Values of fasting glucose levels, glucose tolerance tests, and glucose-insulin ratios as predictors of glucose tolerance

Investigation of the Therapeutic Effects of Hot Springs Waters Sourced from Afyonkarahisar Region on Experimentally-induced Myocardial infarctus in Rats

Myocardial infarction is an important public health problem in human and animals. In this study, myocardial infarction was induced by intraperitoneally injected isoproterenol hydrochloride in saline solution at a dose of 85 mg/kg body weight for 2 days. After myocardial infarction formation, three animals were exed to collect blood and histopathological specimens. The remaining 32 rats were divided into control and study groups for treatment. In the treatment stage; the control group animals were treated with tap water, while the study group animals were received Süreyya I hot spring mineral water. Clinical, hematological, blood biochemical and histopathological examinations was performed in all the animals before study, after myocardial infarction, and on 1st, 7th, 14th and 21st days after treatment. In terms of T, P and R, there were significant differences (p <0.05) with respect to time periods between control and study groups (p <0.05). WBC, NOTR, MON MCH, HCT ve MCV levels decreased, while RBC, HG, HCT, LENF, MCH and MCHC levels increased following treatmen in both groups. These changes were significant in study group comaper to control. It was also seen that ALT, AST, CK and CRP levels of blood biochemical parameters were significantly increased (p <0.05) after myocardial infarction formation. By begining treatment, TP, ALB and GLU levels increased, whereas ALT, AST, CK and CRP levels decreased, especially on the 21st day of the study in the SG. It was concluded that in the correct temperature and time to use Süreyya I hot spring water as drinking and bathing was very successful in the treatment of myocardial infarction, either itself or along with other medical treatments.

Investigation of Healing Effects of Afyon Region Thermal Spring Water on Experimentally-Induced Gastritis in Mice

In this study, 40 Albino mice were induced with ethyl alcohol to form of gastritis. In the treatment stage, control group mice were given tap water, while study group mice were given fresh water of Süreyya I hot spring. Clinical, hematological, biochemical, blood gases measurements and histopathological examinations of the gastric tissue were performed on the 1st, 7th, 14th and 21th days after the initiation of the treatment. At the end of the study, no significant difference was found between the groups in terms of body temperature (p> 0.05), whereas heart and respiratory frequencies were significantly higher in the study group animals (p <0.05). Although mean WBC, NOTR, MON, EOS and MCV decreased significantly in both groups (p <0.05), it was found that the mean of these parameters were more significant in SG at all measurement times (p <0.05). It was determined that TP, ALB and GLU levels increased in SG contrast to CG, and statistically significant decreases in AST, ALT, CK, ALP, LDH, UREA, CREA and IgG levels after the treatment. Additionally, pH, partial CO2 pressure, base deficit, bicarbonate, Ca and K levels decreased after gastritis procedure, whereas lactate, Na and Cl levels increased. Consequently, the clinical, hematological, blood biochemical parameters, blood gases and histopathological findings were evaluated as a whole, it was concluded that Süreyya I hot spring water was very successful in the treatment of gastritis.