Cardiovascular disease risk prediction in scleroderma

OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular disease risk prediction in scleroderma is important. In this study of scleroderma patients, the aim was to investigate the relationship between cardiac myosin-binding protein-C, sensitive troponin T, and trimethylamine N-oxide and cardiovascular disease risk with the Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation 2 model of the European Society of Cardiology.METHODS: Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation 2 risk groups of 38 healthy controls and 52 women with scleroderma were evaluated. Cardiac myosin-binding protein-C, sensitive troponin T, and trimethylamine N-oxide levels were analyzed with commercial ELISA kits.RESULTS: In scleroderma patients, cardiac myosin-binding protein-C and trimethylamine N-oxide levels were higher than healthy controls but sensitive troponin T was not (p= 10.28 ng/mL) could predict high -moderate-Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation 2 risk 15 times higher than those with low trimethylamine N-oxide (= 8.29 ng/mL) levels could predict significantly higher Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation 2 risk than low cardiac myosin-binding protein-C (<8.29 ng/mL) levels (OR: 11.00, 95%CI 2.786-43.430).CONCLUSION: Noninvasive cardiovascular disease risk prediction indicators in scleroderma, cardiac myosin-binding protein-C, and trimethylamine N-oxide could be recommended to distinguish between high-moderate risk and low risk with the Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation 2 model

Morbid Obez ve Metabolik Sendromlu Çocuklarda Yeni Nesil Enflamatuvar Belirteçlerin Değerlendirilmesi

Aim: Technological advancements, unbalanced nutrition, sedentary life style, are important factors in obesity. Obesity-inflammation relationis beingexamined. In this study, the relationships among new generation inflammatory markers in children with normal body mass index (C) as well as obese (OB), morbid obese (MO) children and those with metabolic syndrome (MetS) were investigated.Materials and Methods: A total of 172 children participated in the study.Group 1 comprised children with normal body-mass index (control group) (C). Obese (OB) children were in Group 2, MO children constituted Group 3 and Group 4 included MO children with MetS. The number of cases were 37, 34, 51 and 50 in groups 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively. Anthropometric measurements were recorded. Serum spexin, adropin, adipolipin, fibroblast growth factor-21 and fetuin-A levels were determined. Statistical analyses were performed.Result: Spexin and adipolin levels were significantly lower in obese groups than C group (p<0.05). Although adropin and FGF-21 levels did not differ significantly between groups, levels were lower in OB, MO, and MetS groups than C group.There were no significant differences among fetuin- A levels of the groups. Correlations between spexin and adipolin were the highest. These cytokines werenegatively correlated with obesity parameters. The correlations between these cytokines were weakened from C group to MetS group.Conclusion: Decreasing spexin and adipolin levels in accordance with increasing obesity degrees and weakening of the correlation between these cytokines in MO group compared to C group may be helpful during the further investigation of obesity.Amaç: Teknolojideki gelişmeler, dengesiz beslenme, sedanter hayat tarzı gibi yaşam değişiklikleri obezitenin gelişmesi için önemli faktörlerdir. Enflamasyon-obezite ilişkisi güncel bir konu olarak halen incelenmektedir. Bu çalışmada obez (OB), morbid obez (MO), metabolik sendromlu morbid obez (MetS) çocuklar ile sağlıklı, normal vücut kitle indeksi (K) olan çocuklarda yeni nesil enflamatuar belirteçler arasındaki ilişkiler araştırılmıştır. Materyal ve Metot: Toplam 172 çocuk çalışma kapsamına alındı. Normal vücut kitle indeksine sahip çocuklar birinci grubu (kontrol grubu) (K) oluşturdu. Grup 2’de OB, Grup 3’te MO, Grup 4’te MetS’lu (MetS) çocuklar yer aldı. Olgu sayıları Grup 1,2, 3 ve 4 için sırasıyla 37, 34, 51 ve 50 olarak belirlendi. Antropometrik ölçümler alındı. Serum speksin, adropin, adipolin, fibroblast büyüme faktörü-21 ve fetuin-A düzeyleri ölçüldü. İstatistiksel analizler gerçekleştirildi. Bulgular: Speksin ve adipolin düzeyleri obez gruplardaK grubuna göre anlamlı düzeyde düşük bulundu (p<0.05). Adropin ve FGF-21değerlerindegruplar arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmamasına rağmendüzeylerin, K grubuna göre OB, MO and MetS gruplarında azalmış olduğu saptandı. Fetuin-A düzeylerinde gruplar arasında anlamlı bir farklılık bulunamadı.En yüksek korelasyonlar speksin ve adipolin düzeyleri arasında bulundu. Bu sitokinler obezite parametreleri ile negatif bir ilişki içindeydi. Aynı sitokinler arasındaki ilişki K grubundan MetS grubuna doğru zayıflamakta idi. Sonuç: Artan obezite derecelerine paralel olarak speksin ve adipolin seviyelerindeki azalma ve bu iki parametre arasındaki korelasyonun K grubuna göre MO grupta zayıflaması, obezitenin ileri düzeyde araştırılmasında yardımcı olabileceği düşüncesini ortaya koymaktadır

Investigation of Serum Folate-Receptor-1 in Patients with Non- Small Cell Lung Cancer

Objective: Histopathological overexpression of folate receptor-1(FOLR1) involved in folate transport in cell growth has been reported in various cancers. Increased serum FOLR1 (sFOLR1) has also been reported in epithelial ovarian cancer. The aim was to investigate sFOLR1 levels in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) patients and the response prediction of the standard chemotherapy targeting folic acid metabolism. Methods: In this prospective study, sFOLR1 levels were investigated in 30 healthy individuals and 60 patients with stage4 malign metastatic NSCLC before and after standard chemotherapy. The commercial immunoassay(ELISA) kit was used for the analysis of sFOLR1. Serum carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA), vitamin B12, and folate levels were also investigated. Results: In NSCLC patients sFOLR1 levels were significantly higher(p<0.001) than the healthy individuals. After 3 months of standard treatment, sFOLR1 was significantly lower than pre-treatment values in NSCLC patients(p<0.001). Diagnostic accuracy was strong in the differentiation of NSCLC patients from healthy individuals(AUC= 0.966). with the cut-off point of 82.45 pg/ml, the sFOLR1 level was performed with 95% sensitivity and 99% specificity. Pretreatment sFOLR1 levels were significantly lower in patients with-response to standard chemotherapy(p<0.01). The best predictive value was determined as 393.80 pg/ml. At the end of the 401 days, a significant difference was found in patients with high sFOLR1 predictive value. The median overall survival(OS) duration was 288 days for all patients (95% GA 198.13-377.87). Median progression-free survival(PFS) was 321 days(95% GA 211.90-430.10). Conclusions: For monitoring standard chemotherapy with drugs targeting folic acid metabolism, sFOLR-1 levels be an biomarker

nvestigation of Serum Folate-Receptor-1 in Patients with Non- Small Cell Lung Cancer

Objective: Histopathological overexpression of folate receptor-1(FOLR1) involved in folate transport in cell growth has been reported in various cancers. Increased serum FOLR1 (sFOLR1) has also been reported in epithelial ovarian cancer. The aim was to investigate sFOLR1 levels in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) patients and the response prediction of the standard chemotherapy targeting folic acid metabolism. Methods: In this prospective study, sFOLR1 levels were investigated in 30 healthy individuals and 60 patients with stage4 malign metastatic NSCLC before and after standard chemotherapy. The commercial immunoassay(ELISA) kit was used for the analysis of sFOLR1. Serum carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA), vitamin B12, and folate levels were also investigated. Results: In NSCLC patients sFOLR1 levels were significantly higher(p<0.001) than the healthy individuals. After 3 months of standard treatment, sFOLR1 was significantly lower than pre-treatment values in NSCLC patients(p<0.001). Diagnostic accuracy was strong in the differentiation of NSCLC patients from healthy individuals(AUC= 0.966). with the cut-off point of 82.45 pg/ml, the sFOLR1 level was performed with 95% sensitivity and 99% specificity. Pretreatment sFOLR1 levels were significantly lower in patients with-response to standard chemotherapy(p<0.01). The best predictive value was determined as 393.80 pg/ml. At the end of the 401 days, a significant difference was found in patients with high sFOLR1 predictive value. The median overall survival(OS) duration was 288 days for all patients (95% GA 198.13-377.87). Median progression-free survival(PFS) was 321 days(95% GA 211.90-430.10). Conclusions: For monitoring standard chemotherapy with drugs targeting folic acid metabolism, sFOLR-1 levels may be an important biomar

Investigation of serum E-Cadherin, VEGF121, Survivin, Tenascin C and Tetraspanin 8 levels in patients with glioblastoma

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to determine biomarkers, which may be used in order to understand the pathophysiology, the diagnosis, progression surveillance/monitoring, and treatment efficacy of high graded glial tumors.BACKGROUND: Radiological imaging in the diagnosis and relapse surveillance of glial tumors is sometimes insufficient. There is need for additional methods of diagnosis and surveillance in order to rule out contradictory circumstances.METHOD: Using enzyme like immune sorbent assay method, E-Cadherin, Tenascin C, Tetraspanin 8, Survivin and VEGF121 levels were investigated in serum and tumor tissues of 28 patients diagnosed with pathological glioblastoma, and in the serum of 26 healthy individuals. Correlation between tumor tissue values and Ki67 percentage, and P53 mutation, and difference between unhealthy and healthy serum levels were sought.RESULTS: It was found out that E-Cadherin and VEGF 121 levels in the unhealthy serum were high in comparison to the control group (p 0.05). CONCLUSION: EC and VEGF121 are biomarkers, which have the potential to be used in the diagnosis, recurrence and treatment follow-up in high graded glial tumors (Tab. 2, Fig. 1, Ref. 37). Text in PDF www.elis.s

Investigation of serum macrophage migration inhibitor factor and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 levels in irritable bowel syndrome

Aim: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a functional disorder of the bowel, has been thought to result from immune activation. The aim of this study was to evaluate macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MMIF) and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) levels in IBS patients. Materials and methods: We enrolled 30 IBS patients and 30 healthy controls. The MMIF and MCP-1 levels of all patients and controls were detected using commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. Results: Serum MMIF and MCP-1 levels were markedly higher in IBS patients than in controls. White blood cell, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, eosinophil, and basophil counts did not differ significantly between groups. Conclusion: These results show that alterations in MMIF and MCP-1 affect the proinflammatory process. They also suggest that MMIF and MCP-1 may play a substantial role in IBS

Effect of hesperetin on inflammatory and oxidative status in trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced experimental colitis model

In our study, the effect of hesperetin on inflammatory and oxidative status in trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced experimental colitis model was investigated through different methods. Eighteen Wistar albino male rats were divided in to three groups: Group I (Control, n = 8; 1 ml physiological saline), Group II (Colitis, n = 8; 1 ml TNBS), Group III (Hesperetin, n = 8; 1 ml TNBS and 100 mg/kg hesperetin). Macroscopic and microscopic scores were calculated to determine the damage to the colon at the end of the experiment. Serum tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF-?) and tissue interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels were determined using the ELISA method. Myeloperoxidase (MPO), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were investigated spectrophotometrically. The TUNEL method was used for the detection of apoptotic cells in the colon tissue. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and nuclear factor-kappa-B (NF-??) expression in the colon were determined immunohistochemically. Hesperetin administration has shown to significantly reduce levels of MPO, MDA, and proinflammatory agents (TNF-?, IL-6, and NF-??). It has also been proven to inhibit mucosal apoptosis. This study indicates that hesperetin is protective against TNBS-induced colitis model via antiinflammatory, antioxidant and antiapoptotic effects. © 2018 by the C.M.B. Association. All rights reserved.We acknowledge Scientific Research Project Department of Namık Kemal University for the grant given under project code NKUBAP.02.GA.17.085

Iron Deficiency Anaemia is Associated with Decreased Levels of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1

Many bodily systems are affected by iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), including the immune system. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms whereby this anaemia promotes deterioration in immunity remain largely unexplained. In order to enlighten this pathophysiological link, serum levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), which play an important roles in a healthy functioning immune system, were examined in patients with IDA and healthy volunteers. A total of 30 patients with IDA (mean age 33.6+/-7.8 years, 30% male) and 30 healthy individuals (mean age 30.1 +/- 8.8 years, 27 % male) were included. Serum MIF and MCP-1 levels were measured in a sandwich-assay format, using commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. There was no statistically significant difference in age and gender distribution between participants with IDA and controls (p> 0.05). Serum MIF and MCP-1 concentrations were lower in the IDA group than in the control group (p < 0.005, and p < 0.01, respectively). When considering the role of MIF and MCP-1 in maintaining the normal immune response of the organism, a decrease in production in patients with IDA may contribute to immune dysfunction in these individuals

Effect of CPAP on New Endothelial Dysfunction Marker, Endocan, in People With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Endocan is a surrogate endothelial dysfunction marker that may be associated with CV risk factors. In this study, we tested whether serum endocan is a biomarker for OSA. Serum endocan levels were measured at baseline in 40 patients with OSA and 40 healthy controls and after 3 months of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in the patients with OSA. All participants were evaluated by full polysomnography. Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) and carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) were measured in all participants. Endocan levels were significantly higher in patients with OSA than in healthy controls. After adjusting confounders, endocan was a good predictor of OSA. Endocan levels correlated with OSA severity (measured by the apnea-hypopnea index [AHI]). After 3 months of CPAP treatment, endocan levels significantly decreased. Endocan levels were significantly and independently correlated with cIMT and FMD after multiple adjustments. The cIMT and FMD also had significant and independent correlation with AHI. Endocan might be a useful marker for the predisposition of patients with OSA to premature vascular disease.NHLBI NIH HHSUnited States Department of Health & Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health (NIH) - USANIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) [R01 HL085188, K24 HL093218, T32 HL134632, K24 HL132105] Funding Source: Medline; NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTEUnited States Department of Health & Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health (NIH) - USANIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) [R01HL085188, K24HL093218, T32HL134632, K24HL132105] Funding Source: NIH RePORTE

Investigation Of Protective Effect Of Hypericum Perforatum On Ethanol-İnduced Acute Gastric Mucosal Injury İn Rats

Bu çalışma sıçanlarda absolü alkol ile oluşturulan gastrik ülserde H. perforatum'un antiapoptotik ve antiinflamatuvar etkilerini değerlendirmek amacıyla yapılmıştır.This study was conducted to evaluate the antiapoptototic and antiinflammatory effect of Hypericum perforatum in the rats induced gastric ulcer by absolute ethanol.