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Orhan C, Yilmazer S. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Context and the Perceived Soundscape: A Grounded Theory Approach. HERD 2024:19375867241229652. [PMID: 38373898 DOI: 10.1177/19375867241229652] [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] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Studies address excessive sound levels and their adverse effects on infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). However, objective measurements represent merely one aspect of the acoustic environment, and investigations into staff's perceptions of the acoustic environment remain scarce in the NICU context. A holistic approach, soundscape, is needed to explore the acoustic environment in-depth. AIM This study aims to (1) contribute to indoor soundscape literature and inform decision-makers of future NICU design and research by focusing on staff members' perceptions of the soundscape and (2) explore whether there is a relationship between staff members' perceptions of soundscapes and the built and acoustic environments of one NICU. METHODS Following the ISO/TS 12913-2/3 protocols, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 NICU staff members and analyzed using the grounded theory to generate a conceptual framework for NICU soundscapes. RESULTS The results indicated that the task-related sounds, including false alarms, were neutrally responded to as they evoked acceptance and adaptation behaviors. The sound sources perceived as irrelevant were responded to negatively. NICU staff indicated that although they expect to hear alarms clearly, specific features of alarms caused several physiological and psychological problems. CONCLUSIONS The findings of the study revealed the importance of conducting a soundscape approach to investigate NICU acoustic environment in detail. The study showed that staff members' perceptions and responses primarily depend on the context rather than on sound levels.
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- Cemre Orhan
- Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, I.D. Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, I.D. Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
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Fasllija E, Yilmazer S. Investigating the Potential of Transparent Parallel-Arranged Micro-Perforated Panels (MPPs) as Sound Absorbers in Classrooms. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:1445. [PMID: 36674200 PMCID: PMC9859406 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20021445] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Acoustic deficiencies due to lack of absorption in indoor spaces may sometime render significant buildings unfit for their purpose, especially the ones used as speech auditoria. This study investigates the potential of designing wideband acoustic absorbers composed of parallel-arranged micro-perforated panels (MPPs), known as efficient absorbers that do not need any other fibrous/porous material to have a high absorptive performance. It aims to integrate architectural trends such as transparency and the use of raw materials with acoustical constraints to ensure optimal indoor acoustic conditions. It proposes a structure composed of four parallel-arranged MPPs, which have been theoretically modelled using the electrical Equivalent Circuit Model (ECM) and implemented on an acrylic prototype using recent techniques such as CNC machining tools. The resulting samples are experimentally analysed for their absorption efficiency through the ISO-10534-2 method in an impedance tube. The results show that the prediction model and the experimental data are in good agreement. Afterward, the investigation focuses on applying the most absorptive MPP structure in a classroom without acoustic treatment through numerical simulations in ODEON 16 Acoustics Software. When the proposed material is installed as a wall panel, the results show an improvement toward optimum values in Reverberation Time (RT30) and Speech Transmission Index (STI).
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Dalirnaghadeh D, Yilmazer S. The effect of sound environment on spatial knowledge acquisition in a virtual outpatient polyclinic. Appl Ergon 2022; 100:103672. [PMID: 34971848 PMCID: PMC9747064 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103672] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study examines the impact of the sound environment on spatial knowledge acquisition in a virtual outpatient polyclinic. Outpatient polyclinics have a salient role in determining early outpatient treatments of COVID-19 to prevent hospitalization or death and reduce the burden on hospitals. However, they have not been widely investigated in the literature. The studies on spatial knowledge have identified environmental elements mainly related to vision with no focus on sound. Currently, there is limited research on the effect of sound environment on spatial knowledge acquisition in virtual outpatient polyclinics. In this study, a virtual simulated outpatient polyclinic has been created with varying levels of visual and audio cues. Eighty participants were assigned to one of the four groups: a control (no visual signage), a visual (visual signage), an only audio (no landmarks and no visual signage), and an audio-visual group. The virtual environment was presented as a video walkthrough with passive exploration to test spatial knowledge acquisition with tasks based on the landmark-route-survey model. The results showed that a combination of visual signage and sound environment resulted in higher spatial knowledge acquisition. No significant difference was found between the performance of the visual group and the control group that shows that signage alone cannot aid spatial knowledge in virtual outpatient polyclinics. Data from the only audio group suggests that landmarks associated with sound can compensate for the lack of visual landmarks that may help design a wayfinding system for users with visual disabilities.
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- Donya Dalirnaghadeh
- Bilkent University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Bilkent, Ankara, 06800, Turkey.
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- Bilkent University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Bilkent, Ankara, 06800, Turkey.
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Dunne HW, Kmetz ME, Yilmazer S, Schultz RD, Griel LC, Clark CD. The in vitro growth patterns and morphological characteristics of leukocytes from leukemic, lymphosarcomatous and normal cattle. Bibl Haematol 2015; 30:228-30. [PMID: 5695488 DOI: 10.1159/000391261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Annweiler C, Dursun E, Féron F, Gezen-Ak D, Kalueff AV, Littlejohns T, Llewellyn DJ, Millet P, Scott T, Tucker KL, Yilmazer S, Beauchet O. 'Vitamin D and cognition in older adults': updated international recommendations. J Intern Med 2015; 277:45-57. [PMID: 24995480 DOI: 10.1111/joim.12279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hypovitaminosis D, a condition that is highly prevalent in older adults aged 65 years and above, is associated with brain changes and dementia. Given the rapidly accumulating and complex contribution of the literature in the field of vitamin D and cognition, clear guidance is needed for researchers and clinicians. METHODS International experts met at an invitational summit on 'Vitamin D and Cognition in Older Adults'. Based on previous reports and expert opinion, the task force focused on key questions relating to the role of vitamin D in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Each question was discussed and voted using a Delphi-like approach. RESULTS The experts reached an agreement that hypovitaminosis D increases the risk of cognitive decline and dementia in older adults and may alter the clinical presentation as a consequence of related comorbidities; however, at present, vitamin D level should not be used as a diagnostic or prognostic biomarker of Alzheimer's disease due to lack of specificity and insufficient evidence. This population should be screened for hypovitaminosis D because of its high prevalence and should receive supplementation, if necessary; but this advice was not specific to cognition. During the debate, the possibility of 'critical periods' during which vitamin D may have its greatest impact on the brain was addressed; whether hypovitaminosis D influences cognition actively through deleterious effects and/or passively by loss of neuroprotection was also considered. CONCLUSIONS The international task force agreed on five overarching principles related to vitamin D and cognition in older adults. Several areas of uncertainty remain, and it will be necessary to revise the proposed recommendations as new findings become available.
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- C Annweiler
- Department of Neuroscience, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Memory Clinic, UPRES EA 4638, UNAM, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France; Department of Medical Biophysics, Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, the University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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Yalcin H, Okuyucu EE, Ucar E, Duman T, Yilmazer S. Changes in liquid emptying in migraine patients: diagnosed with liquid phase gastric emptying scintigraphy. Intern Med J 2013; 42:455-9. [PMID: 22498119 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02741.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Gastric stasis is suspected mostly to be encountered during acute migraine attack. The aim of this study is to evaluate the liquid phase gastric emptying and motility in migraine patients in ictal and interictal periods in comparison to normal subjects with gastric emptying scintigraphy. Seven women with migraine and age, sex matched controls who applied to the Neurology Department from May 2009 to May 2010 were compared. Gastric emptying study with a standard liquid was performed one time in the non-migraineur group and two times in the migraineur group. Non-migraineur controls and migraineurs were compared. The mean T1/2 was longer in ictal period in migraineurs. The T1/2 of migraineurs interictally and the control groups were similar. The T1/2 of migraineurs ictally and migraineurs interictally were also compared. We also considered the percentage of the radioactive material remaining in the stomach. There were no significant differences between non-migraineurs and migraineurs interictally. However, increased amount of radioactive material remaining in the stomach was observed in migraineurs ictally. We concluded that the liquid emptying was delayed in spontaneous migraine attacks in migraine without aura, however in the interictal period the emptying of liquids did not differ between migraineurs and non-migraineurs.
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- H Yalcin
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, Hatay, Turkey.
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Cubuk R, Tasali N, Yilmazer S, Gokalp P, Celik L, Dagdeviren B, Guney S. Effect of an oral anxiolytic medication and heart rate variability on image quality of 64-slice MDCT coronary angiography. Radiol med 2010; 116:47-55. [DOI: 10.1007/s11547-010-0581-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2009] [Accepted: 03/02/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Peripheral nervous system involvement is rare in sickle cell disease (SCD). The aim of this study is to determine the peripheral nerve involvement electrophysiologically in SCD patients without clinically evident neurological signs, symptoms and to determine the relationship between the frequency of sickle cell crisis and peripheral neuropathy. METHODS Fifty-one patients with SCD and fifty-one healthy controls were enrolled to the study. Conventional electrophysiological studies of peripheral nerves were performed to all subjects. The data about the frequency of sickle cell crisis were obtained. RESULTS Peripheral nervous system involvement was detected in ten (19.6%) patients. Five (9.8%) patients had sensorimotor axonal neuropathy, two (3.9%) sensory axonal neuropathy, one (2%) patient had ulnar sensory neuropathy and two (3.9%) had median sensory neuropathy. Sural nerve sensorial action potential was unobtainable in eight (15.7%) patients and prolonged F latencies were observed in three (5.9%). The frequency of neuropathy was higher in SCD patients when compared with the controls. The frequency of sickle cell crisis was not significantly correlated with peripheral neuropathy. CONCLUSION Subclinical peripheral nerve involvement may be seen in SCD patients. Electrophysiological examinations are recommended in routine examination to diagnose early neuropathy in SCD patients without neurologic symptoms.
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- E E Okuyucu
- Department of Neurology, Mustafa Kemal University, Antioch, Turkey.
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Ozturk M, Bolkent S, Kaya-Dagistanli F, Tuncdemir M, Yilmazer S, Akkan AG. The effects of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide riboside on the pancreas in neonatal streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Acta Diabetol 2006; 43:61-5. [PMID: 17143782 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-006-0214-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2005] [Accepted: 05/25/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In this study, we aimed to determine the alterations of beta-cell ultrastructure, insulin mRNA and protein products of the same gene on the pancreas of rats following long-term treatment of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide riboside (AICAR). A single dose of streptozotocin (STZ) 100 mg/kg was injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) to 2-day-old newborn (n2) rats. The rats were divided into three groups. The first group was the n2 STZ-diabetic rats. The second group consisted of n2 STZ-diabetic rats treated with AICAR 10 mg/kg/day for one month. The third group was non-diabetic control rats. Our findings demonstrate that AICAR treatment decreases the blood glucose level but increases the body weight in n2 STZ-diabetic rats. In the AICAR-treated group, numerous beta cells showed increased insulin gene expression. We also observed increased exocytosis in this group, in an ultrastructural manner. As a result, it is suggested that AICAR may induce insulin synthesis and betacell regeneration in n2 STZ-diabetic rats.
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- M Ozturk
- Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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Duman BS, Oztürk M, Yilmazer S, Hatemi H. Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in Turkish subjects with Type 2 diabetes mellitus: allele frequency and relation to serum lipid concentrations. Diabetes Nutr Metab 2004; 17:267-74. [PMID: 16295048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The role of apolipoprotein E (apoE) genotypes in modulating plasma lipid and apolipoprotein levels was studied in 112 patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and 94 healthy individuals. ApoE genotypes were identified by PCR amplification and subsequent restriction endonuclease digestion. The apoE allele and genotype frequencies were similar in both the diabetic and control subjects. The apoE allele frequencies were found to be 74.3 for e3, 10.1 for e2, 15.6 for e4 in the diabetic group, and 68.1 for e3, 13.2 for e2 and 18.7 for e4 in the control group. Sex-specific genotypic distribution of apoE polymorphism did not differ between the study groups. To elucidate the association of apoE with lipid abnormalities with respect to gender, serum lipid and apolipoprotein levels were compared among apo e2 (e2/2 and e3/2), e3 (e3/3) and e4 (e4/3 and e4/4) groups of T2DM and control subjects. Apo e2 allele was found to be associated to triglycerides for both sexes, and associated to glucose, and BMI only in females. Subjects with e2 allele had higher levels of BMI, glucose and triglyceride in comparison to e3 and e4. Our data suggest that genetic variation at the apoE locus in Turkish subjects is a genetic factor that influences lipid levels. Further studies attempting to correlate apoE polymorphism with lipid profile in a large number of individuals would be helpful in establishing the true significance of this polymorphism in the Turkish population.
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- B Süsleyici Duman
- Medical Biology and Genetics Department, Medical Faculty, Kadir Has University, School of Medicine, Gayrettepe-Istanbul, Turkey.
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Somatostatin plays a role in the regulation of gastric acid secretion. Omeprazole, a potent inhibitor of gastric acid secretion, has been reported to cause either a significant decrease or increase in the formation of gastric somatostatin-producing cells. Therefore, we determined in the present study distribution patterns of somatostatin mRNA and protein in fundus mucosa of rats after long-term inhibition of gastric acid secretion. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were given 0, 20 and 100 mg/kg/day omeprazole, respectively, as gastric instillations during 2 months. Serum gastrin levels were significantly higher in the third group than in the other groups. The omeprazole-treated groups also showed an increase in the number of somatostatin-containing cells in fundus mucosa. Moreover, the intensity of somatostatin-positivity was higher in the treated groups than in the control group. We also observed an increase in the number of cells containing somatostatin mRNA in fundus mucosa of omeprazole-treated rats. These results suggest that long-term inhibition of acid secretion does not inhibit but stimulate somatostatin production in mucosa of rat gastric fundus.
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- S Bolkent
- Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Oztürk M, Bolkent S, Yilmazer S, Kaner G, Unal H. Detection of c-erbB-2 mRNAs using dig-labelled oligonucleotide probe with in situ hybridisation in human breast carcinoma: comparison with immunohistochemical results. Anal Cell Pathol 1998; 16:201-9. [PMID: 9762367 PMCID: PMC4617574 DOI: 10.1155/1998/180738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Amplification and overexpression of the c-erbB-2 oncogene are of prognostic significance in human breast cancer. Overexpression of c-erbB-2 is the result of gene amplification. However, increased transcript levels of c-erbB-2 are also detected in the absence of gene amplification. In this study for the detection of the overexpression mRNA in situ hybridisation (ISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) were used. Our aim was to develop the suitable mRNA ISH protocol for formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded material and to compare the localisation of transcripts and protein products in 20 primary breast carcinomas. Sections were immunostained with monoclonal c-erbB-2 antibody. In ISH method digoxigenin-labelled oligoprobe was used for the detection of c-erbB-2 mRNAs. We determined optimal condition for the ISH procedure (e.g., probe concentration, digestion, post washing). c-erbB-2 protein overproduction was detected in 11/20 cases with IHC. The mRNA signals were observed in malignant cell cytoplasm in 6/20 cases by ISH. ISH positive signals were found in only one case without detected overexpression of the protein. There were cell to cell variations in the hybridisation signals even within individual tumours. The ISH and IHC positive signals for c-erbB-2 was observed mostly in infiltrating ductal carcinomas that belong to aggressive lesions.
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MESH Headings
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/genetics
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/genetics
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/pathology
- Carcinoma, Papillary/genetics
- Carcinoma, Papillary/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Papillary/pathology
- Digoxigenin
- Female
- Gene Amplification
- Gene Expression
- Genes, erbB-2
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization
- Oligonucleotide Probes
- Prognosis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- RNA, Neoplasm/metabolism
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- M Oztürk
- Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Turkey.
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Bolkent S, Yilmazer S. Alterations in gastrin cells induced by short-term omeprazole treatment in the rat antrum: an immunocytochemical and in situ hybridization study. The Histochemical Journal 1997; 29:479-85. [PMID: 9248855 DOI: 10.1023/a:1026459522399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Gastrin is a hormonal regulator of gastric acid secretion and a trophic stimulant of acid-producing gastric mucosa. The blockage of acid secretion has been reported to cause hypergastrinaemia and gastrin cell hyperplasia. These findings suggest that achlorhydria may stimulate gastrin gene expression in gastrin cells. In this study, we aimed to determine the alterations of gastrin mRNA by non-radioactive in situ hybridization, and also to compare the localization of transcripts and protein products of the same gene by immunocytochemistry in an acid inhibition environment provided by omeprazole. Female Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 200-250 g, were divided into three groups. The first group was the control group (eight rats). The second group (eight rats) was given 20 mg kg-1 day-1 omeprazole as intragastric instillations for 4 days. The third group (eight rats) was given 100 mg kg-1 day-1 omeprazole as in the second group. Serum gastrin levels in the two groups treated with omeprazole showed a statistically significant increase (P < 0.001) compared with the control group. The omeprazole-treated groups also showed an increase in the number of immunoreactive gastrin cells in the pyloric mucosa and an enhancement in the intensity of immunoreaction. Cells containing gastrin mRNA signals were observed in the upper regions of the pyloric glands in the pyloric sections of the control group and in both experimental groups.
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- S Bolkent
- Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Non-radioactive in situ hybridization (ISH) and immunocytochemistry (ICC) have been used to detect somatostatin (SS) messenger RNA (mRNA) and peptide in antropyloric mucosa of the stomach in the rats. We have applied a method of non-radioactive in situ hybridization histochemistry using digoxigenin labelled oligonucleotide probes to detect somatostatin gene expression in the stomach. In prehybridization stage we used proteinase K (PK) in various concentrations (from 1 to 10 micrograms/ml) and periods (from 10 min to 1 h) but we maintained high background. However it was possible to detect the somatostatin mRNAs in the stomach mucosa making use of either background preventing solutions during the prehybridization, or of levamisole (20 microliters/mg) added into the hybridization buffer or of pepsin. Somatostatin mRNA and peptide signals were scattered all through the mucosa especially localized particularly at the base of the pyloric glands. SS peptide shown by ICC and SS mRNA shown by ISH were observed in different cells.
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- S Bolkent
- Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Istanbul 34303, Turkey
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Gelişgen R, Seven A, Oztürk M, Erensoy N, Candan G, Yilmazer S, Hatemi H. Sorbitol content and ultrastructure of the aortic tissues of streptozotocin diabetic rats: relation to plasma glucose, glycated hemoglobin and blood sorbitol. Biochem Soc Trans 1993; 21 ( Pt 3):286S. [PMID: 8224436 DOI: 10.1042/bst021286s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- R Gelişgen
- Department of Biochemistry, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Turkey
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Oezarmağan G, Baykal C, Gürsoy EO, Yilmazer S, Büyükbabani N, Coban O. [Lipoid proteinosis in 2 sisters]. Hautarzt 1993; 44:315-8. [PMID: 7686542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Lipoid proteinosis was diagnosed in two daughters of a consanguinous marriage on the basis of genetic, clinical, light microscopic and ultrastructural findings. Hyaline material accumulation, thickening of the basal laminae and the resulting typical onion skin phenomenon were observed. In addition to the pathognomonic cutaneous mucosal findings, unusual manifestations such as persistence of deciduous teeth (in one case), oligodontia and intracerebral calcifications were observed. In one patient, the intracerebral calcifications caused epileptic seizures.
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- G Oezarmağan
- Dermatologische Abteilung, Medizinischen Fakultät Istanbul
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Ozbakir F, Yazici H, Mat C, Tüzün Y, Yurdakul S, Yilmazer S. HLA antigens in recurrent oral ulceration: evidence against a common disease spectrum with Behçet's syndrome. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1987; 5:263-5. [PMID: 3427840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Among 50 patients with recurrent oral ulceration (ROU) the prevalence of HLA B5 was not increased as was the case among 50 patients with Behçet's Syndrome (BS) compared to 52 healthy controls. On the other hand, HLA DR4 was present in 16 of 30 (53%) patients with ROU whereas the same allele was present in 16% of BS patients and 22% of the healthy controls. These findings suggest that ROU and BS are not in the same disease spectrum.
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- F Ozbakir
- Department of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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