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Aslan M, Aydın F, Levent A. Voltammetric studies and spectroscopic investigations of the interaction of an anticancer drug bevacizumab-DNA and analytical applications of disposable pencil graphite sensor. Talanta 2023; 265:124893. [PMID: 37437394 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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A sensitive, simple, fast electrochemical biosensor for the DNA interaction of bevacizumab (BEVA), which is used as a targeted drug in cancer treatment, was developed using the differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) technique with pencil graphite electrode (PGE). In the work, PGE was electrochemically activated in a supporting electrolyte medium of +1.4 V/60 s (PBS pH 3.0). Surface characterization of PGE was carried out by SEM, EDX, EIS, and CV techniques. Determination and electrochemical properties of BEVA were examined with CV and DPV techniques. BEVA gave a distinct analytical signal on the PGE surface at a potential of +0.90 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). In the procedure proposed in this study, BEVA gave a linear response on PGE in PBS (pH 3.0 containing 0.02 M NaCl) (0.1 mg mL-1 - 0.7 mg mL-1) with LOD and LOQ values of 0.026 mg mL-1 and 0.086 μg mL-1, respectively. BEVA was reacted with 20 μg mL-1 DNA in PBS for 150 s and analytical peak signals for adenine and guanine bases were evaluated. The interaction between BEVA-DNA was supported by UV-Vis. Absorption spectrometry and the binding constant was determined as 7.3 × 104.
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- Mehmet Aslan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Batman University, Batman, Turkey.
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Aslan M, Aydın F, Levent A. Electrochemical evaluation of nivolumab used in cancer treatment with differential pulse voltammetry: A novel approach with single-use pencil graphite electrode. Daru 2023:10.1007/s40199-023-00491-x. [PMID: 37989824 DOI: 10.1007/s40199-023-00491-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Nivolumab is used in a treatment called immunotherapy, which helps the immune system cells to attack cancer cells. The electrochemical properties and quantification of this drug were performed using single-use pencil tips. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Here, a selective voltammetric method for the determination and electrochemical characterization of Nivolumab used in cancer therapy was developed for the first time using a disposable pencil electrode by cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry techniques. Nivolumab exhibited an anodic signal at +0.879 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) in PBS (pH 3.0, 0.02 M NaCl) medium. RESULTS This procedure showed a linear response in phosphate buffer solutions (pH 3.0, 0.02 M NaCl) media within the concentration range of 0.01 mg mL-1 to 0.07 mg mL-1 and limit of detection and the limit of quantification values were determined to be 2.49 μg mL-1 and 8.30 μg mL-1, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The developed method offers an important analytical approach for the detection and characterization of NIVO. Precisely measuring and monitoring the levels of such drugs in real sample analyses or biological samples is critical for evaluating response to treatment, optimizing treatment strategies. Therefore, the method was applied to real sample analyses. Voltammetric results developed using PG electrode were compared with UV-Vis results. It has been determined that the results obtained are compatible with each other.
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- Mehmet Aslan
- Graduate School of Education, Chemistry Department, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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- Graduate School of Education, Chemistry Department, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Batman University, Batman, Turkey.
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Başaran B, Kanbur E, Birinci C, Aydın F. Determination of Acrylamide and 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (HMF) Levels and Related Parameters in Turkish Pekmez (A Traditional Fruit Product). JFQHC 2022. [DOI: 10.18502/jfqhc.8.4.8258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: Pekmez is an important fruit-based food of Turkish culinary culture. The aim of this study is to determine the levels of acrylamide (AA), 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (HMF) and other selected parameters in grape, mulberry and carob Pekmez.
Methods: AA and HMF were analyzed by Liquid Chromatography and High Performance Liquid Chromatography, respectively. Also, glucose, fructose, pH, protein, total phenolic, and color (L*a*b*) were analyzed. The analyses were done by IBM SPSS Statistics 26 software.
Results: The average AA, HMF, glucose, fructose, total reducing sugar, pH, protein, total phenolic, and colour (L*a*b*) values of Pekmez were 302 µg/kg, 25.7 mg/kg, 13.2%, 14.0%, 27.2%, 5.27, 1.16%, 4.64 mg GAE/g, and 4.83*5.60*1.52, respectively. AA indicates a moderate positive linear correlation with HMF, protein, total phenolic; whereas AA indicates a moderate negative linear correlation with glucose, fructose, total reducing sugar, pH, and L*a*b.
Conclusion: It is presumed that heat treatment is a determinant in AA and HMF formulation.
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Demirel G, Orhan AI, Irmak O, Aydın F, Büyüksungur A, Bilecenoğlu B, Orhan K. Effects of Preheating and Sonic Delivery Techniques on the Internal Adaptation of Bulk-fill Resin Composites. Oper Dent 2021; 46:226-233. [PMID: 34242394 DOI: 10.2341/19-241-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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CLINICAL RELEVANCE The internal adaptation of resin composites that are recommended to be placed with the conventional insertion technique could be improved when the resin composites are preheated prior to their placement. SonicFill 2 and VisCalor bulk show the best internal adaptation when they are inserted as per the manufacurer's recommended techniques. SUMMARY Objective: To compare the effects of conventional (hand-placed), sonic, or preheated insertion techniques on the internal adaptation of bulk-fill resin composites.Methods and Materials: A total of 150 freshly extracted human third molars were used to prepare standardized cylindrical occlusal cavities. Teeth were divided into five main groups according to the resin composites: 1 incremental (Clearfil Majesty Posterior [CMP]) and four paste-like bulk-fill (SonicFill 2 [SF2], VisCalor bulk [VCB], Filtek One bulk-fill restorative [FBR], and Tetric EvoCeram bulk-fill [TEB]). Each main group was divided into three subgroups according to the placement technique: conventional, preheating, and sonic delivery (n=10). In the conventional placement technique, cavities were filled manually. In the sonic insertion technique, a specific handpiece (SonicFill Handpiece; Kerr Corporation) was used. In the preheating technique, a heating device (Caps Warmer, Voco, Cuxhaven, Germany) was used to warm the resin composites before placement. Internal voids (%) of the completed restorations were calculated with microcomputed tomography. Data was analyzed with two-way analysis of variacne followed by Tukey's multiple comparisons test (α=0.05).Results: All resin composites showed fewer internal gaps with preheating compared with the conventional placement (p<0.05). For all resin composites other than SF2, preheating provided fewer internal gaps than that of the sonic placement (p<0.05). Sonic placement led to fewer internal gaps compared with the conventional placement, but only for SF2 and FBR (p<0.05). For the conventional placement, the lowest gap percentage was observed with the incremental resin composite (CMP, p<0.05). Among all groups, the lowest gap percentages were observed for preheated VCB followed by sonically inserted SF2 (p<0.05).Conclusion: The best internal adaptation was observed in sonically inserted SF2 and preheated VCB, which were the manufacturers' recommended insertion techniques. Preheating considerably improved the internal adaptation of all resin composites, except for that of SF2.
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Mekik Akar E, Aydın F, Tüzüner A, Fitöz S, Öztürk S, Kurt Şükür ED, Şanlıdilek U, Çelikel E, Özçakar ZB, Çakar N, Yalçınkaya F. Renal Autotransplantation in a Patient with Bilateral Renal Artery Stenosis Secondary to Takayasu Arteritis. Int J Organ Transplant Med 2020; 11:37-41. [PMID: 33324476 PMCID: PMC7724773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Involvement of the renal artery is common in Takayasu arteritis. We, herein, present on a patient with Takayasu arteritis causing severe renal failure and a successful auto-transplantation. This case shows that early diagnosis and immediate appropriate interventions are life-saving in patients with Takayasu arteritis. Renal auto-transplantation performed in selected cases increases dialysis-free survival.
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- E. Mekik Akar
- Pediatric Nephrology Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Rheumatology Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- General Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatrics Department, and School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Nephrology Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Rheumatology Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Nephrology Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Nephrology Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Nephrology Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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Yanaşık M, Kalayoğlu Beşışık S, Öztürk G, Huslu M, Temurhan S, Usta SA, Çiftçi HŞ, Aydın F, Oğuz FS. Serological weak d phenotypes and RHD genotype frequency among Turkish blood donors. Leuk Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(19)30331-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ciftci HS, Tefik T, Savran MK, Demir E, Caliskan Y, Ogret YD, Oktar T, Sanlı O, Kocak T, Ozluk Y, Oguz FS, Kilicaslan I, Aydın F, Turkmen A, Nane I. Urinary CXCL9 and CXCL10 Levels and Acute Renal Graft Rejection. Int J Organ Transplant Med 2019; 10:53-63. [PMID: 31285802 PMCID: PMC6604756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Monitoring of chemokines, CXCL9 and CXCL10, in serum may present a non-invasive detection method for rejection. OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between urinary levels of CXCL9 and CXCL10 and graft function following renal transplantation. METHODS 75 living-related donor renal transplant recipients were studied. Urinary levels of chemokines were collected pre-operatively, on post-operative 1st day, 7th day, 1st month, 3rd month, and at the time of rejection. Chemokines levels were assayed using and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS Clinical variables were monitored. 10 (15%) patients had biopsy-proven rejection during the follow-up period. The urinary CXCL9 level in those with rejection was significantly higher than that in those with non-rejection group at the 1st day (p<0.001), 7th day (p<0.001), and at the time of rejection (p=0.002). The urinary CXCL10 level was also significantly higher in those with rejection compared with non-rejection group at 1st day (p<0.001), 7th day (p<0.001), and at the time of rejection (p=0.001). Serum creatinine level was strongly correlated with the urinary CXCL9 and CXCL10 levels at the time of rejection (r=0.615, p=0.002; and r=0.519, p=0.022, respectively). Among those with T cell-mediated rejections the mean urinary CXCL10 level increased to as high as 258.12 ng/mL. CONCLUSION Urinary CXCL9 and CXCL10 levels might have a predictive value for T cell-mediated rejection in early post-transplantation period. Measurement of urinary CXCL9 and CXCL10 levels could provide an additional tool for the diagnosis of rejection.
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- H. S. Ciftci
- Department of Medical Biology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesia, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Aydın F, Ince N, Karaman E, Ozdemir F, Merev E. P1.09-24 The Effects of NLR and PLR of Effect on Prognosis in Patients with the Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Aydın F, Asık E, Karaman E, Ozdemir F, Alandag C. P2.10-14 The Evalution of Relationship Between Radon Gas and Lung Cancers in Trabzon. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.1343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Basaran O, Aydın F, Celikel BA, Uncu N, Cakar N. Coexistence of systemic lupus erythematosus and familial Mediterranean fever in a pediatric patient. Lupus 2016; 25:1062-3. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203315627872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- O Basaran
- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ankara Child Health, Hematology, Oncology Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ankara Child Health, Hematology, Oncology Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ankara Child Health, Hematology, Oncology Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ankara Child Health, Hematology, Oncology Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ankara Child Health, Hematology, Oncology Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Aksoy Ç, Bora T, Şenocak N, Aydın F. A new method to reduce false positives due to antimony in detection of gunshot residues. Forensic Sci Int 2015; 250:87-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Revised: 03/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yanmaz M, Aydın F, Ünlü E. AB0858 Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Fibromyalgia Syndrome: is There Any Association? Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.1309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Yüksel EP, Yüksel S, Yenerçağ M, Soylu K, Aydın F, Şentürk N, Yücel H, Cantürk T, Turanlı A. OP-035 Impaired Heart Rate Recovery Indices in Psoriasis Patients Causing Increased Cardiovascular Risk. Am J Cardiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Akgul S, Oğuz F, Çalışkan Y, Kekik Ç, Çağatay P, Türkmen A, Nane I, Aydın F, Temurhan S. The Effect of Anti-Human Leukocyte Antigen, Anti-Major Histocompatibility Complex Class 1 Chain-Related Antigen A, and Anti-Glutathione Transferase-T1 Antibodies on the Long-Term Survival of Renal Allograft. Transplant Proc 2013; 45:890-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.02.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kılınç E, Aydın F. Optimization of Continuous Flow Hydride Generation Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry for Sensitivity Improvement of Bismuth. ANAL LETT 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2012.696224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Tamay Z, Kucukemre Aydın B, Kılıc G, Suleyman A, Aydın F, Yılmazbayhan D, Guler N. The Role Of Induced Sputum Cytology In Clinical Monitorizing Of Childhood Asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.12.895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Arslan NB, Kazak C, Aydın F. Experimental and ab initiocomputational studies on N-(4-nitrobenzoyl)- N′-(1,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-1 H-3(2 H)-pyrazolyl)thiourea. Acta Crystallogr A 2011. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767311093676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Özden MG, Caycı YT, Tekin H, Çoban AY, Aydın F, Sentürk N, Bek Y, Cantürk T, Turanlı AY. Serum galectin-3 levels in patients with Behçet's disease: association with disease activity over a long-term follow-up. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2011; 25:1168-73. [PMID: 21214630 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03941.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is a need for a laboratory marker that correlates with the clinical activity of Behçet's disease (BD). OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate whether serum galectin-3 (Gal-3) levels were affected during the course of the disease with regard to disease activity. METHODS A total of 131 subjects were involved in the study as follows: Group 1: BD active (n = 39); Group 2: BD inactive (n = 31); Group 3: Disease controls with leucocytoclastic vasculitis confirmed with a skin biopsy (n = 22); and Group 4: Healthy control subjects (n = 39). The BD patients were followed regularly and samples were taken in their active and inactive periods of the disease over a 2-year period. RESULTS Serum Gal-3 levels were significantly higher in active BD patients (mean 2.38) than inactive BD patients (mean 0.63; P < 0.0001) and the healthy control subjects (mean 0.75; P < 0.0001). There was no significant difference between the leucocytoclastic vasculitis and active BD patients (P = 0.093). Serum Gal-3 levels were positively correlated with clinical activity scores of active BD patients (r = 0.66, P < 0.0001). In addition, the Gal-3 levels were significantly higher in the active disease period when compared with the inactive period during the follow-up. There were no significant differences between the two inactive periods of the disease among the same patients. Further analyses revealed that patients with vascular involvement had significantly higher Gal-3 levels than the other active BD patients (mean 7.57; P = 0.007). LIMITATIONS The limitation of the study is the small number of patients with vascular involvement in the active BD patient group. CONCLUSION Gal-3 levels are correlated with the activity of Behçet's disease especially with the vascular involvement.
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- M G Özden
- Dermatology Department, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey.
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Temel H, Ziyadanogullari B, Alp H, Aydın I, Aydın F, İlhan S. Synthesis, spectral studies, and determination of stability constants and thermodynamic parameters for some aromatic diamine transition-metal complexes. RUSS J COORD CHEM+ 2006. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070328406040099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Alhan E, Küçüktülü U, Yildiz K, Aydın F, Dinç H. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Involved in Three Endocrine Glands: Breast, Adrenal Glands and Testis. Oncol Res Treat 1998. [DOI: 10.1159/000026867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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