• Comparison of three different creatinine clearance calculation methods in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus 

  Kundaktepe, Fatih Orkun; Erdem, Mustafa Genco; Helvacı, Şerife Ayşen (Archives of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 2018)

  Aim: To determine the most accurate and useful method for calculating creatinine clearance by comparing the results of different methods. Methods: Type 2 Diabetic 100 patients who have been followed by Okmeydani Training ...

• Outcomes of thymoma after multimodal therapy and determinants of survival: A 16-year experience of a tertiary cancer center 

  Ak, Naziye; Toker, Alper; Kara, Murat; Özkan, Berker; Ülker, Melike; Kaba, Erkan; Yeğen, Gülçin; Karaman, Şule; Dağoğlu, Nergiz; Kaytan Sağlam, Esra; Oral, Ethem Nezih; Kızır, Ahmet; Bayraktar, Soley; Dişçi, Rian; Ferhatoğlu, Ferhat; Aydın, Esra; Vatansever, Sezai; Eralp, Yeşim; Aydıner, Adnan (Türk Göğüs Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi, 2021)

  Background: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the factors that contribute to survival outcomes in patients with thymoma treated with multimodal approaches. Methods: A total of 203 patients (105 males, 98 females; median ...

• Evaluation of dynamic hyperinflation with negative expiratory pressure method in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 

  İkitimur, Hande; Uzan, Gülfidan (Galenos Yayınevi, 2019)

  Objective: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease characterized by progressive airflow limitation, which is not fully reversible. Expiratory flow limitation (EFL) is the most common cause of dynamic ...

• Usefulness of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio to prediction of complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus 

  Şenyiğit, Abdulhalim (Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi, 2018)

  Objective: Increasing evidences show that the concept of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) as an inflammatory disease has emerged. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of neutrophil-tolymphocyte ratio ...

• Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 coinfection during the COVID-19 pandemic 

  İslamoğlu, Mehmet Sami; Börkü Uysal, Betül (Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, 2021)

  Objective: Because severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which produces pandemic pneumonia and has a more fatal course than seasonal flu, has no effective treatment, protection against secondary ...

• New orders to an old soldier: Optimizing NK cells for adoptive immunotherapy in hematology 

  Gündüz, Mehmet; Ataca Atilla, Pınar; Atilla, Erden (MDPI, 09.2021)

  Abstract: NK (Natural Killer) cell-mediated adoptive immunotherapy has gained attention in hematology due to the progressing knowledge of NK cell receptor structure, biology and function. Today, challenges related to NK ...

• Relationship between antibody levels and SARS-Cov-2 reinfection 

  İslamoğlu, Mehmet Sami; Cengiz, Mahir; Börkü Uysal, Betül; İkitimur, Hande; Özdemir, Zeynep; Karamehmetoğlu, Ahsen; Akbulut, Ayşe Ezgi; Bakdur, Ayşe Nur; Özdemir, Azize; Kayıkçıoğlu, Habibe; Özdemir, Hatice; Üçeş, Rümeysa; Ersoy, Sema; Yavuzer, Serap (Association of Clinical Scientists, 12.2021)

  Objective: In this period when mutant strains are increasing all over the world, studies on how much humoral immunity will protect against the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are quite limited. The aim of ...

• Antibody responses to COVID‐19 vaccines in older adults 

  Bağ Soytaş, Rabia; Cengiz, Mahir; İslamoğlu, Mehmet Sami; Börkü Uysal, Betül; Yavuzer, Serap; Yavuzer, Hakan (Wiley, 04.2021)

  AbstractBecause of the senescence of the immune system, antibody response to the COVID‐19 vaccines may differ from older to younger adults. The study aim compares thetiters of SARS‐CoV‐2 IgG antibody of patients≥60 years ...

• Case report: Two cases of persistent hiccups complicating COVID-19 

  İkitimur, Hande; Börkü Uysal, Betül; İkitimur, Barış; Umihanic, Sefika; Smajic, Jasmina; Jahic, Rahima; Olcay, Ayhan (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 05.05.2021)

  Two cases are presented with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19)-related hiccups: one during initial presentation and one 10 days after COVID-19 diagnosis. Hiccups in both patients were resistant to treatment and responded ...

• Kidney tissue elastography and interstitial fibrosis observed in kidney biopsy 

  İslamoğlu, Mehmet Sami; Gülçiçek, Sibel; Seyahi, Nurhan (Taylor & Francis, 01.12.2022)

  Introduction: Kidney interstitial fibrosis is an important risk factor for the progression of chronic kidney disease. Kidney elastography is a noninvasive imaging modality that might be used to assess tissue fibrosis. In ...

• The importance of thiol / disulfide homeostasisand ischemia-modified albumin levels in acute coronary syndrome and their relationship with angiographic scoring systems 

  Ermiş, Emrah; Hanikoğlu, Ferhat; Uçar, Hakan; Allahverdiyev, Samir; Yıldırım, Erkan; Neşelioğlu, Salim; Erel, Özcan; Dokur, Mehmet; Cengiz, Mahir (European Journal of Therapeutics, 12.2020)

  Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the differences in thiol/disulfide homeostasis- and ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) levels that are known to be associated with oxidative damage in patients with ...

• Can the reduction of cytokines stop the progression of sepsis? 

  Koç, Suna; Çelebi, Serdar; Hanikoğlu, Ferhat; Polat, Yaçın; Börkü Uysal, Betül; Dokur, Mehmet; Özer, Türkan; Yavuzer, Serap; İslamoğlu, Mehmet Sami; Cengiz, Mahir; Vardar, Gökay; Küpeli, İlke (Cureus, 17.02.2022)

  Objective: In this study, we aimed to analyze the laboratory and clinical results of cytokine hemadsorption as an immunomodulation therapy in ICU patients diagnosed with sepsis or septic shock. Methods: The levels of ...

• Angioedema after favipiravir treatment: Two cases 

  İslamoğlu, Mehmet Sami; Dokur, Mehmet; Börkü Uysal, Betül; Önal, Burak (Springer Nature, 17.01.2022)

  Drug-induced angioedema often affects elderly patients with chronic drug use. Proper diagnosis and prompt with effective treatment reduce mortality. With the increasing use of favipiravir, many side effects, especially ...

• Measurement of antibody levels in patients with COVID-19 over time by immunofluorescence assay: a longitudinal observational study 

  Börkü Uysal, Betül; Yavuzer, Serap; İslamoğlu, Mehmet Sami; Cengiz, Mahir (SAGESAGE Publications, 01.2022)

  Background: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, antibody screening is a critical tool to assess anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunity. We examined variation in ...

• Association of FGF-19 and FGF-21 levels with primary sarcopenia 

  Bağ Soytaş, Rabia; Suzan, Veysel; Arman, Pınar; Emiroğlu Gedik, Tuğçe; Ünal, Damla; Cengiz, Mahir; Bolayırlı, İbrahim Murat; Erdinçler, Deniz Suna; Döventaş, Alper; Yavuzer, Hakan (Wiley, 10.2021)

  Aim: Serum fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-19 and FGF-21 levels have been reported to be associated with muscle hemostasis. This study aims to explore the relationship between the levels of these markers and sarcopenia. ...

• Does the COVID-19 seroconversion in older adults resemble the young? 

  Bağ Soytaş, Rabia; Cengiz, Mahir; İslamoğlu, Mehmet Sami; Börkü Uysal, Betül; İkitimur, Hande; Yavuzer, Hakan; Yavuzer, Serap (Wiley, 10.2021)

  High antibody titers have been found to correlate with the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease. Therefore, antibody titers may be higher in older adults, whose disease is known to have a more severe ...

• An altmetric study: Social attention based evaluation of top-100 publications about the COVID-19 pandemic from notification of the first case to the 6th month 

  Dokur, Mehmet; Güler Baysoy, Nüket; Börkü Uysal, Betül; Karadağ, Mehmet; Demirbilek, Mahmut (Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, 08.11.2021)

  Objective: Altmetrics, or alternative-metrics, have recently emerged as a web-based metrics measuring the impact of an individual article in social media accounts with an emphasis on the public attention/engagement with ...

• Evaluation of salusin α and salusin β levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and determination of the impact of severity of hyperglycemia on salusin levels 

  Arğun, Derya; Arğun, Ferit; Börkü Uysal, Betül (Springer GmbH, 11.2021)

  Aims: To investigate the usefulness of salusin-α and salusin-β as biomarkers in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to determine whether diabetes severity and obesity have an effect on the salusin levels in ...

• The diagnostic and predictive roles of neutrophil lymphocyte ratio for severity of disease in COVID 19 patients 

  İslamoğlu, Mehmet Sami; Börkü Uysal, Betül; Yavuzer, Serap; İkitimur, Hande; Seyhan, Serhat; Koç, Suna; Cengiz, Mahir (Clinical Laboratory, 2021)

  Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR), and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are inflammation markers in inflammatory, cardiovascular, and malignant diseases and are important to assess prognosis. ...

• COVID 19 seroconversion in the aircrew from Turkey 

  İslamoğlu, Mehmet Sami; Cengiz, Mahir; Börkü Uysal, Betül; İkitimur, Hande; Demirbilek, Mahmut; Dokur, Mehmet; Seyhan, Serhat; Koç, Suna; Yavuzer, Serap (Elsevier, 2021)

  Background: Pneumonia due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is spreading rapidly all over the world and air travel is the leading transmission route of the virus among countries. The aim of the study is ...

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