test. At 7 months of age, caffeine-treated animals showed a decreased spike-wave discharge (SWD) number compared to the control animals. These results indicate that postnatal caffeine treatment may decrease the number of seizure and depression-like behaviors in WAG/Rij rats in later life. Caffeine blockade of adenosine receptors during the early developmental period may have beneficial effects in reducing seizure frequency and depression-like behaviors in WAG/Rij rat model

Microplastics in a dam lake in Turkey: type, mesh size effect, and bacterial biofilm communities

CIRAK, Tamer/0000-0003-0431-9919; Tavsanoglu, Ulku Nihan/0000-0001-8462-415XWOS:000559954300011PubMed: 32803600The evaluation of microplastic (MP) pollution has been drawing attention for the last decades. MP pollution has been studied widely in marine environments, but limited data exists for freshwater ecosystems on potential source and transport of MPs. The type, shape, plastic components, and the color of the MPs were investigated using various-mesh-sizes (300 and 100 mu m) nets in four sampling stations of Sureyyabey Dam Lake in Turkey. The growth of bacterial isolates on the MPs surface and surrounding water was also investigated. The type of the MPs and the interaction between the mesh size and the type of the MPs showed significant differences (p < 0.05). Fibers were found to be the most abundant particle type constituting 45% and 80% of the total MPs found in 330-mu m and 100-mu m mesh sizes, respectively. In total the observed MP abundance in the dam lake was 5.25 particles m(-3), and 4.09 particles m(-3)was observed for 100-mu m and 330-mu m mesh sizes, respectively. The color of the identified microplastics showed variations among microplastic types; however, the dominant color was transparent in each net. The main plastic components of the MPs are polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polyethylene, and polypropylene. The microbial community mainly consists of potentially pathogenic strains such asEscherichia coli,Enterococcus faecalis, andAcinetobacter baumanii complex.The current study could contribute valuable background information both for MP pollution and for biofilm composition in a dam. However, the surface of the MPs and biofilm formation should be investigated urgently to understand the vector potential of MPs.Yozgat Bozok University BAP unit [6602a-FEN/18-226]This study is partly funded by Yozgat Bozok University BAP unit (Project no: 6602a-FEN/18-226)

Sediments, not plants, offer the preferred refuge for Daphnia against fish predation in Mediterranean shallow lakes: an experimental demonstration

1. Different behavioural responses of planktonic animals to their main predators, fish, have been reported from shallow lakes. In north temperate lakes, large-bodied zooplankton may seek refuge from predation among macrophytes, whereas in subtropical lakes, avoidance of macrophytes has been observed. The prevalent behaviour probably depends on the characteristics of the fish community, which in Mediterranean lakes is typically dispersed in both the open water zone and in the littoral, as in temperate lakes, and is dominated by small size classes, as in subtropical lakes